Best Speakeasies in the United States

Most of the best speakeasies in the United States keep a plain door and short house rules. Sip & Guzzle in New York is No. 14 on The 50 Best Bars 2026 and tops North America's list, with its bespoke cocktail room, Sip, downstairs. Attaboy on Eldridge Street, No. 4 on The World's 50 Best Bars 2014, simply asks guests to knock. Allegory hides behind an unremarkable door in the Eaton DC's library and won the Best Cocktail Menu Award at North America's 50 Best Bars 2026. In Chicago, Meadowlark sits behind an unmarked door near the back alley. Allegory takes no reservations, and waits can stretch for hours. These are the bars we would start with.