la milagrosa

"La Milagrosa is a well-kept secret, and this is partially because it’s behind a fake laundromat on Havemeyer Street. Technically, this place is a speakeasy - but mostly it just feels like a small, casual cocktail bar where you can actually have a conversation. Although, if it’s a weekend, you might end up on the tiny dance floor in the back." - bryan kim

"How to outdo all the other ultra-hip New York faux-speakeasies? Williamsburg’s La Milagrosa answers that question by putting its cozy, dark, woody bar behind a deli’s freezer door. The staff and lounge itself are surprisingly laid-back, and drinks home in on mezcal, including in a smoky yet zippy margarita. Excellent rotating DJs take over the speakers, leading to impromptu group dance sessions." - Paul Schrodt, Eater Staff

"From the outside, Mezcaleria La Milagrosa looks like a laundromat. It even says “Havemeyer Laundromat” on the awning. But walk inside, and you’ll find a fake storefront with a host in the back who’ll lead you through a fake freezer door to a dark, wood-paneled space that’s about the size of a medium U-Haul. And, despite the fact that its been open for a while now, this place still kinda feels like secret. Bring a date, and you’ll immediately look two to three times cooler than you actually are. You can grab a good cocktail and hang out at the little bar, or you can make use of the minuscule dance floor beneath the disco ball all the way in the back." - bryan kim

"La Milagrosa, a speakeasy and mezcaleria in one, lies behind an apparent freezer door in a Williamsburg deli. The narrow, woody space specializes in agave-based spirits used in drinks like a just-smoky-enough mezcal margarita. The hip-yet-friendly crowd is usually lost in conversation or bopping along to an eclectic music mix provided by rotating DJs." - Eater Staff, Paul Schrodt, Lorelei Yang