108146 Sat Oct 30 14:24:03 -0700 2004 7 24 Canada 0 584411 hi all. boston chowhound seeking rec's for a bar able to host a party for a magazine. i am attending a writing convention and would ideally like a cheap beer/eats place close to our hotel: hyatt regency, 655 burrard st. all help appreciated. Sat Oct 30 14:24:03 -0700 2004 0 burny carbo 1 584412 Try the link below-close by all found. Vancouver isn't a particularly big place as you'll see it's a 10 minute walk at mosat from your hotel. BTW-'Dive Bar' in Canada means the *worst* kind of place-poor choice of words on your part. Link: http://www.steamworks.com/ Image: http://www.steamworks.com/images/Untitled-2_10.jpg Sat Oct 30 15:29:17 -0700 2004 584411 0 Sam Salmon 2 584415 I can second the Steamworks Pub recomendation . They do have three private rooms for parties. I just love thier Pumkin Ale they have right now. David Sat Oct 30 19:50:46 -0700 2004 584412 0 YVRDAVE 2 584419 "poor choice of words on your part" Easy there, Sam. No need for arrogance. Sun Oct 31 15:59:42 -0800 2004 584412 0 thierry 3 584422 "Easy there, Sam. No need for arrogance." How else is someone to point out that an error in language has been committed? Ask permission to correct them? The arrogance is contained in your useless addition to this thread. When you have something of worth to add to this board do post again-until such time your response is worth the paper it's written on. Sun Oct 31 22:56:21 -0800 2004 584419 0 Sam Salmon 1 584413 let me clarify: what i meant by 'dive' bar' was a place that was cheap, and hopefully patronized by locals, as opposed to soulless downtown tourist sports bars. an example would be jean lafitte's blacksmith shop, a dive by any definition, where we hosted a party in new orleans. thanks for the advice, though Sat Oct 30 15:52:06 -0700 2004 584411 0 burny carbo 1 584414 Head to Malone's, it's probably the best fit nearby. Very local, not pretty, but local. The manager's name is Kevin. He's good people. Have a blast. go sox. Sat Oct 30 17:02:16 -0700 2004 584411 0 David 1 584429 Real Dive Bars, the kind you can live to talk about: The Lamplighter in Gastown in The Dominion Hotel. The Yale, great place for blues music, I hate the blues though. The Cecil, good place for naked ladies. No 5 Orange, better place for naked ladies. Good places to die. The Balmoral, The Cobalt, The American, and The Ivanhoe. Maybe The Cambie. Tue Nov 02 17:58:32 -0800 2004 584411 0 coop