Around Bar Centrale
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.3 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
0.1 mi
7:00 PMHidden cocktails
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
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A speakeasy night in Midtown Manhattan
Dinner first, then the unmarked door.
10 spots · Jump to the list
Half the fun is finding the door. These are the bars behind a phone booth, a freezer, an unmarked stairwell — small rooms where the drinks are made slowly and it stays quiet enough to talk. Most are small, so go early or book where they take reservations, and eat first: few of them serve much food.
This guide ranks 10 speakeasies in Midtown Manhattan. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
Nights people planned here
Published date nights with a stop on this list.
Make a night of it
Routes around the top spots on the list, with the best-rated places nearby for the rest of the evening.
Around The Raines Law Room
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.4 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
0.9 mi
7:00 PMHidden cocktails
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
Around Lantern’s Keep
3 stops, all within a short walk
1
0.6 mi
5:30 PMDinner
2
0.6 mi
7:00 PMHidden cocktails
3
8:30 PMSomething sweet
Speakeasies in Midtown Manhattan
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
Bar Centrale
4.8(9)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
The Raines Law Room
4.8(5)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
Lantern’s Keep
4.7(6)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
The Woo Woo
4.4(14)Midtown Manhattan · $$
Raines Law Room at The William
4.3(21)Midtown Manhattan
The Molly Pitcher Club
4.0(24)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
Nothing Really Matters
4.0(5)Midtown Manhattan · $$
Chapel Bar
3.8(4)Midtown Manhattan · $$$
Madame George
Midtown Manhattan
Flûte Champagne Bar
Midtown Manhattan · $$$
Good to know
- What's the best speakeasy in Midtown Manhattan for a date?
- Our top pick is Bar Centrale, rated 4.8 out of 5. The Raines Law Room and Lantern’s Keep round out the top 3.
- Are there affordable speakeasies in Midtown Manhattan?
- Yes — The Woo Woo and Nothing Really Matters are all $$ or under.
- What should we do before or after?
- Make it a speakeasy night: dinner, then hidden cocktails, then something sweet. The plans on this page pair each top spot with the best-rated places within about a 20-minute walk.