Handshake Speakeasy

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   Jay

   Los Angeles2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Fantastic experience. Great atmosphere. Great cocktails.
   

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   Supriya VIP

   New York City5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Awesome experience - we will be back. So blown away
   

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   MarcM

   San Francisco2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Probably the best bar I’ve ever been to. The whole experience was so special and creative from the entrance to the drinks to the ambiance.
   

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4. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Seattle2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This is one place that lives up to the hype! We had a lot of fun. My favorite drink was the Fig Negroni and my daughter’s favorite was the Saffron
   

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   SeanP

   Salt Lake City4 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   It’s a fine bar, but not what we expected given the hype. Cocktails were interesting but the difficulty getting a reservation, waiting in line, sub-average service, poor food choices, and lack of interaction with bartenders were very disappointing. Despite not being let in until 15 minutes after our 9p reservation time, we were given an abrupt last call at 10p after less than an hour although most of the bar seats were empty. When we left there was no longer a line outdoors. Made me think that the earlier line was manufactured and the last call was just a rule to imply exclusivity, rather than a way to manage demand. The biggest surprise of the night? No Fernet-Branca at a bar named Handshake. Go figure. There are much more fun and interesting bars to visit in CDMX. One last nitpick - they should do away with shouting bienvenidos and buenos tardes every time someone enters or exits. It’s cute the first time, but after an hour they didn’t need to rush us out, we were ready to go.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Mexico City1 review

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Drinks are incredible, but the limited food menu disappointed. The caviar noodles are awesome
   

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7. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Austin2 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Not worth the hype. Drinks are good and reasonably priced for what it is ~$300pesos. The losing factors of this are that it’s so overhyped that you do feel very rushed. We didn’t seat until 20 minutes after our reservation. We then only had about an hour and 10 minutes to drink. The ambiance is okay. The speakeasy aspect is basically the entrance is in a basement/upstairs depending on where you get to go. Not super exciting imo. Would not recommend.
   

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   Gaurav VIP

   Austin1 review

   1.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   There is no way this bar should be considered the #1 bar in the world. Most local cocktail spots in any big city have better drinks. They batch make everything and drinks are 5/10 at best. I am genuinely bewildered how they achieved this supposed #1 bar in the world ranking
   

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9. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Austin1 review

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Loved our experience so much we snagged another reservation for later this week. There are 2 separate bars, with apparently different menus. Everything we tried was amazing. We were sat at the bar so we had a front row view for everything the bartenders were doing and it was amazing to see how they work together to make some very complex drinks. Seating is limited to 1.5 hours and they make that clear when you arrive. Did not try any of the food but it looked good.
   

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    Kayway

    Las Vegas2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    I did not order food, but I ordered the Matcha Martini and Espresso Martini with Mezcal. Beautiful bar, definitely worth the reservation. Servers were chill, fun and attentive. Drinks 11/10. So happy I went to Handshake!
    

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