Switch Karaoke

Finally, the time has come: Switch, a new spot for karaoke and Izakaya-style eats, has officially opened in downtown Vancouver.

From the same folks behind Fantacity, downtown Vancouver’s first fully licensed private room karaoke venue, Switch is a massive space and improves on some of Fantacity’s more outdated features (like the sticky songbooks!).

Switch, which has been under construction since early 2020, finally opened its doors this past weekend – just in time for some last-minute Halloween party plans.

(𝐻𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑/𝑴𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂)

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Menu Items:

🦪 Kusshi pear yuzu mignonette|min 6 max 12 per person per order 1.50/ea

🦪🍝 Spaghetti: cream sauce & mussels

🐟 Tuna tartare: blue fin, yellow fin,avocado & green onion

🥩 Beef tartare: AAA beef tenderloin, wasabi cream & caper

🐌🌿 Escargot oven baked: herb butter & grana padano

🦞🍔 Lobster burger: real lobster meat burger, salad, & truffle mushroom soup

🦐 Seafood trio: scallop, tiger prawn & squid

🍖 Rack of lamb roasted: yuzu kosho, lamb juice, fingerling potato & seasonal vegetable

🐟 Ankimo monkfish liver | ponzu | chive

Dessert:
🍰 Yuzu cheesecake made with real yuzu juice, raspberry syrup

🍵🍰 Matcha tiramisu served with raspberry syrup

I sampled the following drinks:
Bartender: @lachvolk

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🍹 amaretti

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🍹Iced t-east: oolong tea, passion fruit, demerara & yuzu
🍹Jalapeño paloma: jalapeños, agave syrup, pink grapefruit juice & lime (One of my favs)
🍹AmarettI sour: amaretti, bourbon malt, egg white, lemon juice & demerara (Loved this one because it was sweet)
🍹 Spicy pineapple margarita: agave reserva spirit|pineapple|habanero|lime (One of my favs)
🍹 Old fashioned: american malt, demerara, angostura bitters demerara & orange
🍹 Whisky sour: bourbon whisky, lemon juice, demerara|egg white, angostura bitters (This was delicious!)
🍹Mochatini chocolate vodka: espresso vodka, advocaat & mocha syrup (If you are a coffee lover, you would l this one, it’s like a shot of espresso)
🍹 Earl grey marTEAni: Earl grey gin, lemon, egg white & demerara (Nice and refreshing, I’m biased because I’m an earl grey tea drinker)
🍹 Vanhattan rye whisky: kombu infused dry vermouth, sweet vermouth, & angostura bitters
🍺 ichivan japanese style lager 355ml

Located at 1339 Robson Street – just two blocks away from Fantacity – the new karaoke venue is situated in the old Hon’s Wun-Tun House and features 16 private karaoke rooms, with three VIP rooms.

Switch is the first karaoke bar in Canada to use the Healsonic program for its karaoke offerings – a system that gives users the option of 15 different languages, with roughly 36,000 English song options alone.

The system is also updated monthly, meaning you can perform anything from ’90s bangers to brand-new top 40 hits.