Nightlife in Tarrytown

Over the course of more than 200 years, happy shouts have ricocheted among the Palladian columns and bricks walls of what is now The Publick House. Working with expert architects, the brick building, which has served at different times as a hotel, a school, and an unnecessarily large paperweight, was carefully restored. The team rebuilt the original two-story porch and balcony, but also added modern touches such as a coffee bar with refrigerated glass display cases filled with fresh hazelnut, pistachio, and chocolate gelato. In the kitchen, chefs slide pizzas into the brick oven, melting pools of mozzarella and ricotta around toppings such as shrimp and arugula. Nearby, strip steaks crackle, and steam rises from pots of rose-colored vodka sauce. Glasses of martinis chirp together in toasts, punctuating the sounds of live music, and bartenders pour Orval ale, one of a small number of beers imported to United States from Trappist monasteries in Europe.

Karaoke Boho's private lounge rooms provide a generous amount of sectioned-off space for crooners and backup singers to belt out tunes in comfort. To loosen up vocal cords still knotted around your heart, choose courage-boosting concoctions such as melon balls, martinis, domestic and import beers, and other fine spirits. With plenty of mics and seats in each room, performers don't need to be professional recording artists or highly skilled ventriloquists to bust duets. Relive an embarrassing musical obsession from your middle-school days, or declare your shameless love for the latest and greatest hits.

Nestled in the heart of Times Square, Broadway Comedy Club harvests chuckles in the Big Apple with standup comedy acts, improv groups, and musical comedies. A veritable melting pot of talent, Broadway Comedy Club showcases comedians seen on shows such as NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Conan, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The club also nurtures fledgling comics into hilarious swans with open-mic nights and standup classes, which teach students how to craft original material from just their wits, construction paper, and cases of sewing bobbins. An expansive cabaret-style theater and diverse menu of bar fare and cocktails cater to large audiences ready to laugh.

Tickling funny bones since 1975, the Comic Strip Live's cabaret-style club continues to host nightly lineups of new talent and comedic all-stars, such as Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, and Ellen DeGeneres. Humorists take the one-person stage in the intimate space, luring out laughter with jokes and savory one-liners placed in the club's on-site bear trap. Guests can rest their elbows on wooden tables as they sip alcoholic or nonalcoholic beverages, which help to escort bites of nachos or popcorn past belly laughs attempting to make a quick exit. Once laughers have exhausted their last chuckle, they can make an exit while gazing upon the venue's walls, which are spackled from floor to ceiling with framed headshots of hilarious people.