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Match finish times vary.", "editorialRelationship": "independent-unofficial-guide", "visitorAdvice": "Check the daily order of play, the entrance on your ticket and your return journey. Match finish times vary.", "id": "us-open", "venueId": "usta-billie-jean-king-national-tennis-center" }, "venue": { "scheduling": { "timeZone": "America/New_York", "publicHolidayPolicy": "Use the published service for your selected date.", "holidayHoursConfirmed": false }, "countryCode": "US", "id": "village-vanguard", "slug": "village-vanguard", "title": "Village Vanguard", "description": "The Village Vanguard is an evening built around listening. Descending to the triangular basement puts the audience close to the musicians, with the room and its acoustics central to the occasion. Choose it because you want the music to hold the evening’s attention, rather than provide a background to a long meal or conversation.\n\nThe club’s history reaches beyond the current programme. Generations of jazz musicians have played here, and the body of live recordings made in the room gives its name a life far beyond Seventh Avenue South. Hearing a group in the same compact setting adds a physical context to that recorded legacy without promising that the night will resemble a particular famous album.\n\nStart with the actual musician or ensemble on the programme. A familiar name can be the reason to book, or an unfamiliar group can be the opportunity to choose a different sound. Either way, reserve the set you intend to attend. The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra is part of the club’s long-running story, not a performer that should be assumed on every travel date.\n\nThe room’s scale makes a few practical choices consequential: the route into the basement, the booked set and the house conditions shape the experience. These belong alongside the ticket decision. A separately reserved Village dinner can come first, with enough time to finish and reach the club before the performance.\n\nSemma offers the substantial dinner option in the nearby Village food collection, while a slice at L’Industrie makes a lighter food-led outing on its own street route. Choose the meal that leaves the music as the main commitment. A restaurant table and a jazz seat remain separate reservations and costs.", "shortDescription": "A dedicated jazz set in the Village’s historic triangular basement room.", "whyVisit": "A dedicated jazz set in the Village’s historic triangular basement room.", "storyHeading": "A listening room with a recording history of its own.", "categorySlug": "live-shows-and-theatre", "schemaType": "TouristAttraction", "location": "Greenwich Village, Manhattan", "address": "178 Seventh Avenue South, New York, NY", "city": "New York", "region": "New York", "country": "United States", "latitude": 40.7360303, "longitude": -74.0016865, "websiteUrl": "https://villagevanguard.com/", "bookingUrl": "https://vv.squadup.com/", "bookingText": "Book the advertised set directly. Minimum age 15; no food is served or allowed from outside. Seating is first-come, first-served. The room is down 15 steps and is not wheelchair accessible.", "priceCurrency": "USD", "priceText": "Cover prices vary by advertised set, plus a compulsory one-drink minimum. The planner allows $50 cover and $15 for that drink per person; replace these estimates with your actual booking and drinks.", "costLabel": "Cover prices vary by advertised set, plus a compulsory one-drink minimum. The planner allows $50 cover and $15 for that drink per person; replace these estimates with your actual booking and drinks.", "durationText": "Allow about 110 minutes, plus travel.", "openingHoursText": "Regular sets 20:00 and 22:00. Seating starts 19:00 and 21:30 respectively. Online ticket sales close one hour before the set.", "gettingThere": "14 St · 1/2/3. Walk south along Seventh Avenue to 178 Seventh Avenue South. The club is down 15 steps and is not wheelchair accessible. Arrive for seating before the set rather than treating showtime as a door-arrival target.", "arrivalInstructions": "14 St · 1/2/3. Walk south along Seventh Avenue to 178 Seventh Avenue South. The club is down 15 steps and is not wheelchair accessible. 