NYC Speakeasy Walking Tour
New York, New York
Trip Type: Bar, Club & Pub Tours
Duration: Flexible (2hr 30mins - 3 hrs approx.)
Take a friendly walk through the most pedestrian friendly streets of Lower Manhattan and the Village to discover 6 to 7 of the most secretive Speakeasies hidden behind utterly unmarked doors, coffee shops, restaurant kitchen's and much more! Skip the line to enter Speakeasies where reserved tables and accommodation awaits the group. Enjoy a high quality, internationally recognized award winning craft cocktail and indulge yourself in the atmosphere of the roaring 20's while the tour guide provides you with all the history of Prohibition and the causes and effects that led to pass and enforce the 18th amendment. The list of all the Speakeasies visited will also be provided to all the attendees after the tour, in order for customers to return to these amazing Speakeasies.
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Take a friendly walk through the most pedestrian friendly streets of Lower Manhattan and the Village to discover 6 to 7 of the most secretive Speakeasies hidden behind utterly unmarked doors, coffee shops, restaurant kitchen's and much more! Skip the line to enter Speakeasies where reserved tables and accommodation awaits the group. Enjoy a high quality, internationally recognized award winning craft cocktail and indulge yourself in the atmosphere of the roaring 20's while the tour guide provides you with all the history of Prohibition and the causes and effects that led to pass and enforce the 18th amendment. The list of all the Speakeasies visited will also be provided to all the attendees after the tour, in order for customers to return to these amazing Speakeasies.The meeting point for the group is always at a park where there is seating, shade and water. While the group awaits for all the attendees to show up, the tour guide will provide some general colonial history of NYC and give out interesting facts related to the era such as, why we say "bucks" for dollars, why is "Houston" pronounced differently in NYC and much more. Once the whole group is there, the tour guide will provide a small introduction about the Speakeasy tour and explain how long the tour is, how many Speakeasies are visited (usually 6 to 7), at which Speakeasy the group will be allowed to grab a drink (in every case at the Speakeasies that provide the best drinks) and which we will enter and visit. The tour guide will also explain where the tour ends which is always an area with nightlife, bars, clubs and restaurants, all located to many subway entrances.
On every tour the first drink is enjoyed at the first Speakeasy, where in most cases, the group will either skip the line, get a reserved table or both but skipping line is guarantee. While enjoying a high craft quality internationally recognized award winning cocktail, the tour guide will explain about the causes and effects that led to passing the 18th amendment (Prohibition). The guide will not only explain how and why it was passed but as well as, the history of alcohol consumption in the US in general, the history of alcohol taxation and most importantly how the US tried to enforce Prohibition. For each drink we allow the group usually up to an hour but in most cases, the group only takes around 40 minutes. Tour guides are obliged to assure that no one feels to rushed to finish their drinks since that the drinks are high quality crafted cocktail that are ought to be savored and enjoyed. Some Speakeasies will have even Burlesque shows but all are completely hidden from the exterior. Go through unmarked doors, back alley ways, phone booths, through the Five Guys burger joint (yes there is a Speakeasy inside of one of the Five Guys), a bank's vault door, behind a psychic shop, through doors indicating "No Entrance", "Emergency exit only" or even "Employees Only" and go even through a restaurant's kitchen where you will see all the chefs at work and open a door indicating "No entrance" and discover the hidden and unmarked Speakeasies.
Most of the Speakeasies you visit are so well hidden, that most of our clientele are actually locals struggling to find the Speakeasy, even with the physical address on their phones. At the last Speakeasy the guide will give the option to our customers to either stay at the last Speakeasy for a third drink or to explore the stimulated and vivid neighborhood where the tour ends, where there is many nightlife establishments, restaurants, clubs, bars, stand up comedy, life music and much more.
On every tour the first drink is enjoyed at the first Speakeasy, where in most cases, the group will either skip the line, get a reserved table or both but skipping line is guarantee. While enjoying a high craft quality internationally recognized award winning cocktail, the tour guide will explain about the causes and effects that led to passing the 18th amendment (Prohibition). The guide will not only explain how and why it was passed but as well as, the history of alcohol consumption in the US in general, the history of alcohol taxation and most importantly how the US tried to enforce Prohibition. For each drink we allow the group usually up to an hour but in most cases, the group only takes around 40 minutes. Tour guides are obliged to assure that no one feels to rushed to finish their drinks since that the drinks are high quality crafted cocktail that are ought to be savored and enjoyed. Some Speakeasies will have even Burlesque shows but all are completely hidden from the exterior. Go through unmarked doors, back alley ways, phone booths, through the Five Guys burger joint (yes there is a Speakeasy inside of one of the Five Guys), a bank's vault door, behind a psychic shop, through doors indicating "No Entrance", "Emergency exit only" or even "Employees Only" and go even through a restaurant's kitchen where you will see all the chefs at work and open a door indicating "No entrance" and discover the hidden and unmarked Speakeasies.
Most of the Speakeasies you visit are so well hidden, that most of our clientele are actually locals struggling to find the Speakeasy, even with the physical address on their phones. At the last Speakeasy the guide will give the option to our customers to either stay at the last Speakeasy for a third drink or to explore the stimulated and vivid neighborhood where the tour ends, where there is many nightlife establishments, restaurants, clubs, bars, stand up comedy, life music and much more.
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