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Reisenweber's Cafe
American restaurant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reisenweber's Cafe, also known as Reisenweber's Restaurant[1] or simply Reisenweber's,[2] was a restaurant, nightclub, and hotel in Columbus Circle, Manhattan, on the intersection of Eighth Ave and 58th Street,[3] from 1856/7 to 1922.[4]
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![]() Beefsteak dinner at Reisenweber's honoring H. H. Rogers and Mark Twain, 1908 | |
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Address | New York City |
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Coordinates | 40°46′02″N 73°58′58″W |
Opened | 1856 |
Closed | 1922 |
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Reisenweber's Cafe was known for introducing and/or popularizing jazz,[5] cabaret,[2] and Hawaiian dance[3] in New York City, the modern cover charge,[6] and for its high-profile Volstead Act lawsuit and shutdown decree during Prohibition.[7]