11 Secret Bars in New York
27 August, 2019
- Words by
- Gilly Hopper
New
York‘s Prohibition days may be long behind it, but the city’s
still rife with clandestine bars and drinking dens. We sought out
11 of the best.
bar
Socialista
Soho
bar
Employees Only
Greenwich Village
This perpetually packed West Village haunt is lauded for its
Manhattan cocktail. Fronted by a fortune-teller’s lair – spot the
red neon psychic sign on your way in – the watering hole is best
visited on Thursday nights.
bar
Please Don’t Tell
East Village
bar
Beauty & Essex
Lower East Side
Enter this secret spot through a street-facing pawnshop, passing
vintage treasures and oddities en route. Inside, four dining rooms,
two bars and a lounge leave you spoiled for choice. Wherever you
choose, order an “earl the pearl” (vodka, earl grey tea, lemon and
mint syrup).
bar
Apotheke
Greenwich Village
bar
Blind Barber
Lower East Side
bar
Attaboy
Lower East Side
bar
La Esquina
Soho
bar
The Ten Bells
Lower East Side
Easy to miss, The Ten Bells is plotted on a quiet block of
Broome Street. Billed primarily as a wine bar, its tapas dishes
(try the burrata with piquillo peppers and basil) are a
well-matched pairing. For those who love a bargain (and can keep a
secret), The Ten Bells’ happy hour is from 5 to 7pm (it’s got $1
oysters too).
bar
Dear Irving
Chelsea
bar
The VNYL
East Village