New York - Nightlife - Clandestine

90 Broad St., New York 10004
212-248-7220

Demi Monde

By daylight, unassuming café with L.A.’s Handsome Coffee Roasters working the caffeination. Come night, wind down the staircase for posh underground scene. Versatile space with room fo... read more

102 St. Marks Pl., New York 10009
212-777-6707

Not-so-lumpen proles make their stand in the back of Jane's Sweet Buns. The guys behind Death & Company drop stealth 10-seater dedicated to rare beer. Seasonal brews rotate so fast they’r... read more

191 Chrystie St., New York 10002

Experimental Cocktail Club

With successful setups in Paris and London, ECC back-paddles to the LES for third installment. Party like they did in La Belle Époque, almost: trio of Parisian owners have garnered impressiv... read more

5 Ninth Ave., New York 10014
212-929-9460

The Haberdasher

5 Ninth tops off its townhouse with a vintage lounge. Exposed brick looks every bit its 19th-century origins, complemented with nice mix of retro/modernist furnishings. Small bar by the front windo... read more

34 Vandam St., New York 10013

W.i.P.

Collective Hardware’s Stuart Braunstein resurfaces beneath Greenhouse. Barry Mullineaux, Greenhouse peeps also in on the project (long a work in progress, as advertised). Separate entrance un... read more

248 W. 14th St., New York 10011

Stash

Cozy crypt stashed beneath sports club Snap, with stealth entry conveniently next to the Darby. Steve Lewis and Thomas Jefferson collaborating on the design (checkered palazzo-inspired floor and wa... read more

425 W. 15th St. , New York 10011
212-206-0000

The Tippler

Swankiest way to wait out the Apocalypse. Long-concealed basement bunker below the factory where the Oreo was invented. Ancient brick and steel, vintage fixtures, Oriental rugs. Cocktail program ta... read more

355 W. 16th St., New York 10011

The Electric Room

Cool Britannia under the Dream. Former electrical subspace gets its wattage upped by Nur Khan and the party pros at the Strategic Group. Follow the black carpet down to high-ceilinged nook accented... read more

75 Murray St., New York 10007
212-513-1234

Silver Lining

Cast-iron wedding cake on the lower west side hosting Sascha Petraske cocktail extravaganza. Drink menu and staff carried over from Little Branch, as is the music, with familiar mugs working throug... read more

132 Ninth Ave., New York 10011
646-559-1671

Bathtub Gin

The Half & Half Coffee Shop looks innocent enough, but is actually just a front for hidden speakeasy-style lounge. Food from a Harry’s hand, drink program by a Merchant Hotel vet. C... read more

116 MacDougal St., New York 10012
212-254-9996

116

As Village addresses go, hard to find one with much more history than this one. Former home of the Gaslight Café, walls here would have a lot to say about Bob Dylan, Joey Ramone, Allen G... read more

643 Broadway, New York 10012
212-253-5421

The Vault at Pfaff’s

Charlie Pfaff’s basement lives on in homage to OG bohemian cellar. Walt Whitman held court back in the day, but now look mostly for folks with sufficient scratch for high-end cocktailing.... read more

149 Mulberry St., New York 10013
646-448-4536

The Mulberry Project

Former speakcheesy taken over by downtown bar pros. Milk and Honey, GoldBar, and Bagatelle hands join forces for intimate booze den. Street smarts evident in tagged red walls behind the bar, mouthy... read more

9 Crosby St. , New York 10013
212-389-1000

Mister H

Mondrian SoHo's trendy lounge named after the fictitious "Mister Hung." Separate entrance on Lafayette Street gives space its own identity, grants celeb set respite from overzea... read more

24 Ninth Ave., New York 10014
212-837-4700

The Bunker Club

Antebellum bunker deep below Bill’s Burger. Pulse-priming entry, with staircase descent opening up to a view of the entire show. Plenty of nooks and crannies nestled around black support colu... read more

319 E. 53rd St., New York 10022
212-759-5933

A.B.

Glitzy chandelier lights your way as you descend into basement beneath Lebanese restaurant Al Bustan. Posh spot aims to bring a taste of Beirut back when it was the Paris of the Middle East. Small ... read more

443 E. 6th St., New York 10009
212-614-6818

Cienfuegos

Delicately crumbling Cuban rum bar from liquor aesthetes behind Mayahuel and Death & Co. Batista-nostalgic jewel box of ‘50s pink and green, curly ironwork, tin cups. Sugarcane specialtie... read more

139 W. 10th St., New York 10014
212-206-9229

Janis

VIP lounge beneath DeSantos named for favorite daughter of Port Arthur, Texas. (Ms. Joplin herself used to live upstairs, is memorialized in black and white here.) Rustic space left more or less as... read more

133 Ave. C, New York 10009

Summit Bar

Settle into swanky Sinatra-esque blue velvet, sip gourmet cocktails made of rare ingredients. Cheeky names reflect deviation from pretentiousness normally associated with today's OCD mixology. Mine... read more

713 Washington St., New York 10014
212-352-2300

Upholstery Store

Pity the schlub seeking a chocolate brown velveteen for his sectional here. Sign's been hanging for thirty years, so it stays even as Wallsé chef Kurt Gutenbrunner seriously rearranges the f... read more

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