The Ivanhoe, Main Street
33 people recommendvia r/askvan, r/vancouver30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 18 threads.
What people say, in short
Most people who weigh in recommend The Ivanhoe, and many name it as a dive bar. One patron likes the pool tables for joining in, another calls it a strange place but good for cheap beers on the way to the arena, and a few recall loving it in earlier years. Reservations include whether it counts as a true dive and the country bar side.
Address
Ivanhoe Pub, 1038 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2W1, Canada
At a glance
- Known for
- Dive bar
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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/freakybe in r/askvan · Oct 2026
Lists the Ivanhoe among surviving dive bars.
- Recommendsu/hairsprayking in r/vancouver · Apr 2026
Thinks it was snubbed again, implying it belongs on the list.
- Recommendsu/MyHeadIsFullOfFuck in r/askvan · Jun 2026
Named as one of several suggested bars for the request.
- Recommendsu/Motor-Ad2678 in r/askvan · Mar 2025ambience
Places the Ivanhoe at the edge of what they'd consider a dive.
- Recommendsu/Heilbroner in r/vancouver · Dec 2023
Suggests this bar as the answer to the question.
- Recommendsu/therealbeef in r/askvan · Mar 2025ambience
Lists it among true dive bars.
- Recommendsu/Top-Ladder2235 in r/askvan · Oct 2026
Names the Ivanhoe as an example of a real dive bar.
- Recommendsu/TheCouchlady in r/askvan · Mar 2025
Came just to endorse the Ivanhoe.
Show all 30 cited comments
- Recommendsu/dr_van_nostren in r/askvan · Mar 2025value
Calls it strange, but good for inexpensive beers on a pleasant-day walk to the arena.
- Recommendsu/BlinkinButtHoleCake in r/askvan · Dec 2025ambience
Recommends it to anyone wanting a super-divey spot.
- Recommendsu/Prestigious-S1RE in r/askvan · Mar 2025ambience
Recalls getting pints there when young.
- Recommendsu/craigerstar in r/askvan · Jun 2024
Included in the commenter's list of suggested bars.
- Recommendsu/Kooriki in r/askvan · Aug 2025ambience
Named on the commenter's list of genuine dive bars.
- Mixedu/thehoodie in r/askvan · Mar 2025ambience
Agrees it's the answer but has reservations about the country bar side.
- Recommendsu/Ok_Might_7882 in r/vancouver · Dec 2023
Says it was also the first bar they thought of.
- Recommendsu/Stuck_On_The_Seawall in r/askvan · Feb 2026ambience
Likes it because it has pool tables that make it easy to join in and meet people.
- Mixedu/dariamorgendorferr in r/askvan · Mar 2025ambience
Loves the country bar karaoke but adds a caution about the place.
- Recommendsu/lulumalkovich in r/askvan · Apr 2026
Simply agrees the parent's list is excellent; counted via the parent.
- Recommendsu/Iwanabarockstar in r/askvan · Apr 2026
Approves of the parent's list; agreement only.
- Recommendsu/chrislopez233 in r/askvan · Mar 2025
Tells people to go to the Ivanhoe.
- Recommendsu/Secure-Baby9123 in r/askvan · Mar 2025ambience
Recommends it as a dive bar.
- Recommendsu/thinkdavis in r/askvan · Dec 2025
Ends the suggested route there as the final stop.
- Recommendsu/rlsoundca in r/askvan · Sep 2025
Names Ivanhoe as a single suggestion, with no further detail.
- Recommendsu/Lowerlameland in r/askvan · Jul 2024
Suggested as another option in the same dive-style category.
- Recommendsu/Illustrious_Exam1728 in r/askvan · Jun 2026
Simply agrees with the parent's suggestion of this bar.
- Mixedu/jennyisnuts in r/askvan · Mar 2026taste
Says the nachos used to be decent, with no claim about the present.
- Recommendsu/hemaruka in r/askvan · Jan 2026
Suggests it as a dive bar option to finish the night.
- Recommendsu/ogbirdiegirl in r/askvan · Mar 2025
Recalls having loved the place in the past and agrees with the suggestion.
- Recommendsu/imwrng in r/askvan · Mar 2025ambience
Says two other named bars aren't real dives, and that the Ivanhoe may be among the city's best.
- Recommendsu/satnamsun in r/askvan · Mar 2025
Agrees fully with the Ivanhoe recommendation.
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