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The City of Vancouver concentration of bars and nightclubs is in a new Granville
Entertainment District, which was designated in the 700, 800, and 900 blocks of
Granville Street. Here you will find Vancouver's wide array of nightlife that
offers a little bit of something for everyone. Dance clubs, low-key lounges, down to earth pubs -- it's all here. A walk down busy Granville Street on a Saturday night is simply electrifying while hidden spots through out the downtown core provide unique settings to enjoy the company of friends. Leave your inhibitions at home and explore Vancouver's nightlife. Granville Street by Day provides access to The Bay and Sears department stores, Pacific Centre shopping mall, Robson Street shops and restaurants, as well as many unique stores all along Granville. Clothing and shoes stores sit beside book stores, accessory specialty shops, computer and electronic stores, discount music shops, as well as two large movie theatres, countless coffee shops and restaurants of all types and tastes!  No one can accuse Vancouver of being proper and stodgy! Just make a visit to the city’s Granville Street Entertainment District after dark and you can watch the city come alive with a vibrant nightlife that rivals that of other large North American cities. Throughout the past decade, Vancouver has pumped up the excitement along Granville Street with the opening of lots of trendy new night clubs, bars, micro-breweries, comedy clubs, and other establishments that stay open until the wee hours of the morning. A few of the Granville Entertainment District Hot Spots Roxy Vancouver 932 Granville St. www.roxyvan.com Find out what it's like to go to a place "where life is like a beer commercial". There is nothing quite like the Roxy. Commodore Vancouver 868 Granville St. www.hob.com The city's best known live music venue features great sound, sightlines and a massive sprung dance floor. The Commodore is a Vancouver classic. Yale 1300 Granville St. www.theyale.ca Vancouver's top live blues venue sits at the head of the Granville St. entertainment district—a Vancouver staple. SkyBar 670 Smithe St. www.skybarvancouver.com A 3-storey Miami-influenced club and lounge where the martinis are as inventive as the fashion sense. Check out the retractable roof on the top floor and party under the stars. |
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