Not necessarily speakeasies , but I have some recommendations for barsAmor y Amargo East Village Really smallcozy bar that mainly serves mixed drinks prepared with bitters andor botanicals . No seats . Crowd can be younger . The head bartender is a total bro . Avg . Drink $ 15 NoMad Bar NoMad Inside the NoMad hotel there ' s two different bars . The bartenders wear these cool leather doctors ' bibs . They make a mean Moscow Mule there . Dinner in the library is a solid option , too . Incredibly beautiful enpb ! 1 s 0 x 89 c 259 a 60 da 0093 b 0 xbc 6 c 03 df 8 ea 41981 ! 2 m 16 ! 2 m 2 ! 1 i 80 ! 2 i 80 ! 3 m 1 ! 2 i 20 ! 16 m 10 ! 1 b 1 ! 2 m 2 ! 1 m 1 ! 1 e 1 ! 2 m 2 ! 1 m 1 ! 1 e 3 ! 2 m 2 ! 1 m 1 ! 1 e 4 ! 3 m 1 ! 7 e 115 ! 4 s n o m a d b a r t h e nomadsgorgeousnewneighbor ! 5 s n o m adbarGoogleSearchimagekey ! 1 e 1 ! 2 scdn . comthumborYSS 6 NFQGgNXQz 0 bndukSdwRA % 3 D 898 x 600 cdn 0 . voxcdn . comuploadschorusassetfile 75099020140618010 Nomad . 0 . jpgsaXved 0 ahUKEwiEyNPZ 88 LQAhVC 4 oMKHf 22 BLEQoioIejAK . Avg . Drink $ 15 Rudy ' s Bar and Grill Hell ' s Kitchen This is the quintessential dive bar . Free hotdog with every beer you drink . It ' s not dirty , but it ' s got a bit of gritty charm . Don ' t expect great drinks , but it can certainly be fun . Avg . Drink $ 5 Pocket Bar Hell ' s Kitchen Super cozy bar . We ' re talking like 12 seats in the whole place . They only serve beer and wine free popcorn if you ask . It ' s a lot of fun , and the owner is hysterical . I ' ve had lots of great conversations there with totally random people . It ' s the kind of atmosphere where you feel like it ' s acceptable to talk to everyone . Avg . Drink $ 8 Excuse My French Lower East Side Great date spot . Very cozy and relatively quiet . They serve full meals , I believe . I ' m more a fan of their cheese plate with a few rounds of drinks . They like to make a lot of cocktails using absinthe and egg whites , which I find pretty appetizing . Avg . Drink $ 12 Standard Beer Garden West Village A fun beer Garden that they close in during the winter . It ' s plenty warm . They serve pretzels and sausages . There ' s also a full bar there , if you ' re into liquor instead . The Standard Grill is a pretty good transition to dinner . The crowd tends to be early twenties on a late Saturday night , but older if you go late afternoon . Avg . Drink $ 9 McSorely ' s Ale House East Village This place is an experience . It ' s the oldest Irish Pub in America . There ' s no menu , and they only serve two types of drinks light beer and dark beer . The floor is covered in wood chips and the walls are littered with random black and white photos from every eraenpb ! 1 s 0 x 89 c 2599 b 7792 d 0190 xd 1 aabb 33 cbcc 8 b 7 d ! 2 m 16 ! 2 m 2 ! 1 i 80 ! 2 i 80 ! 3 m 1 ! 2 i 20 ! 16 m 10 ! 1 b 1 ! 2 m 2 ! 1 m 1 ! 1 e 1 ! 2 m 2 ! 1 m 1 ! 1 e 3 ! 2 m 2 ! 1 m 1 ! 1 e 4 ! 3 m 1 ! 7 e 115 ! 4 s o l d a l e houseGoogleSearchimagekey ! 1 e 3 ! 2 spvWKgFncgAgV 5 TOb 61 BB 2 IAAAAAAAAEQerQoNRxhv 2 kRsVFrNKfwE 5 BcIeHNawNgCJkCsaXved 0 ahUKEwjYwLvj 9 MLQAhVh 0 oMKHQ 63 DbIQoioIfzAK . Really cool place to see , but the place smells like BO at first because of all the onions they serve for their cheese platter Avg . Drink $ 9