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blue quarter noble experiment
New York City San Diego

Find cocktails like This stack of kegs near
Oolong Island Iced the bathroom of the
Tea behind the blue restaurant Neighborhood
door of this bar inside is a door leading to a
the Middle Eastern dramatic bar adorned
restaurant Local 92. with a wall of gold skulls.
bluequarternyc.com nobleexperimentsd.com

Al’s Place birds & bees
Minneapolis Los Angeles

This photo booth This industrial space
isn’t really for under a downtown office
pictures: It’s the building is an impeccably
entrance to Al’s, decorated concrete
where you’ll find basement. Grab a seat
classic 1920s at a midcentury-style
drinks and possibly table during Violet
even a show: The Hour “ (happy hour),
spot is known for its when classic martinis
burlesque brunch. and daiquiris are $8.
alsplacempls.com birdsandbeesla.com

AL'S PLACE: LUCAS JENSEN (2). KEG DOOR: JAMES TRAN AND OLIVIA BEALL. NOBLE EXPERIMENT INTERIOR: ZACK BENSON. After Prohibition, bootleggers used their illicit earnings to
build legitimate businesses, like Las Vegas’s multibillion-dollar
casino industry. A new addition to the city’s Mob Museum tells
the story of these mobsters and how the government pursued
them—and there’s a speakeasy serving moonshine and vodka
distilled on-site. themobmuseum.org

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