America’s Coolest Speakeasies: 10 of the Best

The Elk Room’s jealously guarded cover – it’s accessed via an unmarked door next to an Italian restaurant – was finally blown when it started winning national awards in 2018. The cocktail menu in this dark, sumptuously appointed retreat is ‘composed,’ meaning each drink it inspired by famous songs from the 1930s-1950s, including Cry Me a River and Jeepers Creepers.The Elk Room’s jealously guarded cover – it’s accessed via an unmarked door next to an Italian restaurant – was finally blown when it started winning national awards in 2018. The cocktail menu in this dark, sumptuously appointed retreat is ‘composed,’ meaning each drink it inspired by famous songs from the 1930s-1950s, including Cry Me a River and Jeepers Creepers.