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Upstairs at Campagnolo
This bar hidden up a staircase in Campagnolo has a small menu and lots of obscure wines and cocktails.
Alibi Room
The Alibi Room in Railtown is a beer bar in a huge warehouse, and is where you can try out pours from local breweries.
Grapes & Soda
Grapes and Soda is a great spot for a glass of natural wine while you wait for your table at a restaurant nearby, but it's worth coming to on its own.
The Shameful Tiki Room
This tropical island of a bar is where you go to drink things on fire with six shots of rum in them with a whole group of friends.
Meet
Meet is an entirely vegan place in Mount Pleasant that's open late on the weekends and has a reverse Happy Hour.
Osteria Savio Volpe
Savio Volpe in the Fraserhood, with its Italian food and impressive drinks list is as couple-friendly as it is family-friendly.
La Mezcaleria
Whether you come to La Mezcaleria in Commercial Drive for the mezcal cocktails or the Mexican food, you'll leave happy.
Les Faux Bourgeois
Le Faux Bourgeois is a classic French bistro where you won't have to wait long for a table to eat steak frites and escargot.
Sardine Can
This tiny plae in Gastown serves the best tapas in the city and lots of food out of cans, along with an impressive selection of Spanish wines.
Toshi Sushi
You're going to wait for a table at Toshi in Mount Pleasant partly because it's tiny, but mostly because the Japanese food is really good.
The Arbor
The Arbor is a vegetarian restaurant on Main St. where you can walk right in and eat sandwiches, pizzas, and salads - try and get a seat on the patio.
Kissa Tanto
Kissa Tanto is one of the hardest reservations to get, but it's well worth whatever you have to do to get one to eat the Japanese - Italian food.
Kirin Downtown
This large, bright restaurant on Alberni St. downtown is where you'll find reasonably-priced traditional dim sum (without the carts).
Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House
Since it opened in 1985, Joe Fortes in West End has been a Vancouver staple - sit on the rooftop if you can while you eat fresh seafood.
Kingyo Izakaya
Eating Japanese small plates at Kingyo in West End is a quintessential Vancouver experience.
DD Mau Chinatown
DD Mau’s Chinatown location is right below a club, so it’s the perfect spot to start a night with Vietnamese food and a group of friends.
The Downlow Chicken Shack
Downlow Chicken Shack is just a small room where they play loud, dance music and serve the best fried chicken in the city.
Caffe La Tana
Caffe La Tana is a tiny Italian spot in Commercial Drive where you can come for pasta for lunch, charcuterie for a picnic, or natural wine at night.
Hunnybee Bruncheonette
When you want to eat brunch somewhere bright with a nice patio, head to Hunnybee in Strathcona and get the ricotta pancakes and a mimosa.