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A clandestine 1920s dining experience awaits you at the Valley this February 2023. Travel back in time as 209 Brunswick Street gets transformed into an exclusive speakeasy with soft jazz and flickering candlelight filling the room along with lavish cocktails and amazing burlesque and cabaret performances.

The Candlelight Club Bring and Exclusive 1920S Speakeasy Dining Experience to the Valley — Photo credit: supplied

Presented by the Candlelight Club, the best and most exclusive 1920s Speakeasy Dining Experience is coming to Fortitude Valley on the 11th of February 2023 as Brunswick Street transforms into a dimly lit speakeasy, shrouded with secrecy.

Feel like a VIP in an old gangster movie, as you get serenaded by soft jazz music amidst flickering candlelight and a lavish cocktail menu in this 90-minute stylish dining experience. See cabaret and burlesque performers dressed in elegant feathers and sparkles as they fill the room with an exciting, yet intimate atmosphere as you enjoy your two-course meal with a drink.

How’s that for an authentic jazz-era experience?

So, book your seats now and be sure to come in your best attire because they won’t stay for long and you’ll never know when they will be back.

The Candlelight Club will run on select dates only and pre-booking is essential.

MENU: TBC (there will be an option of meat/ fish/ veggie)

The Candlelight Club Bring and Exclusive 1920S-themed Dining Experience to the Valley — Photo credit: supplied

What: Fueled By Candlelight, Soft Jazz And Lavish Cocktails
When: 11 February 2023, 6 PM – 7.30 PM
Where: 209 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley
Price: A$99.00, Includes a two-course meal and a drink on arrival!

book here

Published 6-February-2023

Fortitude Valley, prepare to be in awe! A revival of the liberating nightlife of underground parlours in the 1920s will heat up Brunswick Street as Cindy Chow, a bar and theatre with burlesque shows, will mark its opening soon.

Conceptualised by nightlife hospitality bigwigs Patrick Donohue and Justin Kong, Cindy Chow has been inspired by Shanghai’s clandestine venues or speakeasy bars during the Prohibition Era. She is a fictional character, imagined as the star of an entertainment venue that served booze and held an illegal gambling operation patronised by Americans and Europeans.

“From these times, one lady ruled the darkest of secrets including drinking, gambling and eroticism. This is her story. A tale of black market dealing and gunshot blasts, high powered boats and plenty of late night street fights. The story of an exceptional life of a lady they called CINDY CHOW,” the operators teased on the official website.

To go with the theme, the fit-out of Cindy Chow will feature Chinese awnings, Chinese pottery, golden Buddhas, jade and red upholstery, tables with a lazy Susan, and a stage for the burlesque shows planned for the weekends.

The appeal and the presentations, however, will be as tasty as the food and drinks to be offered at the bar. There will be an initial 10 types of cocktail drinks that will taste better with choices of Asian bar food like san choy bao, canapes, and duck pancakes.

Cindy Chow is projected to open in late May or early June 2021. More details, including the exact location, will be revealed until then.

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