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Cleopatra's Needle

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Jazz and Blues Venue

Upper West Side, New York

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Cleopatra's Needle

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Sarah ColvinApril 30, 2012
Going alone? Sit at the bar. Going with friends? Grab a table. It's all good and it's all worthy. One of the best known jam sessions and open mics anywhere. Best of all: no cover + $10 Minimum.
DamlaJanuary 31, 2019
I’d give poor ratings for the food but the live jazz ❤️❤️we’re there for the jam sessions which was amazing. Very good for the music and a drink!
Jonathan BalsanoAugust 12, 2014
The jazz is great but the food isn't exceptional like everyone says. However for a cool late summer evening the atmosphere is perfect and there's no cover so it's hard to complain
Nicole HeringJune 2, 2013
Come for the music, stay for...nothing else. Cleo's attracts some amazing talent but unfortunately the same can't be said for the kitchen and bar.
Ari PeñaAugust 9, 2011
Fantastic place for dinner, drinks, and jazz. Great happy hour til 730. Get the French, wild passion, or Bellini martinis, and the kofta kebab is excellent.
Food NetworkAugust 5, 2011
Rachael Ray makes her way to Cleopatra's Needle, on the Upper West Side in New York, NY, for a Mediterranean meal and live jazz, on Food Network's $40 a Day. Find more tips at FN Local. Read more
Leo GomezJanuary 9, 2016
Love the Pasta al Pesto, too bad they don't serve it with pine nuts as they used to do.
Mistina PiccianoJanuary 29, 2010
Delicious, reasonably priced food and great live jazz. The evening jam sessions rock! Martinis are so-so, but it's a terrific value in an intimate setting. (We hate the downtown crowds.) Read more
Sarah WalkerOctober 2, 2013
Great vibe and primo live music, but don't come if you're looking for a quality feed. You'll get a tastier shish kebab from a street vendor.
Thrisha A.April 14, 2014
A bit of a mature (think senior citizens who seem to be the regulars) crowd on Sundays with visitors but half priced drinks make for a good afternoon.
Anja StrajnarOctober 13, 2013
Cozy place, great band. The food is a bit pricey but hey, you get music for free!
Brooke SkinnerOctober 2, 2013
Super cute restaurant with great atmosphere, but we were charged for soda refills. Since when is that a thing, Cleopatra?!
Meghan LapidesMarch 15, 2015
Music was good. Drinks too. Good local place.#UWS
Scott GellmanDecember 16, 2015
Great happy hour specials, especially on martinis
Pete ChecchiaDecember 24, 2019
Been here 10+ times
I was there last night and now today there’s a sign on it and the windows papered up and it looks like it’s permanently closed :( WTH?
J FaustApril 10, 2011
The music here ranges from good to amazing. But the service whether at the bar or at a table is consistently slow when it's anything but empty
ellen resnickFebruary 18, 2011
Been here 5+ times
It bothers me how the bathrooms and the kichen r so close. The food comes past the toilet on the way to your table. Great music lousy food and presentation. Just drink alot
Carolina MejiaJuly 26, 2013
Been here 5+ times
Happy hour martinis are the best!
Tyla MayoJanuary 30, 2019
The happy hour is fantastic!
Joshua NewmanAugust 5, 2019
Free, but often not great, jazz alongside terrible food and drinks.
RussApril 8, 2012
Amazing bland calamari but great music.
A FordJanuary 20, 2013
Great place for relaxing! Music and drinks
CarolinaJuly 23, 2013
Been here 5+ times
Yummy dirty Martinis and jazz a great combo!
Kirsten K. KesterSeptember 18, 2013
Great service and smooth jazz 💜
Mike HopkinsJune 4, 2015
Great little place to listen to some tunes
Sabrina MartinJuly 10, 2011
Clearly chatting quietly in a restaurant is frowned upon by bitchy old women who think their karaoke-esque singing is real jazz.
TV Food MapsAugust 26, 2014
Check out Cleopatra's Needle as seen on Rachael Ray - $40 a Day Read more
Michelle ZangaraOctober 1, 2018
Music is worth it!
Melanie CoffeeMarch 11, 2010
Happy hour is great. A glass of blanc de blanc and a blue moon for 10.50.
Stan KillianAugust 7, 2012
Been here 5+ times
Skip the beer on tap because it's crap.
BLOUIN ARTINFOJune 29, 2011
Great for live jazz! Read more
Ashley BSeptember 26, 2011
Stop by and listen to the great jazz music
Gamal AlexanderApril 22, 2012
The music is great!
Mistina PiccianoJanuary 30, 2010
The moussaka is something special.
lynda bauerApril 11, 2010
On the hill behind the Met, and today, the runners..
Thomas JunkerAugust 5, 2013
Good music. Terrible food.
Jon hoffmanDecember 13, 2009
Food is awful, but the jazz is great.

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