Airport Bookcase Door Leads To $18 Cocktails and Frog Booties

KEY POINTS

•During a UK-to-US layover, Kasia Kovacs visited Williams & Graham, a hidden speakeasy at Denver International Airport.
•The bar features a disguised bookshelf entrance near Gate A38 and a 25-minute wait to get inside.
•The $18 cocktail menu offers 26 drinks and various food options priced between $14.20 and $28.80, including frog legs called 'frog booties.'

On a chilly winter day during a 16-hour UK-to-US layover, Kasia Kovacs discovered a speakeasy called Williams & Graham hiding behind a curved bookshelf near Denver International Airport's Gate A38. Despite the sneaky entrance, the hostess—the one waving cheerily by a bright red velvet rope and conspicuous signage—warned a 25-minute wait all while curious travelers plotted covert infiltration attempts. Inside, illuminated by pleasantly dim lights, 26 cocktails lit up the $18 menu including classics like 'Highland Lass' with Glenfiddich 12, yellow Chartreuse, and honey. Eateries ranged from $14.20 mac and cheese to $28.80 frog booties, a euphemism for frog legs that no one knew existed until now. Though Kasia only surveyed drinks due to imminent takeoff, a juicy burger tempted hungry fellow last-minute diners eager to escape the cold boarding gate blues.