Thompson's Bookstore Speakeasy

This unique four-story venue offers something for everyone. The basement features a cozy speakeasy, the first floor is a charming bookstore/bar, the second floor serves as an elegant event space, and the top floor is a sophisticated cigar lounge. We spent most of our time in the cigar lounge, which had an impressive selection—including some of our favorites from Deadwood, South Dakota. The drinks were absolutely delicious, and the overall atmosphere was upscale yet relaxed. Highly recommend for a memorable night out!

Thompsons Bookstore Speakeasy was a wonderful and unique bar with an excellent staff that was very knowledgeable and helpful. We went on a very slow Tuesday night, the last hour and a half they were open. The speakeasy wasn't open (the speakeasy inside the bar is only open Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays), but the cigar lounge was open and fantastic. They have 3 floors. The first floor is the main bar. I didn't post a Pic, but it's decorated as a bookstore with comfortable antique and vintage furniture for lounging. The atmosphere is very inviting and has a great vibe. There is a lot of interesting decor and plenty of conversation starters around the first floor. There's some handcrafted unique cocktails on their menu, and the bartenders will gladly give you recommendations. The menu appears to change seasonally, so the drinks in some menu pics on Google didn't accurately show everything they were offering, but many of those drinks are still being offered. The second floor had another bar but was understandably closed when we were there, but we were able to walk in and look around. The third floor is the cigar lounge. They have a great selection and decent price range, so anyone wanting a cigar would have no trouble finding one in their budget. I believe the range was either $7 or $9 to $40+ a cigar. They will give you your desired cut and get the cigar burning while you take a couple of puffs, then give you matches in case it goes out. They have marble chess boards on some tables, which was great to sit down with a cigar, cocktail, and play a game or two. For the speakeasy, you need a password to get in on the nights they're open, which can be found by solving a riddle posted on their Facebook page. The password changes every Wednesday, so be sure to solve the riddle before heading out! I'll will definitely be back and have already been telling everyone about this unique and thoroughly thought-out experience!

Fun quaint atmosphere, the secret bookcase door felt like a Harry Potter scene. Decor and lighting make the ambience perfect - one star off because I feel like the music was really loud and overbearing for the vibe. Staff are super friendly and funny, great place. I had 2 of the 3 nonalcoholic drinks on the menu - strawberry soirée and another drink with ginger and lemon (pictured) - and they were both delicious and well crafted

It's a three-star for now. We'll give it another chance at a later date. The main floor and cigar lounge are nice. The speakeasy does not live up to the hype. It's cold, dark, and dead. The cocktail and cigar selection is excellent. The service is what ruined it for us. The bartenders on the main floor were good, but the bartender upstairs was pretty horrible. Anyone hosting in a cigar lounge should be a cigar enthusiast. He seemed bothered by everyone who asked about cigars. I almost stepped in and helped the customers myself. He also didn't seem to want to make cocktails. He was missing most of the time. Not even sure where he was. He's the reason we left after only one drink and smoked half a cigar. Can't order a drink if there's no one to make it. Also, we found it a bit odd that they don't allow mentions on Instagram. I never rate businesses on Instagram. I just post pictures and locations. I have a good amount of followers and my posts only help businesses. Not sure why any businesses would block mentions unless they have something to hide.

Very cool space. Bottom floor is a “book store” very lounge vibes, wooden and leather with couches to sit on. Take the elevator upstairs to the cigar bar, it’s light and well lit and bright, not like most dark cigar lounges. They have a full bar with excellent cocktails and an excellent bar tender who also has a ton of cigar knowledge, chess boards, huge cigar selection.

Absolutely fantastic, we did the the cocktail clasd with Natalie. She really knows her cocktails. We had so much fun & then going down to the speekezy. Every bartender took such care with making drinks. Thank you.

Loved this unique place! Highly recommend everybody to stop by at least once. We loved the variety of cocktails. The espresso martini was my favorite. Bartender upstairs was very personable, waitress downstairs could’ve used some people skills training. Can’t wait to go back!

I've been wanting to come here for quite a while now. The ambient lighting, environment, and all the details placed into this speakeasy were just perfect. The drinks 🥂🥃🍸🍷 were great, the staff 🧏‍♂️ was very friendly and nice. Checked out the cigar lounge space, which was also very nice. Overall, everything was great, I didn't have a single con, really. I'll definitely be back again. It's great vibes and great times 😁😎