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Lower East Side Toy Company (The Back Room)

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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.

Inside you will find a dimly lit lounge with a crowd taking their drinks from tea cups, their shots from espresso cups, and their beers from paper bags. Best of all, the Back Room, complete with a VIP room hidden behind a hinged bookcase, was an actual 1920s era speakeasy and, besides the absence of a locked door and password, it remains an excellent way to replica of the underground alcohol scene of the 1920s.

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Accessible from the J,M,Z trains at Essex Street Station or F train at Delancey Street Station. The bar is fur-free, including trim along the hood of your coat.

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Lower East Side Toy Company (The Back Room)
102 Norfolk Street
New York, New York, 10002
United States
40.71851, -73.987169
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