{"id":378,"date":"2022-02-24T09:30:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T17:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/infotel.go-vip.net\/blog\/2022\/02\/25\/renovations-complete-kelownas-former-fernandos-pub-transformed-into-tavern\/"},"modified":"2022-02-25T06:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T14:30:00","slug":"renovations-complete-kelownas-former-fernandos-pub-transformed-into-tavern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwine\/news\/378\/renovations-complete-kelownas-former-fernandos-pub-transformed-into-tavern\/","title":{"rendered":"Renovations complete: Kelowna&#8217;s former Fernando\u2019s Pub transformed into tavern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> The former site of a popular Mexican bar in downtown Kelowna has been transformed into a new tavern.<\/p>\n<p> Leopold&rsquo;s Tavern is known for its &ldquo;dive bar&rdquo; look but they consider themselves to be a community pub, said regional manager Dave Sauve with Leopold&#39;s, in a previous interview with iNFOnews.<\/p>\n<p> Fernando&#39;s said it struggled for some time and closed last year due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <strong>READ MORE:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/infotel.ca\/inwine\/business-turnover-continues-on-kelownas-popular-downtown-strip\/it86715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business turnover continues on Kelowna&rsquo;s popular downtown strip<\/a><\/p>\n<p> Kelowna&rsquo;s growth, and more people moving from the Lower Mainland, make it an attractive location for the Leopold&#39;s bar chain, Sauve said.<\/p>\n<p> &ldquo;We want to bet big on Kelowna, we think it&rsquo;s going to continue to grow,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;There are so many amazing entrepreneurs and businesses and we just want to be a part of it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> The tavern officially opened Feb. 21, according to its Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p> Kelowna&rsquo;s location is the 18th Leopold&#39;s Tavern in Canada.<\/p>\n<p> The bar is currently open from 3 p.m. to 2 a.m., Monday to Friday and on Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 2 a.m.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- start image2 --><\/p>\n<figure data-type=\"media\" data-slug=\"MediaItemID89138-3854.jpg\" data-filename=\"MediaItemID89138-3854.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MediaItemID89138-3854.jpg\" alt=\"|\" title=\"|\"><figcaption>Leopold&#8217;s Tavern in Kelowna. | Credit: FACEBOOK\/Leopold&#8217;s Tavern<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- end image2 --><\/p>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%\" \/>\n<p> <span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">To contact a reporter for this story, <a href=\"mailto:cberry@infonews.ca\">email Carli Berry<\/a>&nbsp;or call 250-864-7494 or <a href=\"mailto:news@infonews.ca\">email the editor<\/a>. 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