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The kitchen cooks the ultimate in chicken pot pie, fish and chips and other comfort
foods, and 14 beers (including the local Quidi Vidi) flow through the taps. The popular
Republic of Doyle
CBC TV series films here, which explains all the people taking photos
of the sign by the door.
Trapper John's Museum & Pub
PUB
(
www.trapperjohns.com
; 2 George St; noon-2am Mon-Wed, to 3am Thu-Sun)
It's not the most
refined pub in town, but it sure is the most fun place to become an Honorary Newfound-
lander, which happens after you kiss Stubby the Puffin (a variation on the usual codfish).
The animal traps enshrined throughout grant the 'museum' status.
Gypsy Tea Room
BAR
(
www.gypsytearoom.ca
; 315 Water St; from 11:30am)
It holds a well-regarded Mediter-
ranean restaurant and chic lounge, but the courtyard is where you want to be, sipping
wine, cocktails and other refreshing beverages under the stars.
24hr)
Get your Guinness and pub grub 24/7.
Velvet
CLUB
(
twitter.com/Velvetniteclub
;
208 Water St; 11pm-3am Fri & Sat)
This is the premier gay dance
bar in Newfoundland. Straights are equally welcome to soak up the fun energy. Located
above Rose & Thistle; the entrance is via McMurdo's Lane.
GETTING SCREECHED IN
Within a few days of your arrival in St John's, you'll undoubtedly be asked by every-
one if you've been 'screeched in,' or in traditional Newfoundland slang, 'Is you a
screecher?' It's not as painful as it sounds, and is, in fact, locals' playful way to wel-
come visitors to the province.
Screeching derives from the 1940s when new arrivals were given their rites of
passage, and from pranks played on sealers heading to the ice for the first time.
Today the ceremony takes place in local pubs, where you'll gulp a shot of rum
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