Four of the seven bars in this Las Vegas speakeasy guide no longer ask for a password, the Mob Museum changes its own every week and posts it on its website, and the other two, The Lock and The Laundry Room, hand you theirs on the spot after they've checked your reservation. The doors are still there, though: a bookcase on the shopping walkway between Mandalay Bay and Luxor, a door marked "Janitor" at the back of a working barbershop, a bank-vault door at Horseshoe that you can walk or crawl through, a false wall inside a Fremont East bar and an unsigned stairwell, marked by an old wooden barrel, at the back corner of the Mob Museum. Five are on the Strip and two are Downtown.
How we choose. A bar makes this list if getting in takes more than walking through an open doorway, and if the drinks hold up once you're inside. Two bars that turn up on a lot of Las Vegas speakeasy lists didn't make it: Rosina, which sits behind a glass-and-brass front on the Palazzo casino floor with its name lit up on the façade, and the 66th-floor lounge at Resorts World (opened in 2021 as Starlight on 66, now Allē Lounge on 66), a view lounge with a dress code. Rosina is in our guide to the best bars in Las Vegas instead.
Strip or Downtown. The five Strip speakeasies are all inside resorts, two of them in the Cosmopolitan, and all five take walk-ins, The Lock only when it has room, with the published cocktail prices running from about $20 to $27. The two Downtown are each a short walk from Fremont Street. The Underground has $15 and $16 cocktails and takes no reservations, and The Laundry Room seats 16 by reservation only and doesn't publish its prices.
1. Ghost Donkey
There's no sign for Ghost Donkey, the mezcal and tequila bar at the back of Block 16, the Cosmopolitan's food hall on the second floor. Walk past the food stalls to the back wall and look for a dark green service door with a white donkey on it and a green "EXIT" sign above, then push it open, even though it looks like a door for staff. Ghost Donkey opened here in October 2018 as the Las Vegas outpost of a New York bar, and there's no password and no reservation list, so with about 20 seats under string lights and papel picado, expect a wait at peak hours.
Most cocktails come in around $20, though the menu the Cosmopolitan posts doesn't print prices. On that menu the Pistolero is Viva plata, ancho verde, roasted poblano, pineapple and fresh lime, and the Smoked Corn & Coconut Manhattan from our Ghost Donkey review is still there: Sierra Norte purple corn Oaxacan whiskey, Veras Joven mezcal, Clement Mahina coconut, Punt e Mes vermouth and mole bitters. You should also order the Truffle Nachos (white cheddar sauce, black truffles, chives) for the table. Ghost Donkey opens at 4pm Sunday to Thursday and 2pm on Friday and Saturday.
2. The Barbershop Cuts & Cocktails
The Barbershop Cuts & Cocktails starts at a barber pole on Level 1 of the Cosmopolitan's Boulevard Tower, just inside the north entrance by Bellagio, and the barbershop in front is a working one, with barber services from 10am. At the back left is a door marked "Janitor." "That's not a closet. Push through," the bar's website says, and an employee at the front will usually walk you over. The same website says no password is required.
Behind the door is the saloon, with a mahogany Brunswick bar from the 1800s and live music seven nights a week. Clique Hospitality opened The Barbershop on March 15, 2019, and Bruno Mars and Sammy Hagar are among the surprise performers it has had since. The Mustache Ride is Jameson Black Barrel Irish Whiskey, Cherry Heering, Vanilla Orgeat, Guinness, Black Islay Mustache, and the menu online doesn't print prices. Walk in, or reserve a table on SevenRooms, which the bar recommends for weekends, featured bands and groups (cover and table prices vary by night and show up in the booking widget). Dress is smart casual, with no flip-flops or beach attire, and the saloon opens at 8pm Sunday to Wednesday and 6pm Thursday to Saturday. The rest is in our Barbershop review.
