Hi-fi watering holes

Inspired by classic Japanese kissas, retro and vinyl-inspired listening bars are shaping a new culture in drinking, snacking and grooving across Canada     “Listen, closely.” That simple sentence, painted on an exterior wall of Amber , a…

Victoria’s hot bar summer

Recent moves and openings have created one of the best six-block drinking neighbourhoods in Canada. Come to Victoria, and join us on the top bar crawl of summer 2026.     Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary: They all have their bar…

Toronto Cocktail Festival returns October 18-25, 2026

Tickets go on sale August 1 for the October event The Toronto Cocktail Festival is back for its second annual edition from October 18-25, inviting cocktail enthusiasts to celebrate the creativity, craftsmanship, and hospitality of Toronto’s vibrant…

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Canada’s Best Restaurants 2025: 16 Metro Vancouver restaurants named to annual list

Canada’s Best Restaurants 2025: 16 Metro Vancouver restaurants named to annual list

14 top spots in Vancouver plus two in Richmond make the prestigious annual rankings The nation's culinary scene ...
2 Vancouver bars named among the 50 Best in North America for 2025

2 Vancouver bars named among the 50 Best in North America for 2025

The winners were revealed during a lively ceremony held here in Vancouver Tuesday night A pair of acclaimed ...
Some of the world’s top bartenders will be in Vancouver next week. Here’s where to find them

Some of the world’s top bartenders will be in Vancouver next week. Here’s where to find them

Vancouver is the host city for North America's 50 Best Bars 2025 and that means several awesome cocktail events ...
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2016 Deighton Cup Cocktail Jockey Competition

Twelve of B.C.’s top bartenders took on the Deighton Cup Cocktail Jockey competition at Hastings Racecourse in ...

Home and away

Andrew Schneider’s Mount Pleasant cocktail put Cherry Heering front and centre on the London stage Close to ...

Three parties, one marriage

It’s wedding season. Here’s some advice for keeping the party going from a bartender who’s seen it all. The ...

Spirited gifts

We asked some top B.C. bartenders which bottle of local spirits they would put on their Christmas list Katie ...
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