Bukwildz
Lakefront bar and pub with a patio, cocktails and a distillery, operating since 2014.
Lakefront bar and pub with a patio, cocktails and a distillery, operating since 2014.
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More about Bukwildz
Bukwildz has called itself a Lakeshore institution since 2014 and runs two rooms: 4903 Lakeshore Drive year-round and the summer bar at 4715 Lakeshore Drive, open 11:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily. Weekly specials on its site include half-price wings Tuesdays, $5 taco and tequila Wednesdays after 5, and a $35 steak and lobster Friday, with a buskers stage daily 11:30 to 5, karaoke nightly after 8 and open mic every other Wednesday at 7. Patio reservations run May 15 to September 15 by text to 587-877-9453.
A grain-to-glass Bukwildz Distillery at 4711 Lakeshore Drive is listed as opening in 2026, with a stage space called Varsity Hall.
Source: Bukwildz website Bukwildz Distillery website, read September 28, 2026.
Nearby on Lakeshore Drive
Bukwildz is on Lakeshore Drive. Lakeshore Drive is Sylvan Lake's beachfront street: the free public beach runs alongside it from 52 Street to 34 Street, and a lit 1.6-kilometre boardwalk links the beaches, Centennial Park, the shops and the lighthouse. Also on this street:
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