The Living Room on 7th Street is one of the landmark bars of Melville — it has been here long enough to have become part of the neighbourhood's identity, which is exactly what a good bar should aspire to. Outdoor seating along the 7th Street strip, decent cocktails, cold beer, and live music on some nights. The crowd is local, relaxed, and mixed in the way that Melville generally is.
It is the kind of place you end up at after dinner at a neighbouring restaurant and stay at for longer than you intended. 7th Street is the right scale for an evening out — enough restaurants and bars within easy walking distance that you can move between them without thinking too hard. If you want to see what Johannesburg's most liveable suburb actually feels like on a Friday night, start here.