Skip the Line NYC Speakeasy Walking Tour Ticket

Overview

Discover New York City's most secretive speakeasies on this guided, 3-hour, small-group walking tour in Lower Manhattan. Take a friendly stroll to discover NYC's most secretive speakeasies, hidden behind unmarked doors, coffee shops, restaurant kitchens, and more. Skip the lines with reserved tables, sip craft cocktails, and turn back the clock to the roaring 20s while the host details the history of Prohibition and the causes and effects that led to pass and enforce the 18th amendment.

City: New York City

Sun 11 May

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Starting at $34.00

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Sun 11 May

Starting at $34.00

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What's Included

List of all the visited speakeasies (only after the tour)

Local, professional guide

Special treatment at the speakeasies

Guaranteed to skip the long lines

Highly accurate and documented history facts

Small-group walking tour

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Minimum age is 21 years and bring ID
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
No gym-wear and no fur. Sneakers and jeans are fine.

What To Expect

Lower Manhattan

The meeting point for the group is always at a park where there is seating, shade, and water. While the group awaits for all the attendees to arrive, the tour guide will provide some general colonial history of New York City and deliver interesting facts related to the era — like why we say 'bucks' instead of dollars, why 'Houston' is pronounced differently in NYC, and much more. Once the whole group is ready, the tour guide will provide a small introduction about the speakeasy tour and explain how long it is, how many speakeasies will be visited (it's usually six or seven), and at which speakeasy the group will be allowed to grab a drink. The tour guide will also explain where the tour ends, which is always an area with nightlife, bars, clubs, and restaurants — all located in close proximity to subway entrances. On every tour, the first drink is enjoyed at the first speakeasy. In most cases, the group will either skip the line, get a reserved table, or both — but skipping the line is guaranteed. While enjoying a high-quality, internationally recognized, award-winning cocktail, the tour guide will explain about the causes and effects that led to passing the 18th amendment (Prohibition). The guide will not only explain how and why it was passed, but the history of alcohol consumption in the US in general, the history of alcohol taxation, and most importantly, how the US tried to enforce Prohibition. For each drink, spend up to an hour, but in most cases, the group only takes around 40 minutes. Tour guides are obliged to assure that no one feels too rushed to finish their drinks because they are high-quality crafted cocktails that ought to be savored and enjoyed. Some speakeasies will have even Burlesque shows, but all are completely hidden from the exterior. Go through unmarked doors, back alley ways, phone booths, a bank's vault door, behind a psychic shop, through doors indicating 'No Entrance,' 'Emergency exit only' or even through a Five Guys burger joint. Most of the speakeasies are so well hidden that most of our clientele are actually locals struggling to find them, even with the physical address on their phones. At the last stop, the guide will give the option to either stay at the last speakeasy for a third drink or to explore the stimulated and vivid neighborhood where the tour ends, where there is many nightlife establishments, restaurants, clubs, bars, stand up comedy, life music and much more.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (299)

Don B

Oct 2019

First up gotta say what Alex doesn't know about the Prohibition Era, the History of Alcohol and about history in general probably isn't worth worrying about. Second, the only issue we had with the tour was trying to shut him up! Seriously though it was a great tour with a guide who knows his stuff and literally can't stop talking about it. You won't walk away with any gaps in your knowledge. When he takes a breath ask him anything, he'll know. Next point is one others have made, that these Speak Easy's are mostly tourist attractions now not original establishments. The old ones don't really exist anymore and there is no records of where they were because, obviously, they were illegal. So forget about that, let Alex regale you with his knowledge and live dangerously with the cocktails. It's all a bit of fun. We went to 5 different places, had a drink in 3 of them. Each place tries to do something weird and wonderful with their cocktails and its' worth giving the more outrageous ones a try. I did, and loved 2 out of 3, taking a pass on one. But the 2 I loved I really loved. And I would not have ordered them normally. Tip: eat at the first place, it helps. You get to do some cool stuff like walk through a phone booth or Barber shop to the sneaky door in back, maybe a Chinese restaurant, all good fun. The tour ends on a street with many places to eat, so we stayed at an Italian for dinner post tour. Thanks Alex, had a great time.

Sean_D

Sep 2019

Had an absolute blast. Alex was really knowledgeable and the speakeasy bars were really cool. Dress code is not an issue - you can wear jeans/shorts and smart trainers. Group was a good size (9 people). Would recommend this tour, although the cocktails we ordered were not always nice and were quite pricy! When we booked it, the tour we originally wanted wasn't running and then we had a bit of going back and forward with Alex to finalise the itinerary & time. But it all got sorted in the end and didn't dampen our experience. Would recommend.

Selene_T

Sep 2019

Really enjoyed doing this tour with a fun group as I was on my own. Love the history behind it all. I'll try out the other tours next time when I'm back in NY. Thank you!