Craft/Concept Bar
Closed nowHigh Violet
A hidden cocktail lounge down a cobblestone alley off Elmwood, styled like a 1930s European sleeper-car bar.[1]
Noise level
Conversational.Cover charge
No cover found in sources; Resy reservations recommended.Crowd
Elmwood Village upscale cocktail crowd — leans date-night/girls'-night.Live music
No infoOutdoor seating
No infoParking
No infoReliability
Consistent
Good any night. Doesn't depend on a crowd or a scheduled event.
Best for
date nightsmall groupscelebrations
Curator notes
- Opened in March 2022 in a former alleyway space accessed via a cobblestone passage behind the Bureau menswear shop on Elmwood Ave.[1]
- Founded by five partners — Barry Heneghan, Robert Clerici, Jon Eisenberg, Joe Stocker, and David Mitchell — with Mitchell, a local artist, directing the design concept.[1]
- The design draws on 1930s European sleeper-train and noir-cocktail-lounge aesthetics: co-founder Mitchell said "this could be a place in Mexico City, or Bangkok. If they can do it in Paris, then we can do it too."[1]
- Open Wednesday-Saturday only (closed Sunday-Tuesday): Wed-Thu 5-11pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-1am.[2]
- Reservations available via Resy; a small-plates food menu runs alongside the cocktail program.[3]
Sources
- Address, hours, rating, contact: official business listing info cached by night-out, last synced Aug 3, 2026.
- Category, vibe & details: Researched from cited public sources (see the footnotes below). Not yet verified in person.
Cited for the details above — the [1] markers next to specific facts link to the exact source for that fact: