Definition of SPEAKEASY

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Aside from speakeasy classics, smoky cocktails and a champagne infusion bar were set up to keep guests on the dance floor long after midnight. — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Coolest Wedding of the Year: Ann Brady & Scott Kelce's New Year's Celebration," 30 Dec. 2016 Discovering Bar Beau doesn’t involve speakeasy passwords or secret doorways, but simply being in-the-know. — Zachary Weiss, Vogue, "Brooklyn’s Bar Beau Is the Latest Hidden Hotspot You Need to Visit," 24 Nov. 2018 Tokyo Music Bar Set just across from Emilia Restaurante is the newest addition to Little Tokyo’s late-night scene, the speakeasy-style Tokyo Music Bar. — Michaela Trimble, Vogue, "An Insider’s Guide to the Little Tokyo of Mexico City," 23 Jan. 2019 Today, the remaining speakeasies openly celebrate their legacy, Half Moon Bay boasts its own distillery, and cocktail devotees have their choice of oases to raise a glass at day’s end. — Jeanne Cooper, SFChronicle.com, "Where to watch the sunset with a cocktail around Half Moon Bay," 11 July 2018 The speakeasy will be a word-of-mouth space in the 1,000-square-foot vault that used to store Paris Laundry's clients' fur coats. — Kellie Hwang, azcentral, "Restaurants, stores take over historic buildings in Phoenix's 'funky' Melrose District," 18 May 2018 The intimate space, with capacity for a mere 12 people, has the feel of a speakeasy, replete with a century-old bar counter reclaimed from a Pennsylvania private club. — Charles Passy, WSJ, "Some of the Best Bars in New York City Aren’t Open to the Public," 9 Mar. 2019 There is a famous custom motorcycle shop, South Bay Customs, and a very cool distillery, R6, with a speakeasy on the premises. — Robin Abcarian, latimes.com, "Sleepy little El Segundo is suddenly on the radar and fighting to keep its small-town identity," 17 Apr. 2018 Following the premiere, guests including Helena Christensen and Anna Sui took a short stroll to the nearby Back Room, a clandestine watering hole, hidden down a staircase and through an alleyway, that once served as a Prohibition-era speakeasy. — Zachary Weiss, Vogue, "Chloë Grace Moretz and Isabelle Huppert Spook Moviegoers at the Premiere of Greta," 20 Feb. 2019

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