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  • Basement cocktail bar with small tables.
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Beneath Driver Lane

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With a name that perfectly describes its location, Beneath Driver Lane is a bar occupying the underground space that used to be the money order office for the General Post Office.

The drinks menu is an extensive list of classic cocktails with a modern twist, plus over 400 bottles of spirits including whisky, gin, rum, brandy, and vodka. The French bistro-style bar food offers classics such as minute hangar steak, country-style terrine, steak tartare, just to name a few.

There's live blues music on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

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Day Times
Monday
  • Closed
Tuesday
  • 5pm - 1am 5pm - 1am
Wednesday
  • 5pm - 1am 5pm - 1am
Thursday
  • 5pm - 1am 5pm - 1am
Friday
  • 4pm - 2.30am 4pm - 2.30am
Saturday
  • 4pm - 2.30am 4pm - 2.30am
Sunday
  • 6pm - 12am 6pm - 12am

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Basement, 3 Driver Ln
Melbourne 3000

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  • email address: drink@driverlanebar.com
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