Italian speakeasies often work like private clubs, and the best speakeasies in Italy keep their entrances hard to find. In Milan, 1930 sits in the basement of Mag La Pusterla and remains a members' bar. In Rome, Club Derrière is reached through a wardrobe at the back of an osteria, and it serves cocktails only, no wine or beer. Florence's Rasputin is underground in Santo Spirito and takes bookings through its website, which gives the address only as somewhere in Santo Spirito. These are the bars we would start with.





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