The Reborn Chumley’s Speakeasy Has a Burger Worthy of Hemingway
One of New York's most historic bars is back, with the help of the Sushi Nakazawa team. Here's what they've got on the menu.
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As I was growing up in New York, Chumley’s had legendary status for me. The hidden, historic West Village bar was where my parents began their relationship. (In fact, they’d met the night before at a party; but their chance meeting at Chumley’s is what sealed the deal.)
When I got caught up in the lure of the restaurant world, I loved that the insider term “to 86” (to stop serving someone), was allegedly invented there. Legend has it that, during Prohibition, customers would exit via the door at 86 Bedford St. when the cops were coming through the entrance on Barrow Street.