Bossa Nova, Jazz & Late-Night Soul at Bar Betty

Upstairs at Sunness Supper Club in Fort Lauderdale, a hidden speakeasy brings vintage glamour, live music, and unforgettable musicianship to the Latin South Florida nightlife scene.

Fort Lauderdale has a stylish new late-night destination for music lovers. Above Sunness Supper Club on East Sunrise Boulevard is Bar Betty, an upstairs speakeasy where craft cocktails, intimate lighting, live bands, bossa nova, jazz, and old-school supper-club energy come together.

Bar Betty feels like the kind of room where the evening naturally stretches a little later. Dinner downstairs can become cocktails upstairs, and a casual night out can turn into a memorable musical experience. The setting is polished, cozy, and just mysterious enough to make guests feel as though they have discovered one of Fort Lauderdale’s best-kept secrets.

The Baker Jazz Family Legacy

One of the great treats at Bar Betty is the occasional appearance of the legendary Baker jazz family out of Chicago. When musicians such as Nevada Hadary, his sister Selena Baker, cousin Ryan Rose, the family patriarch Mr. Baker, and even the younger generations join in, the room takes on the feeling of a living jazz history session.

Selena Baker is a standout vocalist with a remarkable command of the American songbook. She brings elegance, warmth, phrasing, and memory to the stage, moving easily through standards that many singers only study but few truly inhabit. Her performances help create the rare kind of evening where the music feels personal, spontaneous, and deeply rooted.

Bossa Nova Meets Speakeasy Jazz

For Latin South Florida’s bossa nova audience, Bar Betty offers the right kind of atmosphere: sophisticated but relaxed, romantic but energetic, and built for live musicians who know how to read a room. The blend of bossa nova rhythms, jazz standards, blues touches, and vocal storytelling gives the space a distinctive musical personality.

Other notable performers associated with the room have included Chris Cie Carter, vocalist and Chicago guitar legend Joe Freer, and Ginetta Vendetta. Together, these artists help make Bar Betty more than simply an upstairs cocktail bar. It is becoming a late-night music room with character.

A Stylish Stop for Latin South Florida Nightlife

Sunness Supper Club already brings a modern supper-club feel to Fort Lauderdale, but Bar Betty adds another layer: hidden, musical, atmospheric, and ideal for those who appreciate live performance in an intimate setting.

Whether the evening leans toward bossa nova, jazz, American standards, or soulful late-night improvisation, Bar Betty offers something that cannot be manufactured: real musicians, real chemistry, and the feeling that something special might happen once the band begins to play.