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Bar None Nightclub
Categories: Nightlife Bars Arts & Entertainment Music Venues Nightlife Music Venues Bars, Music Venues [Edit]
1222 Hamilton StVancouver, BC V6B 2S8
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Yaletown
(604) 689-7000
- Hours:
Fri-Sat 10 pm - 3 am
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Music:
- DJ, Live
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Thu, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- Yes
- Noise Level:
- Very Loud
- Good For Dancing:
- Yes
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
21 reviews for Bar None Nightclub
21 reviews in English
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Review from Stephene C.
Vancouver, BC
12/4/2011 1 Check-in Here
The music on Friday night was awesome! The dancing was great too. But neither the music or dancing was enough to justify the astronomical $18 cover charge, the $5 per item coat and bag check in and the crazy ass prices for drinks. $15.50 for two Gin and tonics, that seems expensive to me. Or maybe I'm over exaggerating.
There was a very diverse crowd on Friday night. Seemed like there were super young people and ancient people as well and there were drunks and creepers. Not that it's a bad thing. A variety of people definitely makes for an interesting and entertaining evening. The club itself is super dark, which I don't think is a good thing, you can't really see who you are dancing with. Having beer goggles coupled with the dark can lead to a lethal combination of bad and regretful decisions, not that I made them. That's just not me. But I do feel bad for those who had to suffer though lol.
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Review from J T.
Whistler, BC
10/12/2011
If you think the usual yaletown crowd is pretentious and ridiculous, the crowd at bar none will blow your mind. Seeing as how I live in a ski town, maybe I'm a bit out of touch with the trends in the city, but come on... These guys seriously need to lay off the hair gel and buy larger shirts. This is vancouver, not the Jersey shore, and you are NOT a guido, no matter how hard you try.
I was trying to have a fun night out with my girls, and these guys couldn't understand the concept of personal space nor sexual harassment. If I'm dancing and obviously ignoring you, that is NOT an invitation to grind your package on my backside. When one of the girls finally had enough and pushed a guy off her, security came up and asked her to leave.
In a nutshell, Bar None harbors douche bags, promotes sexual harassment, and will punish you for cock blocking (and you won't get your $18 cover back)... -
Review from lauren d.
8/7/2011
I was visiting Vancouver from San Francisco and had to check out the nightlife. I was disappointed. I expected more from an international city.
I went on a Saturday night and arrived around 10:30- no line. Great. There were only a handful of people so I left and got drinks nearby When I returned the club was half full, mostly with women. Later more guys would arrive to stand by the bar drinking and gawking and then go up behind the ladies and grind. Come on guys- either approach the lady with respect or get the hell off the dance floor!
DJ Matty C was the worst DJ-He couldn't transition songs for shit and clearly was not playing to the crowd. I assumed this was the first time he DJ'd but he's the line up every Saturday. The radio does a better job of playing all the "hits" of the week and these days the radio is crap.
Anyhow, I made the most of it dancing the whole night and laughing.
Maybe this is how Vancouver nightlife is- steep cover, young crowd and bad music.
The venue was nice (not worth the $18 cover). In San Francisco bar none would be a nice bar with a spacious dance floor with a FREE to a $10 cover, depending on the night. $18 cover is for a true night club! -
Review from Steve H.
7/28/2011
I must admit that I am surprised the overall rating currently to Bar None is three out of five stars. During my visit to Yaletown this past weekend (visiting from Seattle), I was recommended that i check out "Bar None". By dumb luck, we ended up on the wedding party guest list and was able to enter at 10pm on Friday night before everyone else. On Saturday night, we must have made a good impression because the woman at the door remembered us and pushed us up to the front of the busy line. The personnel here is wonderful in general (not just saying that).
The first thing I noticed was the very nice layout of this place. They built it in a way that is very accommodating to the dancing crowd (big dance floors) yet accessible to those wanting to a drink quickly. I very much appreciate that they limit the crowd they let in. Normally, when at a club, it is near impossible to get to the bar for a drink. At Bar None, it is busy but you do not get frustrated trying to accomplish your goals.
On Friday night you get the wide range of rock, club and hip hop music. Saturday evening is purely club / techo. I only had a three day visit to Vancouver this past weekend, but I enjoyed Bar None so much I had to go twice. It had a great mix of people and the age range appeared to be from 24-37.
And if Bar None doesn't appeal to you when you go there (after reading these review), there are a great number of bars you can hop on Hamilton and Mainland Street. -
Review from Kristina C.
