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 1. L'Abattoir

217 Carrall St
Vancouver, BC V6B 2J1
(604) 568-1701

Categories: Canadian (New), French

Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown

5.0 star rating
  2/3/2012

Baby-faced bartender; masterful mixology; curated cocktails; downing Don Drapers; slaughterhouse solarium but best at the bar; Meat Hooks in a (food) porn paradise.

It's all Hanky Panky at L'Abattoir.

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 2. Pourhouse Restaurant

162 Water Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 1B2
(604) 568-7022

Categories: Lounges, Canadian (Traditional)

Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown

4.0 star rating
  1/9/2012

Comfort-food is for suckers, I go for the drinks.

Suresure, they've got the wooden beams; yeahyeah, they've got that rrreal nice-like soft lighting that magically makes everyone *that* much better looking; okayokay, they've got that whole…More »

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 3. Keefer Bar

135 Keefer St
Vancouver, BC V6A 1X3
(604) 688-1961

Category: Lounges

Neighbourhood: Chinatown

5.0 star rating
  11/3/2011

What's not to love? Resting unassumingly at the edge of Chinatown is one of my absolute favourite bars in Vancouver. Deep dark wood lining each of the walls; brilliant lighting designed by the masterminds at Urban Visuals; a moody yet entirely easy…More »

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 4. The Diamond

6 Powell St
Vancouver, BC V6A 1E7

Categories: Canadian (New), Lounges

Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown

5.0 star rating
  10/18/2011

Who are these people? For real though, where did they come from? I'm talking about the bartenders, the mixologists, the comedians, the charmers behind the bar -- I'm talking about these otherworldly human beings who are fixing and mixing my drinks to…More »

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 5. The Refinery

1115 Granville St
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1M1
(604) 687-8001

Categories: Wine Bars, Tapas Bars, Modern European

Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Granville Entertainment District

4.0 star rating
  8/13/2011

Let's think about this for a moment, shall we? I'm not a Granville kinda girl. I'm just not. I don't like being herded into one specific area of a city to do all of my drinking, fooding, wining and dining. Entertainment district, my ass. You know…More »

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 6. Clough Club

212 Abbott Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 1B2
(604) 558-1581

Categories: Lounges, Tapas/Small Plates

Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown

4.0 star rating
  2/5/2012

I've got a confession to make: I used to despise -- nay, HATE -- the idea of cocktails. To me, they were nothing more than cheap liquor disguised by some kind of sacchariniciously sweet syrup-like concoction served in a wimpy glass by someone who…More »

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 7. Bathtub Gin & Co

2205 2nd Ave
Seattle, WA 98121
USA
(206) 728-6069

Category: Lounges

Neighbourhood: Belltown

4.0 star rating
  2/21/2012

Tiny space. Two levels. Brick walls. Hidden in a back alley?! Yes.

Off. The. Chaaain cocktail menu. Sit at the bar and be prepared to be prepared some STRONG cocktology (totally a word).

Strange crowd though -- almost feels like a yuppie-town…More »

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 8. The Union Bar

219 Union Street
Vancouver, BC V6A 0B4
(604) 568-3230

Category: Bars

Neighbourhood: Strathcona

4.0 star rating
  3/17/2012

Well hoooollleee hell, I officially bhanged me a lassi last night (and she encouraged me to bring my own pot?). Mind out of the gutter, kids, it's not what you think. This lassi was made with gin and is traditionally mixed with liquid cannabis -…More »

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