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Christine "comma wrangler" R.'s Profile

Good times and great drinks

Pisstanking and pounding back watered-down cocktails and urine-fodder beer is for amateurs. These are the places to go for great cocktails, wine and beer, grown-up style.

1. Biercraft Tap and Tapas Bar

1191 Commercial Dr
Vancouver, BC V5L 3X2
(604) 254-2437

Category: Belgian

Neighbourhoods: Grandview-Woodlands, The Drive

1/24/2011

Belgium is an enigma. Besides making chocolate, breeding ridiculously large horses, and brewing incredible beer, what exactly do they do over there? Whatever those wacky Belgians do, I'm glad it includes exporting.

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2. St. Augustine's

2360 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC V5N 4B7
(604) 569-1911

Category: Pubs

Neighbourhoods: Grandview-Woodlands, The Drive

9/12/2011

Location + patio + microbrews = hearts and stars. If you like your beer small-batch and local - and a little quirky too - this funny little bar diagonal to the Skytrain (handy, that) is where you want to drop in for a cold one.

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3. Guilt & Co

1 Alexander St
Vancouver, BC V6A 1B2
(604) 288-1704

Categories: Music Venues, Lounges

Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown

10/11/2011

Love love love. This basement bar with boardgames and booze is much hipper than my rec room will ever be, exposed pipes, brick and low ceiling and all. In case you didn't already read it 50 times, there's a Jenga cave in the back, and a boardgame…More »

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4. Pourhouse Restaurant

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

Categories: Lounges, Canadian (Traditional)

Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown

5/30/2011

The perfection that goes into the cocktails at this Gastown saloon makes them worth the double-digit price.

I recently sidled up the long bar at Pourhouse and my stool had a prime view of the bartenders at work. It was a thing of beauty ... the…More »

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5. Salt Tasting Room

45 Blood Alley
Vancouver, BC V6B 1A4
(604) 633-1912

Categories: Wine Bars, Tapas/Small Plates

Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown

9/13/2008

My friends and I thoroughly enjoyed Salt (once we found it). They do a great job of matching cheese, charcuterie, and sauces/sides, as well as coming up those wine flights. My heart sank a little when I saw the size of the portions - so small, so…More »

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6. The Cascade Room

2616 Main St
Vancouver, BC V5T 3E6
(604) 709-8650

Categories: Canadian (New), Pubs

Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant

3/30/2010

Monday's Trivia Night at Cascade Room is awesome! We thought we weren't going to get in, but the *lovely* staff squeezed us in. And guess what (brag brag brag) our four-person team tied for first place, losing on a tiebreaker question: what was the…More »

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7. Revel Room

238 Abbott St
Vancouver, BC V6B 2K8
(604) 687-4088

Categories: Canadian (New), Lounges

Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown

2/6/2009

The Revel Room has it all: good looks, good food and drinks, and good service. And fresh warm cookies at the end of the night. With melty chocolate. And to really kick us out the door with a stumble in our step - a thank-you round of tart-n-fruity…More »

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