How do you get into Capone’s Downtown Speakeasy?
We have not confirmed it. Capone’s Downtown 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 Capone’s Downtown Speakeasy
How the venue describes itself: “If you’re looking for a venue that has the perfect vibe, there really is no reason to go too far. Located right in the heart of downtown Shelbyville. Up close and personal, nonsmoking tavern with live music! Great atmosphere, food, drinks, and entertainment at Capone’s Downtown Speakeasy!” (from its own website, retrieved 9 October 2026)
Beyond what the venue publishes we have not verified a list, so what follows is the period rather than the bar: Sazerac, Ward Eight, and Scofflaw are all drinks of this era, and each links to its origin and its build.
Where Capone’s Downtown Speakeasy sits
Capone’s Downtown Speakeasy is in Shelbyville, Indiana, in Shelby County, in the Midwest of the United States.
This is currently the only verified hidden bar our directory lists in Shelbyville. If you know another, tell us.
Indiana holds 25 listed venues in this directory. See them all on our Indiana speakeasy guide.
Prohibition in Indiana
Indiana did not wait for the federal government. Statewide prohibition took effect here in 1918, two 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, Indiana already had an established illegal trade and the habits that went with it.
More on the period in our history of Prohibition in Indiana.
What the newspapers recorded in Indiana
Searching the Library of Congress run of Indiana newspapers for speakeasy, blind pig and bootlegger across 1920 to 1933 returns dated pages anyone can open. These are from Indiana:
- The Lake County times, July 15, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- South Bend news-times, January 11, 1924 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- The Lake County times, December 16, 1921 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- The Lake County times, June 9, 1922 — read the page at the Library of Congress
Planning a visit
You can reach Capone’s Downtown Speakeasy by phone on (317) 825-3132, through its own website, and on Facebook, Instagram, and X.
The address is 1 Public Sq, Shelbyville, IN 46176. Open in Google Maps.
What we have confirmed
For Capone’s Downtown Speakeasy we hold street address, telephone number, official website, and social accounts. We do not yet hold opening hours, a published drinks list, an online booking link, or a listed-building record.
It is in the directory because its own name calls it a speakeasy.
Two independent open datasets, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps, both carry this venue at this location. Agreement between them is the strongest existence check we can make without visiting.
The source data classifies the premises as a bar.