Best Speakeasies in the United States

The speakeasy is an American invention, and the country still does it best. New York has the deepest set: Sip & Guzzle and Attaboy both hold places on the World's 50 Best Bars, Employees Only has been a Manhattan institution since the West Village room opened, and Raines Law Room keeps the unmarked-door tradition alive on 17th Street. Allegory in Washington DC, hidden behind the lobby of the Eaton hotel, won World's Best Cocktail Menu at the 2026 Spirited Awards, and Meadowlark in Chicago sits on North America's 50 Best Bars. San Diego, Boston and Seattle each have enough hidden rooms to earn their own city guides. The pages below list every speakeasy we have verified across the United States, with the entrance explained where the venue explains it, the address, the hours published and the signature drinks.