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

We had gathered at the speakeasy, housed in a multicar garage, for a meet and greet with five of the Republican candidates running for Congress in Arizona’s District 8.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2024

He and his friend John McErlaine believed what they were told in the speakeasy, that the truck was packed to the roof with cases of canned pork and beans.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt