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 Victorian Parlor Hidden Behind a Doorbell in Chelsea
Raines Law Room: a Victorian parlor in Chelsea behind a brass doorbell. Opened 2009, no standing, ~40 cocktails — an evening that starts before you walk in.
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A Cocktail Bar Sleeping Inside San Francisco's Old Newspaper Building
Local Edition occupies the former San Francisco Examiner press room beneath the Hearst Building on Market St. The marble bar top came from Hearst Castle. Opened 2012.
- 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.
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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.
