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345 , PROVIDENCE This secret bar is located across the street from its big sister restaurant Plant City , and while there ’ s a sign outside , the windows are dark and the doors are locked . Don ’ t give up , it ’ s part of the experience . Pull a few door handles to no avail , then go around the side to an open door leading to the kitchen . A cook might be showing off some culinary skill , but hover in the doorway , and they ’ ll nod like you ’ re in the right place and lead you from a red carpet to a dark and mysterious , plant-based cocktail bar with eclectic small plates . instagram . com / 345plantcity
NEEDLE AND THREAD , PROVIDENCE Look for the Needle and Thread logo on the door , then descend the spiral staircase into an underground bar that was previously a tailor shop for more than forty years . Fill up on items from the small and large plates menu , plus cocktails that spotlight whiskey and smoky mezcal . Inventive bevvies include the Money Clip with blended scotch , Cherry Heering and house bitters accented by a hundred-dollar bill . needlenthreadpvd . com
JEFFERSON SPEAKEASY , WARWICK Brush up on your history for a visit to this revolution-themed bar tucked beneath a Mexican restaurant off Jefferson Boulevard . The Founding Fathers would approve of cocktails with names like Dead Man ’ s Redemption and Spirit of ’ 76 . House-smoked bourbon features heavily in the drinks , but those who prefer their whiskey neat can choose from more than 100 varieties behind a glass case . jeffersonspeakeasyri . com
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COPPER CLUB , NEWPORT A speakeasy above a wiener joint ? Yes , please , but hold the onions if you ’ re swiping right . Head upstairs above Wally ’ s Wieners for an experience that is Newport ’ s best-kept secret . The bar specializes in high-end craft cocktails from a bygone era , like the fleur-de-lis with elderflower , gin , lemon and cucumber and a traditional sazerac with an absinthe-rinsed glass , rye whiskey , simple syrup , bitters and lemon peel . copperclubnpt . com
STINGY ALLEY , WARREN Warren ’ s Main Street speakeasy is named after a path that runs alongside Warren ’ s Methodist Church between Church and Baker streets . Order the non-stingy cocktails brimming with housemade cherry-infused bourbon for a Manhattan and vodka , Cocchi Americano , apricot liqueur , pink grapefruit juice and lemon cordial for the Trick Pony , all served in intricate and vintage-style glassware . instagram . com / stingyalley
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