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It's Friday July the 21 around 9:52AM and

Bar With a View

Last night a friend had a birthday gathering at Republic on Granville. I was a little sceptical, because while the bars on Granville definitely had a kind of gritty appeal to me a couple of years ago, I've gotten kind of smug and have been avoiding it more recently. Well... imagine my surprise when I find out that Granville street has undergone something of a renovation, and that there are actually some fun new places where you don't fear for your shoes.

But back to Republic - $4 wasabi peas aside, the place is worthwhile if only for their second floor patio. Being high up is much more fun than having strangers walk by your drinks at the second rate street level patios. And their bathrooms are amazing, too. Now, I'm terminally untrendy, but I think I might start making an exception for this place, especially if it means I can make snide comments about the passerbys down below with absolutely no risk of being overheard..

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