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Visit a Minnesota Speakeasy

Wabasha Street Caves in St. Paul

The 5-8 Club in Minneapolis

Bootlegger's  in Granite Falls

The Tavern of Northfield

Breezy Point Lodge near Brainerd.

Phil's Tara Hideaway near Stillwater

Speakeasies, also known as "blind pigs" served the drinking crowd during the 1920's and early 1930's, serving illegal liquor.

The idea of having refreshments in a vintage speakeasy appeals to certain types of diners. There is a tiny perking up of the rebel in some of us, in much the same way the Prohibition era found some of the elite delighted to risk bumping elbows with the seedier class,covertly sneaking into back rooms and basements, only to brag about it behind their hands to friends the next day after church.

Oh the thrill of being common!

St. Paul Hotel