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The 20 best speakeasies in the world for 2026 — hidden bars behind phone booths, pastrami fridges, and unmarked doors. Detailed editorial notes —
The short answer
10 ranked rooms follow. How we picked is at the end of this guide.
A great speakeasy isn't just hidden — it's hidden for a reason. The cocktails behind the unmarked door have to justify the theatre. The 20 below all qualify. From Please Don't Tell (the phone booth inside Crif Dogs) to Paradiso (the El Born pastrami fridge that hides World's #1 Bar 2022) to Handshake (Mexico City's Roma Norte secret that's now World's #1 Bar 2024), these are the rooms where the secret is the point and the cocktail on the other side actually earns the entrance ritual.
Beyond the 10