Bars in Manhattan

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.

A simple midtown bar was once the home of a secretive and exclusive club staffed by "bunnies" under Hefner's strict rules.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

The tiniest little stage in New York.

Test your business savvy and play the market for cocktails at this stock exchange-inspired watering hole.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.