How do you get into The Relish Tray Bistro and Speakeasy?
We have not confirmed it. The Relish Tray Bistro and 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 The Relish Tray Bistro and Speakeasy
How the venue describes itself: “The Relish Tray Bistro and Speakeasy has been a beloved part of the Baraboo, Wisconsin community since 2020, offering a fresh take on what a neighborhood bistro can be. Founded by owner Amber Giddings, The Relish Tray was built on a simple but powerful idea: serve honest, nourishing food made with care, quality…” (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: French 75, Clover Club, and Aviation are all drinks of this era, and each links to its origin and its build.
The building
Documented — The Relish Tray Bistro and Speakeasy occupies the Gust Brothers’ Store, a property listed on the National Register of Historic Places under reference number 02000834. The listing is a federal record maintained by the National Park Service, and the nomination document is the primary source for the building’s architectural and social history.
National Register reference 02000834 · NPS nomination document
Where The Relish Tray Bistro and Speakeasy sits
The Relish Tray Bistro and Speakeasy is in Baraboo, Wisconsin, in Sauk County, in the Midwest of the United States.
Our directory currently lists two speakeasies and hidden bars in Baraboo — too few for a city guide of its own yet, so they sit on the Wisconsin page until there are more.
Measured from the map pins, the closest of those to The Relish Tray Bistro and Speakeasy are Cellar Speakeasy Lounge, a few doors away.
Wisconsin holds 44 listed venues in this directory. See them all on our Wisconsin speakeasy guide.
Prohibition in Wisconsin
Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin.
What the newspapers recorded in Baraboo
Searching the Library of Congress run of Wisconsin newspapers for speakeasy, blind pig and bootlegger across 1920 to 1933 returns dated pages anyone can open. These are from Baraboo:
- Baraboo weekly news, May 28, 1925 — read the page at the Library of Congress
Planning a visit
You can reach The Relish Tray Bistro and Speakeasy by phone on (608) 448-2038, through its own website, and on Facebook.
The address is 106 4th Ave, Baraboo, WI 53913. Open in Google Maps.
What we have confirmed
For The Relish Tray Bistro and Speakeasy we hold street address, telephone number, official website, social accounts, and a listed-building record. We do not yet hold opening hours, a published drinks list, or an online booking link.
It is in the directory because its own name calls it a speakeasy and the description in the source data describes it as a speakeasy.
Overture Maps carries this venue; OpenStreetMap has no matching record.
The source data classifies the premises as a bar.