Cornelia Street Cafe In New York
Having first opened on July 4th, 1977, the Cornelia Street Cafe in New York City was from the beginning, and still is, an artists’ cafe. From poetry readings to story telling to live jazz, this place has it all. This venue has bar area adorned with a beautiful oak bar, three dining rooms – one with a working fireplace – and in the summer establishes itself as one of Greenwich Village’s loveliest sidewalk cafes.
Over the years the Cornelia Street Cafe has presented an enormous variety of artists, from singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega to poet-senator Eugene McCarthy, from members of Monty Python to members of the Royal Shakespeare Company. It has offered a performance home to the Songwriters Exchange, the Writers Room, the Writers Studio, the Greek-American Writers Association, the Italian-American Writers Association, the New Works Project/Theatre, and many others.
In addition, Cornelia Street Cafe has become just as much a culinary as well as cultural landmark in the Village, gaining all kinds of acclaim as it won the 1998 Village Arts Award for “inspired cuisine.” Downstairs from the kitchen is their performance room, which host live jazz and poetry reading.
Dining reservations can be made online.
Reservations for shows downstairs can only be made by phone.
Location:
The Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia Street
New York, NY 10014
(212) 989-9319
www.corneliastreetcafe.com
