The Woo Woo Speakeasy is a new 80s themed hidden bar that has been opened by the Mean Fiddler in Times Square. It offers a unique blend of 80s nostalgia, craft cocktails, and risqué seduction in an underground speakeasy aimed at an adult only audience as the bar is a nod to the adult stores and peep shows that were the norm in Times Square in the 80s.
While speakeasies were originally illicit establishments that sold alcoholic beverages during the Prohibition era behind unassuming facades or accessed through secret entrances, today they are retro-style bars or nightclubs behind hidden entrances that are very popular in New York. I love to take out of town visitors and New Yorkers to The Woo Woo as it makes for an unusual and fun night out as one can expect in New York. Reservations are definitely recommended.
The Woo Woo Speakeasy Location
The Woo Woo is located at 226 West 47th Street in the basement of the Mean Fiddler, which has also given it the name the Mean Fiddler Speakeasy. There is a small sign above a door that indicates the entrance to the bar.
How to Enter
Visitors to the bar are faced with a locked door with a buzzer, which connects to the hostess. Access to The Woo Woo requires a password for the door to open, which can be found on its 80s themed website.
Once you are buzzed in, you have to go down a staircase adorned with graffiti that gives the bar a gritty and edgy feel.
At the bottom of the staircase is the hostess stand in the middle of a sex shop, though it is referred to as a sex museum as the items are not for sale.
The doorway to the bar itself looks like a bookcase that is full of VCR cassettes in keeping with the 80s vintage of the bar.
The Woo Woo Experience
Stepping into The Woo Woo is like stepping into a time machine that transports you into the 1980s, all the way from the decor to the bar to neon lights in the ceiling. The bar features vintage decor, including adult film posters and retro furniture, creating a unique atmosphere that is both seductive and playful. In addition to the vintage decor and hidden doorways, The Woo Woo features a variety of videos playing on old-school TVs throughout the bar, sometimes featuring vintage adult films in keeping with the 80s vibe.
The inside really feels like you have taken a step back in time, with sex themed drinks, vintage adult posters up on the walls, and names of adult movies behind the bar.
The Woo Woo servers have a special treat in store when you ask for the check as they bring complimentary shots for the table, along with what looks like a prohibited substance reminiscent of all the drugs that were the norm in the 80s, but is actually powdered sugar in keeping with the theme of the bar. It really is a great way to end any visit to Woo Woo on a high, pun unintended.
Closing Thoughts
The Woo Woo Speaksasy is a really fun 80s themed bar to visit in the Big Apple. It pays tribute to Times Square in the 80s with its decor, grittiness, and is sex themed all the way from the sex museum at the hostess stand to the names of the drinks. The lines of a white substance, which are definitely powdered sugar, are in keeping with the bar’s theme of Times Square in the 80s. It is, however, important to be sure that everyone in the group is a consenting adult to visit so no one feels uncomfortable with the theme or the decor once you are inside this fabulously risque NYC speakeasy.