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Highlights include Historic triangular basement, Dated jazz programme, Dedicated listening-room evening." }, { "q": "What does admission include?", "a": "Cover prices vary by advertised set, plus a compulsory one-drink minimum. The planner allows $50 cover and $15 for that drink per person; replace these estimates with your actual booking and drinks." }, { "q": "How do I arrive?", "a": "14 St · 1/2/3. Walk south along Seventh Avenue to 178 Seventh Avenue South. The club is down 15 steps and is not wheelchair accessible. Arrive for seating before the set rather than treating showtime as a door-arrival target." }, { "q": "What access arrangements matter?", "a": "The historic basement is reached by stairs. Contact the club about access before buying rather than assuming a step-free room." } ], "accessibility": { "note": "The historic basement is reached by stairs. Contact the club about access before buying rather than assuming a step-free room." }, "requirements": { "booking": [ "Book the advertised set directly. Minimum age 15; no food is served or allowed from outside. Seating is first-come, first-served. The room is down 15 steps and is not wheelchair accessible." ] }, "visitPlan": { "subtitle": "Allow about 110 minutes, plus travel.", "prices": { "title": "Admission & spending", "value": "Cover prices vary by advertised set, plus a compulsory one-drink minimum. The planner allows $50 cover and $15 for that drink per person; replace these estimates with your actual booking and drinks.", "link": { "href": "https://villagevanguard.com/", "label": "Tickets & visit details" } }, "hours": { "title": "When to visit", "value": "Regular sets 20:00 and 22:00. Seating starts 19:00 and 21:30 respectively. Online ticket sales close one hour before the set.", "notes": [ "Choose a tennis-free evening for a Vanguard set. Village jazz & comedy evenings is the itinerary to adapt, selecting the live visit you most want rather than booking both clubs automatically. A late tennis finish, exit queue and cross-city transfer make a fixed jazz reservation unreliable. Keep the dinner early enough to meet the club’s arrival conditions without rushing either part of the evening." ] }, "arrival": { "title": "Arrive", "value": "14 St · 1/2/3. Walk south along Seventh Avenue to 178 Seventh Avenue South. The club is down 15 steps and is not wheelchair accessible. Arrive for seating before the set rather than treating showtime as a door-arrival target.", "address": "178 Seventh Avenue South, New York, NY", "directions": true, "rows": [ { "label": "Station walk · estimated", "value": "10–15 min" }, { "label": "From Grand Central · estimated", "value": "35–45 min · S to Times Sq-42 St → 1 to 14 St → walk" }, { "label": "From Mets–Willets Point station · estimated", "value": "65–80 min · 7 to Times Sq-42 St → 1 to 14 St → walk" }, { "label": "Hotel connections", "value": "Pod 39 · The Westin New York Grand Central · The Langham, New York, Fifth Avenue" } ], "notes": [ "The historic basement is reached by stairs. Contact the club about access before buying rather than assuming a step-free room.", "Journey times are estimates for ordinary daytime service, including the street approach. Add security, queues and any ferry or tram crossing separately. For a step-free journey, choose suitable stations and operating lifts; these routes are not an accessibility guarantee.", "Choose a Manhattan base for the city outing, then use the guide’s stadium journey for the separate trip to Queens." ] }, "booking": { "title": "Plan your visit", "before": [ "Book the advertised set directly. Minimum age 15; no food is served or allowed from outside. Seating is first-come, first-served. 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Descending to the triangular basement puts the audience close to the musicians, with the room and its acoustics central to the occasion. Choose it because you want the music to hold the evening’s attention, rather than provide a background to a long meal or conversation.\n\nThe club’s history reaches beyond the current programme. Generations of jazz musicians have played here, and the body of live recordings made in the room gives its name a life far beyond Seventh Avenue South. Hearing a group in the same compact setting adds a physical context to that recorded legacy without promising that the night will resemble a particular famous album.\n\nStart with the actual musician or ensemble on the programme. A familiar name can be the reason to book, or an unfamiliar group can be the opportunity to choose a different sound. Either way, reserve the set you intend to attend. 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Contact the club about access before buying rather than assuming a step-free room." } } ] } ] } ], "editorialMarkdown": "[View next **Comedy Cellar — MacDougal Street**]()\n\n## Village Vanguard\n\nA dedicated jazz set in the Village’s historic triangular basement room.\n\n[Plan this experience]()\n\n[Explore the story]()\n\nCost **Cover prices vary by advertised set, plus a compulsory one-drink minimum. The planner allows $50 cover and $15 for that drink per person; replace these estimates with your actual booking and drinks.