Sidecar

Vancouver, Canada

4.4

Closed now

20 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 778-251-3335
Website:
www.sidecarvancouver.ca
Address:
1163 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1M1
Downtown, Granville Entertainment District
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Takes Reservations
Yes
Accepted Cards
Credit, Debit
Parking
Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Music
DJ
Good For Dancing
Yes
Alcohol
Full Bar
Happy Hour
Yes
Best Nights
Thu, Fri, Sat
Smoking
No
Outdoor Seating
No
Has TV
Yes
Dogs Allowed
No

Today

Today 8:00 pm – 2:00 am
Closed now
Local time (Vancouver) 7:32 PM Thursday, May 29, 2025

Business hours

Monday –
Tuesday –
Wednesday 9:00 pm – 2:00 am
Thursday 8:00 pm – 2:00 am
Friday 8:00 pm – 3:00 am
Saturday 8:00 pm – 3:00 am
Sunday 8:00 pm – 2:00 am

Description

Specialties

Sidecar Kitchen & Bar is a unique 1920’s New York style eatery with a great selection of Tapas and entrees. Red Seal Chef Jason Zimmer has created a diverse west coast menu with a highlight on tapas. Amazing food at affordable prices makes this menu a favourite for all that try it. Fresh made Potato Chips, Crispy Skin Salmon, Duck Confit Gnocchi, Ahi Tuna, Sweet and Sticky Chicken and home made donuts with dipping sauce are all crowd pleasers.

Sidecar has a warm cosy feel to it and is reminiscent of old new york. It is a long a narrow venue just like what you commonly find at New Yorks hottest restaurants today. Barnboard walls and Vintage décor, including a copper moonshine still, antique signs, a wooden plane propeller and backlit Stained glass from 1903 give it a truly unique and inviting vibe. Photos of the 1920’s gangsters, prohibition propaganda and babes are displayed on digital displays around the room. A DJ plays an eclectic mix of music from the past 30 years that the patrons really get into.

Meet the Business Owner

Cris + Dave K.

Business Owner

Cris & Dave have been in the restaurant business for may years. At 23 Cris opened his first restaurant «DV8» in Vancouver. It featured great food and a focus on music. Cris & Dave then opened «The Mercury», a high end restaurant with the city’s first cigar lounge. Again a big focus on music made it a fun place to eat and drink.

In 2010 Cris & Dave teamed up again to open Manchester Pub on Broadway in Kitsilano. A neighborhood pub with a focus on great food and sports.

In Oct 2013 Cris & Dave again joined forces to open Cabana Lounge the citys first «over 25» VIP lounge which featured a beautiful Miami look and was focused on the higher end client with 15 private VIP cabana tables.

December 2013 Cris & Dave launched Sidecar Kitchen + Bar, a New York style — Prohibition themed restaurant with a focus on amazing unique food, craft cocktails and eclectic music. Sidecar also features a selection 13 Craft beers and a nice wine list by the glass and bottle.

Sidecar also recommends

Manchester Public Eatery

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reviews

Pubs

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Sports Bars

Cris + Dave K. says,

«Great pub with great food. The only place to go for sports events»

Cabana Lounge

10

reviews

Lounges

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Music Venues

Cris + Dave K. says,

«Great place for the! over 25 crowd to go and get the VIP treatment»

