Last night new Canal Walk restaurant/nightclub Off The Hookah had a small introductory party. Perhaps more Oregon Hill residents will find themselves walking down to the river to visit.

From Style:

Juggling bartenders, belly dancers, flamenco music and beds to lounge on — here’s a new use for an old hat factory in a once-stodgy city. Easily the most decorative project in the works is this club in the Lady Byrd building on the Canal Walk. Situated at street level above the restaurant Current, this nightclub will attempt to give Richmond a link to Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, where sister clubs wear the same Egyptian theme and sometimes have a celebrity in the crowd. Mediterranean food, a full sushi bar, lots of cocktails and two-dozen flavored smokes are the draws, or is it the beds and cabanas that are piquing interest? Dinner and bar nightly, coming soon to 140 Virginia St. offthehookahva.ning.com.

Most of the party was on the 2nd floor, but there is more sit-down seating space downstairs.