The Black Rabbit
Venue Brief
Melbourne underground R&B bar where a happy-hour pool table and a DJ-led dance floor pull a young Melbourne after-work-and-weekend crowd.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- DancingIntimate
- Age guide
- 25-45
- Dress code
- Smart Casual
- Cuisine
- Various
- Demographic
- Couples
- Music genre
- R&BTranceAfrobeatsOld School Hits
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- Year-round
- Clientele
- LocalsAmerican
- Open times
- Mon ClosedTue ClosedWed ClosedThu 4 – 9 PMFri 4 PM – 3 AM BestSat 9 PM – 3 AM BusySun Closed
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About The Black Rabbit
R&B and old-school hits carry most of the night here, with trance and Afrobeats pushed in later, and in a room this size the volume does the work — conversation compresses, the floor fills early and stays that way. Below street level on Queen Street in the CBD, it opens at 4pm on Thursday and Friday for the after-work stretch, then runs through to 3am on Friday and Saturday, with Saturday not starting until 9pm. Those two nights are the busy ones, drawing couples and a slightly older local crowd in the 25-to-45 range, plus a steady American contingent. Smart casual is enforced, drinks sit in the mid range rather than the CBD's top tier, and 18 is the legal minimum even if the room skews well above it. Food is straightforward and secondary. A 4.2 rating across more than 400 reviews and a Best Club mention back up the reputation.
