music hall and restaurant · $$$
Ophelia's Electric Soapbox
Two-level music hall downtown where dinner is not an afterthought
A restaurant and music venue at 20th and Market that sold to new owners in 2024 and went dark for a month before reopening. The room is built on two levels around the stage, so the balcony works for a full dinner and the floor works for the band. Programming runs Wednesday through Saturday with weekend brunch, and the place is otherwise closed unless something is booked, so check the calendar before you plan an evening around it.
Why go. One of the few places downtown where a show and a real meal share a room.
Book a balcony table if you want to eat; the floor is standing once the band starts.
A short walk from Ophelia's Electric Soapbox
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