Erin Lanahan 
Last summer, we broke news that a popular Hoboken Italian restaurant is expanding into the world of speakeasies. In 2024, Anthony David’s was approved to renovate an old tattoo parlor into an upscale bar, located directly next to the restaurant at 938 Washington Street. Nearly a year later, the newcomer is gearing up to open sometime this summer, and we have updates on what’s to come (spoiler: it includes a two-floor concept with a vinyl listening room). Here’s what we know so far about the new speakeasy-style bar coming to Hoboken, New Jersey.
^ The space where the new bar will be
The Speakeasy-Style Bar
In June 2024, approvals were granted to convert a former tattoo parlor into a speakeasy-style bar, according to Jersey Digs. The space at 938 Washington Street is directly attached to Anthony David’s. The restaurant was approved to expand its liquor license to the new space, but it will operate under a different name.
Initially, the concept was tentatively named “Baby Girl,” but The Hoboken Girl received an update in June 2025 that the two-floor space will now be named SRO. According to Anthony David’s team, “the ground level will be an elevated cocktail bar, and later this year, we’ll introduce a second concept hidden ‘Below’ SRO— a loungy, dimly lit listening room. An intimate hideaway for slow sips, rare vinyl, and curated sounds.”
The team is aiming to open this summer, per the SRO Instagram. We’ll update this piece as concrete details unfold, but you can follow SRO on Instagram to follow along.
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The spot where SRO will debut used to be the tattoo parlor, Hoboken Body Art, which closed in February 2023. In an Instagram post, the owner said, “We were one of the first to challenge the preconceived stigmas attached to this art form and remained the oldest in the county and among the oldest in the state…But these last few years have put certain things in perspective, and made us yearn for new paths.”
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Anthony David’s is located at 953 Bloomfield Street in Hoboken and has been in business for over 25 years. The Italian restaurant has a large menu of brunch and dinner foods, along with curated cocktails.
Of course, a true speakeasy is defined as an establishment where alcoholic beverages are illegally sold, which means that this is speakeasy-style.
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