How do you get into 324 Speakeasy?
We have not confirmed it. 324 Speakeasy is in the directory because it calls itself a speakeasy, and that is the whole of what we can stand behind about its door.
The drinks at 324 Speakeasy
How the venue describes itself: “Step into 324 Speakeasy Cocktail Lounge for an unforgettable night of craft cocktails, cozy ambiance, and hidden charm. Perfect for any night out.” (from its own website, retrieved 9 October 2026)
The current drinks list is published on the venue’s own site — see the menu.
Beyond what the venue publishes we have not verified a list, so what follows is the period rather than the bar: Mary Pickford, El Presidente, and Hotel Nacional Special are all drinks of this era, and each links to its origin and its build.
Where 324 Speakeasy sits
324 Speakeasy is in Manhattan, Kansas, in Riley County, in the Great Plains of the United States.
This is currently the only verified hidden bar our directory lists in Manhattan. If you know another, tell us.
Kansas holds 17 listed venues in this directory. See them all on our Kansas speakeasy guide.
Prohibition in Kansas
Kansas did not wait for the federal government. Statewide prohibition took effect here in 1881, 39 years before the Eighteenth Amendment came into force nationally on 17 January 1920. By the time the Volstead Act was being enforced across the country, Kansas already had an established illegal trade and the habits that went with it.
More on the period in our history of Prohibition in Kansas.
What the newspapers recorded in Kansas
Searching the Library of Congress run of Kansas newspapers for speakeasy, blind pig and bootlegger across 1920 to 1933 returns dated pages anyone can open. These are from Kansas:
- The Topeka state journal, November 22, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- Western Kansas world, April 14, 1921 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- The Topeka state journal, February 26, 1921 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- The Topeka state journal, May 4, 1921 — read the page at the Library of Congress
Planning a visit
You can reach 324 Speakeasy by phone on (785) 324-2840, through its own website, and on Facebook, Instagram, and X.
The address is 324 Houston St, Manhattan, KS 66502. Open in Google Maps.
What we have confirmed
For 324 Speakeasy we hold street address, telephone number, official website, social accounts, and a published drinks list. We do not yet hold opening hours, an online booking link, or a listed-building record.
It is in the directory because its own name calls it a speakeasy and the map tags on the record mark it a cocktail bar.
Overture Maps carries this venue; OpenStreetMap has no matching record.
The source data classifies the premises as a bar.