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New Lounge Opens In Bonaventure
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Culminating two years of planning, Suede Bar & Lounge held a grand opening in its ground-floor space at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, at 404 S. Figueroa St., on Monday, July 7. The bar began serving June 22. Co-owners Lillian Gastelum and Richard Valenzuela are hoping to attract a post-work, Financial District crowd. Suede fills a 2,200-square-foot space that has been vacant for three years. Gastelum and Valenzuela spent about $475,000 to overhaul the interior in, naturally, red suede. The lush design aims to create a dim, intimate atmosphere conducive to relaxation, Gastelum said. A DJ spins house music during happy hour and in the evenings, and a cigar humidor and outdoor patio accommodate smokers. "It's a place where people can come and feel good, have a nice beat, have a good drink and be able to converse," Valenzuela said. Suede is now hosting a happy hour Monday through Friday from 4-8 p.m. with well drinks, wine, draft beer and appetizers for $4. More information is at suedebarla.com.
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Culminating two years of planning, Suede Bar & Lounge held a grand opening in its ground-floor space at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, at 404 S. Figueroa St., on Monday, July 7. The bar began serving June 22. Co-owners Lillian Gastelum and Richard Valenzuela are hoping to attract a post-work, Financial District crowd. Suede fills a 2,200-square-foot space that has been vacant for three years. Gastelum and Valenzuela spent about $475,000 to overhaul the interior in, naturally, red suede. The lush design aims to create a dim, intimate atmosphere conducive to relaxation, Gastelum said. A DJ spins house music during happy hour and in the evenings, and a cigar humidor and outdoor patio accommodate smokers. "It's a place where people can come and feel good, have a nice beat, have a good drink and be able to converse," Valenzuela said. Suede is now hosting a happy hour Monday through Friday from 4-8 p.m. with well drinks, wine, draft beer and appetizers for $4. More information is at suedebarla.com.
page 2, 7/14/2008
© Los Angeles Downtown News. Reprinting items retrieved from the archives are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or retransmitted without permission of the Los Angeles Downtown News. If you would like to re-distribute anything from the Los Angeles Downtown News Archives, please call our permissions department at (213) 481-1448.
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