Eau De Vie
Venue Brief
Melbourne speakeasy cocktail bar where a whisky selection, theatrical cocktails, jazz and booth seating gather a polished date crowd.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- IntimateVintageLive Music
- Age guide
- 30+
- Dress code
- Smart Casual
- Demographic
- CouplesTourists
- Music genre
- JazzCommercial Hits
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- Year-round
- Clientele
- Locals
- Offerings
- Table ServiceVIP Booth
- Open times
- Mon ClosedTue 5 PM – 1 AMWed 5 PM – 1 AMThu 5 PM – 1 AMFri 4 PM – 1 AM BestSat 4 PM – 1 AM BusySun Closed
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About Eau De Vie
Malthouse Lane sits off the grid of the Melbourne CBD, and finding the door is part of the evening — the sort of laneway address that rewards people who already know where they're going, then keeps them in for hours. Doors open at 5pm midweek and from 4pm on Friday and Saturday, running through to 1am, with those two nights drawing the heaviest trade and the booths going first. Jazz sets the tone, with more familiar hits later on, and table service in a room this size means you settle in rather than circulate. Smart casual is enforced, the crowd skews to couples and a 30-plus room of locals and visitors, and the $$$ band reflects a serious whisky list rather than volume drinking. Closed Sunday and Monday, open year-round, and a 4.6 rating across more than two thousand reviews suggests the reputation holds.
