The American, Main Street
22 people recommend, 4 warn against itvia r/askvan28 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Most people recommend The American on Main Street, and several praise the food, including the burger. Commenters mention pinball and games. Several say it is not really a dive, though others recall an older, rowdier version. One says it is not a cocktail spot and one is not a fan of the food.
Address
The American, 926 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 4L9, Canada
At a glance
- Known for
- Burgers, Pinball
Nearby on this map
Other places on this map closest to The American, Main Street, as the crow flies.
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/LemmeLaroo in r/askvan · Apr 2026
Listed as a stop on a suggested Main Street bar crawl route.
- Recommendsu/thinkdavis in r/askvan · Nov 2025
Proposed as the opening stop of a bar route.
- Recommendsu/SimilarDisk2998 in r/askvan · Feb 2025taste
Calls its smash burgers awesome and recommends the place.
- Recommendsu/craigerstar in r/askvan · Nov 2025ambience
Says people of all ages feel at ease there.
- Recommendsu/Signal-Meeting-1660 in r/askvan · Aug 2026
Suggests this as a greasy bar option in reply to the request.
- Caveatu/Use-Less-Millennial in r/askvan · Oct 2026ambience
Says it's not divey, similar to Boxcar with jazz nights.
- Recommendsu/universes_collide in r/askvan · Mar 2026taste
Loves the food there but says it doesn't feel like a dive.
- Mixedu/Kooriki in r/askvan · Aug 2025ambience
Filed under a safer, trendier dive group, not genuine dives.
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- Mixedu/edwigenightcups in r/askvan · Oct 2026ambience
Recalls early-2000s nights there as livelier and rowdier than the Ivanhoe, where they used to start out.
- Recommendsu/woody_wagon in r/askvan · Jun 2026
Listed among the suggested bars for the request.
- Recommendsu/stachiopistachio05 in r/askvan · Apr 2026
Calls the parent's Main Street list elite; agreement only.
- Caveatu/Accomplished_Job_778 in r/askvan · Oct 2026ambience
Says the place is clearly not a dive and has become quite nice recently.
- Recommendsu/Ahypnia in r/askvan · Aug 2026taste
Finds the burger better than expected.
- Recommendsu/FatPat250 in r/askvan · Aug 2026
Lives right above this place and was going to suggest it too.
- Recommendsu/Onyourleftsideout in r/askvan · Jul 2026
Proposes it as a pub stop to follow.
- Recommendsu/SteveJobsBlakSweater in r/askvan · Jul 2026
Calls it a solid pub with a few pinball games.
- Caveatu/DrunkJedi42069 in r/askvan · Aug 2026taste
Says they are not a fan of the food, despite others recommending it.
- Recommendsu/ohsojojo in r/askvan · Aug 2026taste
Strongly praises the burgers here.
- Recommendsu/beebeebumble123 in r/askvan · Jul 2026
Says they like it too.
- Recommendsu/Glad-Quit-8971 in r/askvan · Jul 2026
Agrees with the plan naming this pub.
- Caveatu/Pan_Fluid_Boo in r/askvan · Mar 2026ambience
Says it is not really a cocktail spot, and its bathrooms give it a divey feel for them.
- Recommendsu/CHIR99021 in r/askvan · Dec 2025
Visited first for drinks; described the outing there as fun.
- Recommendsu/Altruistic-Quote-985 in r/askvan · Nov 2025
Suggested it as a bar option.
- Recommendsu/golfeveryday1 in r/askvan · Sep 2025
Expects both The American and No. 5 Orange to be enjoyable for the group.
- Recommendsu/Specialist_Size2939 in r/askvan · Sep 2025
Suggests The American as one option, presented alongside Greta.
- Recommendsu/-Affectionate-Echo- in r/askvan · Oct 2024ambience
Recommended for its atmosphere during game days on Main Street.
- Recommendsu/Beneficial-Pea7497 in r/askvan · Sep 2024
Recommended as an entertaining pick with games and drinks.
- Recommendsu/CharmingAwareness545 in r/askvan · Feb 2025variety
Hasn't been yet, but says its menu looks great.
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Details last checked 14 Nov 2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.