There’s a taco shop in Chinatown with a secret tunnel. A food court bar that’s disguised as a bathroom door. A pawn shop that definitely sells guitars and hides one of the best dining rooms on the Strip. Las Vegas has a quiet, winking parallel nightlife happening behind ordinary facades, and the best part? These top five come with a happy hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Las Vegas Advisor and Happy Hour Vegas tracked down five verified speakeasy happy hours across the valley. From the Strip to Chinatown so you can skip the guesswork and go straight to the good part. Here’s how to get in. \ud83d\udddd\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udc49 See all Las Vegas Speakeasy Happy Hours at Happy Hour Vegas \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Happy Hour: Daily 3\u20136 PM | Mondays: All Day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It looks like a fast-casual taco shop. It is a fast-casual taco shop. But ask the cashier about “tonight’s delight”<\/strong> and you’ll be led through a tunnel to a speakeasy parlor in the back serving $5 margaritas, $8 specialty cocktails, and $4 tacos at happy hour. Yes, four dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The deal:<\/strong> $5 margaritas \u00b7 $8 cocktails \u00b7 $4 tacos (happy hour) \u00b7 Access via secret tunnel through the kitchen<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where:<\/strong> Chinatown, Las Vegas<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udc49 Full happy hour details at Happy Hour Vegas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sun\u2013Thu 4 PM\u2013Midnight | Fri\u2013Sat 4 PM\u20132 AM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The entrance looks like a bathroom door or a service exit. You’re supposed to walk past it. Close Company is tucked inside the Via Via food hall at a major Strip resort, and it’s the creation of the team behind Death & Co<\/strong> \u2014 one of the most respected cocktail programs in the country. Somehow it’s sitting inside a food court, deliberately low-key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The deal:<\/strong> $10 specialty cocktails for hotel guests and locals. The password? Ask nicely at the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where:<\/strong> Via Via Food Hall, Strip (ask staff for current location details)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udc49 Full happy hour details at Happy Hour Vegas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mon\u2013Thu 5\u20137 PM (Bar Only)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Walk through a working pawn shop \u2014 vintage guitars, jewelry, all of it \u2014 push through the hidden door at the back, and step into one of the most visually stunning dining rooms on the Strip. Beauty & Essex hides behind a pawn shop facade inside The Cosmopolitan, and the reveal never gets old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The deal:<\/strong> $10 cocktails, wines, and light bites \u00b7 Buy-one-get-one specialty cocktails \u00b7 Grilled cheese and tomato soup dumplings ($10) are the must-order<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where:<\/strong> The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas Strip<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udc49 Full happy hour details at Happy Hour Vegas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Happy Hour: Daily 1\u20134 PM | Reverse Happy Hour: 10 PM\u2013Close<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This one goes two levels deep. Cabinet of Curiosities is a gothic lounge filled with oddities \u2014 scan the QR codes on the display cases to learn what each object actually is (or allegedly is). Somewhere inside is a vault door. Pick up the phone next to it. If someone answers, you’re in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Inside The Lock:<\/strong> Prohibition-era cocktails, dim lighting, period decor, and a bartender who builds your second drink around a questionnaire about your preferences. There is a speakeasy inside the speakeasy. That’s the thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The deal:<\/strong> $13 THE NOLA (Gin Fizz) \u00b7 Daily happy hour 1\u20134 PM \u00b7 Reverse happy hour 10 PM to close<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where:<\/strong> Downtown Las Vegas \ud83d\udc49 Full happy hour details at Happy Hour Vegas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tue\u2013Thu 5 PM\u20131 AM | Fri\u2013Sat 3 PM\u20131 AM | Sun 3 PM\u2013Midnight<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Craft Creamery looks like an everyday ice cream shop in the Arts District. Ask nicely and you’ll be guided through a faux freezer door to CC Speakeasy \u2014 a hidden cocktail parlor with deep green walls, midcentury modern furniture, and a mural of Salma Hayek’s scene-stealing moment in From Dusk Till Dawn<\/em>. The cover story is ice cream. The payoff is a full cocktail bar and a kitchen worth staying for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The deal:<\/strong> $15 Brown Derby \u00b7 $10 Ice Cream Flight \u00b7 $16 Chicken & Waffles \u00b7 The only speakeasy on this list where the cover story is dessert<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where:<\/strong> Downtown Arts District, Las Vegas<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udc49 Full happy hour details at Happy Hour Vegas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n These aren’t gimmicks \u2014 they’re real bars with real happy hour deals that happen to require a bit of insider knowledge to find. That’s the point. Las Vegas rewards people who know where to look, and now you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\ud83c\udf2e Mas Por Favor \u2014 Chinatown<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\ud83c\udf78 Close Company \u2014 Via Via Food Hall (The Strip)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udc8b Beauty & Essex \u2014 The Cosmopolitan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udc7e Cabinet of Curiosities (+ The Lock) \u2014 Downtown Las Vegas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udddd\ufe0f A speakeasy inside a speakeasy. Only in Vegas \u2014 and there are two more on this list. Get finds like this in your inbox every week \u2192<\/em> Free signup here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\ud83c\udf66 CC Speakeasy \u2014 Downtown Arts District<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Five Speakeasies. All Verified. All Worth It.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n