#594Global
Meo
Vancouver, Canada · Bar · North America
Meo is a bar on East Pender Street in Vancouver’s Chinatown, with food, signature cocktails and an alcohol-free cocktail section. It opens in the early evening and stays open later on Friday and Saturday.
Description source · Checked 2026-10-02
Plan Your Visit
265 E Pender St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1T8, CanadaChinatown
- Style
- BarChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Hours
- Monday–Thursday 17:30–00:00; Friday–Saturday 17:30–02:00; Sunday 17:30–23:00.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Booking
- Owner-designated ordinary table booking route: https://www.exploretock.com/meo/.Checked 2026-09-30 · Source
- Menu
- View the venue’s menu ↗Checked 2026-09-30 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
31.8 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 57.3
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 42.6
- Serious press
- 13.4
- Social Vibes
- 63.7
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
91/ 100
Historical proprietary score; this source review does not revalidate the numerical score.
Score context
Chinatown cocktail and snack bar from the Bao Bei / Kissa Tanto team praised for seductive 70s-80s design, reinvented classics (spicy margarita with heat levels, pandan Grasshopper), excellent snacks and intimate glamorous atmosphere. Guests call the room sexy and singular.
Guest sources checked:
The linked sources are qualified below. The stored summary and themes remain a historical proprietary interpretation, not a fresh customer survey.
Guest score details
Historical interpretation — positives
- seductive nostalgic design
- reinvented classics with Asian twists
- excellent bar snacks
- intimate glamorous vibe
The matching historical excerpt could not be checked against a readable copy of its own cited source in this review.
This read cites editorial or award context. Those links are distinct from guest accounts; only the reviewed links in Reviews & press count toward Press.
Editorial citations in this read
- vieamaggi.comMag Mei — Mag Mei · Publisher metadata published 27 December 2024; visit date unknown
A first-person food-and-drink blog review at 265 E Pender, explicitly during an industry holiday night with discounted cocktails. This special occasion is not a representative customer sample; the separate Georgia Straight excerpt is not verified here.
Other cited sources
Crowd signal
Google 4.3★ across 275 reviews.
View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.
Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
No recorded global awards in the scored window.
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.