Speakeasies in Miami: the phone booth, the porta-potty door and the bar behind the taco shop
Red Phone Booth, Kaona Room, Bodega's porta-potty door and the bar behind Coyo Taco: Miami's hidden bars, with entry rules and hours checked.
The short version
- Most theatrical: Red Phone Booth, 1010 Brickell Ave: dial a code; 21 and over.
- Easiest to walk into: The lounge behind Coyo Taco, 2300 NW 2nd Ave: from 9 pm nightly.
- Book ahead: Kaona Room, inside The Leinster pub, Edgewater: 45 guests, Wed to Sat.
- Most absurd door: Bodega Taqueria y Tequila, 1220 16th St: through the porta-potty.
- Rum, late: Swizzle Rum Bar, down from the Stiles Hotel lobby, 1120 Collins Ave.
For a first speakeasy in Miami, start at Bodega in South Beach or the bar behind Coyo Taco in Wynwood, where you can just walk in; save Red Phone Booth for the night you have the code and a collared shirt.
Before you go
- Red Phone Booth is 21 and over, and late lounges check ID; bring a physical one.
- Red Phone Booth needs a nightly code from a member, a hotel concierge or its website.
- Kaona Room seats only 45 people; book on SevenRooms for Friday and Saturday.
- Red Phone Booth lists an upscale dress code; skip athletic wear and beachwear.
- Bodega's lounge is first come, first served; reservations are encouraged after 9 pm and for groups.
- Most of these bars open in the evening and run until 1 to 3 am; check the night you go.
Red Phone Booth
Red Phone Booth is the 1920s-style speakeasy and cigar lounge in Brickell. You walk into a red London phone booth and dial a nightly code on a rotary phone. The code comes from a member, a hotel concierge or a partner, and the bar's site has a Get the Code button that issues a temporary password. Membership is optional.
Its site, as returned by search because it blocked our fetch, lists Monday to Thursday and Sunday 4 pm to 1 am, and Friday and Saturday 4 pm to 2 am. It is 21 and over with an upscale dress code, so wear closed shoes and leave the gym clothes, tank tops and ball caps at the hotel.
Miami hidden bars compared
| Bar | Address | How you get in | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Phone Booth | 1010 Brickell Ave, Unit 105 | Dial the nightly code in the phone booth | Sun to Thu 4 pm to 1 am; Fri and Sat to 2 am |
| Coyo Taco lounge | 2300 NW 2nd Ave, Wynwood | Through the back of the taco shop | Mon to Wed 9 pm to 2 am; Thu to Sun 9 pm to 3 am |
| Kaona Room | 1600 NE 1st Ave, Edgewater | Hidden door inside The Leinster Irish Pub | Wed and Thu 6 pm to 1 am; Fri and Sat to 2 am; closed Sun to Tue |
| Bodega Taqueria y Tequila | 1220 16th St, Miami Beach | Through the porta-potty door | Lounge Mon to Wed 4 pm to 1 am; Thu and Fri to 3 am; Sat noon to 3 am; Sun noon to 1 am |
| Dante's HiFi | Wynwood | Vinyl listening bar; reserve on Tock | Not posted on its site |
| Swizzle Rum Bar & Drinkery | 1120 Collins Ave, Stiles Hotel | Down a short staircase off the lobby | No official hours online; confirm before you go |
Bodega's page also says the bar is open until 5 am, which conflicts with its own hours table; we give the table. Kaona Room does not say where the door is, on purpose.
coyo-taco.com, kaonaroom.com, bodegataqueria.com and danteshifi.com; Red Phone Booth via search of redphonebooth.com; Swizzle entry from Time Out; checked October 2026
Kaona Room and Bodega: two very different secrets
Kaona Room is a speakeasy hidden inside The Leinster Irish Pub at 1600 NE 1st Avenue in Edgewater. The bar will not tell you exactly where the door is; you go into the pub and look for clues. It holds only 45 people, so Friday and Saturday sell out. Book through SevenRooms on its site or call 786-807-8587; walk-ins get in only when there is space. It is open Wednesday and Thursday 6 pm to 1 am, Friday and Saturday 6 pm to 2 am, and closed Sunday to Tuesday.
Bodega Taqueria y Tequila at 1220 16th Street in Miami Beach is the opposite: a loud taco counter where the lounge door is disguised as a porta-potty. The taqueria opens at 11:30 am daily; the lounge opens at 4 pm on weekdays and noon on weekends and runs to 1 am, or 3 am Thursday to Saturday. It is first come, first served, with reservations encouraged after 9 pm. Its page says a dress code may be enforced without saying what it is, so do not push it with flip-flops.
Coyo Taco
Coyo Taco's Wynwood restaurant has a lounge in the back, through the restaurant. The taqueria opens at 11 am daily; the lounge opens at 9 pm and runs to 2 am Monday to Wednesday and 3 am Thursday to Sunday.
It is the least formal speakeasy on this list. There is no code and no booking system on the site: eat tacos up front, then head to the back when the music starts.
Swizzle Rum Bar & Drinkery
Swizzle is a rum bar down a short staircase off the lobby of the Stiles Hotel on Collins Avenue. It is still going: in July 2026 it ran a one-night pop-up at Bleau Bar in the Fontainebleau for Independence Day.
The bar has no working website we could open, and the only posted hours we found are on an old Time Out page, so treat those as a guide only and check its Google listing for tonight.
Dante's HiFi and the listening-bar idea
Dante's HiFi in Wynwood calls itself the neighborhood's first vinyl listening bar for analog audiophile music culture. It is hidden in the old-fashioned way, off a quiet courtyard, and it is open to the public, with seats booked on Tock. Memberships speed up seating and add at least one members-only event a month.
Its site does not post hours or a street address, so book on Tock and use the address on your confirmation.
Where they are
Questions people ask
How do you get into Red Phone Booth in Miami?
Get the nightly code from a member, a hotel concierge or the Get the Code button on its website, then dial it on the rotary phone inside the red booth at 1010 Brickell Ave.
Is there a speakeasy in Wynwood?
Yes. The lounge behind Coyo Taco at 2300 NW 2nd Ave opens at 9 pm nightly, and Dante's HiFi is a vinyl listening bar booked on Tock.
What is the speakeasy behind the porta-potty in Miami Beach?
Bodega Taqueria y Tequila at 1220 16th St. The lounge entrance is a porta-potty door, and it is first come, first served.
Do Miami speakeasies need reservations?
Kaona Room recommends booking on SevenRooms because it holds 45 people. Coyo Taco and Bodega take walk-ins; Bodega encourages reservations after 9 pm.
Is there a dress code at Red Phone Booth?
Yes, an upscale one. No gym attire, tank tops, beachwear or ball caps.
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