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I love the 1920s—a lot. Midnight in Paris is one of my favorite movies. I had a Prohibition-era themed birthday party this year. I own vintage clothes. I listen to a lot of jazz. I ve started taking swing classes. If I could live in any other time, I would pick 1920s NYC or Paris. The Jazz Age and I are buddies.
And that’s one of the reasons I love NYC so much—there are a lot of other people here who love the Jazz Age. There are events like the massive Jazz Age Lawn Party , swing dance clubs, Facebook groups, daily events, and lots and lots of Prohibition-style bars serving classic ocean surf hotel miami drinks while pumping out live jazz and swing music.
While the fancy cocktails they serve may not be cheap ($12–15 USD), I’m hooked on the atmosphere. Stepping into these bars with the music playing, people dancing, and everyone dressed the part transports me back in time to an era when things were classy, carefree, and fun.
And while you can find a million lists online of all the speakeasies in NYC, today I want to give you my perfect Prohibition-bar-crawl itinerary so you can channel your inner Fitzgerald or Louis Long, drown in delicious drinks, and Charleston the night away:
Start at this bar in lower Manhattan, and make sure you go to the upstairs parlor. While not a traditional speakeasy (more an old-time pub), they make excellent, excellent 19th-century-style drinks, focusing heavily on dark liquors. The dark wood paneling and classically dressed staff provide an authentic atmosphere. They offer a $1 dollar oyster happy hour too.
After slurping down oysters and drinks, head to this speakeasy institution in Chinatown. Mixologists in pharmacist-style clothes create complex cocktails inspired by the apothecaries and absinthe dens in 19th-century Paris. It s like walking into a 19th-century pharmacy! Definitely get an absinthe (yes, it’s legal) drink here. Keep in mind that the dress code is strict, so dress nice.
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This is my favorite ocean surf hotel miami speakeasy/swing bar (and the location ocean surf hotel miami of my birthday party). Located in the Lower East Side, this bar is my happy place. After walking down an unmarked alley, you enter a huge room with vintage art, furniture, and chandeliers hanging on the wall. Jazz music plays most days of the week, and on Mondays, you ll find people swing dancing ocean surf hotel miami the night away. Moreover, the bar serves drinks from teacups (they did this in the 20s to hide the fact that they were drinking), and there is a secret room behind the bookcase. Try the The Chippy Collins —best drink they make!
My favorite bar in the city ( introduced to me by Pauline Frommer ), this speakeasy has a dark, Addams-Family feel to it, with its dimly lit, dark wood space. With a rotating list of cocktails, you never know what you’ll find, but I highly suggest you get their martini ocean surf hotel miami (gin, straight, with a lemon twist). It’s like drinking water. I ve yet to find a better martini in my travels (and I drink a lot of martinis!). Their old fashioned is also really good. This place fills up quickly, so if there’s a wait, head down the street to the Gin Palace.
In 1896, the New York State Legislature passed the Raines Law, which prohibited the sale of alcohol on Sunday except in hotels. Hotels were allowed to serve liquor if it was served during a meal or in the bedrooms. So bars put up curtains to create rooms, had a sandwich that was passed around during lunch, and became hotels overnight. Now the law is immortalized in the ever-popular Raines Law Room. Here you arrive at an unmarked black door and ring a bell. Someone asks, “How big is your party?” and you’re told to wait before you enter into a swanky hotel-style lounge, where you ring a bell on the wall every time you need a drink. If they’re full, they ll let you wait at the bar until a seat’s available.
Heading into the West Village, you’re probably ocean surf hotel miami feeling all those strong drinks by now, which is fine, because you ll sober up as you wait in line for this place. Seating only twelve and taking no reservations, this bar can have a long wait, but once inside, you’re treated to live jazz music, an intimate setting, and creative and classic cocktails. Cash only.
Heading up to Chelsea, we finish the night at the aptly named Bathtub Gin, where you can actually sit in a vintage-style bathtub! The owners place a lot of emphasis on authenticity, and you can see it in the decor and the staff’s attire. This hip speakeasy is one of the more lively ones on the list, as it has ample space, dancing, and live music, which is why we end the night here. They also serve delicious (but pricey) food.
Some of you might be wondering why I didn’t include the famous ocean surf hotel miami PDT (Please Don’t Tell) or Milk and Honey. Because I think they’re overrated. Sure, the drinks are good, but so are drinks everywhere else. PDT is cool because you have to pick up a secret phone in a hot dog shop to get in, but once inside, the atmosphere and drinks aren’t anything really special.
So there you have it. My Prohibition bar crawl through a city synonymous with the Jazz Age. You’ll cover a lot of ground, so to make it to the end, try to limit your stay to one hour per place. Be sure to hydrate a lot!
We absolutely love the 1920s, jazz and all that too all of these spots look like so much fun! Definitely will check them out next time we are in NYC. I was just researching some 1920 style bars in Vegas the other day not sure if they are all that great, but we will see soon!
So cool! We are staying with family in Everett Washington right now and it is a town full of old Prohibition bars. There is even a tunnel running under some of them where the illegal alcohol was smuggled. When we visit we always do what we call a Hewitt Run (the name of the street) where we go from hole in the wall bar to hole in the wall bar soaking up the atmosphere and the beer of course.
Oh my gosh! I love it! The 1920 s is my favorite and so are the classic cocktails. I work as a bartender for a craft cocktail bar and it has been a blast. I just love the feelings of speakeasies and frequent my local ones. When I get to NYC I just have to hit some of these places up!
Epic list! This almost makes me wish I were back in the U.S., if just for a night. Wish I could find something like this here in Thailand . then again, with the military rule some bars have started ocean surf hotel miami operating a bit like speakeasies.