Speakeasy at Piedmont is a hidden cocktail room in downtown Gastonia, North Carolina, reached through a vintage cigarette machine inside Piedmont Delicatessen at 125 E. Main Avenue. It is open Wednesday through Saturday from 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM. There is a door behind the cigarette machine that very few people open. On the other side: a room with low lamps, oxblood leather, and a piano that sometimes plays when the right person sits down. We don't print menus we can't promise. We don't keep hours we can't honor. What we keep is the room — quiet, careful, and exactly as it was the night you first stepped in.
Quiet rooms make brave conversations.
No. 01 · The bar, after the machine.
The Hours & The House Rules
Hours of Service
The doors close on the dot. The room does not.
The House Rules
No photography. The room is for those in it, not those who would prove they were.
No standing at the bar after the second pour. Conversation belongs at the banquette.
Reservations only after eight. Walk-ins on Thursdays, if the room can hold you.
Quiet voices, please. A jazz trio plays on Fridays — they have the only loud part.
Be kind to the bartender. They remember everything, including your last drink.
— with our affection, the management.
Finding Us
There is no sign. There is no list at the door. There is only a quiet street, a brass sconce that flickers at the right hour, and the warm sliver of light beneath a door that doesn't look like anything at all.
125 E. Main Avenue
Gastonia, N.C.
Wednesday–Saturday, 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM
How You EnterEach open night, Piedmont posts a password on Instagram. Say that word at the cigarette machine inside the deli. Walk-ins are welcome; reservations are recommended for parties of six or more.
Look ForThe unmarked door past the cigarette machine, beside the tailor. The brass lamp will be lit. The doorman won't.
RingTwice. Then once.
Hold a Table
Name your evening and choose a seating. Instructions will be texted to you approximately 24 hours before your reservation.
Questions, answered
- What is Speakeasy at Piedmont?
- Speakeasy at Piedmont is a hidden cocktail room behind the vintage cigarette machine inside Piedmont Delicatessen in downtown Gastonia, NC. Quiet voices, craft cocktails, and live jazz on Fridays.
- What are the Speakeasy at Piedmont hours?
- The room is open Wednesday through Saturday from 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday are closed.
- How do I get into Speakeasy at Piedmont?
- Check @piedmontgastonia on Instagram for that night’s password, then say it at the cigarette machine inside the deli at 125 E. Main Avenue. The machine is the door.
- Do I need a reservation?
- Walk-ins are welcome. Hold a table for parties of six or more, or any night you want a guaranteed seat. Reservations are recommended after 8:00 PM.
- Where is Speakeasy at Piedmont?
- Inside Piedmont Delicatessen, 125 E. Main Avenue, Gastonia, NC 28052. Enter the deli and go to the vintage cigarette machine — there is no separate street entrance.