Big "B" Saloon

Big "B" Saloon is a bar in the Mission City neighbourhood of Mission, BC, offering adults a casual place to gather over drinks. Bars like this one tend to be the kind of spot where the conversation matters as much as what is in the glass, where regulars have their usual seats and newcomers can settle in without fuss. In a town the size of Mission, neighbourhood bars play a social role beyond the obvious, giving people somewhere low key to mark the end of a work week, watch the game or catch up with friends old and new.

Patrons at a local bar can generally expect a selection of beers, wines and spirits, and often a relaxed atmosphere shaped by the people behind it. Some evenings the draw is a cold drink after work; other times it is meeting friends before heading out, or winding down with neighbours who share the same corner of the community. The Mission City area, with its older streets and established character, suits that kind of unfussy gathering place, and the saloon style name suggests a relaxed, come as you are approach to hospitality that many residents find welcoming.

That role is worth something in a district as spread out as Mission, where driving between venues adds time and planning to any evening. A neighbourhood bar shortens the distance between home and a good conversation, and that is exactly the niche Big "B" Saloon fills for its corner of town.