No photo of this bar survives from the 2008 site.

Black Door

127 W. 26th St. · btwn 6th & 7th Ave.
Chelsea, Manhattan

In 2026

Closed; now Primrose

Last licensed here under this name: 2020–22.

Checked October 15, 2026.

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Overview

New York on Tap listed this bar without a review.

History

Pressed tin, then amber light

Black Door's own website, in 2015, showed off a pressed tin ceiling at 127 West 26th Street¹. That address now belongs to Primrose, which The Infatuation calls an amber-lit cocktail bar².

Sources

Researched October 2026.

What's nearby

Rogue Bar & Lounge 0.1 mi A different business is licensed at this address: Storehouse
School 0.1 mi Closed; now Mala Panda
Varietal 0.1 mi Closed; now Smithfield Hall
Tillman's 0.1 mi Closed; now Sid Gold's Request Room
West 25th Lounge (Four Points Hotel) 0.1 mi A different business is licensed at this address: The Rose; FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON
Dusk 0.1 mi Closed; now One Star
Billy's Bar 0.1 mi No license found in 2026
XES Lounge 0.1 mi Closed
Gstaad 0.1 mi Closed; now Grey Bar and Restaurant
The Door 0.2 mi Closed; now Petite Disco