Hell's Kitchen · American · Theater District
The Theater District's actor bar since 1965 — famous for the wall of flop posters, reliable for a pre-curtain meal
Joe Allen has been on Restaurant Row since 1965 and is the place Broadway performers actually eat, before and after shows. The wall is hung with posters from famous flops — a tradition that started as a joke and became the room's identity. The food is straightforward American brasserie cooking: meatloaf, calf's liver, a good burger, a Caesar. None of it is trying to be the reason you came, and it is all executed at a level that holds up night after night. Book before curtain or come after, when the room fills with people still in stage makeup.
Joe Allen is the Theater District's actor bar since 1965 — famous for the wall of flop posters, reliable for a pre-curtain meal. Regulars order meatloaf and caesar salad.
Joe Allen is priced at $$ — approx. $20–$40 per person.
Joe Allen does not list an online reservation system. Reservations essential before curtain; easier after 8 PM
Joe Allen is at 326 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036, in Hell's Kitchen. Street parking is scarce; garages on W 46th and Eighth Ave