New York / New York
Employees Only
A psychic's storefront hides a white-jacketed West Village institution where the last call is later than your judgment.
Getting in
Past the psychic's neon sign in the window.
Order this
Amelia
Your passport
Hidden Door rooms like this one are catalogued across the trail — see every hidden door bar.
Keep the night going
Nearest doors
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Rules on the wall, silence in the room, and the most precise stirring in Manhattan — through a restaurant door most people walk past.
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The Gear Room
Drink like Employees Only at home
Death & Co: Modern Classic Cocktails
The East Village room on the trail, in book form. 500 recipes and the reasoning behind them.
Regarding Cocktails — Sasha Petraske
From the man behind Milk & Honey, the room that became Attaboy. Spare, exact, opinionated.
Nick & Nora Glasses (set of 4)
The stem that made the coupe look loud. Named for the most functional drunks in film.
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