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Speakeasy |
800 SF |
Tijuana, Baja California |
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ORYX NORTICO
A clandestine and classy space, located inside Oryx Capital, where the spirit of the Prohibition-Era Speakeasy lives on.
Known only through rumor and accessed only by reservation, Nortico is reminiscent of off-grid nostalgia.
Instead of serving bootleg gin,
this speakeasy serves specialty cocktails.
The simplicity of the wooden slabs are reworked by more modern bending techniques, giving Nortico a completely different yet elegant atmosphere.
After the Prohibition, there was a major and permanent shift in American social life. The illicit bars − referred to as blind pigs and gin joints − multiplied, especially in urban areas.
They ranged from fancy clubs with jazz bands and ballroom dance floors to dingy back rooms to basements and rooms inside apartments.