Low Light
Aged rum, smoked honey, two dashes of orange bitters. Served over one big cube.
Late nights, slow pours
A forty-seat bar down a laneway in Fitzroy. Stirred drinks, a short list of wines worth staying for, and a record player that never takes requests.
Tonight
Six drinks on the board, changed with the season. Ask the bar for anything else.
Midnight Garden
Gin, green chartreuse, cucumber and lime. Bright, herbal, gone quickly.
Slow Dance
Verjuice, rosemary, pink grapefruit soda. No alcohol, no compromise.
The week at Velvet Hour
- We
Vinyl only
Records from the shelf behind the bar. Quiet enough to talk.
- Th
Trio from nine
Piano, bass and brushes in the back room. No cover charge.
- Fr
Late list
Three drinks we only make after eleven. Ask for the late list.
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Full house
Book ahead or arrive early. We hold half the room for walk-ins.
The whole bar, for your night
Birthdays, launches and long goodbyes for up to forty people, with a menu written for the occasion.
- Tell us the date and headcount
- We draft a drinks menu with you
- A deposit holds the night
Visit
Down the laneway beside the bookshop on Gertrude Street. Look for the brass hand on the door.
- Wed–Thu
- 5pm till midnight
- Fri–Sat
- 4pm till 2am
- Sun
- 3pm till 11pm
Yes. We keep half the tables for people who wander in, first come, first served.
Olives, cheese, a toastie that people cross town for, and dark chocolate with the last drink.
Save yourself a seat
Tables for two to eight, held for fifteen minutes past your booking.