The top 8 speakeasies in Utah (and how to find them)

Despite jokes about finding a drink in Utah, it’s not like Prohibition never ended here—except in a fun way. Many modern bars are inspired by speakeasies in Utah from the 1920s and 30s.

Gateway’s Flanker Kitchen + Sporting Club has gone through a few pop-up bar concepts over the past several years, including an 80s-themed bar. But when it settled on a more permanent concept, it picked the perfect one for the Mountain West: a country-and-western speakeasy.

Like Bodega, The Hidden Boot’s decor includes taxidermy, but it has a whole different, super local vibe—think deer season at Diamond Mountain versus the East Village’s Please Don’t Tell Bar. (You’ll probably never ride a mechanical bull at PDT—even a taxidermied one—but you can do that at Hidden Boot.) Subtitled “the country experience you’ve been waiting for,” Hidden Boot features a country music soundtrack and an extensive menu, including themed cocktails with fun names like “Rattlesnake Milk,” “Here Comes Dolly,” and “Whirling Ropes (and Snarlin’ Guns).”