How do you get into Less Than Greater Than?
We have not confirmed it. Less Than Greater Than 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 Less Than Greater Than
How the venue describes itself: “Experience handcrafted cocktails, seasonal dishes, and a unique speakeasy vibe at Less Than Greater Than in Hudson, MA. Reserve your memorable dining experience today!” (from its own website, retrieved 9 October 2026)
The current drinks list is published on the venue’s own site — see the menu.
Beyond what the venue publishes we have not verified a list, so what follows is the period rather than the bar: Mary Pickford, El Presidente, and Hotel Nacional Special are all drinks of this era, and each links to its origin and its build.
Where Less Than Greater Than sits
Less Than Greater Than is in Hudson, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, in the Northeast of the United States.
This is currently the only verified hidden bar our directory lists in Hudson. If you know another, tell us.
Massachusetts holds 24 listed venues in this directory. See them all on our Massachusetts speakeasy guide.
Prohibition in Massachusetts
Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts.
What the newspapers recorded in Massachusetts
Searching the Library of Congress run of Massachusetts newspapers for speakeasy, blind pig and bootlegger across 1920 to 1933 returns dated pages anyone can open. These are from Massachusetts:
- Springfield weekly Republican, July 28, 1921 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- Springfield weekly Republican, March 1, 1923 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- Springfield weekly Republican, July 19, 1923 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- Springfield weekly Republican, July 26, 1923 — read the page at the Library of Congress
Planning a visit
You can reach Less Than Greater Than by phone on (978) 333-7144, through its own website, and on Facebook and Instagram.
The address is 28 Main St, Hudson, MA 01749. Open in Google Maps.
What we have confirmed
For Less Than Greater Than we hold street address, telephone number, official website, social accounts, a published drinks list, and an online booking link. We do not yet hold opening hours or a listed-building record.
It is in the directory because the description in the source data describes it as a speakeasy.
Overture Maps carries this venue; OpenStreetMap has no matching record.
The source data classifies the premises as a bar.