The Grotto chef meticulously restored this two-floor former speakeasy's Prohibition decor (original black and white paint job, tin ceiling, white marble bar), and's now slinging appropriate hooch like The Great Experiment (Hendricks, mint, cucumber, lemon, orange), The Molasses Flood of 1919 (Sailor Jerry's, molasses, lime, bitters), and pitchers of shaken Bombay martinis. Grub ranges from old-school New England "Rarebits" (melted farmhouse cheese, Vermont bacon, crusty bread) to bar mainstays like a Wolf Neck ground beef burger, grilled maple glazed hot dogs, and "Sunday Night Gravy": house cut gnocchi, San Marzano tomatoes, lamb/pork/beef, with a Bob Costas-hosted appetizer of "Gravy Night in America".

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