Next Door Speakeasy
Venue Brief
Password-entry speakeasy on Porter Street in East Boston, a vaulted blue-velvet room serving theatrical cocktails and raw-bar plates to reservation holders.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- IntimateExclusiveDate NightUpbeat
- Age guide
- 25-45
- Dress code
- Smart Casual
- Cuisine
- Tapas/Share PlateSeafood
- Demographic
- Young ProfessionalsCouplesLocals
- Music genre
- Hip HopR&B
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- Year-round
- Clientele
- LocalsAmerican
- Offerings
- Table Service
- Open times
- Mon ClosedTue ClosedWed ClosedThu 6 – 11 PM BestFri 5 PM – 1 AM BusySat 5 PM – 1 AM BusySun 6 – 11 PM
- Vibe score
- 5.9 / 10
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About Next Door Speakeasy
Entry is part of the show: a host leads guests to a hidden door, a password gets them through, and the room beyond has a vaulted plaster ceiling, crystal chandeliers, blue velvet banquettes and a bottle-lined bar. Cocktails arrive with smoke, dry ice and edible garnishes, and take a while because of it. The kitchen sends out oysters, seafood towers, charcuterie and ahi tuna tacos, with reviews rating the drinks well above the food. The music runs to loud hip-hop and rap, occasionally a live act, so it suits birthdays more than hushed conversation. Bookings are close to essential and carry a $50-per-person fee for cancellations within 12 hours, and on private-event nights the hidden-door routine is sometimes skipped, a letdown noted in two recent reviews. It opens Thursday and Sunday from 6pm to 11pm and Friday and Saturday from 5pm to 1am. Google rates it 4.6 from 650 reviews.
