Lock & Key

Look for the red door and the red neon sign shaped like a lock with a key, and you’ve reached your destination: Lock & Key, which leads to part club, part patio. I say “door-themed” because there’s not just one door: Enter the first one, then you’ll find yourself at a wall of doorknobs and yes, you’ve got to find the right one. From there, it’s a moody, standing-room bar (unless you want to spring for a table), which is where you’ll find fruity, fresh cocktails with seasonal spins and some that bellow fog thanks to some liquid-nitrogen mixology tricks. Outdoors, the enclosed patio still keeps the secrecy of a speakeasy from the outside world, though the DJ sets, live bands and general crowd noise is obviously enough to alert the rest of K-town to the great time you’re having. Lock & Key also serves an extensive bar food menu that includes Chicago-style deep dish pizza, New York-style slices, fried chicken and a decadent, battered and deep-fried PB&J sandwich.