Alchemy 48 brings speakeasy cocktails to downtown Mesa

Zoom in: You either have to walk through the arcade bar or enter through the back to reach the staircase to Alchemy 48. Once inside, your party must solve a riddle to find the main door to the cocktail parlor.

• Between the sneaky entrance and 1920s decor, you'll feel like you're living through Prohibition.

Drink up: The cocktail list is expansive, with spirit-forward options like the Alchemy R N' R, a house-made rock and rye old fashioned, and bubbly pours like the French 48.

• Everything my group ordered was guzzled down and quickly refilled.

Be smart: The bar is open every day until at least midnight, making it one of very few late-night options in downtown Mesa.