Guilt & Co is a popular live music bar in Vancouver's Gastown neighborhood, known for its nightly…read moreperformances by a variety of local and touring musicians, from jazz and blues to funk and rock. It features a dark, cozy, and intimate atmosphere, with food and drinks available, and a cover charge per set, though it used to be pay-what-you-can. The venue is praised for its consistent quality of live music. Great vibe! Plenty of seating. Quaint and cozy.

Based on my experience going at 8:40pm on Friday night…read more We went there for the live music performance. It was near the end of the first set when we showed up and there was no line up at all and were seated immediately. It was already packed by the time we were there. When we were headed out at 10:30, there was a very long line up.

The event are super fun! And everybody is so respectful here ! A must go in vancouverread more

Lived in Vancouver all my life that this is the first time, I attended an event at Fox Cabaret. I…read morewas here for the Nerd Nite. From the outside, it looked super run down like a night club. Well maybe it can or is a night club at one point. Not sure about that. The venue wasn't bad. There is a stage in the venue, a bar area and bar high top tables at the back. Inside is a bit run down and can be sticky due to the sticky beer spill. Yes the place does have a strong beer smell. The chairs up front are temporary chairs not theater style. Guess venue can be use for multi-purpose.

This skuzzy death metal bar used to be a strip club back in the day, and the mounted pedestals with…read moreshower nozzles are still located throughout the room, adding an authentic trashy vibe to the already filthy ambiance. The Cobalt is the lowest common denominator of bars in Vancouver, but it manages to take a certain pride in the dilapidated scenario. Typically full of punkish-goth kids, it serves extremely cheap beer and highballs, has ample seating and room for mosh pits, and comes off as unpretentious, in a "too good for good" sort of way. Many loud bands are given their first opportunity here, and many of the better ones return after achieving success for nostalgia's sake. Things can get out of hand, as conventional wisdom tends to get left behind in coat check, and obnoxious teenage drunks start doing whatever they want. I've even seen a band shoot whiskey filled super soakers out into the audience. This is actually the only place I ever did cocaine, taking it for the only time on one of the musty old cars parked out back. I had always envisioned doing blow with nice clothes, beautiful women, a mirror, and a rolled up hundred dollar bill, but the Cobalt was so exactly opposite that it seemed perfect.

Stopped in for a drink with some friends at the Box Car, the extended bar to The Cobalt, on Friday…read morenight. It was a nice space, long and narrow giving it a cozy and intimate feeling. The long wooden bar dominated the space but was filled with an excellent variety of craft brew from all over Vancouver and BC. I really enjoyed the range of craft beer options, some included: Steel & Oak, Powell St., 33 Acres, Strange Fellows, Four Winds, and many more! There was also a great cocktail list that is keeping pace with craft cocktail explosion, particularly in Gastown/Chinatown. In this instance we got some cocktails "whipped up". Be careful what you wish for, in the best possible way. As the night went on it became a much more social some as people began to gather around the bar and fill up the space giving it a buzzing feeling. The bar staff were awesome! At tentative and accommodating. Will definitely go back. Ps there is a good truck outside so, when you need a snack...

Don't bother. I brought my partner and friends to 1181 and ordered drinks. The bartender…read moreunder-poured the vodka in a measured ounce. Unfortunately, it left a pretty poor impression. I'd skip this place.

Quite possibly the coolest bar on Davie! Incredibly HOT…read morebartenders, all are friendly. Each night has a theme with incredible DJs. In the week they have incredible drag performances then turn the space into a dance club. Def a must return to!

I visited Brickhouse for the 2nd time last Friday Aug.7. a friend and myself each ordered a…read morecocktail and an appetizer visited for sometime and got the bill. I did not look it over but after going to my vehicle looked at my messages and realized my credit card was charged 77. For those 4 items. I had appetizer pork burnt ends(mostly fat) with small cup of slaw.(No flavor)my friend had appetizer fish tacos.. with terrible tortilla chips as her side. And 2 Hong Kong ice teas(didn't taste right but drank them). I couldn't believe in this unassuming bar the cost for those 4 items could be so high. After calling the restuarant the bartender explained drinks 16each and appies 16. And 17 respectively. I will not bee going back to. Bbrickhouse. I'd think they believe their establishment should have higher prices than the new places on the water! It's simply stupid. We are talking aaan empty bar and empty restuaant through out the lunch time. And I guess others have already discovered the outrageoys pricing in the old stale bar. You better off anywhere but here. For as long as we sat there the Service was ok.

