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Lenox Lounge

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288 Lenox Ave., New York, NY 10027
nr. 125th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-427-0253 Send to Phone

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Scene: Bar Food, Classic NY, Live Music, Lounge, Open Mic, Private Party Space, Restaurant & Bar

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Official Website

lenoxlounge.com

Hours

Daily, noon-4am

Happy Hour

Mon-Fri, 5pm-7pm; $3 domestic beers, $5 house wine, well drinks and shots, $7 margaritas and daiquiris, $5 buffalo wings

Nearby Subway Stops

2, 3 at 125th St.

Cover Charge

Wed-Thu, $16 minimum; Fri-Sat, $20 cover, two-drink minimum; Sun-Mon, $10 cover, two-drink minimum

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Profile

Fresh from a punchy, historically accurate renovation in 2000, the zebra-striped, Art Deco Lenox Lounge continues to shine as a Harlem landmark. Opened in 1939, this cathedral of jazz regularly hosted Billie Holiday, Miles Davis and John Coltrane back in the day and currently offers some of the best live music in the city for a reasonable $10-20 cover. Marquee names like Hank Johnson and Carrie Jackson pack the house on the weekends, although Monday night regular Patience Higgins also manages to fill both the swank rear room and the chattier, TV-laden front area. The crowd is a spunky mix of local hipsters, students, and tourists here for the great jazz and reasonable drinks. Lenox Lounge also has a small but competent kitchen that spins out soul food dishes as well as the typical complement of sides like macaroni and cheese and sweet potatoes. One caveat: When things get busy (which they often do), the service goes rapidly downhill. Luckily, the music quality rarely falters. — Mike Sanfilippo

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A Special Night in Harlem

JAZZY from | Posted on 4/11/03

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)

I have nothing but good things to say about this club. From the minute I walked in I knew that I found gold. Lenox Lounge definitely has the art deco look of days gone by and the "Zebra room" is especially inviting. I was at a club around the corner and upon overhearing the conversation at the next table I heard a conversation about a fantastic jazz group performing at the Lenox Lounge that was not to be missed. Well, that fantastic or should I say "fantabulous" group turned out to be the Danny Mixon Trio. I don't know when I enjoyed myself more than that night. Mr. Mixon is a musical genius who kept us finger popping and stomping our feet from the moment we sat down. Needless to say, by the end of the evening everyone seemed like old friends and we all left begging for more. To top things off we also enjoyed an affordable soul food dinner that was out of this world which made a very "Special Night in Harlem." I must say that with jammin' music like that I will definitely be back to test the waters!

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