This stunning city offers a number of elusive gems with beautiful drinks and quirky interiors hidden in plain sight. There's everything from haunts accessed via phone boxes to glowing green absinthe hideouts on Seel Street. Need a hand deciding? Check out our full guide to the best secret bars in Liverpool.
It doesn't get much more secret than needing a password to frequent the intimate, cosy drinking den that's Tailors Liverpool. Disguised as a traditional haberdashery, it offers plush furnishing and expert mixologists who are famed for whipping up wowing dry ice-infused tipples. On the menu? A vodka, grenadine and lemonade-based Mad Shark, Churchill Old Fashioned and floral-flavoured Diamond Of The Season.
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@ Moonshine Saloon on Various dates from Tuesday 24th March 2026
It doesn't get more secret than a covert saloon run by wanted man Clyde Cassidy. Moonshine Saloon's Western Cocktail Experience is an immersive event where you'll enjoy four bespoke cocktails from a bottle of liquor that you'll smuggle in yourself. While you drink, you'll be able to rub shoulders with the locals and take part in fun card games. Watch out for the Sheriff though, as he's out to shut the whole operation down.
@ Alcotraz Penitentiary: Liverpool on Various dates from Monday 23rd March 2026
Alcotraz: Cell Block Three-Six is the immersive cocktail experience that sees you smuggling in booze past the guards for your fellow 'intmates' to shake up into delicious cocktails. The secret Liverpool bar is perfect for unique date nights and quirky evenings out. For more, check out Alcotraz - The Yard.
Have you heard of hidden basement bar El Bandito? It's time to get acquainted with the Latin American-style spot, which pairs margaritas with frozen daiquiris to create secret quirky bars in Liverpool.
Hidden behind a nondescript door in Ropewalks, The Oracle is one of the coolest secret cocktail bars in Liverpool. Keep your eyes peeled for the hanging lamp on Duke Street and you'll be welcomed into a vintage drinking den boasting some of the city's most enchanting pours.
Hidden above Salt Dog Slim's, 81LTD Liverpool is so exclusive that it requires you to get a secret code from the bar staff downstairs. Once inside, you'll find a chic set-up where an in-the-know crowd enjoy a concise drinks list.
Cloaked in secrecy behind a plain black door, Berry and Rye is an elusive drinking den where the blues tunes are seductive and the menu is concealed in the pages of the books. Don't miss this impressive hangout for some lip-smacking bespoke concoctions.
After a secret bar in a Liverpool phone box? Ex-Directory is the place for you. To enter, you'll first have to reserve a table online, where you'll get all the secret information to track down their quirky venue. Once inside, you'll be rewarded with signature sips.