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20 reviews of Sidecar

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Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
Everything we had here (I can’t recall exactly) was AMAZING and WAY cheaper than if we were to get something along the same lines in the states. The wait staff were super friendly and helpful figuring out our plan of attack on Vancouver.
Place rating: 5
West Vancouver, Canada
Sidecars food is really amazing and impressed our entire group. The server was super friendly and helpful and the room is very unique. The 1920s décor is very cool and old photos of show girls and gangsters are displayed on digital screens and continually are changing. Menu is priced very affordablely but the quality is amazing. Chicken bites, lamb lollipops, fresh made potato chips were really unique and delicious. Everyone loved there entrees amd some had room for Sidecars signature donuts! They are a must have!
Place rating: 3
Vancouver, Canada
Four stars for the nice waiter :) I also haven’t forgotten the baked Brie and Garlic appetizer. Convenient location for the pre-​Granville scene, but I wouldn’t recommend it for a full fledged romantic date type of restaurant. Food exceeded my expectations actually, I didn’t expect a restaurant here (it is right beside the club Cabana so I thought it was an extension of the club. Enough liqour here and decent looking (male) staff (no bias).
Place rating: 4
New Westminster, Canada
For a night out downtown with the girls this place is poppin! Live DJ in the restaurant. Good vibes. Good food.
I had the meatballs… Perfection!
Jarred from Cabana hooked us ladies up with dinner & VIP reservations next door at Cabana 25+ lounge. Very smooth getting in. Really felt like Vegas service.
Pretty impressed
Place rating: 4
Vancouver, Canada
We had a wonderful dinner at Sidecar on the weekend. The atmosphere was great, very casual, with good music. Tapas food was awesome especially chicken, meatballs and the squid! Staff were fun & easy going — especially our server Brett and the resident DJ Walter (who kindly invited us to the party room next door but we had other plans later). Beer was good, try a shot or two, but if you’re looking for a wide wine selection, this isn’t the place. Will definitely be back!
Place rating: 4
Vancouver, Canada
This was a great little spot for dinner! The service was top notch, bar tender felt like an old friend and the food was reasonably priced. I enjoyed dinner, the serving was more than generous. The décor was interesting enough to spark conversation without being gaudy. Overall I will definitely be visiting again for a night of drinks and good music!
Place rating: 5
New Westminster, Canada
I honestly think every neighbourhood especially ones with a touch of sadness needs such an alive, funky, great staff and down right most delicious curry I’ve had in a long time. It was a complete surprise to me to see this great restaurant giving out free tastings of their deliciousness yesterday. And people be jealous I just recently got a transfer promotion right next door to this place. Yumm don’t miss out get ur but here and eat.
Place rating: 4
Vancouver, Canada
The dishes are really big I can’t even finish it. The price is reasonable. I got the chicken burger the Fries were over done
Place rating: 4
Vancouver, Canada
This little hole in the wall in the somewhat icky part of downtown Granville street is a real gem!
Great ambiance/​décor, and very friendly, albeit a tad slow service.
The bottles of wine were reasonably priced and the appetizers were really delicious.
This is a great little spot to stop at for drinks and a bite before a big night out — or — just spend your evening here. You won’t be disappointed.
Place rating: 4
Kelowna, Canada
Great food and the bar tender even googled how to make my drink for me. Awesome Crown Float.
Place rating: 5
Bonney Lake, WA
Food and atmosphere top notch. Delicious, and interesting cocktails. Good service, too. One of those places you immediately know you made the right choice, going there. Looking for a cool place for dinner while in Vancouver, you can’t go wrong here. We got several apps, and shared. Get the super delicious sweet and spicy chicken bites and anything else that looks good! We’ll definitely return.
Place rating: 5
Vancouver, Canada
Great spot all around. Cool room, good food, good tunes. Doesn’t hurt that its filled with beautiful people! Definitely a rare find on granville.
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
Omg!!! Atmosphere… Amazing!!! Staff… Great!!! Food… Absolutely mind blowing!!! First trip to Vancouver B.C. And I love this place! If you want different, but great food, friendly staff, and amazing unique mixed music, then come here. Tuna and Tabouli as an appetizer, the triple chop burger (wild boar, veal, and chuck) as an entrée… So good! I also tried the pierogis, which was to die for as well. My wife got the New York spaghetti and meat balls and it was so delicious, and our best friend got the lamb shank with mushroom risotto… Omg… All their food was so good, we left with full stomachs, left overs, and we’re ready for more. If you come to Vancouver, then please come here. I promise you will not be disappointed and you will be craving more!!!
Place rating: 4
Vancouver, Canada
Pretty chill place to go to for the weekend on the Granville street.
Place is pretty narrow, but large enough. Went here with some friends for drinks and the price wasn’t bad. The cocktail Fleur de Lys is one of my favourites !!
Place rating: 5
Vancouver, Canada
Wow! We went here for the $ 28 Dine Out menu and were very impressed. The service was attentive but not overly so, the atmosphere was fine and the food… The sablefish was incredible. I will be back for this sablefish. Buttery and perfectly prepared, plus tempura portobellos and kale salad with smoked pair dressing? Amazing, and a very generous portion. I really appreciate a great Dine Out experience because I know not all restaurant staff are on board with the Dine Out Experience — a busy night with a lower tip percentage — but Sidecar made us feel like the main event. We also didn’t order alcohol as we were both getting over colds, and we didn’t feel judged or looked down upon for this. In fact, our server made some great suggestions on what cocktails would be good ‘virgins’.
Place rating: 4
Toronto, Canada
Dropped in here for some drinks during a business trip to Vancouver. I didn’t eat (though after reading the reviews, I wish I had!). Just drinks and more drinks. The bartenders are friendly, the music is at the right level and the doorman (big huge black guy) was simply awesome. Good overall vibe. Afterward — we went next door to the club for more drinks (I can’t remember the name of it) so make sure you check that one out (they’re connected inside) if you’re here on a Friday or Saturday night
Place rating: 4
Norfolk, VA
Stopped here after wandering Granville Street for a while. Has a cool vibe. We sat at the bar where the staff was rockin-​and-​rollin on a busy night. Very, very cute bartender helped us out. Manager on duty seemed like a DB but he didn’t get in the way a lot. The food was awesome. Meatballs were a bit cool but tasty, spicy shrimp were great, and the lamb lollipops were out of this world. They are trying pretty hard to be a fashionable bar and would do much better to focus on core mixing skills, not being flashy, and tightening up he food a bit. Overall, a pretty cool place to eat and drink.
Place rating: 5
Anmore, Canada
Been to sidecar numerous time and if you haven’t gone yet, it’s a definite must! They’re tuna and tabouli and the perrogies are amazing!!! Perfect place to go for a nice dinner or even somewhere to have some appetizers and drinks before hitting the clubs. Friendly staff, great experienced bartenders. Definitely need to check this place out !
Place rating: 5
Vancouver, Canada
Sidecar has hands down the best perogies in town. I get them every time I go. The kale salad is a winner too. That’s my usual food combo. When I’m extra hungry I get the spaghetti and meatballs. So good too. Sidecar is a cozy warm room, great for catching up with friends while sipping on the tasty craft cocktails but the foods yummy too. Try it! The staff are hot and not stuck up. Win win. Good place to be.
Place rating: 4
Vancouver, Canada
Ok so I had to update my review as they updated their menu. HOLY AMAZEBALLS! I had the duck confit gnocchi and it was delicious, just thinking about it makes me drool. I wish the skin on my duck had been a bit crispier but it by no means made me like the meal any less. The flavors, the spices oy… My boyfriend had the beef tenderloin and it was soooo good, cooked perfectly and there’s a Stilton cheese mousse that comes on it and I just kept stealing bites of. Kudos the chef! I definitely want to try the carbonara next time!
I would give 5 stars if the service was a bit better, it wasn’t terrible or anything but not great either!