café carlyle ,

-- for those captivated by romantic visions of sammy davis, jr. and joey bishop sipping blithely from martinis and crooning old jazz standards while tuxedoed waiters light the cigarettes of starlets, the carlyle can be a pleasant way to drift into the past. a new york institution located on the ground floor of the carlyle Hhotel, this intimate venue was where the late bobby short held court at the piano in front of sellout crowds for over thirty-six years.