The Atlas Room
West Des Moines' newest speakeasy is hidden inside Serenity Couture Salon & Spa in the old Wells Fargo building. There's no password, but you have to figure out the entrance yourself: it runs through a barber chair and a massive door into a dark hallway, opening onto a warmly backlit lounge with plush sofas, jazz and big-band on a hi-fi, and world maps projected on the walls.
The move: Make it a puzzle date: arrive without telling each other how you think you get in, and the first one to work out the barber-chair entrance picks the first round. Sink into the oversized throw-pillow sofas under the projected maps and play 'name that country.'
- 📍 Valley Junction (West Des Moines)
- 💸 $$
- ⚡ Low-key
- 🌗 Indoors
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Verified 2026-06-06.