Twist Martini & Associates
Twist Martini & Associates is a cocktail lounges & speakeasies bar in Town Center, Virginia Beach, located at 4517 Commerce St. Town Center martini bar with a decade-plus run, a weekend upstairs speakeasy lounge, and a Monday-Friday 4-6pm happy hour.
Twist has held down Town Center's cocktail corner for more than a decade, building personalized martinis and whiskey drinks — espresso, dirty, chocolate, and far beyond — alongside a full dinner menu. The move insiders know: on weekend nights the upstairs lounge turns into a vintage-styled speakeasy, all low light and old-fashioned glassware. Happy hour runs 4pm to 6pm Monday through Friday, and live entertainment rotates through the calendar.
Amenities
- Upstairs speakeasy lounge (weekends)
Hours
Best time to visit: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri — 4pm-6pm
Know Before You Go
- Best for: personalized martinis
- Best for: a weekend speakeasy lounge upstairs
Visit
- Address: 4517 Commerce St, Virginia Beach, VA
- Phone: (757) 995-7878
- Website: https://twistvb.com/
Last verified 2026-07-10.
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Town Center's alcohol-free New Year's Eve tradition takes over Fountain Plaza with a family DJ and light-up dance floor in the lower plaza, live headlining acts on the main stage, and a Virginia Beach ball drop at midnight. The Central Business District Association produces the free general-admission event with IMGoing, alongside a paid 21-and-over VIP experience hosted by Cantina Laredo. It's the inland counterpart to the Oceanfront's summer festival season — Town Center's high-rises and restaurant patios standing in for the boardwalk crowd.
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The Virginia Beach Restaurant Association's flagship dining event fills each January with prix-fixe menus at roughly five dozen restaurants citywide, from Laskin Road institutions to Oceanfront hotel dining rooms. The 2026 edition ran the theme 'Tastes & Traditions, A Culinary Celebration by Land and by Sea,' spotlighting Chesapeake staples like crab, oysters, ham, and peanuts alongside modern reinterpretations. A companion Dine & Stay program bundles discounted rates at more than a dozen partner hotels, making it as much a slow-season visitor draw as a locals' night out. The VBRA runs the event out of its Laskin Road office in Hilltop, the city's densest cluster of independent kitchens.
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Lynnhaven River NOW's signature fundraiser turns the waterfront lawn at the Brock Environmental Center into an all-you-can-eat oyster roast, marking the nonprofit's multi-decade push to bring the Lynnhaven's namesake oyster back from near-collapse. Roasted and raw oysters pulled from the restoration reefs anchor the spread, backed by barbecue, local beer and spirits, live music, and a shucking contest, with proceeds funding the group's oyster-reef and water-quality restoration work. It's a rare chance to eat Lynnhaven oysters within sight of the reefs that grew them, at a bayfront green building a few minutes off Shore Drive.