We noticed a few things this week.
A few theaters, some roasteries, that cute florist you didn’t know existed, and more cozy spots from the cities we live in.
- The Odd Edit
A Speakeasy Hidden Behind a Hot Dog Stand on St. Mark's Place
Behind a phone booth inside Crif Dogs on St. Mark's Place, PDT has been NYC's most influential speakeasy since 2007. Still reservation-only, still worth it.
- The Odd Edit
A Cocktail Bar in the Former Printing Room of the San Francisco Examiner
A candlelit jazz bar in the basement of SF's Hearst Building — once the Examiner's print room, now home to marble from Hearst Castle, newspaper cocktail menus, and live jazz every night.
- The Odd Edit
A Hi-Fi Listening Bar Built to Sound Like the Inside of a Speaker
A hi-fi listening bar in Greenpoint built like a recording studio — birch plywood, Danley speakers, vinyl residencies, and cocktails without a menu.
- The Odd Edit
A Prohibition-Era Speakeasy That Still Requires a Password
At 501 Jones St with no sign and a password on the door, Bourbon & Branch has occupied San Francisco's most seriously run speakeasy since 2006.
- The Odd Edit
A Tesla-Themed Speakeasy Behind a NoMad Coffee Counter
Inside the 1890s NoMad building where Nikola Tesla lived and ran rooftop radio tests, a coffee counter closes at 5pm and a hidden cocktail bar opens behind it.
- The Odd Edit
A Bar Hidden Behind a Password and a Bookcase
Bourbon & Branch: a 2006 San Francisco cocktail bar hiding inside a real 1921 speakeasy. The password isn't theatre — it's the filter.
- The Odd Edit
A Coffee Shop Inside a Victorian Public Toilet
An 1890s Victorian loo, reborn as one of Fitzrovia's best specialty cafés. How Pete Tomlinson and Ben Russel turned 'weird' into 'cozy.'
- The Odd Edit
A Bar with No Menu, Since 2013
Attaboy on Eldridge Street prints no drinks list. Describe your night, and the bartenders build it into a glass. How the no-menu ritual actually works.
