Bachata & Merengue Tipico Venues
The information listed here is to help Dominican music lovers find quality live Dominican music in New York City. For now, we're listing bachata and merengue, which mainstream event listing services have long overlooked.
We recommend calling ahead to confirm schedule.
| Top Picks | Bronx | Brooklyn | Manhattan | Queens | Jersey |
| MANHATTAN |
| Asociacion Hermandad Quisqueyana |
| Music Style: Bachata, Latin |
| Dominican social club which books big names and local groups for weekend parties. Call to reserve. |
| Centro Cultural Deportivo Dominicano of NY |
| Music Style: Bachata, Latin, Trio/Bolero, |
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Oldest Dominican social club in NY, hosts a variety of local acts, including bachata, tipico and son; call ahead to find out when the events are.
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| Club Mirage |
| Music Style: Bachata, Latin |
| One of the larger and older Dominican discos in Manhattan; big names most weekends and some weeknights, including salsa, merengue, bachata and tipico. |
| D'vinci Restaurant |
| Music Style: Bachata, Latin |
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Restaurant with stage area and dance floor. Saturday nights they have good classic bachata and merengue tipico bands. The bands play with full live percussion - not with drum machines like in some smaller venues. It is loud and crowded, but friendly. When I stopped in at 2:30am, the party was still going strong. Highly recommended!
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| El 27 de Febrero |
| Music Style: Bachata, Latin, Merengue Tipico, Trio/Bolero |
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El 27 has for twenty years been the regular Friday performance venue of Edilio Paredes and his group. One of the originators of bachata, Edilio energizes patrons with mixed sets of old school bachatas, guitar merengues, and modern covers. Having recently adopted the accordion as a second instrument, Edilio also throws in a bit of merengue tipico for variety. The crowd is friendly and dancing is encouraged. Dinner is served until late at night but it's basic fare. For a change up Manolette's Friday night Merengue Tipico party is only a block away.
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| El Compy Bar Restaurant |
| Music Style: Bachata, Trio/Bolero |
| El Nuevo Conquistador Restaurant |
| Music Style: Bachata |
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Local groups on weekends.
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| El Taino Restaurant |
| Music Style: Bachata, Trio/Bolero |
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Very small, trios on weekend nights, occasional local bachata groups.
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| El Valle Restaurant |
| Music Style: Bachata, Latin, Trio/Bolero |
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Local groups on the weekend.
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| Franchesca Restaurant |
| Music Style: Bachata, Latin |
| Poorly attended, local groups some weekend nights. Count your change. |
| La Amistad Restaurant |
| Music Style: Bachata, Latin |
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Big names fairly regularly; steady venue for local groups, popular Sunday nights.
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| La Caridad Restaurant #1 |
| Music Style: Bachata, Latin |
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One of the original bachata stages in New York; big names play here regularly and local groups play most nights.
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| La Potencia |
| Music Style: Bachata, Latin, Trio/Bolero |
| Los Compadres Restaurant |
| Music Style: Bachata |
| Local groups most weekend nights. |
| Los Soneros Restaurant (El Hollito) |
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| No live music but one of the best places to see son danced in the Dominican style. |
| Manolette's Bar (Zapata's Bar) |
| Music Style: Latin Merengue Tipico, Trio/Bolero, |
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Only one block from "El 27", This tiny neighborhood bar hosts one of NYC's hottest merengue tipico parties. Every friday night there is live tipico music starting about 11pm and going until 4am. The bands rotate and are always top notch. The friendly regulars and candle-lit saint's alter contribute to the magic.
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| Marisco Centro |
| Music Style: Trio/Bolero |
| Parrilla Restaurant |
| Music Style: Bachata, Latin |
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Every Sunday at Parilla From 7pm to 12am El Maestro Edilio Paredes and his band heat it up with traditional guitar bachata, merengue, and accordion based Perico Ripiao. Most nights will feature a variety of talent, with bachata veterans and young blood stopping by to jam with Edilio.
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| Tenares |
| Music Style: Bachata, Latin |
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Big names and local groups.
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| Tentaciones |
| Music Style: Bachata |
| Very late night and after hour functions; local groups, occasional big names. |
| Umbrella |
| Music Style: Bachata, Latin |
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Large and popular disco, merengue, bachata, salsa, rock in Spanish; big names, very occasional local groups.
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| Ven y Ven Bar and Restaurant |
| Music Style: Bachata, Latin |
| Popular Sunday night spot; big names and steady local groups on weekends and some weeknights. |