The Top 13 Cocktail Bars Near Botanist

Updated July 14, 2026

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  1. Rank 1. Prophecy

    Cocktail Bar

    The basement of Hotel Georgia has been many things over the years, and its latest life as a sleek cocktail bar is by far the best one. The drinks look effortless but apparently take months to develop, which you can taste. The crowd skews stylish and knows it, the music is low and moody, and digital art drifts across the walls. Order something off the cocktail menu and let the vibe do the rest.

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    801 W Georgia St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  2. Rank 2. The Keefer Bar

    Chinese Cocktail Bar

    A cocktail bar in Chinatown that actually leans into its address, pulling traditional Chinese medicine ingredients, baijiu, and the occasional durian into drinks that sound unhinged but somehow work. The crowd is creative and dressed for a night out, not a tasting seminar. Order food, too, since the dim sum and dumplings come from the neighbors. Canada's 100 Best Bars noticed, and they were right to.

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    135 Keefer St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  3. Rank 3. Bagheera

    Indian-inspired Cocktail Bar

    The entrance is a fake horse-race bookie joint, and you have to place a bet on King Louie to get in, which means half your group will chicken out and miss a genuinely stunning cocktail bar. Inside, a barrel-shaped ceiling draped in horseshoes and Victorian-era jungle wallpaper sets the mood for Indian-inspired drinks that are more creative than they have any right to be. Curries and pakoras keep things grounded.

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    518 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  4. Rank 4. Laowai

    Shanghai Cocktail Bar

    You walk into a dumpling shop, order the number 7, and a freezer door swings open into a teal-and-gold speakeasy dressed like 1920s Shanghai. Laowai holds Canada's largest baijiu selection, and the bartenders actually know what to do with it, whether that's a tasting flight or a Piña Colada riff that somehow works. The crowd is conspiratorial in the best way, everyone quietly smug about knowing the trick. Eat the dumplings too.

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    251 E Georgia St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  5. Rank 5. Meo

    Cocktail Bar

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    265 E Pender St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  6. Rank 6. Mount Pleasant Vintage & Provisions

    Cocktail Bar

    A cocktail bar on Canada's 100 Best Bars list that looks like your grandparents' rec room, which is either alarming or exactly the vibe, depending on how you feel about burnt-orange carpet. The drinks are genuinely inventive while the room leans full retro, and the bar snacks lean unabashedly fun. The crowd is relaxed Mount Pleasant locals who appreciate a well-made cocktail but also want tater tots with it. No notes.

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    67 W 6th Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  7. Rank 7. June

    Bistro French

    This French bistro on Cambie has become one of those rooms where everyone looks slightly better than they probably deserve, thanks to a sultry red interior and food that commits fully to the idea of comfort as an art form. The cocktail list is genuinely worth the trip on its own. The crowd skews date-night and industry, the kind of people who order another round before the first one's done.

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    3305 Cambie St Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  8. Rank 8. ELLIPSIS

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    1540 W 2nd Ave #205, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  9. Rank 9. Good Thief

    Vietnamese

    Pull back the velvet curtain and you're in a moody Vietnamese cocktail bar where the drinks taste like someone ran a bowl of phở through a liquor cabinet, and somehow it works. Good Thief holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand and earns it, with small plates built for sharing and cocktails sharp enough that the spirit-free versions still hold their own. The crowd leans young, loud, and happily committed to staying late.

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    3336 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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    Tock
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  10. Rank 10. Nomo Nomo

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    1268 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  11. Rank 11. The Shameful Tiki Room

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    4362 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  12. Rank 12. Lala

    Cocktail Bar

    Tucked beneath a brasserie on Cambie, Lala is a basement cocktail bar with the warm, curved vibe of a vintage rec room, all golden light and retro speakers. Some of the city's best vinyl DJs spin nightly, so it actually sounds as good as it looks. The cocktails are genuinely creative without being annoying about it. The crowd figures out pretty quickly that this is the real destination, not the restaurant upstairs.

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    3305 Cambie St., Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  13. Rank 13. Chez Céline

    French

    A cozy French casse-croûte on Fraser that pulls off the trick of feeling like your neighbourhood spot even on the first visit. The menu leans classic but moves with the seasons, and the kitchen has a light touch that keeps things tasting like food instead of technique. It's the kind of room where regulars look dangerously comfortable, and you'll understand why after one meal.

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    4298 Fraser St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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