Trendy South Granville is packed with drinking and dining establishments that have stepped up their happy hour game with impressive deals on sips and nibbles. Whether it’s the end of a tough workday or the start of a night on the town, meeting up with friends at these happy hour hotspots makes for some budget-friendly socializing in this sometimes-pricey neighbourhood.
This vegetarian haven offers plenty of vegan and gluten-free options in an airy, bright open space. Happy hour runs twice daily at the high-top tables in the lounge section and features an assortment of dishes meant for sharing, like nachos, dips and bruschetta. Discounted feature cocktails, wine selections and beer picks wash it all down. Get happy daily from 4:00 to 6:00 pm and 9:00 to 11:00 pm.
Billing itself as the “first and only natural wine bar” in Vancouver, Grapes and Soda serves natural, organic and biodynamic wines as well as innovative cocktails that include unexpected ingredients like crushed tomato and snap pea. This tiny 25-seat spot located next door to sister restaurant The Farmer’s Apprentice serves charcuterie and desserts as well as seasonal small plates like mushroom ceviche and marinated anchovy. During happy hour, all regular menu items are half price. Get happy Wednesday to Sunday, 5:00 to 6:30 pm.
With only 36 seats (18 at the bar), this cozy neighbourhood bistro hums with a hip wine-bar vibe as guests savour wines, meats and cheeses from a rotating chalkboard menu. During happy hour, guests save $2 on selected wine, beer, hi-balls and three-piece meat-and-cheese boards. Get happy daily, 4:00 to 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm to close, plus all day Sunday.
With inexpensive valet parking, regular DJ sets and plenty of beautiful people, this location in the JOEY chain is a place to feel like you’ve joined a happening party in progress. Happy hour’s discounted beers and slushy Bellinis up the cool factor. Get happy Monday to Friday from 3:00 to 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm to midnight.
The menu’s designed by Executive Chef Rob Feenie, but the Cactus Club chain may still be best known for its Bellinis. As at other Cactus Club locations, the slushy favourites are discounted at the South Granville outpost’s happy hour, along with select beers, aguas frescas and glasses of wine. Get happy Monday to Friday, 3:00 to 6:00 pm and Sunday to Thursday, 9:00 pm to close.
This long, narrow room is a casual dining spot that turns into hockey central when the Canucks are playing. With three TVs showing the game and a crowd of hockey-mad regulars at the long bar at the front of the room, you can catch every play while you drink and dine. Happy hour features discounted hi-balls, wine and beer. Get happy daily from 4:00 to 7:00 pm and all night on Mondays.