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Lulie Tavern

A dive bar with rock’n’roll energy.

Lulie Tavern is a dive bar with staying power.
1 / 9Lulie Tavern is a dive bar with staying power.Jake Roden
Burgers and cocktails at Lulie.
2 / 9Burgers and cocktails at Lulie.Supplied
Full Moon Fever rooftop bar on top of Lulie Tavern in Abbotsford.
3 / 9Full Moon Fever rooftop bar on top of Lulie Tavern in Abbotsford.JAKE RODEN
The rooftop bar.
4 / 9The rooftop bar. JAKE RODEN
Wings and beer, the Lulie way.
5 / 9Wings and beer, the Lulie way.Supplied
Downstairs Lulie Tavern has a pool table.
6 / 9Downstairs Lulie Tavern has a pool table.Supplied
There are plenty of cocktails on offer.
7 / 9There are plenty of cocktails on offer.Supplied
Cali vibes.
8 / 9Cali vibes.Supplied
An array of snacks.
9 / 9An array of snacks.Supplied

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About to clock a decade, Lulie has staying power. Rarely is a dive bar this delightful: the rock’n’roll energy is strong, the burgers are better on local’s night, and the pool is still free. The charm was dialled up with the opening of Full Moon Fever, an extension of Lulie’s Americana attitude to an airy rooftop bar, where the margs are free-flowing and the cacti create a desertscape.

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