Cupid's Hideaway, Royal Oak's new Valentine's Day pop-up bar, celebrates love

Cupid's Hideaway is a Valentine's Day-themed pop up on the lower-level of Bandit Tavern in Royal Oak.
Cupid's Hideaway is a Valentine's Day-themed pop up on the lower-level of Bandit Tavern in Royal Oak.

Love is in the air at Cupid's Hideaway in Royal Oak.

The Valentine's Day holiday pop-up is in the space below Royal Oak's Bandit Tavern. This is the same place that hosted the popular holiday Griswold's Hideaway pop-up with a "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" theme. It's also the space that formerly housed Jolly Pumpkin.

Cupid's Hideaway is billed as a place "where love meets attitude" and as a way to celebrate "love, individuality, and the audacity to be yourself," according to a news release.

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Expect the space filled and outfitted with lots of hearts, red decor, and other Valentine's Day themes. The space is open Thursdays through Saturdays but will be open from 5-10 p.m. on Valentine's Day, which is next Wednesday.

Cupid's Hideaway is a Valentine's Day-themed pop up on the lower-level of Bandit Tavern in Royal Oak.
Cupid's Hideaway is a Valentine's Day-themed pop up on the lower-level of Bandit Tavern in Royal Oak.

Cupid's Hideaway offers more than half a dozen festive cocktails. Its crafted drinks have names such as "Punch Drunk Love," "Love on the Rocks," and "Talk Flirty to Me."

There is no food service at Cupid's Hideaway, but you can dine upstairs at Bandit Tavern.

Cupid's Hideaway runs 5-10 p.m. Thursdays, 5 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays through Feb. 17. For info 248-544-6250 or hideawayro.com.  Contact Detroit Free Press food and restaurant writer Susan Selasky and send food and restaurant news and tips to: sselasky@freepress.com. Follow @SusanMariecooks on Twitter. Subscribe to the Free Press.

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