2 speakeasies in Bristol our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Bristol nightlife.
The Milk Thistle ★ 4.5
Old City · Quay Head House, Colston Avenue, Bristol BS1 1EB
The Milk Thistle hides four floors of carved-wood cocktail rooms behind an unmarked door on Colston Avenue, the grand flagship speakeasy of central Bristol.
Tip: Ask about the whisky vault below street level; walk-ins stand a chance early on weeknights.
Filthy XIII ★ 4.2
Montpelier · 208 Cheltenham Road, Bristol BS6 5QU
Filthy XIII hides award-listed cocktails behind a deliberately scruffy Cheltenham Road shopfront, the Bristol bar where the city's bartenders drink off-shift.
Tip: Ask the bar to freestyle from whatever is open; it beats the printed list most nights.