The Rumpus Room

Some of the best diners are made of stick-to-your-ribs comfort food and often inextricably linked to a nostalgic vibe. In Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, there's a kitschy joint that achieves both. With its cheeky throwback flair, The Rumpus Room is a callback to reliving feel-good past glories.

The eatery originally set up shop on Main Street in 2011 before its current incarnation several blocks north where the iconic vegetarian darling The Foundation once flourished.

Friends and business partners Rachel Zottenberg and David Duprey (The Emerald Supper Club, Narrow Lounge, Uncle Abe’s, This Monkey’s Gone to Heaven) re-launched their beloved diner in April 2018 to the delight of the community and loyal customers.

"Main Street is really the land of amazing regulars," says Rachel. "Creating something that brings community together is the focus of everything we do whether a restaurant, art studio, gallery or retail shop; our main focus is making a comfortable creative interesting environment for people to hang out."