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Light Horse Tavern is a restaurant located in Jersey City New Jersey. Restored from an 1850s tavern the building served as a speakeasy during Prohibition in the United States. Founders Bill Gray and Ron Smith named the restaurant after Henry Lee III known as Light Horse Harry a historical figure from the American Revolution. Its first chef was Ian Topper-Kapitan; he was replaced in 2007 by Marcos Costas.