speakeasy

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Hood, Ling and other entrepreneurs paved the way for places like Laowai—a speakeasy inspired by Prohibition-era Shanghai.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

Then came the mid-aughts cocktail renaissance — speakeasy revival, vest-wearing bartenders, the return of obscure bitters, the emergence of the cocktail-as-craft.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

The building boasts several amenities, including two lavish pools, a residents-only restaurant, a speakeasy and 24-hour catering services for residents.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

On TV, Sinatra in black-and-white knocks on the door of a speakeasy in “The Joker is Wild.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2024

We became good buddies in a speakeasy where later on I was a waiter; Chicago Red was the funniest dishwasher on this earth.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey