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...

This brassy brasserie - part bistro, part nightclub - pumps up the Moulin Rouge cabaret vibe with a dash of Baz Luhrmann's rococo kitsch. With a DJ spinning...

This stylish room in a refurbished heritage house draws scores of thirsty locals. The dim lighting suits the gaggles of single girls - and their would-be...

A casual pub with hearty burgers and flirty waiters. Stake out a spot on the covered patio and monitor the line at Celebrities. Or settle in for the night:...

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...

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...

The name is a homage to famous Gingers (Rogers, Fred Astaire's dancing partner, and Grant, actress Tina Louise from Gilligan's Island), while the bar...

Holy cow, Batman! The portions are almost as substantial as the prices, which hit $50 for Porterhouse. That's without any potato or veg, which must be...

An institution in the entertainment district, this is the lounge where restaurant and bar industry folk choose to drink. Its gilded mirrors and chandeliers...

Feeling depressed by another grey and rainy February day in Vancouver? Escape to Havana. Winter gloom is as foreign here as grey skies would be in Cuba....

Home to trust-fund regulars and neighbourhood newbies, the east slope of lower Kitsilano owes much of its nightlife appeal to the Kitchen's boozy swagger....

A beacon between Gastown and Yaletown, lurid Honey Lounge - think gold patina on the walls, Marrakech-kitsch banquettes, aubergine tiled bar - welcomes all....

Six rooms on four floors means that there's something for everyone here: an intimate glass of wine by the stone fireplace, a game of pool downstairs in the...

Floating on a concrete pad at the far edge of Coal Harbour, this sleek waterfront restaurant with vanishing glass walls offers a million-dollar view of the...