Hidden Hot Spots
By Katie Heffernan, New York
There's something about a restaurant or bar with a secret location that makes it especially alluring. From the infamous speakeasy Milk and Honey to secret sashimi in midtown, we pull back the curtain and reveal the city's hottest hidden spots.
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Sake Bar Hagi
152 W 49th Street, New York, NY
Japanese snacks and booze down a flight of stairs near Times Square. -
Sakagura
211 E 43rd St, New York, NY
A small gold sign leads through the lobby to this hidden treasure of sake and sashimi in midtown. -
Freemans
Freeman Alley, New York, NY
The beautiful and hip strut down the discreet alleyway to this hunter-chic eatery. -
Burger Joint
118 W 57th St, New York, NY
Just about everyone has searched out this unassuming burger joint--and they can't help but find their way back. -
La Esquina
106 Kenmare St, New York, NY
This basement taqueria is one of of the most talked-about secret restaurants in the city. -
Chocolat Michel Cluizel
888 Broadway, 1st Fl, New York, NY
Shoppers at ABC Carpet & Home would just love to keep this heavenly in-store chocolateria all to themselves.
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PDT
113 Saint Marks Pl, New York, NY
A modern-day speakeasy for imbibers in the know (with a hankering for gourmet hot dogs). -
Angel's Share
8 Stuyvesant St, New York, NY
Cocktail aficionados pass through a Japanese restaurant to get to this hidden mixing mecca. -
Decibel
240 E 9th St, New York, NY
The staircase down to this barely marked, Tokyo-cool sake bar is camoflauged by a rickety awning. -
Milk and Honey
Lower East Side, New York, NY
You'll have to dig up the phone number--and search out the doorway--to get at Sasha Petraske's super-secret cocktail lounge. -
Marlow & Sons
81 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY
Keep walking past the shelves of this specialty food shop and you'll stumble upon Brooklyn's coziest wine and oyster bar. -
The Back Room
102 Norfolk St, New York, NY
The discrete entrance to this eastside speakeasy is through a gate marked "Lower East Side Toy Company." -
Shalel Lounge
65 W 70th St, New York, NY
Paper lanterns light the stairway down to this semi-secret romance spot. -
Level V
675 Hudson St, New York, NY
Lines of VIPs give away this unmarked Meatpacking District club below the restaurant Vento. -
The East Side Company Bar
49 Essex St, New York, NY
Sasha Petraske's other cocktail haven is much more accessible--but still practically invisible.
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Cafe Habana
229 Elizabeth St, New York, NY
Loyalists don't mind the wait at this popular Cuban-Mex cantina. -
Takahachi
85 Ave A, New York, NY
Oversized sushi and a late-night scene draw crowds to this casual Alphabet City favorite. -
Boat Basin Cafe
W 79th St, New York, NY
Seasonal outdoor dining spot where the views and the pub-grub eats just don't get any better.
