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The Vape Loft is expected to open in June in the former Kelley's Neighborhood Sports Grill location in Birmingham's Lakeview District. (Bob Carlton/bcarlton@al.com)

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – The Vape Loft -- which will combine a cocktail lounge, a tapas restaurant, and a vapor shop with a variety of electronic cigarette products – is moving into the former Kelley's Neighborhood Sports Grill location in Birmingham's Lakeview District, one of the owners said today.

"It's a multiple concept," Vape Loft co-owner Vimesh Patel told AL.com. "It's a retail store for vapor products and a lounge where you can have a premium cocktail. Then, on top of that, we will have seafood tapas, small-plate seafood (dishes). So, have a little bite to eat, some good drinks and try different vapor products."

The Vape Loft should open sometime in mid-June, Patel said.

Patel, whose family is in the hotel business in Georgia, is originally from Savannah, Ga., and came to Birmingham to attend UAB, where he graduated in 2010.

The other partners in the Vape Loft, Patel said, are Juan Esparza, who runs a construction company, and B.G. Iradji, who owns the Lakeview dance club Aqua and was previously a bartender at Frank Stitt's Bottega restaurant.

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"Me and my partners have been brainstorming different concepts and trying to bring something new to Birmingham," Patel said. "Savannah is a very historical town where there are a lot of neat bars and lounges. We want to bring something like that to Birmingham, where you can go somewhere and have a small bite to eat and have ultra-premium cocktails.

"There are two separate sides of the building," he added. "One side will be the vapor lounge where you can buy the retail (e-cigarette products) and where there also will be couches where you can sit and relax and order a drink from next door.

"The other side is going to be an upscale martini lounge, where you can have a really good drink."

The restaurant will offer small-plate meals, including shrimp ceviche and oyster dishes, for lunch and dinner, Patel said.

The Vape Loft will be open seven days a week, he said. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays through Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. Thursdays through Saturdays.

The address is 720 29th St. South, next to Lou's Pub & Package Store.