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1. The Whip Restaurant Gallery
Vancouver, BC V5T 1J7
(604) 874-4687
Categories:
Bars,
Canadian (Traditional)
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant
A go-to place to meet up with friends, the Whip has a something to offer pretty much everyone I'm with on any particular occasion. The atmosphere has plenty of energy but is still super chill, and despite the multiple changes in ownership over the…More »
2. The Irish Heather
Vancouver, BC V6B 2J2
(604) 688-9779
Categories:
Irish,
Gastropubs
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown
Last minute change of venue with 30 people in tow? No problem, says the Irish Heather. What about if we bring in Jenga to crash on the concrete floor? Also fine, apparently. A communal table all to ourselves, the nicest server in the house and great…More »
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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5/23/2011
Communal table! MASSIVE scotch list! Bangers and mash!
... but it's missing something. The Irish… Read more »
3. Six Acres
Six Acres, the best place to people-watch in all of Gastown -- that is, if you're one of the lucky few to get a seat on the patio. Not only a great spot to keep an eye on the world as it goes by, but also a place with an amazingly cool vibe. With its…More »
4. Chambar
When I'm in the mood for a little bit of make-believe, pretending that I actually do live the high-life, I head to Chambar for dinner. Dim lighting, high ceilings, AND exposed brick walls? This place oozes a sense of glamour and mystic.
Fast forward…More »
5. Keefer Bar
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 »
6. Jonathan Rogers Park
Jonathan Rogers Park, huh? And to think, all this time we just referred to it as "The Park on 7th." This name is more than likely not only a statement of how much of a staple this park is to the neighbourhood, but also to how rad the actual grounds…More »
7. Alibi Room
For a chill place to meet up with friends, Alibi is perfect. Phenomenal beer list that emphasizes local breweries (like seriously good), a decent, though pricey, whiskey list, and some good wine choices, there's a little bit for everyone.
I love me a…More »
8. The Tiki Bar
Vancouver, BC V5L 1S4
(604) 253-7141
Category:
Bars
Neighbourhood: Grandview-Woodlands
When I go to the Tiki Bar, I can't help but think that I'm waiting for Gilligan to show up with Ginger and the Professor. It's probably not going to happen, but with its long crescent-shaped, bamboo covered bar, starry ceiling, and full-on palm trees…More »
9. The Refinery
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1M1
(604) 687-8001
Categories:
Wine Bars,
Tapas Bars,
Modern European
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Granville Entertainment District
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 »
10. Guilt & Co
Vancouver, BC V6A 1B2
(604) 288-1704
Categories:
Music Venues,
Lounges
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown
I've got mad love for Guilt & Co. Is it the brick walls? The burlesque? Rumour has it that some of their dangerously delicious drinks have aphrodisiac qualities. Coincidence? Could this be the source of my love? Maybe. But it doesn't matter, because…More »
11. Boneta Restaurant
Vancouver, BC V6B 1A5
(604) 684-1844
You know those places you just love so much that you find it hard to put into words? Or worse, you fear that once you do put it into words it will all seem too gushy, too mushy, too much? That's how I feel about Boneta. Cozy without being quaint,…More »
12. Biltmore Cabaret
Vancouver, BC V5T 3J7
(604) 676-0541
Category:
Music Venues
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant
Everything within a context, nothing can be outside. Hence: 5 stars, Biltmore.
Vancouver is town in need. A town in desperate and dire need of a bars with a vibe. Any vibe -- just a vibe, fergadsakes! Gimme cowboys, gimme dive bars, gimme…More »
13. Narrow Lounge
It's a NARROW lounge, people -- don't be surprised by the lack of room. It's narrow. Just like it said it would be: narrow.
But it's one of the best spaces in Vancouver.