**\n\nTime to allow **Allow about 110 minutes, plus travel.**\n\nPlace **Greenwich Village, Manhattan**\n\n01 / The experience\n\n### A listening room with a recording history of its own.\n\nA dedicated jazz set in the Village’s historic triangular basement room.\n\nThe Village Vanguard is an evening built around listening. Descending to the triangular basement puts the audience close to the musicians, with the room and its acoustics central to the occasion. Choose it because you want the music to hold the evening’s attention, rather than provide a background to a long meal or conversation.\n\nThe club’s history reaches beyond the current programme. Generations of jazz musicians have played here, and the body of live recordings made in the room gives its name a life far beyond Seventh Avenue South. Hearing a group in the same compact setting adds a physical context to that recorded legacy without promising that the night will resemble a particular famous album.\n\nStart with the actual musician or ensemble on the programme. A familiar name can be the reason to book, or an unfamiliar group can be the opportunity to choose a different sound. Either way, reserve the set you intend to attend. The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra is part of the club’s long-running story, not a performer that should be assumed on every travel date.\n\nThe room’s scale makes a few practical choices consequential: the route into the basement, the booked set and the house conditions shape the experience. These belong alongside the ticket decision. A separately reserved Village dinner can come first, with enough time to finish and reach the club before the performance.\n\nSemma offers the substantial dinner option in the nearby Village food collection, while a slice at L’Industrie makes a lighter food-led outing on its own street route. Choose the meal that leaves the music as the main commitment. A restaurant table and a jazz seat remain separate reservations and costs.\n\n![Village Vanguard, New York]()\n\nTheatre, jazz & comedy **Village Vanguard** New York\n\nIn pictures\n\n### The full gallery.\n\n02 / The essentials\n\n### Village Vanguard: visit essentials\n\n1. 01\n\n Historic triangular basement\n2. 02\n\n Dated jazz programme\n3. 03\n\n Dedicated listening-room evening\n\n04 / Before you go\n\n### Plan your visit\n\nAllow about 110 minutes, plus travel.\n\n#### Admission & spending\n\nCover prices vary by advertised set, plus a compulsory one-drink minimum. The planner allows $50 cover and $15 for that drink per person; replace these estimates with your actual booking and drinks.\n\n[Tickets & visit details]()\n\n#### When to visit\n\nRegular sets 20:00 and 22:00. Seating starts 19:00 and 21:30 respectively. Online ticket sales close one hour before the set.\n\nChoose a tennis-free evening for a Vanguard set. Village jazz & comedy evenings is the itinerary to adapt, selecting the live visit you most want rather than booking both clubs automatically. A late tennis finish, exit queue and cross-city transfer make a fixed jazz reservation unreliable. Keep the dinner early enough to meet the club’s arrival conditions without rushing either part of the evening.\n\n#### Arrive\n\n14 St · 1/2/3. Walk south along Seventh Avenue to 178 Seventh Avenue South. The club is down 15 steps and is not wheelchair accessible. Arrive for seating before the set rather than treating showtime as a door-arrival target.\n\n178 Seventh Avenue South, New York, NY\n\nThe historic basement is reached by stairs. Contact the club about access before buying rather than assuming a step-free room.\n\nJourney times are estimates for ordinary daytime service, including the street approach. Add security, queues and any ferry or tram crossing separately. For a step-free journey, choose suitable stations and operating lifts; these routes are not an accessibility guarantee.\n\nChoose a Manhattan base for the city outing, then use the guide’s stadium journey for the separate trip to Queens.\n\n[Get directions]()\n\n#### Plan your visit\n\nBook the advertised set directly. Minimum age 15; no food is served or allowed from outside. Seating is first-come, first-served. The room is down 15 steps and is not wheelchair accessible.\n\n[Book your visit]()\n\n#### Accessibility\n\nThe historic basement is reached by stairs. Contact the club about access before buying rather than assuming a step-free room.\n\n05 / Where it is\n\n### Find it\nand what’s nearby.\n\nExplore around Village Vanguard\n\n The map will load when you reach it.