We are all about to dive deep into drinking at the best bars in Vancouver over the next few minutes. From a tall glass of beer and a shot of vodka to local drink specials and singing karaoke we are going to try and cover it all.
The best wine and cocktail bars near you will get the ball rolling. Once they have been discussed in full breweries and sports bars to watch the big game or maybe play some pool and throw some darts will get a shout out.
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Those who want to get the party started right after work or just buy some cheaper drinks will learn about the best drink specials in your area next. After they are out of the way we will move on to bars with trivia, quiz, and/or game nights around town.
Bars for dancing, karaoke, and to listen to live music will wrap this all up. Be sure to check out our Vancouver bar map that has every place we mention throughout the post pinned on it.
And you are all welcome to compare the scene here to other cities around Canada right there if you want.
Cocktail & Wine Bars
Many would agree that the best Vancouver cocktail and wine bars are:
- Uva Wine & Cocktail Bar at 900 Seymour St
- The Diamond at 6 Powell St
- The Shameful Tiki Room at 4362 Main St
- Bartholomew at 1026 Mainland St
- Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar at 845 Burrard St
- The Lobby Lounge & Rawbar at 1038 Canada Pl L’ufficio
- Wine Bar at 3689 W 4th Ave
Uva is an award winning cocktail and wine bar near you serving an eclectic selection of imported beers as well as Italian cuisine. Great local drink specials for discounts on handcrafted cocktails are offered at The Diamond.
The Shameful Tiki Room serves a fine selection of vintage exotic cocktails in your area. Bartholomew offers happy hours for their wine, beer, whiskey, and food from 5pm to 6pm. High quality wine and cocktails are available at Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar.
The Lobby Lounge and Rawbar is also a good option for quality cocktails, wine, and beers with live music. Wine, nibbles, and full course meals are also offered at L’ufficio.
Vancouver Breweries & Sports Bars
You and your buddies will have a great time watching the big game at these local sports bars and breweries:
- Terminal City Brewing at 1616 Clark Dr
- Strange Fellows Brewing at 1345 Clark Dr
- Storm Brewing at 310 Commercial Dr
- Yagger’s Downtown Restaurant & Sports Bar at 433 W Pender St
- Shark Club Sports Bar & Grill at 180 W Georgia St
- Score on Davie at 1262 Davie St
- The Beaver Taphouse at 1018 Granville St
Terminal City Brewing sells craft beers and wine and even offers discounts. You can purchase barrel aged beers at Strange Fellows as well as hoppy and session ales, crisp and classic pilsners, stouts, and seasonal fruit beers.
Storm is one of the oldest craft breweries in your area after opening in 1994. Yaggers proudly serves some of the best pub style meals in town and even has plenty of televisions for all sports events. 20 beers on tap, custom cocktails, wine, and liquors are available every day at The Beaver Taphouse where cheap drink deals are offered from 4pm to 6pm.
Local Drink Specials
There are plenty of good bars with drink specials in your area and you can get great value if you time your visit properly:
- Caffè Di Beppe at 2 W Cordova St
- Gotham Steakhouse & Cocktail Bar at 615 Seymour St
- Keefer Bar at 135 Keefer St
Gotham Steakhouse & Cocktail Bar offers 40% off on their quality champagne and sparkling wine while Keefer Bar offers 50% off on their snacks, dim sum, desserts, and drinks. There are also drink specials to save you money at other bars from some different lists including The Diamond, Bartholomew, Terminal City Brewing, The Beaver Taphouse, and Guilt & Co.
Trivia, Quiz & Game Nights
Check out this list of bars with trivia, quiz, and game nights in Vancouver:
- Darby’s Public House at 2001 Macdonald St
- The Lamplighter Public House at 92 Water St
- East Side Craft House at 1445 E 41st Ave
Darby’s has an exceptional rooftop patio and offers some of the best selections of local craft beers on tap, ciders, and pizza with trivia on Tuesday nights as well as live music. The Lamplighter Public House is another bar near you with trivia on Tuesdays in addition to good food, wine, and cocktails.
East Side Craft has a sun kissed patio and offers 16 local draft beers, cocktails, mocktails, appetizers, and pints as well as a plethora of board games, televisions, and trivia nights.
Dance, Karaoke, & Live Music
Dance, listen to live music, or sing karaoke at these fun bars around town:
- Guilt & Co at 1 Alexander St
- Bar None at 1222 Hamilton St
- The Roxy at 932 Granville St
- Funky Winker Beans at 37 W Hastings St
You can order tasty food, cocktail, beer, and wine and even avail happy hours at Guilt & Co while listening to an eclectic mix of musicians. For nearly 30 years Bar None has been offering live music featuring some of the biggest and most influential musicians including Prince, Pete Rock, DJ Premier, Mobb Deep, Jermaine Dupris, Drake, Ty Dolla Sign, PartyNextDoor, and Anderson Paak.
DJ’s and live bands perform every night of the week at The Roxy which is a great live music bar in your area. Funky Winker Beans plays thousands of songs and offers good food along with pool tables, darts, foosball, and pinball machines on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights.
Don’t forget about the live music at bars near you like The Lobby Lounge and Rawbar and Darby’s Public House from our other lists.
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There are plenty of local wine and cocktail bars, breweries to watch sports at, places with good drink specials to save money, trivia, quiz, and game nights, as well as bars to listen to live music, dance, and sing karaoke near you. Hopefully we were able to fill you in on some valuable info that will make your next night out a little better.
Please use the comments to let us know if any spots have closed down or if any new cool places have opened up in your area so that we can keep our lists fresh. Now go have fun drinking at the best bars in Vancouver.
