While the glacial, pretentious service from aspiring actors can be annoying, the gorgeous room makes up for it with its narrow communal tables, vaulted...
157 Alexander Street
Strange name, really. There are no toga-clad revellers and there is nothing particularly Bacchanalian about the silent nods asking for another round. The...
Wedgewood Hotel, 845 Hornby Street
Expectations were high when this Main Street newcomer opened for business late in 2007. The extensive cocktail list was designed by Nick Devine - a former...
2616 Main Street
At the Dockside Restaurant & Brewing Company on Granville Island, the eight in-house beers include a dark amber lager, a wheat Bavarian beer, the light...
1253 Johnston Street
This is where the Pretty Young Things come to be seen in the city's best incarnation of a smart London bar. The room is dominated by a sculpted-glass sea...
1137 Hamilton Street
This is the cosy spot where the celebrity-obsessed wait in hope for a glimpse of Al Pacino or other visiting Hollywood stars shooting films in Tinseltown...
Sutton Place Hotel, 845 Burrard Street
Though it has won numerous restaurant awards locally and nationally, Salt (tucked away down an alley in a less than salubrious neighbourhood) has no...
45 Blood Alley
An oasis in a sea of tourists and Blarney Stone jocks, this stylish brick-walled space pulses with its own sweet energy. The owners, four high-school...
203 Carrall Street
One of the few businessmen prepared to brave Gastown before it became the haunt of Vancouver's newly minted hipsters, Sean Heather is now sitting pretty....
212 Carrall Street