With every passing day, this beautiful city of ours is becoming more and more unaffordable. It’s enough to drive you to drink, but who can afford to?
So we here at Westender have compiled the ultimate guide to happy hour in Vancouver: The best deals and best drinks at all the best bars.
Living in the city ain’t cheap, but at least you don’t have to be sober.
THE BELMONT BAR
Tuesday-Friday, 5-7pm: $4 select craft beer and highballs, red or white house wine, and sangria.
1006 Granville
THE BIMINI
Weekdays 3-6pm: $4 BC craft beer, $5 American craft beer, $7 European draft, $3 highballs, $5 house wine, food selections from $4.
2010 West 4th
THE BLACKBIRD
Weekdays 3-6pm: $5 BC craft beer (18oz), $6 American craft beer (18oz), $7 European draft (18oz), $3 highballs, $5 house wine, $1.50 BC oysters, food selections from $4; 10pm to close, every night: $5 BC craft beer (18oz), $5 house wine.
905 Dunsmuir
DonnellyGroup.ca/The-Blackbird
THE BOTTLENECK
Wednesday-Friday 3-6pm, Saturday 4-6pm, Tuesday 3-9pm: $4 draft sleeves, $4 highballs, $5 house wine.
870 Granville
THE BRIGHTON
Everyday from 3-8pm: $3.50 highballs, daily beer specials.
2471 East Hastings
BROWNS SOCIALHOUSE POINT GREY
Weekdays from 3-6pm: $4 drink specials.
3651 West 10th
BROWNS SOCIALHOUSE KITSILANO
Weekdays, 3-6pm: $4 drink specials.
2296 West 4th
THE BUTCHER & BULLOCK
Weekdays 3-6pm: $4 craft beer (15oz), $3 highballs, $5 house wine (6oz), food from $4.
911 West Pender
DonnellyGroup.ca/The-Butcher-Bullock
THE CASCADE ROOM
Every day from 3-6pm: $4 house wine, $5 pints, $6 cocktails.
2616 Main
CHARLES BAR
Weekdays 3-6pm: $4 highballs, draft beer sleeves, house wine, $8.95 wings.
136 West Cordova
CHILL WINSTON
Weekdays 3-6pm: $5 select draft pints, $5 house wine, food specials.
3 Alexander
CINEMA
Weekdays 3-6pm: $4 craft beer (15oz), $3 highballs, $5 house wine (6oz), food selections from $4.
901 Granville
CLOUGH CLUB
Weekdays 5-7pm; Midnight to 1am, Sunday to Thursday: $5 craft beer (14oz), $3 Jameson, $3 highballs, $4 Fernet Branca, $7 classic cocktails, $5 hot dogs.
212 Abbott
COLONY BAR MAIN
Weekdays 3-6pm: $3 draft sleeves, $3 highballs, $4 house wine, $8.95 wings.
2904 Main
COLONY BAR KITS
Weekdays 3-6pm: $3 draft sleeves, $3 highballs, $4 house wine, $8.95 wings.
3255 West Broadway
DEVIL’S ELBOW
Weekdays 3-5pm: $6 pints of Howe Sound beer, $6 6oz house wine, $6 food menu, $10 cocktails.
562 Beatty
THE DIME ROADHOUSE
Everyday before 4pm: $4.50 select draft pints.
1565 Commercial
DOOLINS IRISH PUB
Weekdays 3-6pm: $4 highballs, $5 domestic draft and wine, $6 premium import draft, $3.50 Red Bull.
654 Nelson
DOVER ARMS PUB
Weekdays, 3-6pm, 10pm-close: $4.13 wine, draft beer, highballs.
961 Denman
DUBH LINN GATE IRISH PUB
Everyday 3-6pm; 9pm-close, Sunday-Thursday: $5 20oz domestic craft beer pint, $5
house wine red or white (6oz), $5 highballs, 25 per cent off appetizers.
1601 Main
EL CAMINO’S
Everyday 4-6pm: $3 shots, $4 Pacificos, $5 house wine, $6 palomas.
3250 Main
THE EMERALD
Tuesday-Friday, 5-7pm and 11pm-1am: Half price cocktails, $4 draft beer, $5 house wine, 25 per cent off bottled wine, food starting from $5.
555 Gore
THE FAMOUS WAREHOUSE
Monday to Friday before 4pm: $4 pints of draft.
989 Granville
GRANVILLE ROOM
Weekdays 5-7pm: $3 highballs, $4 Fernet Branca, $7 classic cocktails, $8 all pizzas, complimentary bar snacks.
