Marie's Crisis Cafe
In New York city, it's uncommon to start singing out of the blue without being judged. Marie's is one of these locations. Since the late 1800s, Marie's Crisis Cafe has been a mainstay of New York City's West Village. In addition to being the site of Thomas Paine's death, who wrote the crisis papers that sparked the American Revolution, the area was originally owned by Marie Dumont. A pianist will be playing show tunes nonstop on any given night at this tiny, divey piano bar in the West Village. Feel free to sing along unless someone is performing an obvious solo (like a waitress, for example). After seeing the regulars here, you'll want to learn as many songs by heart as they do.
Marie's has always taken pride in providing a safe haven for all people, but especially the gay community long before they were accepted as members of society. The appeal of this well-known West Village institution is not the drinks—cheap beer, vodka highballs—but rather the ambience of an old-fashioned piano bar. The bar's patrons join in on a chorus of a Broadway song as skilled pianists keep the show tunes playing.
However, Marie's never forgets its roots as a place for the LGBTQIA+ community and welcomes guests from all walks of life and from all over the world today!
- Location: 59 Grove St, New York, NY 10014
- Website: https://www.mariescrisiscafe.com/
- Phone: +1 646-470-6040
