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Back Room

Speakeasy and Lounge$$$$

Lower East Side, New York

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Ranked #7 for cocktails in Lower East Side
"The liquid capacity of a standard tea cup + ice = a great business"(26 Tips)
"Get, "the bees knees!" Delicious cocktail!"(8 Tips)
"Prohibition era style bar with a great vibe."(4 Tips)
"Cozy speakeasy serving drinks in teacups."(3 Tips)

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Jan SichermannAugust 28, 2012
Put on your dancing shoes. Old school music and dancing!!
Chet ManciniSeptember 7, 2014
I dare you to push on the bookcase in the back of the room.
Matthew FergusonSeptember 2, 2018
Cool speakeasy atmosphere. Drinks are good but not great.
Ben HuffAugust 27, 2015
They serve Corona bottles in a brown bag because, you know, that's what the did during prohibition
LindsDecember 28, 2011
Proceed with caution, while those PTZs are delicious, they'll creep up on you quickly!
AmateurConciergeMay 5, 2015
A nice concept but unfortunately the crowd is a bit young. Bartenders are a bit rude. Drinks are a bit small and a bit too basic.
Danny SauterFebruary 13, 2012
cool vibe if it's not crowded, but the drinks aren't anything special. would recommend weekday to avoid the craziness.
Hugo MingoiaOctober 14, 2017
Come in just to take a look at the room, but don’t spend any penny. Cocktails are expensive and awful. One of the worst (if not THE worst) speakeasy I tried in NYC.
Amanda ParkerJuly 11, 2016
Skip this place. Speakeasy pedigree doesn't save it. My French 75 was foul. Clearly made with champagne that had long ago gone flat. There are too many other great places to waste your time here.
Sarah BurchJanuary 26, 2020
Denise (manager drinking) came by to claim a stool. I tried to stop it for a friends not knowing who she was, she threatened me with the cops. This was an unnecessary use of power from a rude person.
Kelsey MuellerJanuary 20, 2013
Get, "the bees knees!" Delicious cocktail! 
Josh MateoSeptember 23, 2015
Who doesn't want to drink a Gin And Tonic in a tea cup?
Jan DJuly 19, 2010
Very crowded on a Saturday night around midnight, but pretty good nonetheless. The novelty of the mugs, teacups and paper bags are a fun change of pace.
Able BlakleyJanuary 22, 2013
Order an Old Fashioned they are amazing!
Mélanie VecchioJune 20, 2015
The entrance is great
Rick ValenzuelaMarch 4, 2013
Heads up girls (and certified pimps) - you will be denied entry if wearing real fur
Ben GMarch 12, 2015
Feels sophisticated yet ancient, like a vampire's bachelor pad.
BenMarch 5, 2015
Weak drinks for a cocktail bar but a good atmosphere
Jay ShawMarch 6, 2011
Been here 5+ times
The Back Room took my absinthe virginity, and I will always remember it (as best I can...)
Prasid PathakFebruary 25, 2017
was run by notorious gangsters Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky
Marc SMay 26, 2015
Don't order a complicated cocktail here. This is not the place for that. Whiskey neat is more like it here.
Ahna HendrixOctober 23, 2012
This spot is trendy cool, but charging $8 a teacup of $9 a bottle wine is far too greedy in my taste. Any place taking advantage of its customers in this manner is not anywhere I want to be.
Chris KonecnyMarch 1, 2015
Cool speakeasy, no animal fur/skin
Lori LuoAugust 11, 2014
Good luck finding your way into this modern-day speakeasy. Cocktails are served in tiny teacups, which many will find more overpriced than not.
Zhenshuo FangAugust 2, 2015
There's only ~10 cocktails on rhe menu... and all 4 drinks we ordered were way too sweet
Monica Juniel ByersAugust 16, 2011
What's not to love about cocktails served in coffee cups?
ROctober 21, 2014
Amazing speakeasy.
Komal KazimJanuary 8, 2016
They can't make cocktails for shit, but the space is so cool.
Darren BApril 1, 2016
Drinks, ambiance
Steven LehrburgerFebruary 16, 2011
Don't bother with the cocktails on the menu - they're not as interesting as they pretend to be, and they're served over ice that melts much too quickly. Order wine or whiskey instead!
Julia San JuanJanuary 11, 2014
great ambience, disgusting drinks.
Maria lelisNovember 24, 2014
Cool speakeasy bar..
James JDecember 26, 2014
25 or older on weekends... At least it used to be. Been a while since that was a difference.
Roberto SanchezJune 2, 2018
Not what I expected. They should give a 50’s atmosphere, because it feel to simple
ReevesApril 6, 2015
Totally overrated especially if you don't want your bourbon in a tea cup
Katerina AnnaNovember 10, 2015
Nice decoration, but the cocktails are really really bad
Mauricio GJuly 4, 2011
If your getting tequila Ask for Dobel. It's real smooth.
Ami ShahNovember 16, 2011
Prohibition ... Drinks in coffee cups and beer is brown paper bags
Luca DLJanuary 13, 2012
Tell your British friends to stop by for a cup of tea...
Amelie PSeptember 2, 2014
Live jazz on Monday.
Scott SparksJune 30, 2012
Mixologists need a little more training. Just go for a beer instead. Safer bet.
Ryan GallagherDecember 3, 2018
Was here for special event. Had a stale alcohol smell about it.
Len GrandJune 26, 2014
terrific hideaway!
Sam ROctober 22, 2017
Go inside, look at the place and leave. Don’t spend a penny there. Cocktails are terrible and music is way too loud for a speakeasy. Never again.
Daniele CodegaAugust 17, 2014
Been here 5+ times
Avoid, especially during weekends.
SusannaJanuary 27, 2013
Nondescript outside. Nicest bouncer. Eventually...why not?
Chris VodolaApril 14, 2013
$25 credit card min. Reasonable.
Tobi TobesMay 20, 2014
OMG! That's what speakeasy is!
Moe CheezmoSeptember 19, 2013
Lots of folks dress vaguely period appropriate...
Alesha Goplin-DyNovember 4, 2016
Drink cocktails out of a tea cup.

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