Ever wonder what was behind that red door at New York’s Church of the Holy Communion? Want to follow in Frank Sinatra’s carousing footsteps? Have a hankering for a fried grasshopper? Which celebrities had deli sandwiches named after them? Were there ever Russians in the Russian Tea Room? Would you be willing to dine in the dark? How about in the nude? Where’s the perfect bar for a bender? Did tough guy Mickey Spillane own a bar? Where do you take an 8-year-old girl for a tea party? Ever been to a Gentleman’s Club? It’s all here in this insider’s guide to unusual and hard to find restaurants, bars, dives, and nightclubs in New York City – both then and now!