Maybe it’s because I have a soft spot for everything concerning the 1920’s, but I adore speakeasies. And the more hush hush, the better, in my humble opinion. So when I heard whisperings about a new spot that opened in Williamsburg in the back of a laundromat posing as a Mexican deli, I totally took the trek out to Brooklyn to check it out.
La Milagrosa (The Miraculous), is accessed through a freezer door by telephone number reservation only, and is an intimate agave bar and listening room, featuring a selection of mezcal and tequila beverages and a notable, high-fidelity sound system.
The cocktails are curated to these two particular liquors, so you bet they make a killer margarita. I enjoyed the Margarita Jamaica (house infused and brewed hibiscus tea, Cointreau, orange bitters and fresh lime), as it put a unique spin on a classic drink.
Although small and intimate, don’t go expecting any of the hushed tones and cozy sunken couches sometimes associated with speakeasies (Raine’s Law Room, I’m looking at you!) This is much more of a millennial speakeasy feel–meaning, if Girls were doing another season, I’m certain they’d shoot a scene here, filled with lots of messy tequila moments.
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Jessica Tiare Bowen lives in the juicy Big Apple with her adorable pink-nosed chihuahua, Gillman. He’s the inspiration for her first published children’s book, “Park Avenue Pound Puppy.” The book is the combined result of her two greatest passions: pooches and penning stories.
Her passions include art, urban hikes through Manhattan, drinking coffee with 3 creams and 6 sugars, making extremely detailed itineraries and traveling to far away places, singing along to Broadway shows, Netflix movie nights, discovering incredible treasures at Goodwill and thrift stores, and listening to stories from little people under 7 and big people over 70.
She started her career as New York City Teaching Fellow, teaching elementary school and theater arts at a special education school in the South Bronx for 6 years. She is now a Special Education School Improvement Specialist working in public schools throughout New York City. She is the Editor-In-Chief of the online New York City travel magazine, Used York City. The magazine focuses on finding the best of New York…as used by New Yorkers. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and an ASPCA Ambassador.
