Outlaws was my go-to, like a 15min walk from my house. Loved that place, especially on Thursdays. Metro was where you went to get knifed, but being a 5min cab ride from my house we went there lots on Mondays, had some good times. Saw a bouncer drop a guy on his face there, dislodging his jaw. That was Metro in a nutshell.
I liked Bourbon St the brief time it was open. Bar downstairs, club in the middle, terrace upstairs. Can't go wrong.
Frankly any bar I went to probably counts as "old Calgary bars", as I swear there's not a bar left that I went to (save for good ole Crack Alley)...and I'm still in my 20's. Man that city changes fast.
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