A personal blog detailing dining and eating experiences
So this is labeled as a speak easy, it really it’s just a late night Chinese food place with a full bar / cocktails.
I would go back again for a late night meal. We got the Sui Mai, XLB, noodles with beef, and Szechuan beef. Would get everything again but the beef (pictured below, it was not what I was expecting since it was crispy. Usually it’s not like that).
For drinks, think I just got whisky on the rocks (the usual).
Went to this speak easy on a Monday night in NYC. Being a Monday, no line.
I was pretty impressed that the speak easy is behind this hidden wall. And it’s disguise as a coffee shop. Also the place is Tesla themed (the inventor).
I will say service was a bit slow, but the menu looked pretty sick (like an engineering notebook from Tesla).
Got a Strawberry magic (it’s like an Aperol spritz, but tasted more orangey). Also got Toki on the rocks.z
Overall yea, like mentioned, would come back.
After eating some Chinese food at a place that had no liquor license, we ended up here, where they have some impressive cocktails.
Apparently this place ins supposed to be know for their ice. It did have some interesting shapes and curvatures, and interestingly enough I learned about what an ice chef is last week in Chicago.
The cocktail I got was called the City Hall, which was very similar to an old fashion, minus the symbols syrup.
Other drinks I got were not so fancey (to help with recovery the next day). Those were a Prosecco, and Basil Hayden on the rocks.
We went here for some bites after a 3 hour boat ride, and got drinks as well.
For lunch, got the sea bass with vegetables. It was pretty good. For drinks, got a pina colada.
The vibe of the restaurant was fairly nice since it was right in front of the beach (and you could easily bar hop to other eateries beside it). Would come back to it, and also would check out the other eateries around.
In the Gion area of Kyoto, we went to this speak easy. We couldn’t easily find it at first because the front door said “Book Store”.
Got several drinks, and also tried some from friends). From the ones listed below, I will say my favorites are the chocolate espresso martini, the bees fashion (ie old fashioned but using honey and another type of bitters).
Went to this speak easy the first night in Osaka Umeda (in the Kitashinchi area). Definitely had a lot of Japanese whisky selection.
The thing about this place is that they don’t have a menu (so it’s kinda hard to know how much you’re gonna pay unless you ask how much each whisky is).
I tried a version of Hibiki Harmony called the Blossom’s choice (around $400 a bottle). As well got a high ball (not sure what whisky). I would definitely come back here again (and try other whisky’s, but look up the prices online before ordering).
Also, the glasses looked pretty sick (as seen below)
Checked out this bar in Chinatown (near the lower east side) to meet up with a friend and their friend from BM. Definitely had a dive bar feel.
Food was ok, but probably would not go out of my way to go there again unless I was in the area. For drinks, mainly just got black label on the rocks.
Great brunch spot for a boozy brunch in New York.
This place has the standard brunch items (ie scrambled eggs, bacon, jalapeño poppers, fried chicken. Of course also got a mimosa, plus an Irish coffee, and some other drinks (haha, wish I could remember).
We stopped by the rooftop bar in Madrid. Music was fire. (Basically big room progressive house).
Drinks were ordered through a QR code (needed to order them one by one). Basically got an Aperol spriz e and a Sangria). Prices I think were a bit high for Spain, but really like the wine of the place. Would go back.
We stopped by this really awesome / interesting rooftop bar near Chelsea / meat packing district. It had 3 main floors. Lowest one was just the bathrooms (that had bird sounds, and you could change into swimming gear). The second floor has a dancing area, plus a pool! The rooftop had a great view of the city and Jersey. Also had a bunch of seating / lounging area. Would definitely go back. Music was also pretty chill (deepish), and people there were pretty attractive 🙂
