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Seattle Speakeasy Guide – Secrets Spots in the Emerald City
This speakeasy gig is fun, yes, and every time we take a trip, I fall in love all over again. Especially when it comes to Seattle. We little “l” love a speakeasy but we capital “L” Love Seattle. Even in the dreary rainy winter months, Seattle is beautiful, fun, and so welcoming. Or maybe that’s just us: beautiful, fun, and so welcoming. Especially when we violate our one-and-done rule, multiple times. The Speakeasy Plan Peggy, the ultimate planner, needed a trip. We realized that while we had covered Seattle Day Drinking and all things Seattle, we had neglected to ever write about the speakeasy scene. So, the planning began. With…
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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. tl;dr Kansas City: If you want to jump to our Complete List of US Speakeasies, Click here 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…
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Las Vegas Speakeasy Guide – Gambling on the Secret Drinking Scene
Updated September 2024 plus a Table of Contents! tl;dr: If you want to jump to our Complete List of US Speakeasies, Click here 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…
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Chicago Speakeasy Guide – Secrets of the Prohibition Icon
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. tl;dr: If you want to jump to our Complete List of US Speakeasies, Click here Starting off with The Best Kind of Speakeasy on the Planet Bold statement, I know, and why is that? Because Sushi Suite is a sushi speakeasy, and easily one of the best culinary experiences we have had. In the Lincoln Hotel in Lincoln Park, Sushi Suite has 60-minute seatings, for 6 people at a time. So, it has a very…
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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. tl;dr: If you want to jump to our Complete List of US Speakeasies, Click here 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…
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Tiki, Thai, Speakeasy and Sushi – One Evening In Seattle
One Night in Bangrak (Because I wanted 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 particular day, we were…
