Fuse the decadence of a bohemian boudoir with the clean-cut minimalism of a modern art gallery and you have Só Bar - one of the most recent and daring additions to Melbourne's cluster of inner-city bars.
A family-run business, Só Bar boasts a notable quality missing from so many of its rivals - the personal touch, a priceless attribute reflected in every aspect of its business. Whether you're booking the entire venue or ordering a tailor-made cocktail, the service offered by the trio that own the bar is guaranteed to leave you spellbound.
Só Bar takes particular pride in its alcoholic repertoire. House cocktails are a speciality, with the menu boasting an array of breathtaking concoctions, and the shelves are adorned with spirits summonsed from some of the furthest-flung corners of the globe, including Portugal, Africa and Brazil.
The tunes spilling out of Só Bar's speakers are perhaps one of the most surprising sides of the venue's personality. Drop in any time between Tuesday and Thursday and your ears can feast on a wealth of jazz and laidback indigenous sounds from around the world. Fridays and Saturdays bring Brazilian bands, Thai musicians and African DJs playing the latest in African house rhythms.