The Cedar Tavern (or Cedar Street Tavern) was a bar and restaurant in Greenwich Village, New York City. It was most recently located at 82 University Place between 11th and 12th Streets. It was famous as a former hangout of many prominent Abstract Expressionist painters and beat writers. The establishment was located at 24 University Place in its heyday, but closed in April 1963 and reopened three blocks north in 1964 in a more upscale pub style.

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