Must-see nightlife in Vancouver

Vancouver's ultimate sports nut watering hole has 100 HDTV screens flanking its gigantic bar. But you'll feel closer to the action in one of its cool…

Vancouver's virtual golf club, this subterranean bar is home to six big-screen simulation bays where (from $50 per hour) you can swing a club at your…

The perfect reinvention of a trad neighborhood bar, this is arguably Mount Pleasant's merriest watering hole. The ale list includes some great craft beers…

Belying the clichés about expat Irish bars (except for its reclaimed Guinness barrel floor), the Heather is one of Vancouver's best gastropubs. Alongside…

A sleek, high-ceilinged java joint where bleary-eyed office workers claim their first macchiato of the day. The angled marble counter is staffed by ever…

Using locally grown rice, this tiny craft sake producer (the first of its kind in Canada) should be on everyone's Granville Island to-do list. Twinkle…

A sleek, Scandinavian-look cafe with a serious commitment to great java – aim for a little wooden side-booth and you'll soon be hanging out with cooler…

Just to prove not all the hipsters hang out on Main St, this chatty neighborhood joint lures every skinny-jeaned local in its vicinity. They come for the…

An international award winner for its barista skills and latte art, Artigiano has the locals frothing at the mouth with its satisfyingly rich java…

The laid-back, wood-floored Whip fuses a friendly neighbourhood bar ambience with a gastropub menu and a good array of classic cocktails. But many…

Many Vancouver coffee bars close too early for those who want to hang out at night. This JJ Bean, one of the oldest outlets of a popular citywide…

One of East Vancouver's most intriguing microbrewery operations, Callister's red-painted exterior houses a Spartan former-industrial space tasting room…

A firm local favorite, nip upstairs to the compact lounge and snag a stool at the bar to try $2 tasters of everything from Crazy Train IPA to Into the…

Vancouver's most original pub, this old-school hidden gem is a welcoming, windowless tavern lined with Christmas lights, fish tanks and junk-shop couches…

The largest branch of this metro Vancouver all-vegan beverage joint is a bright and welcoming spot with a communal table, a menu of 20 or so made-to-order…

The first downtown Vancouver location for this long-time Fort Langley java roaster is a brick-lined little nook with friendly counter staff and none of…

Graduating from the food truck menagerie that began hitting the streets of Vancouver a few years back, this welcoming storefront incarnation is a magnet…

Head upstairs via the unassuming entrance to discover one of Vancouver's warmest little brick-lined cocktail bars. A glowing, wood-floored heritage room…

UBC's best pub welcomes with its communal tables, foliage-fringed patio and clientele of nerdy professors and hipster regulars. There's an excellent booze…

A cavelike brick-and-art-lined pub that feels like a local secret, this is the place to combine comfort grub of the deep-fried pickles and Texas beef…