A speakeasy bar is a legally conducted prohibition-themed bar. Speakeasy bars have become have very popular. This list of speakeasy bars is arranged by state and city. Most have websites that provide addresses and other helpful information.

AL

Birmingham
Speakeasy

Tuscaloosa
Speakeasy.

AK

Anchorage
Blues Central.
SpeakEasy
Williwaw.

AZ

Carefree
The Speakeasy on Easy Street.
Chandler
Speakeasy Vapor Lounge.

Flagstaff
Speakeasy

Phoenix
Melinda’s Alley.

Sun City
The speakeasy.

AR

Hot Springs
Ohio Club.

Little Rock
Blind Pig.
109 & Co.
SpeakEasy.

Ozark
Speak Easy LLC.

CA

Los Angeles
Basement Tavern.
Blind Barber.
Break Room 86.
Del Monte Speakeasy
Der Wolfskopf.
Dirty Laundry.
Guest Room.
Hemingways Lounge.
Jackalope.
La Descarga.
Lock & Key.
Next Door Lounge.
No Vacancy.
Pour Vous.
R Bar.
The Little Easy.
Red Door.
The Roger Room.
Tunnel Bar.
The Varnish, Los Angeles
The Warwick.
The Writers Room.

San Diego
Noble Experiment.
Prohibition  Liquor Bar.

San Francisco
The Gotham Club ($2,500 initiation fee).
Ipswitch
Sofa.
Wilson & Wilson Private Detective Agency.

CO

Denver
Green Russell.
Williams & Graham.

Greeley
1908 Speakeasy.

CT

New Canaan
South End Uncorked.

DE

Fort Mifflin
Mud Island Speakeasy.

Newark
Speakeasy at the Wright House.

Wilmington
Hummingbird to Mars.

DC

Denson Liquor Bar.
Dram & Grain.
Harold Black.
The Crucible.
The Gibson.
2 Birds 1 Stone.

FL

Fort Lauderdale
Stache.

Jacksonville
Blind rabbit.
Parlour
Rogue
Volstead.

Key West
Speakeasy Inn.

Miami
Bardot Speakeasy.
Broken Shaker.
Prohibition Restaurant and Speakeasy.
Railroad Blues.
Regent Cocktail Club.

Miami Beach
Bodega Taqueria & Hidden Speakeasy.
FDR at Delano.
Foxhole.

Orlando
Hanson’s Shoe Repair.
Neverland Tunnels (Disney World).
Pharmacy.

Tampa
Ciro’s Speakeasy and Supper Club.

GA

Atlanta
Edgewood Speakeasy.

Sandy Springs
The Chapter Room.

HI

Honolulu
Bar Leather Apron.
Bevy
Prohibition.

ID

Boise
Perestroika Soviet Speakeasy.

Caldwell
Blue Eye Speakeasy.

Nampa
Blue Eye Speakeasy.

Pocatello
Blue Eye Speakeasy.

IL

Chicago
Double A.
Fifth Province.
Maria’s Packaged Goods &  Community. Bar.
Room 13.
Simon’s Tavern.
The Drifter.
The Office.
The Violet Hour.
Three Dots and a Dash.

Rock Island
Circa 21 Speakeasy.

IA

Ames
Cyclone Liquors (hidden behind).

Des Moines
BOS.
Chicago Speakeasy.
Streetcar 209.

Iowa City
The Clinton Street Social Club.

KS

Manhattan
324 Speakeasy.

Salina
Speakeasy

Wichita
Gianni Bacci’s.

KY

Covington
Wiseguy Lounge.

Crescent Springs
Speakeasy.

Lexington
Parlay Social.

Louisville
Down One Bourbon Bar & Restauran.
Jake’s Speakeasy.
Meet Meat.
The Oakroom at The Seelbach Hilton.

LA

Kenner
Speakeasy Bar & Grill.

New Orleans
Arnaud’s French 75.
Bar Tonique.
Polo Club Lounge.
Sazerac Bar.
21st Amendment Bar at La Louisiane.

ME

Portland
Bramhall.
Lincolns
Portland Hunt and Alpine Club.

Rockland
The Speakeasy.

MD

Annapolis
DRY 85.

Baltimore
E-Villa.
Owl Bar at the Belvedere Hotel.
Speakeasy Saloon & Dining House.
WC Harlan.

Leonardtown
Behind the Bookcase Speakeasy.

MA

Boston
Backbar.
Bogie’s Place.
Brass Union.
Brick & Mortar.
Lucky’s Lounge.
Saloon
The Hawthorne.
Wink & Nod.

