Vancouver whisky bars are Gastown speakeasies and Yaletown cocktail rooms.
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The 10 best whisky bars in Vancouver
01 · Vancouver
Gastown
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Cocktails · Whisky
Iconic Gastown cocktail bar with serious whisky list.
Order: A high-rye Manhattan
02 · Vancouver
Chinatown
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Iconic · Whisky
Iconic Chinatown apothecary cocktail bar with serious whisky list.
Order: A bartender's whisky cocktail
03 · Vancouver
Mount Pleasant
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Iconic · Whisky
Iconic Mount Pleasant tiki bar with serious whisky list.
Order: A whisky-led tiki cocktail
04 · Vancouver
Downtown
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Speakeasy · Whisky
Speakeasy in the Hotel Georgia with serious whisky list.
Order: A precise Old Fashioned
05 · Vancouver
Coal Harbour
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Iconic · Whisky
Iconic Fairmont Pacific Rim cocktail bar with serious whisky list.
Order: A bartender's whisky cocktail
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06 · Vancouver
Gastown
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Iconic · Whisky
Iconic Gastown restaurant bar with serious whisky list.
Order: A precise Manhattan
07 · Vancouver
Coal Harbour
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Iconic · Whisky
Iconic Coal Harbour hotel lobby bar with serious whisky list.
Order: A high-rye Manhattan
08 · Vancouver
Gastown
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Iconic · Whisky
Iconic Gastown beer + whisky pub.
Order: A boilermaker
09 · Vancouver
Downtown
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Iconic · Whisky
Iconic Downtown rooftop hotel bar with serious whisky list.
Order: A pour of rare Bourbon with the city below
10 · Vancouver
Granville Strip
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Modern · Whisky
Modern Granville Strip whisky bar.
Order: A bartender's whisky cocktail
More Vancouver whiskyThe full Vancouver whisky-bar index by neighbourhood.
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How Vancouver drinks whisky
The 10 above are where Vancouver actually drinks whisky — back-bar shelves with depth, staff who know what they're pouring, lists that go beyond Glenfiddich 12.