\n\nContinue exploring / New York\n\n### More things to do\n*in New York*\n\nExplore New York activities, sights and places to eat. Compare the time to allow, costs and booking details, then save your favourites to your itinerary.\n\n01 Restaurants & counters\n\n [![Grand Central Oyster Bar]()\n\n 01 Restaurants & counters **Grand Central Oyster Bar** $$$$ Estimated $103.10 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Seafood Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Eataly NYC Flatiron]()\n\n 02 Restaurants & counters **Eataly NYC Flatiron** $$ Estimated $39.20 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Italian Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Crif Dogs with optional PDT]()\n\n 03 Restaurants & counters **Crif Dogs with optional PDT** $$ Estimated $21.78 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Loaded hot-dog shop and separately booked cocktail bar Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Katz’s Delicatessen]()\n\n 04 Restaurants & counters **Katz’s Delicatessen** $$ Estimated $40.88 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Pastrami deli and counter experience Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Russ & Daughters Houston Street shop]()\n\n 05 Restaurants & counters **Russ & Daughters Houston Street shop** $$ Estimated $29.40 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Jewish appetizing shop and takeaway counter Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![L’Industrie West Village]()\n\n 06 Restaurants & counters **L’Industrie West Village** $$ Estimated $19.60 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Contemporary New York slice shop Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Los Tacos No. 1 Grand Central]()\n\n 07 Restaurants & counters **Los Tacos No. 1 Grand Central** $$ Estimated $23.95 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Taco counter Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Lucali Brooklyn]()\n\n 08 Restaurants & counters **Lucali Brooklyn** $$ Estimated $38.66 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Whole-pie pizza restaurant Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Sylvia’s]()\n\n 09 Restaurants & counters **Sylvia’s** $$ Estimated $52.84 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Soul-food restaurant Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![White Bear]()\n\n 10 Restaurants & counters **White Bear** $$ Estimated $16.33 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Small dumpling counter Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Shanghai You Garden Flushing]()\n\n 11 Restaurants & counters **Shanghai You Garden Flushing** $$ Estimated $38.66 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Shanghainese dumpling restaurant Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Arepa Lady Jackson Heights]()\n\n 12 Restaurants & counters **Arepa Lady Jackson Heights** $$ Estimated $34.80 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Colombian arepa restaurant with street-vendor roots Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Zaab Zaab Elmhurst]()\n\n 13 Restaurants & counters **Zaab Zaab Elmhurst** $$ Estimated $52.84 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Isan Thai restaurant Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![AbuQir]()\n\n 14 Restaurants & counters **AbuQir** $$ Estimated $64.44 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Egyptian seafood counter and restaurant Estimated meal total Explore experience]()\n\n02 Destination dining\n\n [![Keens Steakhouse]()\n\n 15 Destination dining **Keens Steakhouse** $$$$$ Estimated $170.12 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Steakhouse Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Atomix]()\n\n 16 Destination dining **Atomix** $$$$$ Estimated $568.87 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Contemporary Korean tasting counter Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Jungsik New York]()\n\n 17 Destination dining **Jungsik New York** $$$$$ Estimated $463.95 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Modern Korean fine dining Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Sushi Sho]()\n\n 18 Destination dining **Sushi Sho** $$$$$ Estimated $670.15 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Edomae-rooted omakase counter Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Le Bernardin]()\n\n 19 Destination dining **Le Bernardin** $$$$$ Estimated $335.08 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Seafood fine dining Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Meju]()\n\n 20 Destination dining **Meju** $$$$$ Estimated $333.16 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Korean