How do you get into The Hidden Door?
We have not confirmed it. The Hidden Door is in the directory because it described as hidden, and that is the whole of what we can stand behind about its door.
Drinks of the era
We have not seen this venue’s own list, so what follows is the period rather than the bar: Sidecar, Boulevardier, and Vieux Carré are all drinks of this era, and each links to its origin and its build.
Where The Hidden Door sits
The Hidden Door is in Shoreline, Washington, in King County, in the West of the United States.
This is currently the only verified hidden bar our directory lists in Shoreline. If you know another, tell us.
Washington holds 29 listed venues in this directory. See them all on our Washington speakeasy guide.
Prohibition in Washington
Washington did not wait for the federal government. Statewide prohibition took effect here in 1916, four 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, Washington already had an established illegal trade and the habits that went with it.
More on the period in our history of Prohibition in Washington.
What the newspapers recorded in Washington
Searching the Library of Congress run of Washington newspapers for speakeasy, blind pig and bootlegger across 1920 to 1933 returns dated pages anyone can open. These are from Washington:
- The Leavenworth echo, January 16, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- The Seattle star, January 23, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- The Seattle star, August 3, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- The Seattle star, November 19, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
Planning a visit
Hours published by the venue:
- Monday to Friday, noon to 2am
- Saturday to Sunday, 11am to 2am
Hours as published on the venue’s own site, retrieved 9 October 2026.
You can reach The Hidden Door by phone on (206) 420-7285 and through its own website.
The address is 14525 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline, WA 98133. Open in Google Maps.
What we have confirmed
For The Hidden Door we hold street address, telephone number, official website, and opening hours. We do not yet hold social accounts, a published drinks list, an online booking link, or a listed-building record.
It is in the directory because its own name calls it hidden.
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.