The Lounge at Norman's 180 brings live music to the Gables

Now there is more to Norman’s 180 than just fine dining. The restaurant owners have made the daring but wonderful decision of bringing live music to Coral Gables on a weekly basis.

The Lounge at Norman’s 180 will delight music enthusiasts with a variety of wonderful bands every Thursday and Friday night.

Happy hour at The Lounge begins at 4 p.m., Girls Night Out on Thursday nights offers free champagne for the ladies, 50% off cocktails for all and delicious bar bites for $6. Finally Fridays offers the same specials sans the bubbly.

After receiving an invitation for the launch of The Lounge, I couldn’t resist temptation and ventured over that Thursday night for Girls Night Out, of course! The champagne flowed and the bar bites were delicioso. My favorites, the Mojo Pork Boniato Croquettes and the Jerk Chicken Wings, fell off the bone.

I was also thrilled that the featured band was Elastic Bond. The band mixes funk and Latin rhythms combined with velvety vocals of the lead singer, Sofy Encanto, and topped off with the amazing guitar styling of Buffalo Brown, who happens to be a fixture/treasure of South Florida’s music scene www.elasticbond.com.

The Lounge’s promoter, who lists a number of South Beach hotspots as clients, knows that music lovers will come out and support this live music venue in Coral Gables. There are virtually no consistent live music spots in the City Beautiful until now. Thank you, Norman’s 180, for stepping up.

I’m certain that with the combination of “Good Music-Good Vibes-Good Food” -- The Lounge’s slogan -- it is destined for success. I’ll certainly be back!

Hours: 

Breakfast: Sun-Sat: 7 a.m.-11 a.m. Lunch: Mon-Sun: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Dinner: Sun-Thur: 6 p.m.-10 p.m.; Fri & Sat: 6 p.m.-11 p.m. Happy Hour: Mon-Sun: 4 p.m.-8 p.m.

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