What makes a bar a speakeasy
A speakeasy hides its door: an unmarked entrance, a back room behind a shop or a restaurant, or a published address with no sign. Capacity is small, so most work on reservations or an early walk-in window.
Speakeasies
Every speakeasy in the Top 50 Bars Asia directory, across 10 cities, with ranks, districts, and booking rules.
We publish 10 speakeasies on the current Asia and Europe rankings, across 10 cities, led by 1920 Lounge & Dining at No.1 in Asia. Every room is below with its rank, district, and booking rule.
In this selection
10 bars
#1Jakarta · Speakeasy
1920 Lounge & Dining
The 1920s speakeasy inside Grand Kemang Hotel in South Jakarta, where live jazz, European plates, and house cocktails such as the Forbidden Sour take No.1 on our 2026 Asia ranking.
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#2Guangzhou · Speakeasy
Hope & Sesame
The speakeasy hidden behind a Dongshankou cha chaan teng that turned Cantonese pantry flavours into No.2 on our 2026 Asia ranking, the first mainland Chinese room this high on the list.
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#9Barcelona · Speakeasy
Paradiso
Paradiso is a speakeasy bar in Barcelona. #9 Top 50 Bars Europe 2026. Top 50 Bars Asia profiles address, hours, and how to visit.
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#11Shenzhen · Speakeasy
Obsidian Bar
A steampunk multi-storey room inside Ping An Finance Center where Paul Hsu and Chris Wu route Victorian London through Chinese tea and smoke, backed by one of Asia's most serious whisky walls.
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#17Singapore · Speakeasy
Offtrack
The North Canal Road listening bar from the Darker Than Wax crew where restored Klipsch speakers, vinyl curation, and Joash Conceicao's reworked classics earned No.17 on our 2026 Asia ranking.
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#20Edinburgh · Speakeasy
Panda & Sons
Panda & Sons is a speakeasy bar in Edinburgh. Top 50 Bars Asia profiles address, hours, and how to visit.
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#22Milan · Speakeasy
1930
1930 is a speakeasy bar in Milan, Colonne di San Lorenzo / Sant'Ambrogio. Top 50 Bars Asia profiles address, hours, and how to visit.
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#25Hong Kong · Speakeasy
Coa
Jay Khan's candle-lit agave temple on Shin Hing Street, where Hong Kong learned mezcal and tequila and where a three-year run at No.1 on Asia's list earned the 2026 Legend of the List award at rank 24.
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#28Naples · Speakeasy
L'Antiquario
L'Antiquario is a speakeasy bar in Naples, Chiaia. #63 (2025). Top 50 Bars Asia profiles address, hours, and how to visit.
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#40Tokyo · Speakeasy
Bar Libre
A basement Ikebukuro speakeasy with almost no street sign where Yujiro Kiyosaki and Kizuaki Nagao have poured technique-driven cocktails since 2011, now No.40 on our 2026 Asia ranking.
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Where to find speakeasies
One each in Jakarta, Milan, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and Naples, plus 4 more cities, across Asia and Europe. Open a city page to see what else is walkable from each one.
The highest-ranked speakeasies
Asia: 1920 Lounge & Dining (Jakarta) at No.1 and Hope & Sesame (Guangzhou) at No.2. Europe: Paradiso (Barcelona) at No.9 and Panda & Sons (Edinburgh) at No.20. Ranks are awarded per region, so an Asia position and a Europe position are not directly comparable.
Reservations and spend
Of the 10 rooms in this style, 2 require a reservation and 4 take walk-ins. Every profile carries the phone, website, and reservation rule we last confirmed with the room. For a sense of spend, Panda & Sons lists about $12 per cocktail.
Questions about speakeasies
What the style means and how to get a seat.
What is a speakeasy?
A bar with a deliberately concealed entrance, usually behind another business or an unmarked door. The hidden door comes with small capacity, so arrive early or book ahead.
Which is the best speakeasy?
The highest-placed speakeasy on the current list is 1920 Lounge & Dining in Jakarta, at No.1 on our Asia ranking. Its profile carries the address, booking rule, and what to order first.
Which cities have the best speakeasies?
They are spread thin, one room each in Jakarta, Milan, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Guangzhou, plus 5 more cities. Jakarta holds the highest-placed of them, so start there if you are routing a trip around this style.
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