fermentation-focused chef’s counter Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Aska]()\n\n 21 Destination dining **Aska** $$$$$ Estimated $528.39 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Nordic-influenced tasting restaurant Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Semma]()\n\n 22 Destination dining **Semma** $$$$$ Estimated $119.85 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Regional South Indian à la carte dining Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Dirt Candy]()\n\n 23 Destination dining **Dirt Candy** $$$$$ Estimated $139.36 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Vegetable-led tasting restaurant Estimated meal total Explore experience]()\n\n03 Beer gardens & bars\n\n [![Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden]()\n\n 24 Beer gardens & bars **Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden** $$ Estimated $48.97 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Czech & Slovak Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Rudy’s Bar & Grill]()\n\n 25 Beer gardens & bars **Rudy’s Bar & Grill** $$ Estimated $7.73 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Historic dive bar with hot dogs Estimated meal total Explore experience]()\n\n04 Museums & landmarks\n\n [![Queens Museum]()\n\n 26 Museums & landmarks **Queens Museum** Explore experience]() [![MoMA PS1]()\n\n 27 Museums & landmarks **MoMA PS1** Explore experience]() [![Grand Central Terminal]()\n\n 28 Museums & landmarks **Grand Central Terminal** Explore experience]() [![The Met Fifth Avenue]()\n\n 29 Museums & landmarks **The Met Fifth Avenue** Explore experience]() [![MoMA — Midtown]()\n\n 30 Museums & landmarks **MoMA — Midtown** Explore experience]() [![American Museum of Natural History]()\n\n 31 Museums & landmarks **American Museum of Natural History** Explore experience]() [![9/11 Memorial & Museum]()\n\n 32 Museums & landmarks **9/11 Memorial & Museum** Explore experience]() [![Intrepid Museum]()\n\n 33 Museums & landmarks **Intrepid Museum** Explore experience]() [![Whitney Museum of American Art]()\n\n 34 Museums & landmarks **Whitney Museum of American Art** Explore experience]() [![Museum of the Moving Image]()\n\n 35 Museums & landmarks **Museum of the Moving Image** Explore experience]() [![The Noguchi Museum]()\n\n 36 Museums & landmarks **The Noguchi Museum** Explore experience]() [![New York Hall of Science]()\n\n 37 Museums & landmarks **New York Hall of Science** Explore experience]()\n\n05 Parks & gardens\n\n [![Gantry Plaza State Park]()\n\n 38 Parks & gardens **Gantry Plaza State Park** Explore experience]() [![Flushing Meadows Corona Park & Unisphere]()\n\n 39 Parks & gardens **Flushing Meadows Corona Park & Unisphere** Explore experience]() [![Bryant Park]()\n\n 40 Parks & gardens **Bryant Park** Explore experience]() [![The High Line]()\n\n 41 Parks & gardens **The High Line** Explore experience]() [![Central Park — Bethesda Terrace & the Lake]()\n\n 42 Parks & gardens **Central Park — Bethesda Terrace & the Lake** Explore experience]() [![Governors Island]()\n\n 43 Parks & gardens **Governors Island** Explore experience]()\n\n06 Street food & hot dogs\n\n [![Birria-Landia Queens truck]()\n\n 44 Street food & hot dogs **Birria-Landia Queens truck** $ Estimated $22.86 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Birria taco truck Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![NY Dosas]()\n\n 45 Street food & hot dogs **NY Dosas** $ Estimated $17.42 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Vegan South Indian pushcart Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Adel’s Famous Halal Food]()\n\n 46 Street food & hot dogs **Adel’s Famous Halal Food** $ Estimated $23.95 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Halal rice-platter cart Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Gray’s Papaya]()\n\n 47 Street food & hot dogs **Gray’s Papaya** $ Estimated $14.15 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. New York frank counter Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Tong Bangladeshi street food]()\n\n 48 Street food & hot dogs **Tong Bangladeshi street food** $ Estimated $20.69 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Bangladeshi street-food cart Estimated meal total Explore experience]()\n\n07 Coffee, bagels & baking\n\n [![Ess-a-Bagel Third Avenue]()\n\n 49 Coffee, bagels & baking **Ess-a-Bagel Third Avenue** $ Estimated $23.95 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Bagel counter Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Supermoon Bakehouse]()\n\n 50 Coffee, bagels & baking **Supermoon Bakehouse** $ Estimated $19.60 