Our Story
Behind the velvet
A neighborhood bar with the soul of an old supper club — and the people who keep it pouring.
From a back room to your favorite booth.
The Velvet Pour opened on Spring Street with a simple idea: make the kind of bar we always wanted to drink in. Low light, real ice, no shortcuts, and a list that respects the classics as much as it loves to break from them.
We named it for the deep purple velvet that lines the back room — and for the way a good drink should land: smooth, considered, with a little weight to it. Years later the room is still candlelit, the jazz is still live, and the bartenders still build every drink to order.
The Team
Meet the bartenders
The people who read the room, mind the ice, and pour your night into a glass.
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Marcus Reyes
Head Bartender & Partner
Marcus spent a decade behind the great bars of New York and London before coming home to Los Angeles. He builds drinks the old way — cold ice, fresh juice, patience — and believes a Martini is a conversation, not a transaction.
Signature pour · The Velvet Pour
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Sofia Lindqvist
Bar Manager
A pastry chef in a former life, Sofia brings a baker’s precision to syrups, shrubs and infusions. Her house cordials and saffron honey are the secret behind half the signatures on our list.
Signature pour · Amber Hour
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Theo Nakamura
Spirits Curator
Theo keeps the back bar honest — sourcing single-village mezcals, bonded ryes and dusty amari from across the world. Ask him what to drink and clear your evening; the answer is never short.
Signature pour · Velour & Smoke
Come sit at the bar.
Pull up a stool, tell us what you like, and let us pour you something you'll remember.
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