"The vast majority of the city’s speakeasies feel silly, or like a normal bar that hired a new PR firm. But not this Greenpoint listening bar from the team behind Eavesdrop, another place where people use the word "audiophile" in casual conversation. Walk through what looks like Upside Pizza's kitchen door and into a room with perfectly tuned speakers, a mountain of cassettes behind the bar, and olive-oil washed gin martinis. It’s tight back here, but you can boogie in your seat—especially if you reserve one of the three large booths. They have plenty of standing room for walk-ins, too. And, if you get hungry, grab a slice of pepperoni from outside." - sonal shah, bryan kim, neha talreja, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick