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.

Alabama

Birmingham
Speakeasy

Tuscaloosa
Speakeasy.

Alaska

Anchorage
Blues Central.
SpeakEasy
Williwaw.

Arizona

Carefree
The Speakeasy on Easy Street
Chandler
Speakeasy Vapor Lounge.

Flagstaff
Speakeasy

Phoenix
Melinda’s Alley.

Sun City
The speakeasy.

Arkansas

Hot Springs
Ohio Club.

Little Rock
Blind Pig
109 & Co.
SpeakEasy.

Ozark
Speak Easy LLC.

California

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.

Colorado

Denver
Green Russell
Williams & Graham.

Greeley
1908 Speakeasy.

Connecticut

New Canaan
South End Uncorked.

Delaware

Fort Mifflin
Mud Island Speakeasy.

Newark
Speakeasy at the Wright House.

Wilmington
Hummingbird to Mars.

District of Columbia

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

Florida

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.

Georgia

Atlanta
Edgewood Speakeasy.

Sandy Springs
The Chapter Room.

Hawaii

Honolulu
Bar Leather Apron.
Bevy
Prohibition.

Idaho

Boise
Perestroika Soviet Speakeasy.

Caldwell
Blue Eye Speakeasy.

Nampa
Blue Eye Speakeasy.

Pocatello
Blue Eye Speakeasy.

Illinois

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.

Iowa

Ames
Cyclone Liquors (hidden behind).

Des Moines
BOS.
Chicago Speakeasy
Streetcar 209.

Iowa City
The Clinton Street Social Club.

Kansas

Manhattan
324 Speakeasy.

Salina
Speakeasy

Wichita
Gianni Bacci’s.

Kentucky

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.

Louisiana

Kenner
Speakeasy Bar & Grill.

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

Maine

Portland
Bramhall.
Lincolns
Portland Hunt and Alpine Club.

Rockland
The Speakeasy.

Maryland

Annapolis
DRY 85.

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

Leonardtown
Behind the Bookcase Speakeasy.

Massachusetts

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

Michigan

Dearborn
Walker’s Speak Easy.

Detroit
Café 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.

Minnesota

Eagan
Volstead House Whiskey Bar and Speakeasy.

Minneapolis
Volstead’s Emporium.

Mississippi

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

Oxford
The Downstairs Bar.

Missouri

Kansas City
Manifest.

Lee’s Summit
The W.

St. Louis
Thaxton Speakeasy.

Nebraska

Lincoln
The Other Room.

Sacramento
The Speakeasy Bar & Grill.

Nevada

Las Vegas
The Laundry Room.

New Hampshire

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

Manchester
815

Nashua
Codex.

New Jersey

Towaco
Melinda’s Alley.

New Mexico

Albuquerque
Vernon’s Speakeasy.

Cloudcroft
Rebecca’s Lounge.

New York

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.

North Carolina

Carrboro
Peccadillo
The Speakeasy at Tyler’s.

Charlotte
Barrelled at the Lift.

Raleigh
The Green Light.

North Dakota

Bismarck.
510.2

Ohio

Cleveland
Speakeasy.

Cleveland Heights
Barbershop Speakeasy.

Sandusky
Volstead Speakeasy Bar.

Oklahoma

Enid
The Speakeasy.

Oklahoma City
51st Street Speakeasy.
Prohibition Room
Speakeasy.

Stillwater
Gatsby

Oregon

Portland
Circa 33.

Salem
Southside Speakeasy.

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia
Fiume.
The Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co.

Pittsburgh
James Street Gastropub and Speakeasy.

Pocono Manor
The Speakeasy Lounge Bar & Grille.

Rhode Island

Newport
Speakeasy Bar and Grill.

South Carolina

Charleston
Prohibition
Proof.

Columbia
Belmont
Cocktail Club.
Gin Joint
Speakeasy.

South Dakota

Rapid City
The Blind Lion.

Tennessee

Memphis
Blind Bear.

Nashville
The Patterson House.

Texas

Austin
Cloak Room.
Garage
Midnight Cowboy.

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

El Paso
Speak Easy.

Utah

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

Virginia

Alexandria
PX.

Harrisonburg
Pure & Easy

Luray.
Speakeasy Bar & Restaurant at the Mimsyln Inn.

Washington  

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

Tacoma
Maxwell’s.

West Virginia

Bluefield
The Speakeasy.
Western
Ysaura’s Pillow.

Wisconsin

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

Weston/Schofield
Speakeast.

Wyoming

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.

Resources for Speakeasy Bars

Books

Hirschfield, A. and Kahn, G. The Speakeasies of 1932. Milwaukee: Glenn Young.

Mariani. J. America Eats Out: An Illustrated History of Restaurants, Taverns, Coffee Shops, Speakeasies, and Other Establishments That Have Fed Us for 350 Years. NY: Morrow.

Sismondo, C. America Walks Into a Bar. NY: Oxford U Press.

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