MI

Dearborn
Walker’s Speak Easy.

Detroit
Cafe D’Mongo’s Speakeasy.
Cliff Bell’s.
Sugar House.

Ferndale
The Oakland Art Novelty Company.
Valentine Vodka.

Grand Rapids
SpeakEZ Lounge.

Traverse City
Low Bar.

MN

Eagan
Volstead House Whiskey Bar and Speakeasy.

Minneapolis
Volstead’s Emporium.

MS

Gulfport
Big Mike’s Speakeasy.
Jackson
The Apothecary at Brent’s Drugs.

Oxford
The Downstairs Bar.

MO

Kansas City
Manifest.

Lee’s Summit
The W.

St. Louis
Thaxton Speakeasy.

NE

Lincoln
The Other Room.

Sacramento
The Speakeasy Bar & Grill.

NV

Las Vegas
The Laundry Room.

NH

Bretton Woods.
The Cave at the Omni Mount. Washington Resort.

Manchester
815

Nashua
Codex.

NJ

Towaco
Melinda’s Alley.

NM

Albuquerque
Vernon’s Speakeasy.

Cloudcroft
Rebecca’s Lounge.

NY

New York City
Angel’s Share.
Apotheke
Back Room.
Bathtub Gin.
Black Hound
Blind Barber.
Cienfuegos.
Death + Company.
Dutch Kills.
Hideout
Hotel Delmano.
Leave Rochelle Out of It.
Little Branch.
Manderley Bar at the McKittrick Hotel.
Please Don’t Tell (PDT).
Raines Law Room.
Rye.
The Richardson.
Visana.

NC

Carrboro
Peccadillo
The Speakeasy at Tyler’s.

Charlotte
Barrelled at the Lift.

Raleigh
The Green Light.

ND

Bismarck.
510.2

Ohio

Cleveland
Speakeasy.

Cleveland Heights
Barbershop Speakeasy.

Sandusky
Volstead Speakeasy Bar.

OK

Enid
The Speakeasy.

Oklahoma City
51st Street Speakeasy.
Prohibition Room.
Speakeasy.

Stillwater
Gatsby

OR

Portland
Circa 33.

Salem
Southside Speakeasy.

PA

Philadelphia
Fiume.
The Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co.

Pittsburgh
James Street Gastropub and Speakeasy.

Pocono Manor
The Speakeasy Lounge Bar & Grille.

RI

Newport
Speakeasy Bar and Grill.

SC

Charleston
Prohibition
Proof.

Columbia
Belmont
Cocktail Club.
Gin Joint.
Speakeasy.

SD

Rapid City
The Blind Lion.

TN

Memphis
Blind Bear.

Nashville
The Patterson House.

TX

Austin
Cloak Room.
Garage
Midnight Cowboy.

Dallas
Atwater Alley.
The Balcony Club.
The Gin Mill.
Truth & Alibi.
XXVII Antique.

El Paso
Speak Easy.

UT

Salt Lake City
Bodega.
The Bar-X.
Bourbon House.

VA

Alexandria
PX.

Harrisonburg
Pure & Easy.

Luray.
Speakeasy Bar & Restaurant at the Mimsyln Inn.

WA

Seattle
Bathtub Gin & Co.
E. Smith Mercantile Back Room.
Knee High Stocking Co.
Tavern Law.

Tacoma
Maxwell’s.

WV

Bluefield
The Speakeasy.
Western
Ysaura’s Pillow.

WI

Milwaukee
Bugsy’s Back Alley Speakeasy.
International Exports Ltd.  (Safe House).

Weston/Schofield
Speakeast.

WY

Cheyenne
The Speakeasy at The Suite .Bistro.

Holdrege
The Speakeasy.

Sheridan
Mint Bar.

Summary

Speakeasy bars are very diverse. Most are rather typical bars with a speakeasy theme. But some require passwords. Others have hidden entrances. Visiting websites is the easiest way to discover information about specific speakeasy bars. Simply enter a bar name and city.

Speakeasy Bars

Resources

Books

• • Hirschfield, A. and Kahn, G. The Speakeasies of 1932.
  • Mariani. J. America Eats Out. An Illustrated History of … Speakeasies, and Other Establishments That Have Fed Us for 350 Years.
  • Sismondo, C. America Walks Into a Bar. (Not a joke book.)

Help

• • Do you know of any speakeasy bars? If so, please contact hansondj [at sign] potsdam [dot] edu/. And thank you for your help!