Stepping into the Candlelight Cafe Bar (2032 SW 5th Ave., 222-3378) on a Sunday night is like entering a new world filled with fortysomething swingers, pingpong and slap bass. Yeah, you heard me correctly: Even though the joint offers free live jazz and funk music every night of the week, if you get there before 8:30 pm you can duke it out in a game of table tennis with one of the regulars for a pint of Lagunitas IPA ($4) or a cheap PBR. It’s like time stopped in 1984: more
This place is a trip! My classmates and I walked by it for about 3 weeks before we decided to stumble in and have a drink, I'm kicking myself we didn't stop sooner!! The beer is cheap and the happy hour food is a bargain. The best deal is Taco Tuesdays where you get two for a buck, can't beat that!
At night, the scene changes completely. It goes from a laid back place to a live music venue with a bunch of Funk and Jazz inspired bands. The band on Tuesday night has a smoking hot chick with the old school horn rim glasses and killer pipes while on Thursdays is a Funky band called Cool Breeze. These cats are dressed in three piece suits and some dope hats. People are in there shaking their asses and having a good time. The crowd at night is older, so unless you're looking for a cougar, don't expect to hook up...
