The Top 43 Places to Drink Near Makeworth Coffee Roasters

Updated July 16, 2026

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  1. Rank 1. Makeworth Coffee Roasters

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    1201 N State St, Bellingham, WA · Bellingham
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  2. Rank 2. Nemesis Coffee

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    13380 102A Ave, Surrey BC · Surrey
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  3. Rank 3. 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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  4. Rank 4. Humboldt Bar

    A small, dimly lit cocktail bar where the whole thing, drinks, art, snacks, is built around a 19th-century explorer most people haven't thought about since school. It sounds like a gimmick until the cocktails arrive and they're genuinely great, ranging from bright and citrusy to smoky and bold. The crowd leans romantic, lots of close-talking couples tucked into the corner banquette, which is exactly where you want to be.

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    722 Humboldt St, Victoria BC · Victoria
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  5. Rank 5. 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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  6. Rank 6. Citrus & Cane

    Tropical Cocktail Bar

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    1900 Douglas St, Victoria BC · Victoria
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  7. Rank 7. 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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  8. Rank 8. 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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  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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  10. Rank 10. 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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  11. Rank 11. The Shameful Tiki Room

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    4362 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  12. Rank 12. 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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  13. Rank 13. Nomo Nomo

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    1268 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  14. Rank 14. 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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  15. Rank 15. Meo

    Cocktail Bar

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    265 E Pender St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  16. Rank 16. Nemesis Coffee

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    2968 Christmas Way, Coquitlam BC · Coquitlam
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  17. Rank 17. Clive's Classic Lounge

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    740 Burdett Ave, Victoria BC · Victoria
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  18. Rank 18. Published on Main

    Contemporary New American

    Published on Main has a Michelin star and a spot on Canada's 100 Best, and it earns both without trying to impress you. It's a fine dining tasting menu spot on Main Street where the chef pulls from Nordic fermentation traditions, West Coast ingredients, and a Manitoban upbringing, somehow making all three feel inevitable together. The room is bright and plant-filled, and the crowd skews curious rather than stuffy. Bar seats and à la carte are available if commitment issues are a concern.

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    3593 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  19. Rank 19. Pallet Coffee Roasters

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    1398 Kingsway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  20. Rank 20. The Flamingo Room

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    1214 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  21. Rank 21. Turks Coffee Bar

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    1276 Commercial Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  22. Rank 22. Nemesis

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    555 Great Northern Way, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  23. Rank 23. Pallet Coffee Roasters

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    323 Semlin Drive, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  24. Rank 24. Kafka's

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    120-577 Great Northern Way, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  25. Rank 25. Pallet Coffee Roasters

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    3820 Oak St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  26. Rank 26. Dear Gus

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    2040 Quebec St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  27. Rank 27. Prototype Coffee

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    222 W 5th Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  28. Rank 28. Small Victory Bakery

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    388 W 6th Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  29. Rank 29. Prototype Coffee

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    883 E Hastings St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  30. Rank 30. Small Victory Bakery

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    3070 Granville St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  31. Rank 31. Pallet Coffee Roasters - Headquarters

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    395 Alexander St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  32. Rank 32. Small Victory

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    1089 Marinaside Cres, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  33. Rank 33. Gallery

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    1312 SW Marine Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  34. Rank 34. Bravo

    Seafood

    A buzzy, seafood-focused neighborhood spot on Fraser that punches well above its zip code, with a Michelin nod and a Vancouver Magazine award to back it up. The menu is small and changes often, built around bold, punchy flavors and a serious dry-aged fish program you won't find many places doing this well. The room has real energy, the bar is thoughtful, and the crowd is the kind that actually knows what they ordered.

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    4194 Fraser St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  35. Rank 35. The Acorn

    Vegetarian

    Vegetarian fine dining that actually earns the word "fine," The Acorn has been a Mount Pleasant staple for years and holds a Michelin selection to prove it. The kitchen sources obsessively from BC suppliers and treats sustainability as a real practice, not a talking point. The crowd skews creative and eco-conscious, the kind of people who read the menu like a novel. First-timers should let the tasting menu do the talking.

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    3995 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  36. Rank 36. 33 Acres Brewing

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    15 W 8th Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  37. Rank 37. Storm Brewing

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    310 Commercial Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  38. Rank 38. Superflux

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    505 Clark Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  39. Rank 39. Container Brewing

    New England-Inspired

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    1216 Franklin St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  40. Rank 40. Kissa Tanto

    Fusion

    Upstairs in a Chinatown building that gives nothing away from the street, this Michelin-starred fine dining room does Japanese-Italian fusion in a way that actually makes sense. The moody rose-hued banquettes and low lighting draw a well-dressed crowd who came to linger. The kitchen blends miso and pasta and Pacific seafood without forcing it, and the drinks list matches cult Japanese whiskies against Italian amari like it was always obvious.

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    263 E Pender St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  41. Rank 41. Fortune Sound Club

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    147 E Pender St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  42. Rank 42. St. Lawrence

    Québécois French

    St. Lawrence is a Michelin-starred tasting menu restaurant in a cozy, jewel-box room where the cooking is rooted in Québécois French tradition but keeps reinventing itself with seasonal themed menus. Think elevated sugar shack, then classic French bourgeois cooking, then something else entirely. The crowd leans date-night and special-occasion, everyone a little dressed up and leaning in. The foie gras éclair alone is worth the trip.

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    269 Powell St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  43. Rank 43. D6

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    39 Smithe St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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