A review of Shorty in Manhattan’s Soho

Located at 20 Prince Street, Shorty is a ­subterranean cocktail bar below the restaurant Jacques 1534. This space was formerly the cocktail bar, 1534 (and Gibraltar before it was 1534). We think Shorty alludes to Napoleon Bonaparte.  Shorty offers ten house c­­ocktails at (only) $13 a piece, plus a few wines/beers.  A small food menu is available from the kitchen upstairs.  A few round booths and banquette seating take up most of the space, plus a few seats at the small bar.  Shorty’s opens at 8pm daily, Monday through Saturday.