Pass through the gate walk down an alleyway and up a set of st.
Back room lower east side.
For access to this ersatz speakeasy look for a sign that reads the lower east side toy company.
Inside you will find a dimly lit lounge.
Great soundtrack in the form of music that tends to get louder and louder the later evening.
Winter time midweek backroom fireplace one of the better spots on a cold night in lower east side backup plan.
There s a sign labeled lower east side toy company which leads you down some stairs and a dark alleyway.
Once you get inside it feels like you ve transported yourself back into the prohibition times.
The bouncer and entrance is located at the very back.
The original 1920 s speakeasy known simply as the back of ratner s played host to many theater and movie actors of the roaring twenties as well as famous gangsters of the era.
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The back room is one of only two speakeasies in new york city that operated during prohibition and is still in existence today.
Fireplace the delancey.
Just watch out for the dbags.
Justin halsall august 20 2017.
It is a timeless example of the underbelly of new york past.
Through the gate that reads lower east side toy company make your way along an historic path to the back room a true to life 1920s era speakeasy.
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