Entry No. 15 — the Salt Lake City file — filed under: basement-bar

The Rabbit Hole at Lake Effect

Lake Effect's own site calls it their 'enigmatic basement speakeasy' — a room built to feel like a cross between a beatnik bar and a 1940s vintage nightclub, with couches and booths meant to conjure New Orleans' Vieux Carré, where the house band Flamingo plays brassy swing jazz every Wednesday night to a crowd that dances mid-week.

The move: Show up on a Wednesday, find the basement room, and dance to Flamingo's live brass-and-swing set instead of just drinking through it.

• 📍 Downtown Salt Lake City
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 155 W 200 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Hours: Added 2026-07-20 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Further reading: Official site · saltlakemagazine.com

last checked: 2026-07-20