City directory · Canada · 2026
Best bars in Vancouver
Vancouver's Chinatown packs in several of the city's best bars, starting with The Keefer Bar and its apothecary-themed ‘prescriptions’. Laowai hides a 1920s Shanghai-styled speakeasy behind a freezer door in a dumpling shop, and Bagheera opens from a betting-shop front onto a Kipling-inspired vision of Victorian India. Downtown, Prophecy tells its stories by candlelight beneath Hotel Georgia.
- Current
- 17
- Best global rank
- 108
- Closed
- 0
2026 city ranking
Vancouver ranking
City rank is each venue's position among the 17 current listings shown here. Global rank is its position in the worldwide Kinda Decent ranking. Profiles with unverified operating status are labeled.
How to read the signal scores
Signal charts show scores out of 100 before weighting. Open a venue for sources.
Est. = proxy estimate · None = checked, none found · Out = outside the scoring window · — = unavailable.
- 1City
Global #108
Chinatown's apothecary-themed cocktail bar, a Canada's 50 Best top-ten regular that reached No. 7 in North America in 2026.
Chinatown · Apothecary-themed cocktail bar · site · IG
54.8
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 74 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 53 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 100 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 26 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 79 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
- 2City
Global #167
A candlelit storytelling cocktail bar under Hotel Georgia in downtown Vancouver, ranked No. 32 in North America in 2026.
Downtown · Storytelling cocktail bar · site · IG
49.1
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 74 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 41 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 90 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 26 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 62 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
- 3City
Global #175
Vancouver, CanadaThe Fairmont Pacific Rim's Coal Harbour cocktail bar, known for theatrical, well-balanced drinks and years on North American and Canadian best-bar lists.
Coal Harbour · Experiential hotel cocktail bar · site · IG
48.7
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 79 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 58 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 100 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 27 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 85 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
- 4City
Global #365
Vancouver, CanadaThrough a freezer door in a Chinatown dumpling shop lies Laowai, a 1920s Shanghai-styled speakeasy built around baijiu and story-led cocktails.
Chinatown · Chinatown cocktail bar featuring baijiu and history-inspired drinks · site
42.0
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 39 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 29 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 97 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 11 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 77 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
- 5City
Global #495
Vancouver, CanadaKipling-themed speakeasy in Vancouver's Chinatown, Canada's Best New Bar in 2024 and on Canada's 50 Best Bars three years running.
Chinatown · Victorian India-inspired speakeasy cocktail bar · site · IG
39.0
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 52 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 85 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 13 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 69 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
- 6City
Global #605
Mount Pleasant Vintage & Provisions
Vancouver, CanadaA Vancouver cocktail bar, wood-fired grill and vintage shop in one, where the furniture is for sale and the drinks are inventive.
Mount Pleasant · Retro cocktail bar and wood-fired grill · site · IG
36.9
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 72 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 59 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 65 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
- 7City
Global #687
Vancouver, CanadaGastown restaurant L'Abattoir's own cocktail bar: classic-minded drinks, oysters and Champagne, and No. 49 on Canada's 50 Best Bars in 2022.
Restaurant cocktail bar · site · IG
36.0
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 74 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 33 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 4 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 85 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
- 8City
Global #770
Vancouver, CanadaA small Vancouver bar pairing inventive cocktails with Vietnamese-inspired sharing plates, No. 44 on Canada's 50 Best Bars 2026.
Vietnamese-inspired cocktail bar and share-plate restaurant · site · IG
35.0
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 62 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 45 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 10 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 77 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
- 9City
Global #781
Vancouver, CanadaA Main Street lounge reached down a slim, graffiti-covered passage, with a patio, good cocktails and a No. 44 on Canada's 50 Best Bars in 2022.
Hidden neighbourhood lounge and cocktail bar · site · IG
34.9
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 68 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 33 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 19 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 78 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
- 10City
Global #826
Vancouver, CanadaA 25-seat South Granville bar for natural wine and inventive, balanced cocktails, No. 33 on Canada's 50 Best Bars in 2022.
Natural-wine and cocktail bar · site · IG
34.4
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 72 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 33 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 80 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
- 11City
Global #939
Vancouver, CanadaA glamorous Chinatown cocktail and snack bar from the Bao Bei and Kissa Tanto team, at No. 64 on North America's 50 Best Bars list for 2026.
Chinatown · Bar · site · IG
33.5
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 57 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 43 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 13 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 74 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
- 12City
Global #1041
Vancouver, CanadaA Miami-inspired cocktail bar and live stage on Vancouver's Commercial Drive, awarded one PIN (Excellent) in the Pinnacle Guide 2026.
Miami-inspired cocktail bar and live-performance venue · site · IG
32.2
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 64 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 26 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 19 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 74 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
- 13City
Global #1066
Vancouver, CanadaA historic Gastown restaurant and cocktail bar, named Best Restaurant Bar by Canada's 50 Best Bars in 2022 and a sure bet for a nightcap.
Historic Gastown restaurant and cocktail bar · site · IG
31.9
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 69 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 18 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 9 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 79 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
- 14City
Global #1185
Vancouver, CanadaVancouver’s Fairmont Pacific Rim lobby lounge, where cocktails come with live music and the RawBar serves sushi; No. 24 in Canada’s 50 Best Bars 2022.
Luxury-hotel cocktail lounge, live-music venue and sushi bar · site
30.6
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 59 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 33 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 75 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
- 15City
Global #1342
Vancouver, CanadaThe Keefer Bar team's cocktail-led brasserie in Vancouver's Cambie Village, with a vinyl bar below and No. 17 on North America's 50 Best Bars 2026.
Cambie Village · Cocktail-led modern brasserie · site · IG
27.6
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 67 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 45 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 12 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 65 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
- 16City
Global #1407
Vancouver, CanadaInventive cocktails steeped in pop culture and 1980s nostalgia, at a Chinatown bar in Vancouver placed No. 32 on Canada's 50 Best Bars in 2022.
Pop-culture cocktail bar · site · IG
26.0
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- 63 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 33 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 9 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 76 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
- 17City
Global #1488
Vancouver, CanadaA vinyl-led Vancouver basement bar below June on Cambie, with Japanese-tinged cocktails and a No. 19 spot on Canada's 50 Best Bars 2026.
Vinyl-led basement cocktail bar with Japanese-influenced drinks · site
21.4
/ 100
Signal score / 100- Guest ratings
- not scored because evidence is unavailable; contributes zero
- World's 50 Best
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 45 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Serious press
- 12 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
- Social Vibes
- 81 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
Seven signal scores
Evidence key: — unavailable · Est. proxy estimate · None checked with no qualifying signal · Out outside the scoring window. Unavailable, none and outside-window signals contribute zero; estimates use their disclosed proxy score. The published weights stay fixed.
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