Must-see nightlife in British Columbia & The Canadian Rockies

  • St James's Gate Olde Irish Pub

    Banff Town

    Banff is a Celtic name, so it's hardly surprising to find an Irish pub here, and a rather good one at that. Check out the woodwork, crafted and shipped…

  • Analog Coffee

    Calgary

    The third-wave coffee scene is stirring in Calgary, led by companies like Fratello, which runs this narrow, overflowing hipster-ish 17th Ave cafe. Beans…

  • Elk & Oarsman

    Banff Town

    Located upstairs with a crow's-nest view of Banff Ave, this is the town's most refined sports pub, with a decent lineup of beers on tap and live music;…

  • Cumberland Brewing

    Vancouver Island

    A microbrewery that's mastered the neighborhood-pub vibe, this tasty spot combines a woodsy little tasting room with a larger outdoor seating area striped…

  • Micro Bar & Bites

    Kelowna

    This great small bar just off Bernard Ave is hard to leave. Craft beers, local wines and fine cocktails are served. Small bites are fresh and inventive,…

  • Luppolo Brewing Company

    Vancouver

    One of Vancouver's most welcoming microbrewery lounges reflects the Italian heritage of the team behind it (the name means 'hops' in Italian). Order a…

  • Exterior of Café deux Soleils

    Cafe Deux Soleils

    Vancouver

    This rambling bohemian cafe is a hip, healthy and ever-friendly Drive landmark, serving a good array of local beers and well-priced vegetarian comfort…

  • Beer Drinker of the Year Award sign at Yaletown Brewing Company, Yaletown.

    Yaletown Brewing Company

    Vancouver

    There's a brick-lined, tavernesque brewpub, complete with beer keg light fittings, on one side plus a giant dining room with Yaletown's largest patio on…

  • Andina Brewing Company exterior

    Andina Brewing Company

    Vancouver

    Look for the gigantic, stylishly-hatted artwork lady adorning the beacon-like yellow exterior of this popular brewery, then step inside for some equally…

  • Exterior of Sportsbar

    Sportsbar

    Vancouver

    Vancouver's ultimate sports nut watering hole has 100 HDTV screens flanking its gigantic bar. But you'll feel closer to the action in one of its cool…

  • One Under

    Vancouver

    Vancouver's virtual golf club, this subterranean bar is home to six big-screen simulation bays where (from $50 per hour) you can swing a club at your…

  • Cascade Room exterior

    Cascade Room

    Vancouver

    The perfect reinvention of a trad neighborhood bar, this is arguably Mount Pleasant's merriest watering hole. The ale list includes some great craft beers…

  • Cookies at Quantum Coffee

    Quantum Coffee

    Vancouver

    A sleek, high-ceilinged java joint where bleary-eyed office workers claim their first macchiato of the day. The angled marble counter is staffed by ever…

  • Exterior of the Artisan Sake Maker brewery

    Artisan Sake Maker

    Vancouver

    Using locally grown rice, this tiny craft sake producer (the first of its kind in Canada) should be on everyone's Granville Island to-do list. Twinkle…

  • Nemesis interior

    Nemesis Coffee

    Vancouver

    A sleek, Scandinavian-look cafe with a serious commitment to great java – aim for a little wooden side-booth and you'll soon be hanging out with cooler…

  • Customers dining at Caffe Artigiano.

    Caffè Artigiano

    Vancouver

    An international award winner for its barista skills and latte art, Artigiano has the locals frothing at the mouth with its satisfyingly rich java…

  • Lonsdale Quay Public Market exterior

    Whip

    Vancouver

    The laid-back, wood-floored Whip fuses a friendly neighbourhood bar ambience with a gastropub menu and a good array of classic cocktails. But many…

  • Exterior of JJ Bean coffeeshop

    JJ Bean

    Vancouver

    Many Vancouver coffee bars close too early for those who want to hang out at night. This JJ Bean, one of the oldest outlets of a popular citywide…

  • Exterior of Callister Brewing

    Callister Brewing Company

    Vancouver

    One of East Vancouver's most intriguing microbrewery operations, Callister's red-painted exterior houses a Spartan former-industrial space tasting room…

