@movernie
One of my favourite things to do when visiting a new destination is to check out its nightlife. The entertainment, music and nightlife scenes give me a good indication of the local people and its culture and lives.
I was told by the locals to check out George Street. They said George Street has the most bars and restaurants per capita in the East Coast. So, I decided to check it out. George Street isn’t a very long street, it’s about 2 blocks long, but you could only see restaurants, bars, clubs and nothing else, the places are hopp’in even on a Monday late night (I know coz I was still having fun on Monday late night, LOL). I was told that the George Street are for pedestrian only, it only opens up during noon for restaurants staff to restock its food and beer.
As we left the Yellowbelly Brewery (just a short turn up the road), we were already walking on George Street. We saw a karaoke bar, then there is a nicely festive decorated bar called “O’Reillys“, there is live band performance almost every night (check its performance schedule here). Then, the Club One. And then Christian’s Bar, which is famous for the “Screeched In” ceremony.
Honestly, I thought most of these bars will only play Irish music or country music, yes, most of the times, they do, but they also play top 40, pop music and my favourite hip-hop music, so I was super happy to hear Drake’s songs being played.
Most of these bars serve local craft beer and it’s not such a bad idea coz Quidi Vidi Brewery is a great local beer brand and I love its fresh pint of Iceberg beer, so refreshing and smooth. Although most of these bars are small but they are super cozy, safe and comfy. Bar prices are reasonable and on point.
MoVernie TIP: If you are tourist and a Non-NewFoundlander, I highly recommend you to do the “Screeched In” Ceremony and Christian’s Bar is the best to getting it done. Click here to check out what this ceremony is about.
MoVernie TIP: If you are hungry and bars and most restaurants are closed, no worries, go to Celtic Hearth which is just a short 4-minute walk from George Street, it opens 24 hours to serve you. You can order any comfort food from pasta to burgers to steam mussels. As far as I know, I didn’t spot any fast food joints around the downtown area. I don’t think fast food is very popular here in St. John’s. People just not in a rush that they can sit down and enjoy a good meal or an icecold.
George Street, St. John’s, Newfoundland
Website: www.GeorgeStreetLive.ca
Twitter: @GeorgeStLive
Instagram: @GeorgeStLive
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In order for me to explore what St. John’s, Newfoundland has to offer, this press trip from the flights to accommodation were provided by Air Canada. However, my visit to the bars and restaurants on George Street and the opinions expressed in this post are entirely my own.
