The Seattle Times
Airports, secret bars promise an escape. If you can find them
xCruzo Brief
At Denver International Airport, finding a speakeasy-style cocktail bar can start with a detour: travelers seeking a drink near Gate A38 first enter a small bookstore linked to Williams & Graham. The facade hides the airport’s version of a Denver venue that conceals its original bar behind a bookcase. Inside, passengers pass through the bookcase into a darker, more intimate space designed to feel removed from the main terminal. The concept reflects a wider trend in U.S. airports toward “experience” dining as a way to make layovers feel less like captive waiting, with spaces like John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Blinded Tiger in Terminal 8.
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