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Creative bakery Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Culture Espresso Bryant Park]()\n\n 51 Coffee, bagels & baking **Culture Espresso Bryant Park** $ Estimated $13.07 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Independent coffee shop Estimated meal total Explore experience]()\n\n08 Seasonal food markets\n\n [![Queens Night Market]()\n\n 52 Seasonal food markets **Queens Night Market** $$ Estimated $32.66 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Seasonal international night market Estimated meal total Explore experience]()\n\n09 Skyline views & tram rides\n\n [![SUMMIT One Vanderbilt]()\n\n 53 Skyline views & tram rides **SUMMIT One Vanderbilt** Explore experience]() [![Top of the Rock]()\n\n 54 Skyline views & tram rides **Top of the Rock** Explore experience]() [![Roosevelt Island Tram & waterfront walk]()\n\n 55 Skyline views & tram rides **Roosevelt Island Tram & waterfront walk** Explore experience]()\n\n10 Harbour & island ferries\n\n [![Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island ferry]()\n\n 56 Harbour & island ferries **Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island ferry** Explore experience]()\n\n11 City walks\n\n [![Brooklyn Bridge pedestrian walk]()\n\n 57 City walks **Brooklyn Bridge pedestrian walk** Explore experience]()\n\n12 Baseball & stadium visits\n\n [![Citi Field — Mets baseball & ballpark tours]()\n\n 58 Baseball & stadium visits **Citi Field — Mets baseball & ballpark tours** Explore experience]()\n\n13 Beaches & the coast\n\n [![Rockaway Beach & Boardwalk]()\n\n 59 Beaches & the coast **Rockaway Beach & Boardwalk** Explore experience]()\n\n14 Theatre, jazz & comedy\n\n [![TKTS Times Square — choose a theatre night]()\n\n 60 Theatre, jazz & comedy **TKTS Times Square — choose a theatre night** Explore experience]() [![Comedy Cellar — MacDougal Street]()\n\n 61 Theatre, jazz & comedy **Comedy Cellar — MacDougal Street** Explore experience]()\n\n15 Food at the tennis\n\n [![Pat LaFrieda Meat Co.]()\n\n 62 Food at the tennis **Pat LaFrieda Meat Co.** $$ Estimated $35.93 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Substantial stadium sandwich Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![COQODAQ / CQDQ]()\n\n 63 Food at the tennis **COQODAQ / CQDQ** $$ Estimated $39.20 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Playful premium fried chicken Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Miznon]()\n\n 64 Food at the tennis **Miznon** $$ Estimated $34.84 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Mediterranean alternative Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![The Migrant Kitchen]()\n\n 65 Food at the tennis **The Migrant Kitchen** $$ Estimated $34.84 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Bowl or salad meal Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Salt Hank’s]()\n\n 66 Food at the tennis **Salt Hank’s** $$ Estimated $39.20 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. French dip sandwich Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Van Leeuwen Ice Cream]()\n\n 67 Food at the tennis **Van Leeuwen Ice Cream** $$ Estimated $10.89 per person with the standard drink choice, tax and the stated service/tip allowance. Sweet break Estimated meal total Explore experience]() [![Honey Deuce]()\n\n 68 Food at the tennis **Honey Deuce** $$ Optional cocktail estimate $32.66 per guest aged 21 or over, including tax. Optional signature cocktail Estimated meal total Explore experience]()\n\n16 Go deeper\n\n06 / Good to know\n\n### Village Vanguard: frequently asked questions\n\n01 What makes this visit worthwhile?\n\nA dedicated jazz set in the Village’s historic triangular basement room. Highlights include Historic triangular basement, Dated jazz programme, Dedicated listening-room evening.\n\n02 What does admission include?\n\nCover prices vary by advertised set, plus a compulsory one-drink minimum. The planner allows $50 cover and $15 for that drink per person; replace these estimates with your actual booking and drinks.\n\n03 How do I arrive?\n\n14 St · 1/2/3. Walk south along Seventh Avenue to 178 Seventh Avenue South. The club is down 15 steps and is not wheelchair accessible. Arrive for seating before the set rather than treating showtime as a door-arrival target.\n\n04 What access arrangements matter?\n\nThe historic basement is reached by stairs. Contact the club about access before buying rather than assuming a step-free room.\n\nContinue exploring\n\n### Make New York\nyour own.\n\n[Visit the official site]()[← All things to do]()\n\nOpening hours, prices and access change. Confirm details on the official site before visiting." }