To say I merely love it would be doing the place a disservice. The feelings I…More »
14. The Diamond
Vancouver, BC V6A 1E7
Categories:
Canadian (New),
Lounges
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown
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 »
15. Astoria Hotel
Vancouver, BC V6A 1R3
(604) 254-3355
Categories:
Hotels,
Beer, Wine & Spirits,
Pubs
Neighbourhood: Downtown Eastside
Vancouver needs a good gad-awful dive bar, but this isn't it. Yes, it's in a seedy-ish neighbourhood, yes it's got cheap drinks, yes it smells like the underbelly of a beached whale doused in stale beer, and yes it sometimes looks like a vice…More »
16. Kitty Nights
Vancouver, BC V5T 3J7
Categories:
Performing Arts,
Adult Entertainment
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant
For a city that sometimes lacks in... fun, Kitty Nights is pretty much *the* perfect way to spend a few hours on *any* given night (let alone a sleepy Sunday). Is it Sunday as you're reading this? Are you being lame and watching Two and Half Men or…More »
17. Cambie Bar & Grill
Vancouver, BC V6B 2N3
(604) 684-6466
Categories:
Pubs,
Dive Bars,
Music Venues
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown
Against better judgement, here I am. But nope. Nope, still bears the same stench of the underbelly of a beached whale. Still lost in a sea of backwards caps. Still overwhelmingly underwhelming.
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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12/20/2011
What. a. shithole.
Cambie's always been a pretty decent dive with a mostly okay patio, ridiculously… Read more »
18. Army Navy & Airforce Veterans Unit 298 Canteen
Vancouver, BC V5V
(604) 879-1020
Categories:
Bars,
Social Clubs
Neighbourhood: Riley Park
Hilarious.
Saturday night. Old man karaoke. Shuffleboard. Boxed red wine. Bring your own food. Watch crazy 88 year old woman shuffle in, makeup smeared all over her face, look directly at you, give you the finger and say, "faaaaack yoouuuu"
All in…More »
19. Pourhouse Restaurant
Vancouver, BC V6B 1B2
(604) 568-7022
Categories:
Lounges,
Canadian (Traditional)
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown
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 »
20. Revel Room
Vancouver, BC V6B 2K8
(604) 687-4088
Categories:
Canadian (New),
Lounges
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown
Muh. I dunno what it is about Revel Room, but it's just okay. And I mean it -- *just* okay. A totally passable bar on any given night, and absolutely a last resort when everything else has closed their doors, Revel Room does nothing special in a town…More »
21. Au Petit Chavignol
Vancouver, BC V6A 1R8
(604) 255-4218
Categories:
Wine Bars,
Cheese Shops
Neighbourhood: Downtown Eastside
Cheese, cheese, cheese, WINE. Cheese, cheese, cheese, MEAT. Cheese, cheese, cheese, MORE WINE.
This about sums my experience at Au Petit Chavignol. Lots o' cheese, a little cured meat, and a *very* decent amount of wine. But the good stuff doesn't end…More »
22. L'Abattoir
Vancouver, BC V6B 2J1
(604) 568-1701
Categories:
Canadian (New),
French
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown
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.
23. Clough Club
Vancouver, BC V6B 1B2
(604) 558-1581
Categories:
Lounges,
Tapas/Small Plates
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown
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 »
24. The Media Club
Vancouver, BC V6B 2P1
(604) 608-2871
Categories:
Lounges,
Music Venues
Neighbourhood: Downtown
Oh dear lord, won't someone think of the women?? That bathroom - sweet baby jesus, that bathroom is the like the gurgling acid reflux of a beer-guzzling alcoholic giant. Toilets overflowing, urine stench flowing, wet shoe inducing; good lord this is…More »
25. Fortune Sound Club
Vancouver, BC V6A 1T6
(604) 569-1758
Categories:
Venues & Event Spaces,
Dance Clubs
Neighbourhood: Chinatown
ALL DANCING ALL THE TIME!
ALL CAPS LOCK ALL THE TIME!
ALL MUSIC ALL THE TIME!
What a surprising venue this is. Seriously, Fortune has one of the best sound systems in Vancouver -- perfect for more experimental and high-energy performances like Rich…More »
26. Little Mountain Gallery
Vancouver, BC V5V 2G8
Categories:
Art Galleries,
Music Venues
Neighbourhood: Riley Park
Holy hell, where has this little gallery been all of my Vancouver-living life? Minimal because it has to be, cool because they care, fun because of their opposition, Little Mountain is *such* a breath of happiness and relief in a what is a long…More »
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