Reisenweber's Cafe
Beefsteak dinner at Reisenweber's honoring H. H. Rogers and Mark Twain, 1908 | |
| Address | New York City |
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| Coordinates | 40°46′02″N 73°58′58″W / 40.767359°N 73.982778°W |
| Opened | 1856 |
| Closed | 1922 |
Reisenweber's Cafe, also known as Reisenweber's Restaurant or simply Reisenweber's, was a restaurant, nightclub, and hotel in Columbus Circle, Manhattan, on the intersection of Eighth Ave and 58th Street, from 1856/7 to 1922.
Reisenweber's Cafe was known for introducing and/or popularizing jazz, cabaret, and Hawaiian dance in New York City, the modern cover charge, and for its high-profile Volstead Act lawsuit and shutdown decree during Prohibition.