Vancouver, BC
Updated - 7/24/2011
Came by with a friend expecting free cover before 11 pm (as stated on the website), however, there was a charity event taking place, which meant they were letting in the ticket holders first before the regular line, so we missed the deadline. Cover is steep, at $18 a person.
Zak Santiago was the DJ again that Friday night, and for some reason, he wasn't doing much DJ-ing. It was more like he plugged in his iPod and was just pressing next for the next song. It was probably some of the worst transitions I have ever heard. And his song selections were awful: most songs were too slow to dance to, or he would mix in some indecipherable mix in the middle of the song (usually in the chorus, an odd spot to put it), which didn't even mesh well with the song. It was just a terrible set.
There were not enough bartenders, which meant long waits for really weak drinks.
A complete disappointment. I probably will not go back to this club again.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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2/16/2011
I came here on a Friday night in support of a friend of a friend's cancer fundraiser. Tickets that… Read more »
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Review from Matt C.
Vancouver, BC
5/5/2011
Getting into Bar None (despite the name) can be tough, DHM is widely known for having the toughest clubs in the city to get passed the doors, even on the guestlist expect a wait (see my getting passed the ropes guide for a few hints).
Once you are in you will be amongst some of the hottest people in the city, in an ultra cool, new york loft esq space. The exposed brick and wooden beams you see in Bar None are not unlike anything you expect to see down any random alley in the meat packing district, and being right in the heart of Yaletown, all of the beautiful people that congregate at Glowbal, Earls, Section 3, and other various resto / lounges scattered in the area, migrate to Bar None around midnight.
When you walk in there is an extremely long bar down the left hand side of the room. This bar can get full and even though its really long there are usually not enough bartenders to handle it. On the right side of the room in the corner closest to the entrance you'll see a much smaller bar, that is also usually fairly crowded, but most of the time is easier to get a drink at.....what are you waiting for, get a drink! Get me one while your at it.
The rest of the room is very wide open with the DJ playing in the back right corner. If you are there on a night resident Matty C is spinning, then you got a good night and probably a packed dance floor.
The bottle service area is just passed the DJ booth inside the VIP area, there is also a bar in the back of this area, but in less your incredibly hot, know someone there, or are buying bottles, you'll never see this bar, and if you're buying bottles you won't need to.
Don't worry though, you're not missing much if you can't get back into this area, just hotter, richer, and generally more important people than probably every crowd you've ever encountered. Do yourself a favor - say yes to bottle service. -
Review from Mitch N.
5/7/2011
We were buying bottles, so we had the privilege of sitting in the VIP section... Guess thats what a few hundred in drinks will get you...
Not sure if we paid a cover or not as I wasn't responsible for the planning, the limo to pick us up from the Donnelly group was nice. We were whisked in to the front, and taken to our table.
The waitress staff were beautiful. An 11 out of 10. Can't complain with that. :-)
We were continually stocked with tonic, soda, ice, etc for our bottles, and they were prompt with getting us anything else we needed. Like orders of shots. Lots of shot, oh god.
The music was way too loud with one of the speakers directly overhead us. It should be moved from that area/corner!
The DJ's were just okay. What sucked, was a song only played for about a minute and was mixed into the next track. Sure, it keeps things lively. But look at the crowd, watch their pulse. Perhaps there is an anthem going on that people love, yet you switch tracks! Lame.
The bathrooms were in pretty poor shape. One urinal was out of order, and draped in plastic. The sink soap dispensers were not working, so there was this open bottle of soap on the counter of the sink. It was quite gross. Then you turn around and walk about 3 meters to a dyson hand dryer. No towels, only one hand dryer, and it's too far from the sinks. Bad design. Oh not to mention the toilets sitting unflushed and looking rather disgusting throughout the night.
Still though, it's a great crowd, with good looking people. -
Review from Liza B.
Vancouver, BC
4/25/2011
What I love: the music, the big dance floor, no lack of guys wanting to buy you drinks, and the older crowd. God knows i'm not 19 anymore...and i'm ok with that.
What I dislike: 18$ cover plus 5$ coat check. This is the first I've paid to get into a club in awhile. I suppose it could be worse. Also, as much as I appreciate free drinks, the guys here have a tendency to be super pushy. I noticed last time too, but took it as a one off. This time it was the same. Really aggressive, and randomly coming out of nowhere. It was kinda creepy. I don't go to clubs nearly as often as I used to, but I just don't remember experiencing this anywhere else, and am not comfortable with that kind of attention. Maybe next time I'll wear a muu muu just to be sure i'm not sending out the wrong message.
But I'd still go back for all the good reasons. -
Review from Weldon F.
Richmond, BC
8/16/2010
There is a reason Bar None has been around forever and continues to live up to it's legendary name in Yaletown, Vancouver.
