Sylvia Hotel Lounge

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Venue · Vancouver, British Columbia

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The Sylvia Hotel Lounge is an English Bay beachfront heritage landmark featuring Vancouver's historic first cocktail bar (1954), presenting weekly live jazz, blues, and acoustic singer-songwriters.

Located at 1154 Gilford Street overlooking English Bay, the historic Sylvia Hotel was built in 1912. The lounge opened Vancouver's first licensed cocktail lounge in 1954 and continues a celebrated tradition of live music multiple nights a week with oceanfront views.

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