New York / New York
Little Branch
A basement corner room with live jazz trios and drinks that arrive without ceremony but never without care.
Getting in
Unmarked triangular door at street level, then downstairs.
Order this
Gin Rickey
Your passport
Hidden Door rooms like this one are catalogued across the trail — see every hidden door bar.
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