Top Piano Bars In Connecticut
6540 Main St.
Trumbull, CT 06611
(203) 459-4225
www.marisas-ristorante.com
This Italian restaurant and bar in Trumbull comes to life on Friday nights with the Rock n' Roll Dueling Piano Show. Known in the state from its time at New Haven's Keys To the City, the dueling pianists put on an a tuneful and hilarious show. They perform skits, do impressions and engage the audience by taking requests and even inviting volunteers to participate. Bring your friends and enjoy the show while sharing one of Marisa's delectable pizzas.
15 Old Mill Plain Road
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 743-5845
www.rosytomorrows.com
This Danbury pub hosts holiday parties and theme weeks every month of the year, but the one constant is its piano show every Tuesday through Saturday evening. Listen while enjoying Rosy's first-rate fare, from chicken pot pie soup to lobster sliders to the Garbage Burger with the works. It has a creative selection of beers on tap including the house's own brown ale. The piano also provides the soundtrack to Rosy's Sunday Brunch served from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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The 9th Note
56 Orange St.
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 691-9918
www.the9thnote.com
When you enter The 9th Note, you may feel like you've traveled back through time to a classic nightclub from the Jazz Age. Except here, the drinks are perfectly legal, and go great with the crab cakes and smoked barbecue pork sliders found on the late-night menu prepared by chef Joshua Bradley. One of the newest additions to New Haven's club scene, The 9th Note has attracted some of the most acclaimed jazz pianists around today – recent guest performers have included Cyrus Chestnut, Christian Sands and Tony Tixier. On Sunday nights, don't miss the old-fashioned burlesque show from the Boom Boom Revue.
544 Old Post Road
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 629-1999
www.polporestaurant.com
The ground floor of Polpo is where you can find the finest Italian food in Greenwich. Before or after trying its impeccable truffle ravioli or veal parmesan, head downstairs and get a cocktail at the equally classy piano bar. Polpo's regulars love listening and dancing to music played by the accomplished house pianists, who are sometimes assisted by a full band. On Sundays, Polpo offers wine bottles at half-price.
53 Main St.
Kent, Ct 06757
(860) 927-3509
www.fifendrum.com
Dolph Traymon opened this restaurant, lounge and inn with his wife in 1973, and the same pianist still performs here over 40 years later – Traymon himself. Now in his nineties, the Juilliard grad who once played with the likes of Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee still entertains patrons nearly every night of the week. His repertoire includes everything from American pop standards to classical music to the Beatles. Besides great piano playing, the Fife 'n Drum is noted for its staggering selection of fine wines, frequently praised by Wine Spectator magazine.
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Joshua Palmes is a freelance writer covering all things Connecticut. His work can be found on Examiner.com.
