Look to your left and you may imagine that you’re in the company of the Rat Pack at this moody Heights steakhouse. Known as a restaurant within a restaurant, Patton’s is located inside its more relaxed counterpart, Savoir, and can be accessed via a hidden door behind the bar. The 38-seat restaurant is an homage to old-world American steakhouses of yesteryear. Find all the classics, from rib-eyes and New York strips to shrimp cocktails, alongside live jazz performances.

Located in a secret alleyway accessible by a door inside the Hando dining room, this 10-seat bar serves up innovative cocktails which change with the seasons. Expect drinks like yuzu white negronis and shochu highballs, presented in festive vessels. Hungry? Order small bites from next door, including dishes like crispy chicken kara-age or wagyu kushiyaki skewers.

Go to Cantina Barba for the late night eats, and stay for a drink in the restaurant’s hidden mezcal bar, coined Mijo’s. Try a mezcal flight or a mezcal-fueled cocktails served aflame, then pose for a picture in front of the dramatic wall of skulls.

This lively Washington Ave. bar is a good time, but find the hidden Tom Selleck-themed room inside for something really unique. The secret “Magnum Room” is an homage to Selleck’s iconic 80’s series Magnum P.I. and is over the top, in a tongue-in-cheek way. Expect tiki-themed cocktails, Tom Selleck posters galore, and retro decor and memorabilia.

Located in the historic Southern Pacific Railroad building in downtown, this former watch shop turned bar is a great place to get an Old Fashioned and pretend you’re an extra in Boardwalk Empire. Brown spirits are plentiful, and the cocktails are classic. Pick your poison, and explore the storied two-level space.

Like something out of a movie, this ultra-exclusive, reservation-only cocktail bar is quietly situated behind a bookcase within the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown, and it requires a code to enter. Once inside, prepare to be wowed with head-turning cocktails and pours of rare premium spirits, presented in vintage glassware, in a chic and sophisticated setting.

What was once a storage room inside the Annie Cafe & Bar has been transformed into a Cuban-themed bar with a hidden entrance that can only be accessed from the restaurant’s kitchen. Once inside, help yourself to a drink from the working rum fountain, and settle in for live musical performances, fruity cocktails, and elevated bar snacks like papas and caviar, crab croquetas, and lobster empanadas.

The illuminated marquee prominently displayed in the Americana development may lead you to believe a movie theater lies beyond, but don’t be fooled. A mock cinema entrance, complete with a ticket counter and concession stand, actually leads into a sprawling restaurant and patio with a Hollywood-theme. Juliet offers lavishly ornate dishes like twin lobster tails, double cut pork chops, and the Golden Star, a tomahawk rib-eye wrapped in 24-karat gold.

This wine bar and restaurant is located atop the Local Foods Market in Rice Village, and can be accessed by a hidden door on the side of the building. Once upstairs, the bright and airy space offers comfortable indoor seating with a covered patio looking onto the village. Peruse the well-curated wines, sourced from trusted producers, and pair a bottle with snacks like pistachio whipped goat cheese, oysters on the half shell, and umami black cod in miso.