Vancouver's Best Cocktail Bars, Ranked (2026)
Where Vancouver goes when the drink matters more than the view. Ranked by how consistently they land on the city's craft-cocktail guides and Canada's Best Bars lists in 2026.
The podium
— top 3 by community votesBotanist
Fairmont Pacific Rim's lab-meets-garden bar; nationally ranked, ambitious botanical drinks and a serious bar program.
Laowai
Hidden Chinatown speakeasy behind a tea house; reservation-driven, design-forward, a 2026 critics' favourite.
UVA Wine & Cocktail Bar
Moda Hotel intimate spot off Granville; long-running, award-listed Italian-leaning cocktail and wine bar.
The Diamond
Gastown second-floor classic above Maple Tree Square; tightly-made classics and a great heritage room.
Prohibition (Rosewood Hotel Georgia)
Glamorous speakeasy-style lounge with live jazz; a polished date-night cocktail destination downtown.
Gerard Lounge
Sutton Place clubby fireside lounge; an old-school, leather-armchair cocktail room that endures on best-of lists.
The Keefer Bar
Chinatown apothecary-themed bar with Chinese-medicine-inspired cocktails; a perennial Canada's Best Bars and World's 50 Best longlist name.