Celebrity-Owned Bars and Restaurants

Updated: November 30, 2004

Ever walk around the City and wish there was a pack of paparazzi following you? Well put on your sunglasses and grab your entourage because now you can drink and dine like you're famous at a star-owned New York restaurant or bar.

On this page:Bars, Restaurants.

Bars

  1. 1 4 Star Rating: Recommended National Underground
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    159 E Houston St, New York, NY 10002 (map)

    Gavin Degraw and his brother opened this live music venue that has a friendly, no-frills attitude, helping this divey rock bar sing on the Lower East Side

  2. 2 4 Star Rating: Recommended Angels & Kings
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    500 E 11th St, New York, NY 10009 (map)

    Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz has his own band and now he has his own gothic bar for others to rock out under mug shots of heroes like Frank Sinatra, Sid Vicious and Jim Morrison.

  3. 3 4 Star Rating: Recommended Santos' Party House
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    100 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013 (map)

    Co-owner Andrew W.K.'s long-delayed downtown club delivers the goods with affordable drinks, A-list DJs, a sick sound system and an elusive cabaret license.

  4. 4 3.5 Star Rating: Average Snitch
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    59 W 21st St, New York, NY 10010 (map)

    Be on the lookout for the star partners: Velvet Revolver bandmates Scott Weiland and Duff McKagan and Fuel vocalist Brett Scallions.

  5. 5 3 Star Rating: Average 40/40 Club
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    6 W 25th St, New York, NY 10001 (map)

    Jay-Z's got game at this swinging sports bar.

  6. 6 4 Star Rating: Recommended Half King Bar
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    505 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011 (map)

    Stroll in to this friendly neighborhood bar for a break from the art scene and a way to satiate your beer and beef cravings. Bar food is the main event at Sebastian Junger's pet pub.

  7. 7 2.5 Star Rating: Below Average The Cutting Room
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    19 W 24th St, New York, NY 10010 (map)

    Post-"Sex and the City," Mr. Big plays owner at this bar, restaurant and performance space.

Restaurants

  1. 8 3.5 Star Rating: Average Southern Hospitality
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    1460 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10021 (map)

    Justin Timberlake eschews Hollywood glitz for country cookin' at his Upper East Side barbecue joint.

  2. 9 4 Star Rating: Recommended Michael Jordan's Steak House
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    23 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY 10017 (map)

  3. 10 4 Star Rating: Recommended Nobu
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    105 Hudson St, New York, NY 10013 (map)

    Like a true New Yorker, Robert De Niro enjoys a diverse palate. In addition to Ago and Tribeca Grill, Nobu is one of the hottest sushi tables in New York and has De Niro to thank for its support.

  4. 11 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended teany
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    90 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002 (map)

    Co-owned by Moby and his ex-girlfriend, this quirky teahouse proves that vegetarians can rock, too.

  5. 12 3.5 Star Rating: Average Planet Hollywood
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    1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 (map)

    While it is no Nobu, the famous kitchy restaurant is co-owned by Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis