How do you get into 205 Dry?
We have not confirmed it. 205 Dry is in the directory because it calls itself a speakeasy, and that is the whole of what we can stand behind about its door.
The drinks at 205 Dry
How the venue describes itself: “205 Dry is a hidden speakeasy in Downtown Binghamton serving handcrafted cocktails, elevated bar bites, and a unique atmosphere worth discovering.” (from its own website, retrieved 9 October 2026)
Beyond what the venue publishes we have not verified a list, so what follows is the period rather than the bar: Sidecar, Boulevardier, and Vieux Carré are all drinks of this era, and each links to its origin and its build.
Where 205 Dry sits
205 Dry is in Binghamton, New York, in Broome County, in the Mid-Atlantic of the United States.
This is currently the only verified hidden bar our directory lists in Binghamton. If you know another, tell us.
New York holds 101 listed venues in this directory. See them all on our New York speakeasy guide.
Prohibition in New York
New York came under national prohibition on 17 January 1920, when the Eighteenth Amendment took effect and the Volstead Act defined an intoxicating beverage as anything above one half of one per cent alcohol — a threshold strict enough to close breweries that had expected to survive.
More on the period in our history of Prohibition in New York.
What the newspapers recorded in New York
Searching the Library of Congress run of New York newspapers for speakeasy, blind pig and bootlegger across 1920 to 1933 returns dated pages anyone can open. These are from New York:
- The evening world, September 16, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- The New York herald, January 9, 1921 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- The New York herald, December 19, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- The New York herald, January 16, 1921 — read the page at the Library of Congress
Planning a visit
Hours published by the venue:
- Tuesday to Saturday, 5am to 11pm
Hours as published on the venue’s own site, retrieved 9 October 2026.
You can reach 205 Dry by phone on (607) 760-2103, through its own website, and on Facebook and Instagram.
The address is 205 State Street, Binghamton, NY 13901. Open in Google Maps.
What we have confirmed
For 205 Dry we hold street address, telephone number, official website, social accounts, and opening hours. We do not yet hold a published drinks list, an online booking link, or a listed-building record.
It is in the directory because the description in the source data describes it as a speakeasy.
Two independent open datasets, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps, both carry this venue at this location. Agreement between them is the strongest existence check we can make without visiting.
The source data classifies the premises as a bar.