Baton Rouge's grown-folks R&B crowd is in for a change of scenery. The R&B Lounge, a cocktail spot that opened in 2022 and built a following on College Drive, is preparing to move into a freestanding building on Bennington Avenue.
Owner Bianca Perkins has filed paperwork to relocate the lounge from 3151 College Drive into the former Green Rabbit Tavern at 4612 Bennington Ave. It is a shift from a plaza suite to a standalone space with more room for seating and events, a sizable physical upgrade for a bar that leans on throwback R&B and curated cocktails to pull in its audience. The lounge has not announced an opening date for the Bennington location.
Move First Spotted In Local Coverage
The relocation first surfaced after a liquor-license filing listed The R&B Cocktail Lounge at 4612 Bennington Ave, according to What Now. That coverage notes Perkins opened the lounge in 2022 and expanded within its College Drive space in 2024 as the concept gained popularity.
What Now also highlighted the lounge's tropical-leaning cocktail lineup and compact food program, which includes wings, boudin egg rolls, and chips and queso. The outlet reported there is still no announced opening date for the Bennington spot.
ABC Board Agenda Confirms New Address
The City of Baton Rouge Alcoholic Beverage Control Board agenda includes an entry for “The R&B Cocktail Lounge LLC” at 4612 Bennington Ave as a Notice of Intent to proceed with a Class A Beer & Liquor license, per the City of Baton Rouge. That December 18, 2025 agenda item is a routine step the board uses before issuing permanent licenses or scheduling opposition hearings.
The agenda listing provides the clearest public record tying the R&B Lounge name to the Bennington Avenue address, reinforcing what local reporting had already surfaced from the liquor-license filing.
What The New Space Could Offer
Moving into a standalone building should give Perkins room to program bigger nights and host more private events, even if the lounge has not yet laid out specifics. The R&B Lounge website shows a menu built around cocktails and shareable plates and highlights items such as boudin egg rolls and wings, along with the current College Drive address and hours.
Additional menu details and the lounge's weekend 25-plus age policy were detailed in What Now, which framed the concept as a spot geared toward an older, R&B-focused nightlife crowd.
Former Tenant And Neighborhood Footprint
4612 Bennington Ave most recently housed the Green Rabbit Tavern, a neighborhood bar and event venue that operated at that address before closing and listing the property. The Green Rabbit Tavern website and venue listings show the bar at 4612 Bennington Ave, suggesting a ready-made footprint for another cocktail-focused operator.
If Perkins completes the move, the shift will place the R&B Lounge in a stretch of freestanding businesses that regularly draw evening crowds, potentially plugging the concept into a slightly different nightlife circuit than its College Drive plaza setup.
Timeline And Next Steps
The R&B Lounge has not posted an opening date for the Bennington location, and local reporting confirms no date has been announced. The ABC Board review and any subsequent opposition hearings or licensing actions are the next steps on the city calendar. The City of Baton Rouge agenda materials list the item for consideration.
For now, the move remains on paper, but the combination of the liquor-license filing and the board agenda entry signals that the Bennington buildout is in motion. All that is left for Baton Rouge's R&B faithful is to wait for an official license action or an opening announcement from Perkins as the permitting and renovation process plays out.
