How do you get into UpRoot Speakeasy?
We have not confirmed it. UpRoot 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 UpRoot Speakeasy
How the venue describes itself: “Here at Root Cellar Cafe, our professional waitstaff and seasoned chefs are sure to provide an extraordinary experience that will keep you coming back time and time again. We specialize in upscale casual dining using locally-sourced fresh food. Stop in for Brunch, Lunch or Dinner!” (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.
The building
Documented — UpRoot Speakeasy occupies the Hardy-Williams Building, a property listed on the National Register of Historic Places under reference number 83004499. 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 83004499 · NPS nomination document
Where UpRoot Speakeasy sits
UpRoot Speakeasy is in San Marcos, Texas, in Hays County, in the Southwest of the United States.
This is currently the only verified hidden bar our directory lists in San Marcos. If you know another, tell us.
Texas holds 110 listed venues in this directory. See them all on our Texas speakeasy guide.
Prohibition in Texas
Texas 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, Texas already had an established illegal trade and the habits that went with it.
More on the period in our history of Prohibition in Texas.
What the newspapers recorded in Texas
Searching the Library of Congress run of Texas newspapers for speakeasy, blind pig and bootlegger across 1920 to 1933 returns dated pages anyone can open. These are from Texas:
- El Paso herald, May 27, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- Brownsville herald, July 2, 1922 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- The Snyder signal, June 11, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
- Laredo weekly times, August 15, 1920 — read the page at the Library of Congress
Planning a visit
Hours published by the venue:
- Thursday to Saturday, 5pm to midnight
Hours as published on the venue’s own site, retrieved 9 October 2026.
You can reach UpRoot Speakeasy by phone on (512) 392-5158 and through its own website.
The address is 215 North LBJ Drive, San Marcos, TX. Open in Google Maps.
What we have confirmed
For UpRoot Speakeasy we hold street address, telephone number, official website, opening hours, and a listed-building record. We do not yet hold social accounts, a published drinks list, or an online booking link.
It is in the directory because its own name calls it a speakeasy and the map tags on the record include a speakeasy tag.
OpenStreetMap carries this venue, contributed by a mapper; Overture Maps has no matching record.
The source data classifies the premises as a bar.