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Bank Street: Finding my brews, as always...
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  • richiecdisc
  • By richiecdisc on November 12, 2003
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  • girls talk - Ottawa
    girls talk
    by richiecdisc
    The Arrow pubs are a small chain in Ontario (only three locations) that serve up some of the best beers in all of the Province. The specialize in cask-conditioned ales and have three English style hand pumps to boot. I had been unable to get my cask Wellington County on this trip at the Woolwich Arms in Guelph so was happy to see that this location had it and a couple others ready for my waiting lips.

    Certainly casual, though the girls look smart in their summer outfits.

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  • Theme: Eating and Drinking
  • Address: 99 Fifth Avenue, Unit 1, Ottawa in The Glebe
  • Phone: (613) 237-0448
  • Directions: It is not too far up Bank Street heading away from town from the Clocktower. How convenient? ;)
  • Website: http://www.arrowpubs.com/
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    Bank Street: It's all about the 80's..
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  • Canadian_girl
  • By Canadian_girl on March 31, 2003
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  • Sunday nights at Barrymore's are the best! There's no cover charge, and they play a really great selection of 80's music which is just WAY too much fun. It's in a converted old theatre with beautiful ornate ceilings and huge mirrors on the walls (which are actually a little disorienting if you're drunk). Also an excellent live music venue with a large capacity.

    Pretty much anything goes. The most fun is seeing the people who haven't realized this is RETRO 80's night -- meaning the 80's are over. I loved the guy in acid-wash jeans and a grimy wife-beater tank top with scraggly long hair, headbanging away... ;-)

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  • Theme: Nightclub
  • Address: 323 Bank St.
  • Directions: Downtown. Not, unfortunately, near the market. :-(
  • Website: www.barrymores.on.ca
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    Bank Street: Excellent Atmosphere
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  • Wolverine_13
  • By Wolverine_13 on May 11, 2003
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  • Cafe Paradiso - Ottawa
    Cafe Paradiso
    by Wolverine_13
    Skating on the canal, need a place to warm up? Well I have the perfect place, cafe Paradiso has a warm and calm atmosphere. Their service is impecable and their food and drinks are sensational. If you are in the area this is a must stop. And if you are there make sure to try some of their martini specialties...such as their Black Martini, Blue Moon martini or Buttery nipple martini...a delicious treat!!

    They have dj's some nights who play acid jazz, etc. Good music for sure!

    it's not a coat and tie, but it's a notch underneath, if that makes sense. Khakis, and a nice sweater for guys will do fine, i don't think i'd be able to explain how or what girls should wear

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  • Theme: Eating and Drinking
  • Address: Downtown, Bank St.
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    Bank Street: Another great neighbourhood pub
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  • Wolverine_13
  • Updated By Wolverine_13 on February 9, 2003
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  • Bank Street - Ottawa
    by Wolverine_13
    As you can probably tell this is an Irish Pub, but unlike most North American "Irish Pub"s" this one is good! A lively atmosphere, good bar staff, and an interesting set up make this place a good spot to sit down with a pint o' Guinness, and a bag of chips and talk the night away! They have some solid celtic acts here on the weekend. St. Patrick's Day here is awesome!

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  • Theme: Eating and Drinking
  • Address: 1186 Bank Street. (In the Glebe)
  • Phone: (613) 730-2434
  • Directions: In between Billings Bridge and Lansdowne Park (or Frank Clair Stadium)
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    Bank Street: Size isn't everything...
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  • Wolverine_13
  • By Wolverine_13 on February 6, 2003
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  • Quinn's - Ottawa
    Quinn's
    by Wolverine_13
    This place is a nice, little corner Irish pub. It has a good atmosphere, and can get pretty tight at times. People are very friendly here, and you can always find a good conversation at the bar. They have live music usually on the weekends. the food is fairly good pub grub, and the intimate patio in the summer, opens things up alittle. Unfortunately there aren't too many pubs like this in Ottawa!

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  • Theme: Eating and Drinking
  • Address: Close to Bank & Sunnyside (On Bank St.)
  • Directions: Right next to the Mayfair Theatre, sorta in the Glebe
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    Bank Street: Live Music
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  • By duanestorey on April 14, 2003
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  • Me, Rob, Jarret in front of Barrymore's - Ottawa
    Me, Rob, Jarret in front of
    Barrymore's
    by duanestorey
    Barrymore's is a concert hall turned bar located on Bank Street. It's a great place to see shows: I saw Gob here, Treble Charger, Kilt, and Eve 6.

    Sunday night at Barrymore's is 80's night, and it's very popular. Line ups start eary in the evening.

    Typical bar clothes.. If you go on 80's night, make sure you throw on some 80s clothes!

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  • Theme: Live Music
  • Address: Bank and Gilmour
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    Bank Street: Rock and roll
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  • tvor
  • By tvor on May 24, 2003
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  • Barrymore's has been around since the late 70's. It used to be an old theatre and is very large inside with high ceilings and gold ornate moldings all around. There is a bar and dance floor on the main level and a projection screen and then several platforms up, antoher bar on the top level and a small dance floor on the next level down from that.

    It features taped and live acts and has always been reknowned for it's rock acts often featuring the best of local and Canadian music. Sunday nights are 80's night, at least it was when i was there in June 2001, with a dj and older movies silently projected on the screen. . Very class seing Planet of the Apes against music from Billy Idol, Duran Duran, Nine Inch Nails and Wham

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  • Theme: Concert
  • Address: Bank Street, Ottawa
  • Website: http://www.barrymores.on.ca/
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    Bank Street: Go dancing at Barrymore's
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  • bkathryn
  • Updated By bkathryn on December 14, 2004
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  • Disco fever! - Ottawa
    Disco fever!
    by bkathryn
    On Sunday nights, Barrymore's, a night club on Bank Street, is kind of fun - they play 80s music.

    Sometimes it's disco night!

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  • Theme: Dancing
  • Address: Bank Street, Ottawa
  • Website: http://www.barrymores.on.ca/
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    Bank Street: Barrymore's, a great live...
    Jeroen020
  • By Jeroen020 on August 25, 2002
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  • Barrymore's, a great live music venue...

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  • Theme: Live Music
  • Directions: Bank Street
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    Bank Street: The Mayfair Theatre
    Wolverine_13
  • By Wolverine_13 on March 20, 2004
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  • Steve McQueen - Ottawa
    Steve McQueen
    by Wolverine_13
    Formerly concentrating on 2nd run Hollywood movies, the Mayfair now mixes in a good assortment of foreign and art films. Usually double bills and sometimes triple-bills. It doesn't get any better than three consecutive Indiana Jones movies... $6 for members, $8 for non-members. The $18 membership gets you your first three movies free.

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  • Theme: Theater
  • Website: http://www.mayfair-movie.com/
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