3. Easy's Cocktail Lounge
Easy's Cocktail Lounge is behind Easy Donuts in Proper Eats, the food hall in ARIA's old buffet space on the promenade level, and it's run by Clique Hospitality, the group behind The Barbershop. The clue is on the donut shop's back wall, where the word "speak" is slotted between the letters of "EASY." Nobody asks for a password and there's no cover charge, just a line with an employee there to help, and you can also request a table through the website. Easy's opened in early 2023, and a band plays jazz, blues and soul every night in front of a green velvet curtain under an "EASY'S LOUNGE" sign.
The menu comes in three price tiers. Classics are $22 and the house cocktails are $27, including Puss & Boots, which is Don Julio Blanco Tequila, St-Germain, lemon and egg whites in a coupe stamped with charcoal smoke. At the $50 Show Stopper tier, Shroomin is Botanist Gin, matcha, lemon and honey, served in mushroom glasses on a smoking wooden board filled with moss and mushrooms (the mushrooms are all in the presentation). Easy's is open nightly from 8pm to 2am.
4. The Lock at The Cabinet of Curiosities
The Lock is the speakeasy inside The Cabinet of Curiosities, a bar full of oddities on the lower level of Horseshoe Las Vegas, which was still Bally's when Imagine Exhibitions opened both bars in July 2022. Walk to the back of the casino floor and take the escalator down near Jack Binion's Steakhouse. Inside the Cabinet is a bank-vault door with a lit key above it and an old telephone to its left. Pick up the phone and the staff check your reservation, and from there you go into a small room lined with safes, solve a riddle, and choose whether to walk through a vault door into the bar or crawl through one (the walk door is the accessible one).
Book 90 minutes on ToastTables for up to five people. There's a two-drink minimum and no cover, walk-ins get in only if there's room, and there's no dress code. Quote the Raven, a $24 seasonal drink, is gin, crème de violette, lemon juice, raspberry purée and squid ink, finished with purple edible glitter and served in a bird-shaped glass. The signature cocktails are $26, and the Secret Menu builds a drink for you from a questionnaire, at $26, $36 or $50 depending on the tier of spirit. The Lock lists its hours as 4pm to midnight daily.
5. 1923 Prohibition Bar
1923 Prohibition Bar is behind a bookcase on the walkway of The Shoppes at Mandalay Place, between Mandalay Bay and Luxor, next to Minus5 Ice Bar. Take the escalators up from Mandalay Bay's casino floor by the House of Blues and the bookcase is on your right, between two red velvet curtains under a "1923 PROHIBITION BAR" sign. A 2023 guide quotes the sign on the shelves as "Prohibition has ended. Push to enter," and the bar's own website says you don't need a password these days, just the bookcase. It's first come, first served from 11am daily, with no cover or minimum, and the bar has no dress code but suggests dressing the part anyway.
Inside are 3,700 square feet of gold velvet banquettes, chandeliers and barrels stamped "1923," and NOLA Nights brings live music and burlesque on Friday and Saturday from about 9pm, also free. The 1923 Barrel-Aged Old Fashioned is Kentucky Straight Bourbon aged with Amaro Averna, Ferrand Dry Curacao, and Bitters, and the menu doesn't print prices. Noel Bowman, who also runs Minus5, opened 1923 in 2014 and a second one in the Venetian's Grand Canal Shoppes in 2024. The whiskey vault and all seven specialty Old Fashioneds are in our 1923 Prohibition Bar review.
6. The Laundry Room
The Laundry Room is behind a false wall inside Commonwealth at 525 Fremont Street, across from the El Cortez, in a room that once did the El Cortez's laundry (hence the name). The Laundry Room's website says only 16 guests are admitted, all by reservation on SevenRooms, and the operator's May 2026 relaunch announcement said tables were booked out weeks ahead. Our Laundry Room review has the booking steps. A 2023 guide says you text when you arrive and a host walks you through a door marked with a clothespin, and Las Vegas Magazine reported in May 2026 that there's a password as well. The same 2023 guide lists a 90-minute table, a two-drink minimum and an automatic 25% gratuity, so ask what applies now.
