Kola Room
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Cocktails & listening bar · Victoria Island

Low lamps, loud records, long nights.

A warm room on Saka Tinubu Street where the sound system only plays vinyl, the selectors dig deep into Afro-jazz, highlife and Afrobeats, and the cocktails are built on zobo, tiger nut, uda and palm wine.

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Tue–Sun · 5pm–2am 4,200+ records behind the bar Inverter-backed · the needle never skips
Now spinning 33⅓ RPM
A1 · paused Lagos After Dark Ọbalúayé Sextet — 1976 pressing

    Tonight’s selector: Selector Adaeze “Deep Cuts”
    Main room · 9pm – close

    Lagos time · WAT --:-- —
    Doors — —
    Golden hour · 5–7pm --:--:-- Two-for-one signatures, half-price small plates
    Last orders · 1:30am --:--:-- Kitchen closes 12:30am
    The flavour dial

    Tell us how the night tastes.

    Turn the brass knobs, pick a spirit, and our bartenders’ notes will match you to a drink. Your top pick glows.

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    Spirit base
    Presets:
    The weekly rotation

    Six nights, six moods.

    Mondays we rest the needles. The rest of the week, here’s who’s behind the decks and on the little stage by the speakers.

    No reminders set yet — tap “Remind me” on a night you like.
    Reservations

    Pick your seat in the room.

    Tap a table on the floor plan. Bar stools are first-come after 10pm; booths and listening couches hold for 20 minutes past your time. A small deposit secures it and comes off your bill.

    The floor

    Bar Velvet booth Listening couch Terrace Taken
    Terrace OPEN AIR · FANS & MISTERS Listening room DJ BOOTH BAR · 4,200 RECORDS ON THE BACK WALL little stage LIVE BAND THU · TRIO TUE ENTRANCE · ID CHECK WC

    Choose a table

    Tap any seat on the floor plan to see who it suits and the minimum spend.

    Your reservation

    Table
    None selected — pick one on the floor plan
    Arrival time

    Deposit is refundable up to 24 hours before. No-shows forfeit it. We hold tables 20 minutes past arrival.

    Moments

    What a night here looks like.

    No phones on the dance floor, so we painted them instead. Tap one to step inside.

    House manners

    Come as you are — dressed up a little.

    Dress code: smart, soft, Lagos.

    • Yes to agbada, kaftans, linen shirts, slip dresses, ankara two-pieces, clean sneakers.
    • After-work is fine — come straight from the office on Ahmadu Bello Way, loosen the tie.
    • Please no gym wear, slides, football jerseys, or sunglasses indoors after 8pm.
    • Birthday crowns and sashes are very welcome. Glitter less so — it gets in the grooves.
    • 18+, ID at the doorNIN slip, driver’s licence or passport. No exceptions, even with your aunty.
    • Listen first, talk secondThe listening room is for listening. Conversations welcome at the bar and on the terrace.
    • Don’t touch the decksRequests go to the selector on a napkin. Tips in the crate jar go to the record fund.
    • Phones down in the roomPhotos on the terrace are fine. No flash near the booth.
    • Get home safeWe’ll call you a ride and keep your car keys till morning if you ask. Water is always free.
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