13 cocktail bar places in Vancouver we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Vancouver | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Vancouver's cocktail scene has matured into one of the strongest in Canada, with a clutch of bars that turn up year after year on national lists. The Keefer Bar on Keefer Street in Chinatown has run its apothecary-style room since 2009 and is a perennial on Canada's 50 Best Bars, while Botanist Bar at the Fairmont Pacific Rim downtown has reached the World's 50 Best Bars top 30. The range runs from Prohibition's speakeasy basement at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia to The Shameful Tiki Room on Main Street, a windowless rum bar with no daylight inside.
The Keefer Bar ★ 4.7
chinatown · 135 Keefer Street, Vancouver, BC V6A 1X3
The Keefer Bar on Keefer Street in Chinatown since 2009 is Vancouver's reference cocktail bar, an apothecary-style room, Canada's 50 Best Bars perennial.
Botanist Bar ★ 4.7
downtown · 1038 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC V6C 0B9
Botanist Bar at the Fairmont Pacific Rim is the hotel's stand-alone cocktail room since 2017, World's 50 Best Bars top 30 and head bartender Jeff Savage.
Prohibition ★ 4.6
downtown · 801 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 1P7
Prohibition at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia is a speakeasy-style basement bar since 2012, classic cocktails and live jazz on Wednesday through Saturday.
The Diamond ★ 4.5
gastown · 6 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC V6A 1E7
The Diamond on Powell in Gastown is an upstairs cocktail bar with Maple Leaf Square views since 2009, a Hong Kong-inflected small-plate menu and a classic.
Pourhouse ★ 4.4
gastown · 162 Water Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 1B2
Pourhouse on Water Street in Gastown is a heritage-room cocktail bar since 2009 with a long wood counter, classic builds and a modern American kitchen.
Juniper Kitchen & Bar ★ 4.4
chinatown · 185 Keefer Place, Vancouver, BC V6B 0J1
Juniper Kitchen & Bar on Keefer Place since 2017 is the city's reference gin and botanical-cocktail bar, plus a Pacific Northwest small-plates kitchen.
Gerard Lounge ★ 4.3
downtown · 845 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2K6
Gerard Lounge at the Sutton Place Hotel on Burrard since 1986 is Vancouver's longest-running hotel cocktail lounge, the Hollywood-North celebrity bar.
The Shameful Tiki Room ★ 4.4
mount-pleasant · 4362 Main Street, Vancouver, BC V5V 3R3
The Shameful Tiki Room on Main Street since 2012 is a windowless Polynesian-style tiki bar, the city's reference rum bar with no daylight inside.
The Cascade Room ★ 4.2
mount-pleasant · 2616 Main Street, Vancouver, BC V5T 3E6
The Cascade Room on Main Street since 2008 is Mount Pleasant's reference late-night neighbourhood cocktail bar, the city's pioneer craft-cocktail dive room.
Key Party ★ 4.5
chinatown · 270 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC V6A 1G3
Key Party on Powell in Chinatown is a hidden basement cocktail bar since 2017, entered through a faux accountant's office, the city's reference speakeasy.
Havana ★ 4.3
commercial-drive · 1212 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC V5L 3X4
Havana on Commercial Drive since 1996 is the city's reference Cuban-Caribbean cocktail bar, the patio strip's longest-running corner room with a back gallery.
Cinema Public House ★ 4.0
downtown · 901 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1L3
Cinema Public House on Granville Street is a heritage Capitol 6 cinema-turned-pub since 2017, the Entertainment District's reference late-night cocktail room.
The Keefer Bar ★ 4.7
chinatown · 135 Keefer Street, Vancouver, BC V6A 1X3
The Keefer Bar on Keefer Street in Chinatown since 2009 runs Vancouver's reference late-night cocktail bar to 01:00, Canada's 50 Best Bars perennial.