Backdoor Bodega

George Town


With a hidden location behind an unmarked door – ask at the nearby Good Friends Club – and a unique marketing angle (it claims to be an 'overpriced pin shop'), Backdoor Bodega might be the most elusive of George Town's speakeasies. There really are pins for sale, and a purchase comes with a free cocktail, many using locally inspired ingredients such as Thai tea.


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