How do you get into Manhattan 9?
We have not confirmed it. Manhattan 9 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 Manhattan 9
How the venue describes itself: “Tucked away behind Stella’s Italian, you will find Manhatt9n, a cozy juice joint specializing in giggle water and intimate live music.” (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: Bronx, Monkey Gland, and Hanky Panky are all drinks of this era, and each links to its origin and its build.
Where Manhattan 9 sits
Manhattan 9 is in Lubbock, Texas, in the county of the same name, in the Southwest of the United States.
This is currently the only verified hidden bar our directory lists in Lubbock. If you know another, tell us.
Texas holds 110 listed venues in this directory. See them all on our Texas speakeasy guide.
Prohibition in Texas
Texas did not wait for the federal government. Statewide prohibition took effect here in 1918, two years before the Eighteenth Amendment came into force nationally on 17 January 1920. By the time the Volstead Act was being enforced across the country, Texas already had an established illegal trade and the habits that went with it.
More on the period in our history of Prohibition in Texas.
What the newspapers recorded in Texas
Searching the Library of Congress run of Texas newspapers for speakeasy, blind pig and bootlegger across 1920 to 1933 returns dated pages anyone can open. These are from Texas:
- El Paso herald, May 27, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- Brownsville herald, July 2, 1922 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- The Snyder signal, June 11, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- Laredo weekly times, August 15, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
Planning a visit
You can reach Manhattan 9 by phone on (806) 785-9299, through its own website, and on Facebook and Instagram.
The address is 6015 82nd St, Lubbock, TX 79424. Open in Google Maps.
What we have confirmed
For Manhattan 9 we hold street address, telephone number, official website, social accounts, and a published drinks list. We do not yet hold opening hours, 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.
Overture Maps carries this venue; OpenStreetMap has no matching record.
The source data classifies the premises as a bar.