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The Ultimate Guide to Speakeasies: Hidden Bars, Ratings & Reviews
As our list of speakeasies grows, we needed a way to track, rate and compare them. So we came up with a scale and tried to make it as objective as possible. It isn’t perfect but it is pretty solid. **It is important to note that the rating is not an indication of how much we enjoyed each speakeasy. Some of our favorite speakeasies did not score as highly as some that we did not love** Hit us in the comments with recommendations or if you think we got something wrong! Objective Speakeasy Scoring Method The official Sisbehaving Speakeasy Ratings are based on a 5-Shaker scale. One Shaker is earned…
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Kansas City Speakeasy Guide
When most people think of speakeasies they think of New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles. The trendy, big cities with hopping nighttime vibes and a prohibition history. I’m pretty sure you don’t think of Kansas City. But as we found out on our first trip, Kansas City has deep prohibition roots. During the prohibition era, Kansas City was quite the party town. Partly because of the heavy mob rule as the government turned a blind eye. And partly because of its river access, making it a mini distribution hub. There are actual secret tunnels built into some of the buildings. These would lead to the river for easily…
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Las Vegas Speakeasy Guide – Gambling on the Secret Drinking Scene
Updated September 2024 plus a Table of Contents! Your favorite sisters are in their element when surrounded by fantastic opportunities for creating our own Las Vegas speakeasy tour. Vegas is an obvious choice when posed with the question, “Where should we go for great drinking options?”. We are dutifully bringing you our Las Vegas Speakeasy recommendations in this post; we will cover Tiki Bars and other drinking spots in a separate post. Las Vegas Speakeasy Boom Secret bars have become more and more common in Vegas, and you would be hard pressed to hit them all in one long Vegas party weekend. So, we have done the leg work and…
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Chicago Speakeasy Guide – Secrets of the Prohibition Icon
Bucket List Item 2024: See Stevie Nicks in concert. Oooh, what’s that? Stevie Nicks is opening for Billy Joel in Chicago in June? Well, I guess we are going to Chicago. What else should we do there? How about we visit a few Speakeasies? What? Speakeasy? Well, I suppose it is for research purposes. You should know our Speakeasy Guides are our favorite niche content. And when you think of Speakeasies, you no doubt envision roaring 20’s, mobster-run, prohibition-era Chicago. So this was destined to be an iconic trip. Starting off with The Best Kind of Speakeasy on the Planet Bold statement, I know, and why is that? Because Sushi…
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Denver Speakeasy Guide – Secrets of the Mile High Bar Scene
You know we love a good speakeasy! However, there has been a concerning trend of places calling themselves speakeasies that really are not. Or they may use a descriptor of “speakeasy vibes” in order to show up in a Google search. Our requirements to be considered a true speakeasy include a secret entrance or at least hidden out of plain sight. And if you have a challenge to get in, we are all on board. Give us a password or a “must know” secret way to gain entry and we are in! (See Las Vegas Speakeasy Guide for our favorite entry to a speakeasy to date) The Best Speakeasy in…
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Tiki, Thai, Speakeasy and Sushi – One Evening In Seattle
One Night in Bangrak (Because I told her I was going to title it that) Update: since the original post, we have added to our Seattle list with another must-do tiki bar and a not quite nearby speakeasy…scroll to the bottom to read about them! After a trip to the coast, Peggy and I had the fun of staying one extra night in Seattle where we “accidently” discovered a couple of new-to-us businesses. If you saw our original day drinking in Seattle blog post, you know we had previously hit quite a few spots and had an amazing time, but we were going to try to outdo that? On this…
