A busy, late night restaurant and drinking establishment in Kitsilano with live entertainment? Yes, it’s true! I am SO excited about this.
Corduroy – located on Cornwall St. in the former Truffles location is the place I’ve been looking for since moving to in Kitsilano.
Here’s how they describe the restaurant:
Corduroy is Kitsilano’s newest local watering hole featuring fantastic food and a great atmosphere. While other Kitsilano restaurants and bars struggle to maintain their nostalgic images, Corduroy, with it’s organic menu and environment flies in the face of the many “formula” restaurants that seem to be taking over the restaurant scene on the west side. The room is intimate and comfortable and the service is always friendly. Corduroy also showcases local talent, offering live music every Tuesday with open mic and dj’s most Friday and Saturday nights. Comedy night featuring top comedians, both local and from abroad, is every Sunday starting at 8:30. Admission is free but seating is limited so get there early! If you find yourself roaming the beach area looking for late night munchies, Corduroy is the spot as it serves up food usually until 2 a.m.
Here’s what I liked from my first visit:
- I walked in at 10:30pm on a Wednesday evening and there was a live band playing with people watching having a good time
- People were still coming in, which means this is one of the few “night spot” locations in Kits I’ve seen with potential. Most times the late night Kits spots all end up closing at 10pm because they have no customers. This place had a nice, busy vibe for 10:30pm.
- The kitchen was open, serving up salads, wings, pizzas, and warm snacks like the white chedder & guinness jus poutine we ordered
- The band was pretty good…a lot better than open mic night at the King’s Head. A different band started a second set just as we were leaving around 11:30.
- The original Truffles decor is gone and replaced with a cleaner, brighter look. Lots of wood tables and banquettes.
- Good service – attentive and friendly. You can tell they care.
Open Tuesday – Sunday 5:30 ’til late
1943 Cornwall Ave, Vancouver
604 733 0162
1943 Cornwall Ave, Vancouver
604 733 0162
3 responses so far ↓
1 Venita // Apr 20, 2009 at 3:31 am
This place was in Vitamin Daily on April 17th. Bravo on beating them to it by over a month!
2 provident100 // Dec 19, 2011 at 2:43 pm
Got a drink there with a piece of paper floating in it. When I complained waitress turned sarcastic and tried to make me feel I was unreasonable to complain. Owner’s (Rebecca) reaction: “what should she have been done”…
Weird!
3 angie // Dec 21, 2011 at 11:02 am
Really weird! And not cool at all if the owner didn’t care. I’ll try and visit again soon to make sure this place is still worth going to!
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