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Warm café interior with soft lighting

Winston-Salem

Good evening — come on in.
You're welcome here.

A neighborhood gathering place on East 4th Street where the coffee is poured with care and the cocktails are made slow.

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Craft cocktail being poured at the bar

About Us

We built this place
for people who like
to linger.

Fair Witness Fancy Drinks opened its doors on East 4th Street as a simple idea: a space that feels like yours. Not a stopover, not a scene — just a room where you can settle in, have a proper drink, and be treated like a neighbor.

By day, it's a café — pour-over coffee, fresh pastries, the quiet hum of morning conversation. By night, the same space becomes something softer and darker, with cocktails built around season and spirit. The same bar. A different rhythm.

We source our beans locally when we can, our spirits with intention, and our ice with more care than most places give anything at all.

Atmosphere

The space

Two moods, one room.

Sunlit café interior with coffee and pastries
Day

The café

Soft light, good music, and the kind of quiet that makes a morning feel longer. Work, read, or simply sit with a coffee and watch the street wake up.

Warm candlelit bar with cocktails
Night

The bar

Lower lights, deeper conversation. The same space finds a different pulse after dark — cocktails poured slowly, music turned down, the evening unfolding.

Visit

Come find us

Address

290 E 4th St
Winston-Salem, NC 27101-4108

Hours

Monday 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Tuesday 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Wednesday 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Thursday 8:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Saturday 9:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Sunday 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Hours may vary on holidays. Call ahead if you're traveling.

Contact

Say hello

Got a question, a special request, or just want to say hi? Drop us a line and we'll get back to you.

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