After Dark
Vinyl and Cocktails at Amber
A Gastown listening bar where the records are the point: cocktails, oysters and shared plates in a warm, low-lit room on Powell Street.
Powell St, Gastown
More infoAfter Dark
A Gastown listening bar where the records are the point: cocktails, oysters and shared plates in a warm, low-lit room on Powell Street.
Powell St, Gastown
More infoAmber is a listening bar at 99 Powell Street in Gastown, built around a vinyl sound system, with a kitchen that goes well past snacks. Signature cocktails run $16 to $21, the menu has small plates like wagyu tartare and bone marrow from $19 to $24, and large plates from $26 to $41. Happy hour, 4 to 6pm, brings $12 cocktails and $1.75 West Coast oysters. Is it a dinner spot or a bar? Honestly, both, which makes it handy for a date that might turn into a long night. Our take: come for happy hour, stay for a couple of plates, and let the music do the work. If you want someone else to decide, the communal chef's tasting is $65 each with a two-person minimum.
Book on OpenTable or call 778-819-8809. Amber is open Wednesday to Sunday from 4pm, until 11pm Wednesday and Sunday, midnight Thursday and 1am Friday and Saturday. Happy hour is 4 to 6pm. Budget about $40 to $75 each for a cocktail and a few shared plates; the communal chef's tasting is $65 each with a two-person minimum. Waterfront Station is about a 10 minute walk.
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