Exactly 100 years ago, the unimaginable happened: alcohol of every kind was effectively banned in America. But for cities like New York City, a little ol' constitutional ban wasn't going to stop people from continuing to have fun — rather than shut down, the city's ...
While many trends from the 1920s are now out of fashion, the speakeasy is not one of them. With their clandestine entrances and mysterious atmospheres, these secret cocktail spots pique our curiosities while making our taste buds salivate. New York City is not short of superb speakeasies, wit...
The Speakeasies I Remember: In a Last Conversation before His Death at 99 This January, the Artist Recalled the Places He Visited, Drew, and Wrote about during Prohibition in New York City. You Can Still Lift a Glass at a Couple of Them. (Al Hirschfeld)...
These secret bars in Dubai might not be easy to find, but we’ve managed to seek out the best speakeasies in the city. Top-notch secret bars have been popping up all over the city in the last couple of years, boasting everything from very fancy mixed drinks and suave jazz musicians t...
001’s new nook now lies in Tai Kwun and its former location is where The Green Door now sits(perhaps, more of a clue for you to find it?). The door to 001 looks exactly like any other prison door at Tai Kwun, the only hint being adistinctive vintage doorbellthat was also present...
Daniel An is a darling of the Shanghai cocktail scene, so the city was saddened when his first shop, Taste Buds Cocktail Palace, closed in 2015. But An is a man with a plan and quickly found a long-running coffee shop-cum-antique store deep in the heart of the former French Concessio...
As law enforcement officials shut down countless bars and saloons across the country, speakeasies sprang up overnight, and by 1925 tens of thousands had opened in New York City alone. Many were drab, makeshift saloons in basements or tenements located in shabby parts of town. Some, however...
There's a new investigative series about one of the biggest scandals to ever hit the wine world...read more › by The Drink Nation Sep 13, 2019 SPONSORED Roundups Try These Summer Cocktails This Season in D.C. It's officially summertime in the city, and we can't think of a ...
〒150-0041 Tokyo, Shibuya City Image credit: Emily Baltz Employees Only, New York7/15 As the motherland of the speakeasy, New York has more than its fair share of hidden drinking dens, but Employees Only is counted among the vanguard of venues that powered the 21st-century ...