How do you get into Ethel’s Speakeasy?
We have not confirmed it. Ethel’s 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 Ethel’s Speakeasy
How the venue describes itself: “Short North Stage is a professional regional theater in the heart of the Short North Arts District and is bringing you live entertainment all year long. Showcasing a mix of New York City and local talent this is THE PLACE to see musical theater. Learn more about the shows, buy tickets, and plan your visit today!” (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: Jack Rose, Diamondback, and Brown Derby are all drinks of this era, and each links to its origin and its build.
Where Ethel’s Speakeasy sits
Ethel’s Speakeasy is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County, in the Midwest of the United States.
Our directory currently lists ten speakeasies and hidden bars in Columbus. The full list is on our guide to hidden bars in Columbus.
Measured from the map pins, the closest of those to Ethel’s Speakeasy are The Marmont at Forno Speakeasy, about 1.1 km away, Sotto Terra at The Sanctuary, about 1.4 km away, and Speakeasy Ramen Express, about 1.7 km away.
Ohio holds 54 listed venues in this directory. See them all on our Ohio speakeasy guide.
Prohibition in Ohio
Ohio came under national prohibition on 17 January 1920, when the Eighteenth Amendment took effect and the Volstead Act defined an intoxicating beverage as anything above one half of one per cent alcohol — a threshold strict enough to close breweries that had expected to survive.
More on the period in our history of Prohibition in Ohio.
What the newspapers recorded in Ohio
Searching the Library of Congress run of Ohio newspapers for speakeasy, blind pig and bootlegger across 1920 to 1933 returns dated pages anyone can open. These are from Ohio:
- The toiler, February 13, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- The American issue, June 17, 1921 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- The American issue, December 31, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- The American issue, November 4, 1921 — read the page at the Library of Congress
Planning a visit
You can reach Ethel’s Speakeasy by phone on (614) 725-4042, through its own website, and on Instagram, Facebook, X, and Youtube.
The address is 1189 N High St, Columbus, OH 43201. Open in Google Maps.
What we have confirmed
For Ethel’s 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.
Overture Maps carries this venue; OpenStreetMap has no matching record.
The source data classifies the premises as a bar.