Avant-Garde Bar & Gift Shop

135 Besserer St, Ottawa
(613) 321-8908

Recent Reviews

Jen Rohmann

Interesting place! Could be cool to reposition the stage from the front to the back! Otherwise the service was good and the drinks were cold!

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 4

Lamiyah Khattar

Cheap fancy cocktails, hole in the wall bar vibes. Would defo go

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 5

Michael Assal

My new “pocket bar” in the hood that is quite nondescript on the outside, but is warm and inviting once you’re inside. The Barman is amazing handling the everyone on his own!Enjoyed the intimate space with a 7 man band… The Boo Radlley Project

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 4

Erika Montoya

It was

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Vicky T

I went there to see the band @Queçéssa and I loved it! Really great energy and the atmosphere in the bar was crazy! The owner is nice!I went there to see the band @Queçéssa and I liked it so much! What a great band!! They brought so much energy in the bar! And the owner is so kind! I will go back to avant-garde for sure! I hope the band I liked will play there again!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Yan Karagodin

There are symbols of the russian aggression support on the wall. Left immediately when I saw it.

Atmosphere: 1

Kevin Lamont

Good time and good music.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Mitch Collins

Great place to take your mind off things and

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sergii Remeniak

A unique place with fun ambiance and cool live band.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Punit Daga

Great bar with good vibes. I love the environment and the owner is great to talk to.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tanya Loika

really weird, uncomfortable treatment before I even had a chance to sit down. not sure if that's because I'm visibly trans (non-binary) but I feel the "T" in lgbtq+ friendly is a stretch... most people call me ma'am but this clown went with sir, lmao ? that always throws me off because its almost always the other one. I had a fantastic time when I was here in like 2016. is it because I had a crew cut instead of a clean shave? ? either way I honestly have never been treated like this in any other bar, it was baffling. I'm from Belarus myself and Slavic culture most certainly is not queer friendly in the slightest, so I am not surprised this is the place that made me feel the most uncomfortable to be myself. just my experience in recent times, I'm sure most people of ottawa don't have these problems since it's a boring government town lol.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Kat Al

Atmosphere was killer, food was solid, drinks are fun and have kitschy names that add to the bars vibe.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

ryan brown

Really cute spot! Been here for a few shows and it's always a good time. I haven't gotten food here before but they have an awesome selection of drinks and the bar tender is also the owner which I respect a lot!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 4

Alyssa Gonzalez

This is my new favorite bar in Ottawa. The ambience is excellent, the food is top-notch, and the music is perfect.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Richard Gagnon

Just didn't realize how much this place has a unique charm. Its a small venue but a very good one. The night we played our show, on Friday, I was convinced that it would not fill but eventually it did.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

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