Yes this Nightclub has been around for more than a decade and not much has changed about it. But nothing has to!
The interior still looks as great and with a low key classic look of exposed bricks and wood you can't go wrong.
The staff here are extremely friendly from doormen, barstaff and management.
They got three great solid weekly nights and the crowd can change a bit based on those nights.
Thursdays have DJ Flipout and Jayswing of Straightgoods on The Beat bringing their show live to the Thursday nights of the same name to BarNone. They've been bringing in great Old School Hip Hop/ RnB acts. Great thing is that no one else in town has been doing this and old school hip hop were the glory days of Hip Hop. Bad thing is crowd can get a lil interesting...
Friday nights here at Bar None is quickly becoming recognized as THE Friday night in Vancouver. The night is hosted by a local promoting group called The Elements Group. The crowd is hot and a lil younger then the avg crowd they get of 25+. Great DJ sets on rotation by Vancouver's Legendary Zak Santiago, DJ Kidd, and DJ Downlowe.
Saturday nights at BarNone has been THE night here for ages. Lines are long and crowds are hot. The music is great as they throw some of the old school classics in with the house/top40 mashups. DJ Kenya holds the deck while the yuppies do it up! As much as people hate on yuppies they know how to party.
My club of choice for the weekends! -
Review from Melissa F.
Toronto, ON
8/16/2010
This place has existed here forever but the vibe has changed considerably. It just keeps getting yuppier by the year. But I'm ok with that. It comes with the Yaletown neighbourhood.
I generally h ave 4 star experiences here but only because I always come with a group of people I like.
This is probably the better (and one of the only) bars on the East side of granville street.
Let's put it this way, i'd be happy to go if my friends chose this place but it's never ever a venue I would choose myself.Listed in: Donnelly Group FAIL
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Review from Mike M.
7/23/2011
Bar None was a nice change from the usual. Very spacious dance floor, quick and friendly bartenders, and nice crowd. Some people have a tendency to close themselves off in this place, but not really the establishments fault.
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Review from Arry Y.
6/22/2010
As my BFF puts it... "bar get none"...
That should pretty much sum it up.
The music was good - I had fun anyways there. Bartenders are pretty attentive and quick. The staff pretty smiley as you enter and leave. I liked the exposed brick and wood decor. Bathrooms/coat check are all downstairs. Lots of decent looking people and well dressed (not trashy). Wish we had more of that from the bar hopping/club going people in Seattle. -
Review from Claudia L.
Burnaby, BC
4/28/2009 ROTD 5/5/2009
Blend together two cups of breast implants, a dash of blonde highlights, one fat Eminem wannabe, a sheet of wooden floors and a package of rando 65-year old horny men and hit "hip hop mix".
Pour. Drink. And enjoy!
This mix is delicious on a Thursday night alongside Montell Jordan's "This is how we do it" or some other inappropriate Dre jam. Otherwise, this mix is highly recommended against on any other night. -
Review from Kristen F.
Vancouver, BC
12/22/2008
This place defiantly reminds me why I don't go "clubbing" anymore.
Aside from not having to pay for a cover (I was DRAGGED here for a friends party. She knew someone to get us in but something tells me it was the short dress that got us in. I guess that adds for the one star and saving myself the insane cover charge) I had an okay time. Don't know if I'd want to relive it. Maybe if I was 20, or younger. Wow I seriously sounded old right there!
Whisked away inside to coat check, a huge woman's bathroom (add a star) and then back upstairs into one of the smallest VIP rooms I've ever been in. I looked beyond the velvet ropes to the dance floor while uttering the words to my friends with a tear to my eye; "I want to be on that side of the rope. Dancing with everyone else, drinking with everyone else. I want to live among those common people."
Drunk of course I was. Talking like Yoda and referencing the band Pulp I was too! With a glass of free champagne from the VIP room I broke through the ropes and danced, poorly, among the crowd. The music here is your general top 40/mash ups. It's not bad, it's not good, but it was something for my drunk ass to dance to.
I didn't see one cute guy here. Maybe I did? Everyone looks cute when I'm drunk. Wait I saw a few, but they were taken. I don't know about you but being groped by guys at a dance club when your with the girls isn't what I call a fun time. Don't get me wrong, groping is alright... if it's with someone you want to be groped with. And then I left.
Kudos to the staff, bathrooms and the free champagne. Everything else, please die. -
Review from Cameron M.
Toronto, ON
12/26/2008
I've only come here twice in my life, so bear that in mind as I expound on its virtues.
