New York on Tap 2008
Archive · modern edition Every bar New York on Tap knew, as it stood around 2008, with a 2026 check on each one. This page in the 2008 edition

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Clandestino

35 Canal St. · btwn Essex and Ludlow
Chinatown, Manhattan

In 2026

Still pouring

Checked October 18, 2026.

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Overview

By Chris Lukic

Low key, quiet and cozy, a perfect spot for a tête à tête.

History

Hard to stay clandestine at the curb

We called Clandestino low-key, quiet and cozy, a perfect spot for a tête-à-tête. In March 2025 the city published a proposed four-year consent for Clandestino Cafe and Bar to run a roadway café, which would take some of that quiet out to the curb1.

Sources

  1. nyc.gov

Researched October 2026.

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