  • Inside Vancouver's Off the Rail Brewing

    Off the Rail

    Vancouver

    A firm local favorite, nip upstairs to the compact lounge and snag a stool at the bar to try $2 tasters of everything from Crazy Train IPA to Into the…

  • Juice Truck

    Vancouver

    The largest branch of this metro Vancouver all-vegan beverage joint is a bright and welcoming spot with a communal table, a menu of 20 or so made-to-order…

  • Republica Coffee Roasters

    Vancouver

    The first downtown Vancouver location for this long-time Fort Langley java roaster is a brick-lined little nook with friendly counter staff and none of…

  • Juice Truck Cafe

    Vancouver

    Graduating from the food truck menagerie that began hitting the streets of Vancouver a few years back, this welcoming storefront incarnation is a magnet…

  • Koerner's Pub

    Vancouver

    UBC's best pub welcomes with its communal tables, foliage-fringed patio and clientele of nerdy professors and hipster regulars. There's an excellent booze…

  • Devil's Elbow Ale & Smoke House

    Vancouver

    A cavelike brick-and-art-lined pub that feels like a local secret, this is the place to combine comfort grub of the deep-fried pickles and Texas beef…

  • St Augustine's

    Vancouver

    It resembles a regular, sometimes overly loud, neighborhood sports bar from the outside, but step inside St Aug's and you'll find around 60 on-tap…

  • BierCraft Tap & Tapas

    Vancouver

    Originally founded with a huge, hangover-triggering Belgian beer menu – it still has lots of rare international ales – BierCraft has since shifted its…

  • Granville Island Brewing Taproom

    Vancouver

    You can sample the company's main beers in this often busy pub-style room, although most are now made in a far larger out-of-town facility. Of these,…

  • 49th Parallel Coffee

    Vancouver

    Kitsilano's favorite coffeeshop hangout. Sit with the locals in the glass-enclosed conservatory-like area (handy in deluge-prone Raincouver) while sipping…

  • Key Party

    Vancouver

    Walk through the doorway of a fake storefront that looks like an accountancy office and you'll find yourself in a candlelit, boudoir-red speakeasy…

  • Prohibition

    Vancouver

    A sleek subterranean bar with a chic 1920s look and a serious commitment to great cocktails; push through the speakeasy-feel dungeon doors on the Howe St…

  • O5 Tea Rare Tea Bar

    Vancouver

    A pilgrimage destination for fans of that other caffeine beverage, this tea-lover's haven is the place to slow down and explore the rich wonders of the…

  • Cardero's Marine Pub

    Vancouver

    Nestled between Coal Harbour's bobbing boats, the restaurant here is fine but the little pub on the side is better. With cozy leather sofas, a wood…

  • Galley Patio & Grill

    Vancouver

    At sunset, plop down on one of the plastic patio chairs then eyeball the sailboats steering toward shore as the pyrotechnic sky unfolds. There are usually…

  • Gene Cafe

    Vancouver

    Colonizing a flatiron wedge of bare concrete floors and oversized windows, locals treat Gene as their living-room hangout, especially if they manage to…

  • Sing Sing Beer Bar

    Vancouver

    This bright, white-walled, plant-accented bar would look at home on a Singapore side street. Snag a communal table and dive into the 20 or so BC craft…

  • Bard & Banker

    Victoria

    Retro-fitted with Victorian cut-glass lamps, open fireplaces and a long granite bar topped with brass beer taps, this former bank building reopened as a…

  • Bimini's Public House

    Vancouver

    Packed on weekends, this is a good bar to visit on weekdays for happy hour (3pm to 6pm) and some ales and fries in a darkened corner (of which there are…

  • Dockside Brewing Company

    Vancouver

    Often overshadowed by the other brewers in town (being stuck on the quiet end of Granville Island doesn't help), Dockside's beers are made on-site and…

  • Wolf & Hound

    Vancouver

    At UBC's nearest good pub and one of Vancouver's best Irish watering holes, you'll find plenty of students avoiding their assignments. They come to down…

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