The same May 2026 announcement listed the house rules as no photography, PDA, standing at the bar or talking on the phone, and the operator's FAQ puts the dress code at dressy casual, with no flip-flops or beach, pool or athletic wear. Strange Medicine is a dry martini of Brie-washed Old Bison vodka, Cocchi Americano and herb oil, and the Dr. Pepper Old Fashioned is Elijah Craig bourbon, Dr. Pepper syrup and Angostura bitters, and prices aren't published. The Laundry Room is open Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday 5 to 10pm and Friday and Saturday 5 to 9pm.
7. The Underground at The Mob Museum
The Underground is a speakeasy and moonshine distillery in the basement of the Mob Museum, a 1933 federal courthouse and post office at 300 Stewart Avenue, a short walk from Fremont Street. You can go in through the museum with a ticket, or use the side door for free with the password. The password changes every week and the museum posts it on @mobmuseum_underground's Instagram Stories and on its own speakeasy page, so the door is the harder part. Walk to the back corner of the building, find the old wooden barrel at the top of an unsigned stairwell, and ring the buzzer at the dark green door at the bottom. There are no reservations, and after 5pm it's 21 and over.
The house moonshine is 100% corn and unaged, from a 60-gallon copper pot still, and a flight of four is $25. Moonshine Mayhem is House-Distilled Moonshine, Pineapple, Tea, Cardamom ($15), and the Bee's Knees is Strawberry-Infused Gin, Lemon, Jalapeño Honey ($15). Live music is free with the password on Friday and Saturday from 8pm and Sunday from 7pm. The Underground is open daily from 11am, until 11pm Sunday to Thursday and midnight on Friday and Saturday, and the rest is in our Underground review.
Las Vegas Speakeasy FAQ
Do Las Vegas speakeasies need a password? Four of these seven don't: The Barbershop, 1923, Easy's and Ghost Donkey. The Underground's password changes weekly and is posted on its Instagram Stories and its speakeasy web page. At The Lock you get your instructions over the phone by the vault door, and at The Laundry Room the booking comes first, then a text and a password.
Which Las Vegas speakeasies need a reservation? The Laundry Room is reservation only, and its operator said in May 2026 that tables were booked out weeks ahead. The Lock books 90-minute slots and takes walk-ins only when there's room. The Barbershop recommends booking a table for weekends, featured bands and groups. Ghost Donkey, 1923, Easy's and The Underground are walk-in.
Is there a dress code? The Barbershop asks for smart casual and The Laundry Room for dressy casual, and both rule out flip-flops and beachwear. The Lock and 1923 say they have none, and the other three don't publish one.
How much is a cocktail at a Las Vegas speakeasy? On the Strip, from about $20 at Ghost Donkey to $22 to $27 at Easy's and $24 to $26 at The Lock, plus $50 for Easy's Show Stoppers and the top tier of The Lock's Secret Menu. Downtown, The Underground's cocktails are $15 to $16. The Barbershop, The Laundry Room and 1923 don't publish prices.
Can I walk between them? Ghost Donkey and The Barbershop share the Cosmopolitan at 3708 Las Vegas Boulevard, and Easy's is at ARIA, 3730 Las Vegas Boulevard. 1923 is at Mandalay Place on the south end of the Strip, and The Lock is at Horseshoe, 3645. Downtown, The Laundry Room is on Fremont Street and The Underground is a short walk from it. On the Strip, which is Clark County, you can carry a drink outside as long as it isn't in glass, and on the Fremont Street Experience, under City of Las Vegas rules, it has to be in a plastic cup and come from a bar, casino or restaurant.
What is the drinking age? 21, under Nevada law. The Laundry Room asks for valid ID, and The Underground is 21 and over after 5pm.
Photos: The Barbershop Cuts & Cocktails (photo: David J. Crewe), The Laundry Room (photo: Anthony Mair), Commonwealth, Missvain / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0), Missvain / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0), 1923 Prohibition Bar, 1923 Prohibition Bar, The Mob Museum, The Mob Museum, The Cabinet of Curiosities & The Lock (Imagine Exhibitions), Easy's Cocktail Lounge, Easy's Cocktail Lounge (photo: Honeyshot Visuals)
