How do you get into Johnny’s Speakeasy?
We have not confirmed it. Johnny’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 Johnny’s Speakeasy
How the venue describes itself: “Johnny’s Speakeasy is an exclusive underground haven tucked away in the heart of Royal Oak, Michigan. This reservation-only bar invites you to step back in time, where the spirit of the Pr…” (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: French 75, Clover Club, and Aviation are all drinks of this era, and each links to its origin and its build.
Where Johnny’s Speakeasy sits
Johnny’s Speakeasy is in Royal Oak, Michigan, in Oakland County, in the Midwest of the United States. The city sits inside the Metro Detroit metropolitan area.
This is currently the only verified hidden bar our directory lists in Royal Oak. If you know another, tell us.
Michigan holds 36 listed venues in this directory. See them all on our Michigan speakeasy guide.
Prohibition in Michigan
Michigan 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, Michigan already had an established illegal trade and the habits that went with it.
More on the period in our history of Prohibition in Michigan.
What the newspapers recorded in Michigan
Searching the Library of Congress run of Michigan newspapers for speakeasy, blind pig and bootlegger across 1920 to 1933 returns dated pages anyone can open. These are from Michigan:
- Alma record, February 19, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- Charlevoix county herald, July 9, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- Dearborn independent, August 28, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- Alma record, April 1, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
Planning a visit
Hours published by the venue:
- Friday: 6pm-10:30pm
- Friday: 6pm-1am
- Saturday: 6pm-10:30pm
- Saturday: 6pm-1am
- Sunday: 5pm-10pm
- Sunday: 5pm-11pm
- Thursday: 6pm-10pm
- Thursday: 6pm-12am
Hours as published on the venue’s own site, retrieved 9 October 2026.
You can reach Johnny’s Speakeasy by phone on (248) 794-1261, through its own website, and on Facebook and Instagram.
The address is 215 S Main St, Royal Oak, MI 48067. Open in Google Maps.
What we have confirmed
For Johnny’s Speakeasy we hold street address, telephone number, official website, social accounts, opening hours, a published drinks list, and an online booking link. We do not yet hold 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.