Blind Barber

One of the most iconic speakeasy-style bars in the city. They were doing it before it became a hipster craze. You enter through an unassuming door at the back of the barbershop. Inside is quite roomy compared to other hidden bars in the city. It’s a bit less pretentious than most too, which I personally prefer. Overall a cool place to visit for a cocktail if you’re in the area.

The actual venue I walked right past it lol. That truly makes for a great speakeasy right? It really is pretty inconspicuous if you're not paying attention. The blind barber is actually a barber shop for real, but cross functions as a speakeasy. The images speak for themselves. It is such a cool atmosphere and great time once you get past the barber shop ;

I have been to the BB many of nights loaded off the Tequila Sodas, as it is one of the best places to go out and activate in the East Village. It is also a true speakeasy, not one of them fake speakeasies. Y’all know what I’m talkin about. Great date night spot during the week too fellas… But the real reason I’m writing this review is because the culmination of my life's work happened here on Thursday night. I was able to accept my 2023 Yelp Rookie of the Year Award. WE DID IT MOMMA! I DONE IT FOR US! Early mornings and long nights at the keyboard paid off. Swiping my credit card to try a new place to review when I had food at home finally paid off. Telling my friends “sorry I can’t go to the club tonight, I got a dream to chase” paid off. My heart, my mind, and my soul have gone into writing these reviews. My big bros actually sat me down one day to have an intervention saying something along the lines of: "We are worried about you lil cuzzo all you do is write Yelp Reviews... I think you've lost your mind a bit... You were at 9th street espresso for 11 hours yesterday lil cuzzo..." I just sat back, looked them dead in the eyes, and told them: "You're right. I have lost my mind doing this. Like Vincent van Gogh. He dedicated his life to his art and lost his mind in the process. That's happened to me. But f--k it. When that 5 inch tall plastic trophy is my hands, when I have more random Yelp trinkets than I know what to do with, when I can chirp everyone else's food opinions by asking them how many Yelpies they have, when my Kids’ Kids can facetiously ask their little friends in Kindergarten 'Wait, how many Yelpies does your Grandpa have?'... then it will pay. Then I'll be happy I lost my mind." MANHATTAN BEACH!!!!! THIS IS FOR YOU!!!!!!!!! AND MY MOMMA I LOVE YOU MOMMA!!!!!!!! What a great Yelp Elite event though, drinks were amazing and Johnnie Walker was hosting it. Yelp is on a HEATER this year with these events. They can't miss in 2024! IG @jnov_ Tiktok @jnov_reviews

Oh this is a pretty fun spot. Makes me feel like we're going to a secret speakeasy. They play some nice jams. They had a live DJ playing sounds from the early 2000s and some current sounds when I was there. The crowd was a pretty cool mixture of 20 somethings and early '30s. That's how I remembered it anyway. Drinks weren't too bad. Reasonably priced around $10 to $15. Honestly it gets a little blurry but I had a good time.

Blind Barber is a "speak easy" type bar behind a barber shop. Inside, there's about a dozen tables or so. The bar is stocked well, with happy hour between 6-9. The music playing is great, the pours are kind of heavy, and prices aren't too bad. As the night goes on, there's a younger crowd that rolls in to dance. Overall a great experience and would recommend coming in for a drink if you're in the neighborhood.

Cool speak easy place in NY! Although the city never sleeps we were here on Wednesday evening after catching a Broadway show but it was pretty empty so that ruined the experience. But seems like a very cool place when crowded! The entrance is through the barbershop

Positions itself as a "neighborhood dive bar" but in reality it's an overpriced hipster haven where they charge gratuity per drink, granted, the drink wasn't terrible. I would only come here if my job was paying for it. The crowd is all young gentrifiers and those in proximity. The same vibe with a better crowd and drinks exists in Harlem already. As far as food goes, their grade is pending.

Wish I could give 0 stars. Ordered a vodka tonic and then waited for my friends to tell me their order. They asked if they had champagne, the Latina bartender said prosecco like I was a huge annoyance to her. Then my friends asked if there was different sparkling wine, and she said Prosecco louder and more annoyed with me asking. She talked to me extremely rude. So I normally tip 20%, but she really dropped the ball on service for 50 dollar drinks. She waited to pour the drinks until I tipped, I tipped 2 dollars and was debating 0 because it was such an unpleasant experience. When I clicked finish on a 2 dollar tip she said “you think that’s acceptable?” I replied with “yes” and she didn’t pour vodka into mine and my friends drinks. Won’t be coming again you shouldn’t either.

Not a bad haircut but seem more focused on the speakeasy bar than the barbershop. They don’t take walk-ins and their scheduling website is not user friendly. Even after scheduling online there was still issues. Tipping is only Venmo or cash. They don’t do shaves.

It was a cool place for an after party. The DJs were good and the crowd was cool. Definitely younger crowd and drinks were solid.