Supper clubPrinters Alley$$$$
Skull's Rainbow Room
A Printers Alley supper club dating to 1948, with live jazz every night and burlesque on weekends.
#1 in Jazz + blues#10 in Late-night eats
What to get
- The Skull's cocktail (vodka, ginger, pineapple, cava, orange bitters)
- French-American coastal dinner while the jazz band plays
- Escargot in broiled mushroom caps
- Prime rib
- Lobster bisque
When to go
Easiest to get in: Sun 11 am–1 pm. Liveliest: Fri around 10 pm. From Google's popular times.
A weeknight 7:30 pm band set with dinner; on weekends arrive before 9 pm unless you're staying for the 11 pm burlesque.
Insider tip
Order food by 11 pm (bar runs to 2 am). Sunday daytime service with a pianist. Smart-casual dress code (no cut-offs).
Heads up
Pricier supper club; $25 cover from 9 pm Fri-Sun and weekend nights lean to burlesque.
Live music
- Sun 10 AM–2 PMSunday daytime pianist source
At the venue
- Tickets
- no cover posted before 9 pm; $25 cover from 9 pm Fri-Sun (burlesque nights)
- Ages
- 21+
- Seating
- mixed
- How to get in
- Reserve dinner on OpenTable or by phone up to two weeks out; jazz has no posted cover, but Fri-Sun a $25 cover starts at 9 pm for the 11 pm burlesque show (standing room unless you book an OpenTable 'Burlesque Experience' package).
- Calendar
- See who's playing
Find it
- Phone
- (615) 810-9631
- Website
- skullsrainbowroom.com
- Reservations
- recommended
Recognition
Checked Oct. 1, 2026. Ratings are a snapshot from Google and Yelp; ranks are ours (how we rank). Something out of date? Tell us.
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