When Seven Bar & Kitchen lost their lease in 2022 after 10 years of providing a fun and truly funky destination in the Funk Zone, shutting down that August, owner Michael Gomez, unsurprisingly, wasn’t pleased. Now Seven Bar (the “& Kitchen” is gone, even if food service isn’t) is settled into its new location — the spot once occupied by The Neighborhood on Montecito Street.
“This change wasn’t part of the plan,” Gomez says, “but it’s turned out to be a blessing in disguise.”
More than anything, the new space is more spacious, neatly divided into a bar area, a room that’s perfect for live music and/or events such as wedding showers and hip-hop brunches, and a backyard patio that argues for any happy hour to extend into an evening of chill vibes.