Best Vegas Speakeasies & Cocktail Lounges

For a quieter, more memorable drink in Las Vegas, this guide rounds up speakeasies and cocktail lounges worth seeking out, for visitors and locals alike. They cover the Strip, Fremont East, the Arts District, the Mob Museum downtown and West Sahara Avenue.

The Laundry Room seats only about 20 behind Commonwealth, with house rules against loud talk and phone calls; order the Chili-Cillin. In the Mob Museum's basement, The Underground pairs a working distillery with live jazz, and you don't need a museum ticket. Ghost Donkey hides behind a door marked with a pink donkey in the Cosmopolitan's Block 16, pouring from a deep agave list. At Resorts World, Here Kitty Kitty Vice Den is reached through a shelving unit in the Famous Foods Street Eats hall. Book The Laundry Room by text, and expect a weekly password at The Underground.