Vancouver: Chinatown Cocktail Crawl with Bites
Discover Vancouver's Chinatown on a cocktail crawl. Sip handcrafted cocktails, indulge in Asian-inspired bites, and explore hidden speakeasies with a local guide.
Tip: Patio reservations on OpenTable for the summer; the fireside seats stay open through autumn.
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Location
Address: 801 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 1P7
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Prohibition ★ 4.6
Prohibition at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia is a speakeasy-style basement bar since 2012, classic cocktails and live jazz on Wednesday through Saturday.
Tip: Walk in from the side entrance on Howe Street; tables turn at 21:00 for the second seating.
Celebrities Nightclub ★ 4.2
Celebrities Nightclub on Davie Street since 1991 is Vancouver's longest-running LGBTQ-leaning dance club, the Davie Village's reference weekend night out.
Tip: Doors at 22:00 with the queue from 22:30. Davie Village pride flags through summer.
The Fountainhead Pub ★ 4.1
The Fountainhead Pub on Davie Street since 1986 is Davie Village's reference LGBTQ-leaning patio pub, the strip's longest-running queer-owned and friendly room.
Tip: The patio runs through summer with rainbow flags; weekday lunch and weekend brunch crowds are mixed.
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Key Party ★ 4.5
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.
Tip: Reservations on the website; the door key code is texted the day of. Dealers' choice is the bar's standard.
Prohibition ★ 4.6
Prohibition at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia is a speakeasy-style basement bar since 2012, classic cocktails and live jazz on Wednesday through Saturday.
Tip: Walk in from the side entrance on Howe Street; tables turn at 21:00 for the second seating.
Celebrities Nightclub ★ 4.2
Celebrities Nightclub on Davie Street since 1991 is Vancouver's longest-running LGBTQ-leaning dance club, the Davie Village's reference weekend night out.
Tip: Doors at 22:00 with the queue from 22:30. Davie Village pride flags through summer.
The Fountainhead Pub ★ 4.1
The Fountainhead Pub on Davie Street since 1986 is Davie Village's reference LGBTQ-leaning patio pub, the strip's longest-running queer-owned and friendly room.
Tip: The patio runs through summer with rainbow flags; weekday lunch and weekend brunch crowds are mixed.
The American Cocktail ★ 4.3
The American on Main Street is a Tokyo-style listening bar with a heritage hi-fi sound system, jazz and soul records on the vinyl, since 2019.
Tip: Walk-in only; the bar pours dealers' choice cocktails. Conversation kept quieter when the record plays.
The Cascade Room ★ 4.2
The Cascade Room on Main Street since 2008 is the city's reference late-night neighbourhood cocktail dive, Mount Pleasant's longest-running craft-cocktail room.
Tip: Weekends are full from 21:00; the pub kitchen runs to 23:30.