Belleville
The Angry Beaver / The Beaver Dam
1601 Wallbridge-Loyalist Road / 25 Dundas St. W. Belleville Harbour (Old Funky Carp location)
613.962.2200 / angrybeaverbar.com
The Angry Beaver is a family bar and grill with a casual atmosphere, friendly staff and terrific food. Lots of live classic and country rock music on the weekends. Daily drink specials. The Beaver Dam is it’s seasonal sister down at the Belleville waterfront.
Food: A full menu of bar & grill goodness is available every day from lunch until close. Breakfast is also available from 10-4 on Saturday and Sundays. Don’t miss the massively popular Bailey’s white chocolate cheesecake for desert.
Need to know: Don’t miss the world famous Beaver Bomb – they’ve sold thousands of them and are proud of it!
Bellevegas Boardroom
228 Front Street
613.962.5252 / www.bellevegasboardroom.com
An upscale bar and lounge in downtown Belleville. Caters to the dancing crowd on Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights starting at 9:00. Thursdays are usually open mic nights or Karaoke, live music on most Fridays and DJ/dancing on Saturday nights. The Boardroom features a casual but cleaned up dress code. A little effort will be much appreciated by the staff. Watch the site or Facebook for live entertainment updates and special nights.
Food: Fuel up before you arrive. No food service.
Need to know: The Boardroom has an upscale feel to it and the owners are hitting the big city vibe they are going for.
Little Texas
290 North Front Street
613.966.2427
The college to late 30′s crowd love the Little Texas dance floor, live bands and drink specials. But despite the name, don’t expect a country hoedown. Little T’s is pretty much all dance music/top-40 with some classic rock thrown in. Most of the bands are from out of town and are travelling the regional cover band circuit.
Food: For a full menu, head upstairs to Heroes Sports Bar or the newly opened Greek Oasis restaurant in the front of the building.
Need to know: The $6.00 cover usually gets you some quality live entertainment. Friday’s are usually the busiest night and tends to draw a younger crowd.
Matt & Joe’s
366 North Front St.
(North Front and Bell Blvd.)
613.969.2291 / www.mattandjoes.com
Matt and Joe’s Nightclub is the best party in Belleville every Thursday and Saturday night with the coolest DJ’s, newest music, and wildest contests. They occasionally have live music on Fridays and have brought in some radio names in the past.
Food: Street Meat out front – Hot Dogs and Burgers fresh of the BBQ.
Need to know: Cover $6.00 MJ’s is the place to be for the under-30 crowd on Thursdays. Drink specials, contests and non-stop dancing keep them coming back every week.
The Red Lion
Food: The Red Lion serves food during the day but shut their kitchen down during the night.
Need to know: Friday night is the busy night for this pub, often full with people enjoying the live music and the wide variety of draught beers on tap.
Vic’s Place
Vic’s is a neighbourhood watering hole that usually has local cover bands playing on Friday and Saturday nights. It’s mostly a beer-drinking crew so there are lots of bottles in the fridge and draught on tap.
Food: Unless fries from a vending machine sound appetizing to you, plan to eat before you arrive.
Need to know: Vic’s is a no-frills local hangout. It’s a great place to hang out and drink up but not a likely choice for a first date.
Wahoo 2
Food: Standard pub fare. Lots of greasy goodies and great appetizers.
Need to know: The chicken wings are among the best in town.
