The Bimini Public House
DETAILS
Address: 2010 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. Telephone: 604- 733-7116
Hours: Monday – Friday 11:30am – 1am
| Saturday 10am – 2am | Sunday 10am – 1am |
Web: Donnellygroup.ca/bimini/ Twitter: @DonnellyPubs #TheBimini
Contact: bimini@donnellygroup.ca
ABOUT THE FOOD
The first neighbourhood pub in B.C. to operate in the English fashion, The Bimini keeps up the tradition, offering modern pub fare that features interesting seasonal menus crafted from organic, locally sourced ingredients.
STARTERS
The starter menu includes polished takes on casual pub favourites, like sliders made with grass-fed beef and topped with pancetta, or wings with Guinness bbq. Where many a pub neglects veg, The Bimini offers a variety including an organic house salad and fresh quinoa salad with mixed dried fruit and nuts and harissa vinaigrette. See the full menu here.
SANDWICHES AND MAINS
Take your pick from an onslaught of irresistible comfort food: Meatball sandwiches (Fraser Valley pork and grass-fed beef meat balls on french bread w/provolone), buttermilk chicken and waffles, Phillips beer battered fish and chips, bangers and mash and pulled-pork enriched mac’n’cheese. See the full menu here.
about the drinks
The Bimini draws craft beer lovers and the see-and-be-seen cocktail crowd with their impressive drinks line-up.
CRAFT BEER
With 24 craft beers on tap (Deschutes, Unibroue, Driftwood, Elysian and more) brew afficianados can hop from saison to bitter to blonde without batting an eye.
COCKTAILS
The cocktail list includes classic mules and martinis alongside innovative options like the Burdock Floats and Chicagos.
WINE
Don’t miss the line up of wines, many of which are local.
abOUT The BIMINI’S HERITAGE, 1974-2012
The 1970s
In 1974, The Bimini, which takes its name from the Bimini Islands in the Bahamas, opened with the province’s first Neighbourhood Pub license. It quickly became the local for the post Summer of Love-era hippies of Kitsilano. Bim’s was also where Greenpeace activists hatched their radical plots over pints, conveniently located across the street from their head office.
1999-2007
Fast-forward 25 years and The Bimini had fallen into disrepair until a 24-year old Jeff Donnelly bought it in 1999. In his first solo project, he and his team brought the 90-year-old building back to life, making the pub incredibly successful once again. The Bimini of the early 2000s was one of Vancouver’s first ‘cross-use’ bars – alternating from traditional pub to DJ-driven party in the evenings, hosting a wide range of entertainment, from dueling pianos to live cover bands to dart leagues.
Tragedy strikes
On October 4, 2007, the day before the bar was set to reopen after a $250,000 renovation, The Bimini was decimated by fire. Despite four years of countless hurdles, Jeff Donnelly never gave up on the project.
Reconstruction and present day
Evoke International Designs worked with Jeff Donnelly to design The Bimini. The historic public house now features new materials like imported patterned tile, custom light fixtures and furniture, as well as 85-year-old wood reclaimed from a defunct Vancouver mill, giving the room a modern but warm and familiar feel.
Returning guests will recognize the lofty ceilings and mezzanines from the past –everyone will enjoy the new games room, jukebox, and thoughtful finishing. Visit this Kitsilano staple to view sporting events, catch up with friends, dance or unwind after work.
