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The Barbershop That Doubles as a Whiskey Bar After 8 PM on Ludlow
A Lower East Side barbershop closes its clippers at 8 PM, then opens its bottles for those who know.
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A Cocktail Lounge Inside a Former Bank Vault in the Financial District
A speakeasy built inside an actual bank vault, complete with original safe door and cocktails in deposit boxes.
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The Floating Bar on a Barge in Red Hook That Docks on Weekends
A cargo barge turned cocktail bar docks in Red Hook weekends only, serving drinks that tilt with the tide.
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The Art Gallery That Becomes a Wine Bar After 8 PM in Tribeca
A Tribeca gallery transforms into an intimate natural wine bar at 8 PM, art intact, reservations required.
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A Jazz Club in the Basement of a Harlem Brownstone With 40 Seats
A 40-seat BYOB jazz room in a working Harlem brownstone where the host seats you herself.
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The Rooftop Greenhouse Bar That Grows Its Own Garnishes in Chelsea
A Chelsea rooftop bar where your drink's garnish is harvested seconds before serving, greenhouse included.
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A Sake Bar Behind a Curtain in an East Village Ramen Shop
Order ramen, then ask about the curtain. Behind it: an 8-seat sake bar with bottles from breweries most New Yorkers have never heard of.
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The Diner in a 1947 Train Car That Never Left Williamsburg
Inside a 1947 Pullman car on Kent Avenue, breakfast runs all day and the milkshake machine predates the moon landing.
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A Supper Club in a Former Synagogue on the Lower East Side
A 1890s synagogue turned supper club serves five courses with live jazz beneath original stained glass on the Lower East Side.
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A Vinyl-Only Listening Room in a Gowanus Warehouse
A Japanese-style hi-fi listening bar in Gowanus where silence is protocol and vinyl spins until 11pm.