Nightlife in Vancouver

Top spots in Vancouver

• Granville Island

  Food & Drink

  False Creek

  Public market, craft breweries and harbourfront buskers.

• Commercial Drive

  Nightlife

  The Drive

  Patios, Italian cafes and live music.

Best nightlife in Vancouver

12 hand-picked bars, clubs, live music rooms & late-night eats.

• The Keefer Bar

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  Cocktail bar · Chinatown

  Apothecary-themed cocktails with Chinese herbs.

• The Diamond

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  Cocktail bar · Gastown

  Heritage room above Maple Tree Square.

• Gerard Lounge

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  Cocktail bar · Downtown

  Sutton Place wood-panelled celeb favourite.

• Botanist Bar

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  Cocktail bar · Coal Harbour

  Greenhouse-vibe bar, World's 50 Best ranked.

• Fortune Sound Club

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  Club · Chinatown

  Hip-hop & global beats in former dim sum hall.

• Celebrities Nightclub

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  Club · Davie Village

  Long-running LGBTQ+ dance club.

• Guilt & Co.

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  Live music · Gastown

  Basement jazz & soul nightly.

• The Cobalt

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  Live music · Mount Pleasant

  Punk & metal venue, dive-bar feel.

• Royal Dinette

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  Wine bar · Downtown

  BC-focused wine list, late-night oysters.

• Reflections

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  Rooftop · Downtown

  Rooftop garden bar at Rosewood Hotel Georgia.

• Save On Meats

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  Late-night eats · Downtown Eastside

  Diner open until 2am, $4 breakfast sandwich.

• Bestie

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  Late-night eats · Chinatown

  German sausage shop, late-night currywurst.

Where to eat

• Vij's

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  Modern Indian · Cambie

  Vikram Vij — no reservations, worth the wait.

• Kissa Tanto

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  Japanese-Italian · Chinatown

  1960s Tokyo jazz club, hardest reso in town.

• Phnom Penh

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  Cambodian-Vietnamese · Chinatown

  Famous butter beef + chicken wings.

• Joe Fortes

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  Seafood · West End

  Roof patio, oysters and the classic Caesar.

Live & on stage

• Khatsahlano Street Party

  Kitsilano · Jul 13 · Indie / Free

• FVDED in the Park

  Holland Park · Jul 5–6 · Electronic

• Vancouver Folk Fest

  Jericho Beach · Jul 19–21 · Folk

• Vancouver Christmas Market

  Jack Poole Plaza · Nov 19 – Dec 24 · Holiday