#1162Global
Betty Lou’s Library
Calgary, Canada · Speakeasy cocktail lounge · North America
Betty Lou’s Library is a Calgary speakeasy-style cocktail lounge behind a hidden door, pairing original cocktails with a velvet-and-chandelier room inspired by Prohibition-era America and Paris’s Lost Generation.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-20
Plan Your Visit
908 17 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2T 0A3, Canada
- Style
- Speakeasy cocktail loungeChecked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Hours
- Tuesday–Thursday and Sunday 5pm–11pm; Friday–Saturday 5pm–midnight; Monday closed.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Booking
- Reservations are recommended through the owner page or by phone. Standard bookings are limited to eight guests; up to fourteen are accepted only at the first 5pm seating. Groups of five or more require a $10-per-person deposit, weekend bookings last two hours, and bar seats are held for walk-ins.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Menu
- The owner describes original cocktails.Checked 2026-10-02 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
19.7 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 80.7
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 26.9
- Serious press
- —Outside window · Evidence exists, but falls outside the scoring window; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- —Not scored · Evidence is not yet available; contributes zero
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Crowd signal
Google 4.7★ across 1,262 reviews.
View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.
Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
No recorded global awards in the scored window.
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.