Bathtub Gin

"Your requisite Prohibition-inspired speakeasy with a quirky name and a secret door? That’d be Bathtub Gin. Walk through Stone Street Coffee to get in – there is a “bouncer” (you are dangerously close to Meatpacking, after all) but you can pretty easily grab a reservation on OpenTable to avoid any issue. As the name would indicate, gin is the focus. And there’s a bathtub." - katherine lewin, hillary reinsberg

"A good spot for impressing out-of-towners, Bathtub Gin is your standard-issue Prohibition-inspired speakeasy with a quirky name and a secret door. In order to get in, you have to walk through Stone Street Coffee and speak to a bouncer (you are dangerously close to Meatpacking, after all). If you want to guarantee yourself entry, make a reservation. As the name would indicate, gin is the focus, and there’s a bathtub. You can also catch live music and DJs most nights." - Bryan Kim, Matt Tervooren

"Bathtub Gin shamelessly commits to the speakeasy theme. Hidden behind Stone Street Coffee in Chelsea, the room is covered in black-and white-photos and antique wallpaper, and it’s full of couches and upholstered booths where people on dates tend to forget they’re in public. All of the servers wear suspenders, flickering candles provide most of the lighting, and the soundtrack consists of authentic Prohibition-era songs such as Boys II Men’s “I’ll Make Love To You.” It’s all a little corny, but it works. Bring some out-of-towners or someone you’re romantically involved with, and try the ‘Smores Old Fashioned." - bryan kim, sonal shah

"The 18th Room in Chelsea comes from Dave Oz, a co-owner of the gin-centric speakeasy Bathtub Gin, also in the neighborhood." - Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

"Everyone is moving to Los Angeles these days, including similarly-styled NYC speakeasy export Bathtub Gin." - Farley Elliott