nygrid
ShopsRoastersBeansNeighbourhoodsLandmarks
© 2026 nygridAboutContactFor ownersCookiesPrivacyTermsAcceptable UseData deletion

Apollo Theater

Apollo Theater
Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Venue

Apollo Theater

Website

About

George Keister designed the roughly 1,500-seat theater, built in 1913 as a burlesque house for white patrons only. It became a venue for Black performers from 1934, and Amateur Night at the Apollo is among its longest-running weekly events.

Coffee Nearby

Harlem787 Coffee4.9(3.1K)·Open · Closes 16:00
Morningside HeightsPlowshares4.5(256)·Open · Closes 17:00
HarlemSuperhet Coffee4.7(120)·Open · Closes 13:00
HarlemSojourner Coffee Co.4.9(228)·Open · Closes 15:00