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Station yourself with one of their stellar margaritas on a low-slung couch and eye up both playboys and lipstick ladies gay and straight. Celebrities Davie St. Most queer folk actively avoid the night. A regular string of celebrity guests come by—Ru Paul, Boy George, and a motley set of gyrating porn stars have patrons paying grand cover charges.

Voyeurs may retreat to the back of the club, where a pair of staircases ascends to a wreathing balcony—an ideal post for catty commentary. The Fountainhead Pub Davie St. But it all seems, somehow, tasteful and English. Fountainhead attracts gay men and lesbians, and even the occasional straight person, for boozy Sunday brunches that cap the weekend nicely.

Lick Abbott St. Lick, however, has stood the test of time and proven to be a hole-in-the-wall primed for sultry, sweaty dancing. Oftentimes, out-of-towners will prefer to cab there and back since the Abbott Street address is at the dodgy end. Numbers Davie St. Amateur Strip first Monday of the month is a Vancouver institution that doles out embarrassingly low cash prizes, but otherwise, the lack of bling makes Numbers a welcome respite from high-pressure clubs.

The Oasis Pub Thurlow St. Non-scenesters enjoy this resto-pub, which operates at a slight remove from the Davie Village. Sidle up to an outdoor table, where one can still hear tinkles of live piano performance, and enjoy powerful heat lamps and even more powerful cocktails: patio bliss.

Share decent tapas plates on the communal table, or nuzzle in a dim enclave with your date.

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The Oasis remains a prime and rare bar for actual conversation. Still, we miss the tiny candies that bartenders used to plunk in apple martinis. The Odyssey Howe St. Given six months to secure a new location after condo developers nudged the Odyssey off the block, owners and management were unsure where and if the O would find a new home.

Management expects that the old club will be vacated by Novemberand hopes to entice the same clientele to a new venue within walking distance. The Pumpjack Davie St. Time was, a newbie at PJ would have his underwear snipped off by a friendly barman—a hallowed rite of initiation. The briefs were then hung, with hundreds of others, from ropes overhead.

Bears and leathermen convene on weekend nights, but PJ also operates as a neighborhood joint where all sorts take their post-work bevvie. Score Davie St. Last year saw yet another face-lift plus an expansion at this ever-evolving resto-pub.