Listed in 100 of the World's Best Bars, this 50-seat lounge is located down the hall from the fancy Glowbal Grill & Satay Bar. Guys sport designer eyewear and cellphones, and...

While the glacial, pretentious service from aspiring actors can be annoying, the gorgeous room makes up for it with its narrow communal tables, vaulted ceilings and a slim bar....

Strange name, really. There are no toga-clad revellers and there is nothing particularly Bacchanalian about the silent nods asking for another round. The room exudes upscale...

The elegant, snaking post-and-beam room of Bar None, Yaletown's most enduring It-spot, was converted from a warehouse in 1992. Ever since then the place has been luring...

On an unprepossessing corner of the downtown Eastside awaits one of the warmest welcomes you'll find in the city. Owners Mark Brand and Neil Ingram gutted the inside of this...

This late-night tavern is one of the most favoured drinking holes in the city among artists and writers. It's a low-key, cosy bar with a pool table, a wall of books and...

If you prefer your Guinness with a side of TV and a high noise level, come to Browns - and expect to share the modern, dark panelled room with university boys, middle-aged...

The lesbian brunch spot on the Drive has a hippie vibe and a bi/lesbian/experimental crowd. The bric-a-brac design - including a painted plywood visage of a sun smiling down...

This beachfront bistro is almost too good to be true, with its unabashedly stylish room, inexpensive drinks, good-looking patrons and an amazing view of the sunset from the...

The room, down-at-heel and decorated as if by explosion, is one step up from squalor. So obviously it's immensely appealing to slumming university students. Grizzled bikers,...

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 Londoner with a cool...

The huge outside patio offers a top-notch view of Gastown and the inside is all gorgeous brick walls, hardwood floors and extravagantly draped windows. Clearly, the owners were...

This second-floor hideaway, with its milk chocolate walls, fat brown couches and an enormous fireplace, gives off a stylish wreck room vibe. Take a seat at the 12-metre...

Dimly lit, sleek and sophisticated, Crush Champagne Lounge is your open door to the rarefied world of the socially evolved - perfect for the day when you realise you're done...