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1. Barrymore's Music Hall
This suitably disreputable-looking rock palace in a former cinema showcases bands with names like Dopamine, Buskerbash, Good Riddance, and Little...
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2. Mercury Lounge
Take the side door and head upstairs from The Collection/Bar 56 to find this lounge where jazz, soul, and world music get a sleek crowd of young...
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3. Zaphod Beeblebrox
Smaller but cooler than Barrymore's, this Byward Market club is open most nights, offering live underground, electronica, and alternative rock...
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4. Rainbow Bistro
Live blues and bluesy rock energize this upstairs ByWard Market lounge nightly. The club has hosted such notable artists as k.d. lang and Buckwheat...
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5. Maxwell's Bistro & Club
This open-fronted destination has a shellfish bar, karaoke nights, and live bands many nights. Call ahead to be sure what's going on at a particular...
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6. Cafe Paradiso
- The menu of this trendy, downtown art deco-style restaurant creatively brings together inspirations from around the world. Japanese, Italian, Thai... read more
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7. Bass Line Station
- This intimate neighborhood club in the west end near Algonqin College has a friendly atmosphere and features bands Friday and Saturday nights,... read more
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8. Irene's Pub
- For more than 20 years, Irene's Pub has seen the citizens and patrons of Glebe come in and go like no other pub in the neighborhood has. A retreat... read more
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9. The Lookout Bar
A Byward Market gay standby, this large cocktail bar has nightly special events that ensure a large, regular turnout. The festivities continue...
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10. Royal Oak Restaurant
- This popular Bank Street British pub opened in 1980 and has had such success that it now has 10 branches across Ottawa. The atmosphere is friendly... read more
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With two universities and two colleges, along with a large population of young political staffers and high-tech employees, Ottawa has a thriving nightlife scene. Head to the Byward Market for trendy clubs, sleek restaurants and rowdy student bars, or Elgin Street for a smaller but still lively scene. The Hull sector of Gatineau, across the Ottawa River, isn't quite the late-night haunt it once was but still draws a party crowd.
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