957 Granville
DonnellyGroup.ca/Granville-Room
THE HEATLEY
Weekdays 3-6pm: $5 all draft pints, $4 cans, $4 highballs, $6 house wine.
696 East Hastings
JIMMY'S TAP HOUSE
Everyday from 3-6pm: Half-price appies.
783 Homer
JOHNNIE FOX'S IRISH SNUG
Everyday 3-6pm: $6 Guinness and Magners pints, rotating daily food and drink specials.
1033 Granville
KINGSTON TAPHOUSE AND GRILLE
Everyday from 3-7pm: Rotating daily food and drink specials.
755 Richards
THE LAMPLIGHTER
Weekdays 3-6pm: $5 BC craft beer (18oz), $6 American craft beer (18oz), $7 European draft (18oz), $3 highballs, $5 house wine, food selections from $4.
92 Water
DonnellyGroup.ca/The-Lamplighter
LONDON PUB
Everyday from 3-6pm: $3 house draft beer sleeves, $4 highballs, $6 20oz pints of Carlsberg.
700 Main
MALONE'S
Everyday from 3-6pm and 9-11pm on Saturdays: $3.91 16oz craft beer sleeve, $6.30 20oz craft beer pint.
608 West Pender
MACHESTER PUBLIC EATERY
Everyday from 3-6pm: $4 house draft beer sleeves, $4.50 highball, $5 house wine, $6 20oz pints of Carlsberg.
1941 West Broadway
METROPOLE COMMUNITY PUB
Everyday, 7-10pm and late night: $3.69 PBR tall cans, $3 wine, highballs, select shots, $0.75 tacos (4-8pm).
320 Abbott
THE MOOSE VANCOUVER
Everyday from 3-6pm: $4 Mill Street Lager, $4 Jameson.
724 Nelson
THE MORRISSEY
Everyday from 3-6pm: Rotating food and drink specials
1227 Granville
NARROW LOUNGE
Everyday 5-7pm: $4 pints of select draft, $4 house wine, $4 highballs, $7.50 cocktails, food from $2.
1898 Main
THE NEW OXFORD
Weekdays 3-6pm: $5 BC craft beer (18oz), $6 American craft beer (18oz), $7 European draft (18oz), $3 highballs, $5 house wine, food selections from $4.
1144 Homer
PAT’S PUB
Weekdays 4-7pm: $2.75 draft sleeves, $4 highballs, $5 house wine, $5 deep-fried pickles, $7 pound of wings.
403 East Hastings
THE PINT PUBLIC HOUSE
Weekdays 3-6pm: Free pound of chicken wings with purchase of any draft beer pint.
455 Abbott
PORTLAND CRAFT
Weekdays before 4pm: $3.50 12oz sleeves of draft. 4-5pm: Rotating food and drink specials.
3835 Main
PORTSIDE PUB
Everyday 5-7pm: $5 12oz draft sleeves, $6 food menu.
7 Alexander
REVEL ROOM
Tuesday-Sunday from 4-6pm: $6 sours, $5 craft beers, $9 tipsy pour (9oz) wines.
238 Abbott Street
STATESIDE CRAFT
Everyday, 4-6pm: $3.50 local draft sleeves, $3.50 highballs.
1601 Commercial
ST. REGIS BAR AND GRILL
Everyday 3-6pm: $5-6.50 20oz pints of draft, $4 highballs, $7 doubles, $4 select shooters.
608 Dunsmuir
TAVERN
Weekdays 4-7pm: $4 BC craft beer, $5 American craft beer, $7 European draft, $3 highballs, $5 house wine, food selections from $4.
1141 Hamilton
DonnellyGroup.ca/Tavern-at-the-New-Oxford
THE THREE BRITS
Weekdays 3-6pm: $4 BC craft beer, $5 American craft beer, $7 European draft, $3 highballs, $5 house wine, food selections from $4.
1780 Davie
UNCLE ABE’S
Everyday 5-7pm and 11pm-2am: $3 picklebacks, $4 PBR, $4 Abe’s Lager, $5 Ice Toss shooters, $6 cocktails.
3032 Main
UVA
Everyday from 2-6pm: $5 Brio Icelandic Pilsner, $8 wine, $12 select premium cocktails, $3+ food menu, $1 oysters.
900 Seymour
THE WALLFLOWER
Everyday 3-6pm: $1 off all highballs, house wine and select draft beer.
2420 Main
YAGGER'S DOWNTOWN
Everyday, 4-6pm: $3.50 Dos Equis, $3.50 highballs, $4.75 16oz draft, $4.75 house wine.
433 West Pender