First, ditch the QR code only menus. It's not Covid lockdown…read more Second, the food is merely mediocre. Nothing wrong, but nothing amazing. Ambiance is typical bar fun. Enjoyable enough. The patio is nice when weather is good. It's an OK place, that is all.

The Biltmore Cabaret is a small, intimate space at which we've seen many independent acts. On many…read moreoccasions after the show we were able to chat and take pictures with the performers. It can become crowded and stuffy. It's the basement of the pub meaning there are stairs going into and exiting the venue. At the latest performance I did see a number of people with walkers so I guess they were able to get in just fine. There are some seating around the dancefloor. For shows like stand up comedy the dancefloor is lined with seats. It's not too difficult to find parking nearby.

This is an old standby in Vancouver. What can I say, it's nothing fancy and it definitely very…read moredivey. But if you just want a casual night out with friends, it's good for a no frills time. Staff is nice. Drinks are basic well drinks, high balls and then they have a bunch of beers on tap. Normally has a decent sized dance floor. It's a smaller venue so it's good for performances.

Free entry Casual…read moreubc vibes Disco ball and 7$ photobooth Not alot of seats but we went to go dancing. The dj messed up twice and there was two moments of silence on dance floor haha. So you get what you pay for ;) Sound system definitely needs an update. No zero alch options.

I went to the Lido for the Updating after-party. By the way, the show at the Rio Theater was…read moreawesome. Anyway, at the Lido after-party one of the women who was a dater on the show showed up. While on stage at the shows she was completely drunk. This woman starts talking to me for a minute and then she mingles with others at the party. A while later I see her and her sister walk towards me so I start talking to her again. I'm a young-looking 61-year-old man and she is 22. At no point did I touch her or ask for her phone number or indicate in any way that I wanted to pursue anything with her. I wanted to talk to her because I found her behavior on stage at the show to be outrageous. She was upset that an older man like me would even talk to her and asked me why I was even at the pub. I told her it's because I like the Updating show and I want to meet Brandon and Harrison, who are the hosts of the show. A few minutes after this conversation, a woman who works at the Lido approached me and asked me to leave. Apparently, that 22-year-old woman complained to the Lido staff that I was harassing her. The Lido staff automatically took her side without hearing my side of the story. On the way out the door, I asked the Lido staff member who asked me to leave to hear my side of the story. She was nice enough to step outside with me to hear me out But then another female staff member who looked very masculine barged out towards us in a very aggressive manner and shouted at me to get the eff out (using the real word, not eff). She wouldn't let me talk to the other staff member who was outside with us. I asked her to hear my side of the story but she became even more aggressive and threatened to call the police. Obviously, in this age of the #MeToo movement, the Lido staff automatically believe anything a woman claims against a man without allowing the man to present his side of the story. Shame on you Lido.

Switch looks like a night club when you enter and really has a party vibe. But then we get taken…read moreinto one of their rooms where you can karaoke, eat and drink with just your buddies. You have to go out to order and then bring the food back but we didn't mind. Drinks were decent, songlist had what we're looking for, pricing was great for a few hours of fun. The only thing is their tables are fixed to the floor so if you are in the middle, you're gonna have to make your friends move to get out. Helps to make everyone move and mingle though.

Spacious spot, very dark lit club vibes…read more The women at the bar had fast service and were super attentive to the drink orders. There was a guy continually coming in to clear up our table of drinks which was really nice too. The room was clean and they gave us covers for the microphones for extra sanitary reasons which was nice. A medium song selection though, missing a lot of my fave tracks and they had zero Hinder (Lips of an Angel is my go to).