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Recent Examples of speakeasy
The Menu No speakeasy would be complete without a unique drink menu to add intrigue and whimsy to the experience.
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Sarah Gilliland, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Before or after dinner, stop by Hen House Cocktail & Wine Bar for handcrafted cocktails in a stylish speakeasy setting.
—Karon Warren, AJC.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Don’t skip the nearby speakeasy La Viuda Negra, a compact and competent mezcal bar disguised as a bridal shop.
—Nathanael Gassett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
Enter Williams & Graham, a Prohibition-era speakeasy with more than 500 bottles of spirits, through its bookshelf door.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2026
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Sarah Gilliland, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Before or after dinner, stop by Hen House Cocktail & Wine Bar for handcrafted cocktails in a stylish speakeasy setting.
—Karon Warren, AJC.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Don’t skip the nearby speakeasy La Viuda Negra, a compact and competent mezcal bar disguised as a bridal shop.
—Nathanael Gassett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
Enter Williams & Graham, a Prohibition-era speakeasy with more than 500 bottles of spirits, through its bookshelf door.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speakeasy
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This time round, Starr’s mortified co-stars included Yul Brynner, who made an uncredited appearance as a transvestite cabaret singer.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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Held quarterly in Laguna Beach, the cabaret series has featured more than 30 invited performers from over a dozen high schools.—
Theresa Walker,
Oc Register,
14 May 2026
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Manzo was 21 when gunmen stormed an Uruapan nightclub not far from his mother’s dress shop and rolled five human heads onto the dance floor.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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For cocktails and nightlife, hit TopGolf or Nola’s for live music then end the night strong with a table at HQ nightclub where resident and guest DJs keep the dance floor bumping and bottle servers keep the bubbly and energy flowing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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The park’s visitor center, in a 1935 roadhouse that sat on Route 66, contains displays with Route 66 memorabilia (and a gift shop with hundreds of Route 66 items).—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
12 Apr. 2026
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Michelob Ultra Roadhouse The roadhouse is on Simmons Banks Plaza, which surrounds Dickies Arena.—
Brayden Garcia
January 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Jan. 2026
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Our rendition of the French bistro favorite proves that this dish doesn't have to be tricky.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
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Currently, my eye is on this $65 bistro set.—
Quincy Bulin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 May 2026
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At the airport, a group of cadets loitered by a lactation pod, and people at the terminal alehouse seemed to be having a genuinely good time.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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Carrying news, satire and story into places where expensive books had seldom reached, they were sold for pennies, tacked to alehouse walls and sung aloud for the illiterate.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In a June 2023 interview with PEOPLE, Wilson recalled their first date at a dance hall and saloon that was known for its cheap drinks and live music.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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The journey takes a fateful turn when Louise fatally shoots a man who is trying to rape Thelma in a saloon parking lot.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Winking Lizard This brewpub in the heart of the park offers better-than-average bar food and 150 different beers.—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
16 May 2026
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Murray's Creole Pub opened in December 2025, taking the place of another brewpub.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 May 2026
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The stargazy pie at Dean’s—a new British-ish, pub-ish restaurant on the edge of SoHo—is, in a word, freaky.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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The hotel has an on-site country-style pub, used by guests and locals alike, which in itself is a stroke of genius.—
Bridget Mills-Powell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 May 2026
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“Speakeasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speakeasy. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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