The name at first really put me off. I'd assume it was a sort of clubby awful place along the Granville strip so I was pleased when I found it was in kind of a quiet end of Yaletown and the atmosphere, while still a dance club, was a bit more chilled.
Bar None relies on the brick and wood natural to the building and has a surprisingly cozy aesthetic while still having plenty of bar space and a big dance floor. I was also pleased at the amount of space dedicated to seating as I'm not quite the dance machine I was in my younger days. I could sit and have a drink just as easily as tear it up.
It's a bit pricey, but not above what I expected for a Yaletown bar and everything about the place was clean and well managed.
The crowd was a bit older and more subdued than I'm used to and the one time there was live music when I went it was almost too quiet. I felt a bit awkward dancing in small groups of three or not dancing at all when there were people performing.
Overall I'd say head here if you're a bit older but still looking for a club scene. Make sure it's the right, popular night and I'm sure it'll be the perfect mix of club vibes and sophistication you'd want in a night out. -
Review from Anita T.
Toronto, ON
8/27/2008
Sophisticated and sleek. Two words that perfectly describe this place. The ambiance makes you feel like you're almost a celebrity! The decor in the place is pretty swank and the bartenders and bouncers are actually friendly... (WHAT?! I know, it's hard to believe!!).. and its in Yaletown!!
The drinks here are expensive, so I would recommend pre-gaming at someones house or a cheaper bar before heading to the main spot. Making a guest list would be pretty smart, but the only thing is then you have to make sure you're here before 10pm - which is not always possible.
Nonetheless, this place is always a good time with their fantastic mix of music and their classy crowd. -
Review from Noa G.
Vancouver, BC
10/20/2008
Beautiful people, colourful drinks, snazzy bathrooms ... a true night club in the heart of Vancouver's trendiest hood, Yaletown.
Bar None attracts an older crowd (25 and over), and is, much of the time, dominated by local professionals from the film, media, and fashion industries.
Bar None provides a real contrast to the bars just a few blocks away on Granville Street, which seem more geared toward the beer-guzzling fraternity crowd.
Bar None features a fabulous long bar, a dance floor whose boundaries are blurred by nearby barstools and tables, and cozy enclaves with low, cushioney couches. A live DJ is normally the main feature of a night at Bar None, and this can influence the price of cover.
Dress code is nicer than casual; try a nice pair of pants, a sexy dress, or your favourite designer button-up. -
Review from David U.
Vancouver, BC
2/17/2011
Came here a few times and on different nights.
If you open a tab they put a +$60 hold on your credit/debit card. Scary. I had to call them about 5 times for them to tell me that it was just a hold and it would be fixed once transaction went through. WTF is up with that? I have been to clubs in NYC, Miami, Montreal and Europe-never once had this happen to me.
I heard great things about this place so when I first came here and was the only one here at 11:30pm I waited around a bit. A few more people came and went. After a while I just couldn't take it, I left extremely disappointed.
Another night I came here the place was pretty packed but not one person was dancing. It felt like a high school party, groups of people talking to each other and guys on one side, ladies on the other.
Bar None is best described as ZzZzZzZzZz. -
Review from Vineet T.
3/28/2010
Went here on New Years night back in 2009. The bouncers were a good bunch who let us leave and come back, we did buy our tickets in advance online.
Nicely decorated, loved the long bar, drinks were fairly priced but a bit watered down. DJ was very good and open to requests. The crowd was a good mix, lots of well dressed people just there to have a great time. Huge dance floor, pretty much the entire front end of the place was one massive dance floor.
The night went well, the only part that sucked was the long walk back to the Westin in freezing rain at 3AM in the morning, not a single cab in sight! -
Review from Dani B.
4/23/2009
I used to love this place with a firey passion, but since they've renovated, it's not my favorite place anymore. The place is nice with exposed brick walls and a decent dance floor. However since they put the second bar in (which was not needed at all) the place is too tiny. They also made the place smaller by putting in a VIP lounge, bad move in my opinion. They also used to have a great funk band playing there every Monday and Tuesday called "Soul Stream" but they don't play their anymore, unfortunately. I have since been back for their dj sets on the weekend and it was pretty fun. However, since I was there for its hey day I can't give this place the credit it used to deserve.
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Review from Jean S.
Vancouver, BC
7/25/2010
Despite reading all the reviews about this place, I figured I still give it a shot and try it for myself. I went alone on a Saturday night and this place was barely half full with a guy to girl ratio of 5/1.
The bouncers were creepy and the whole atmosphere is NY wanna be. Drinks are small and expensive and the music selection was super weak.
Trust me and save your money and time. Do not go there
