Dining
Cheers! Raise a glass to
happy hour at Ancora
Happy Hour Heaven
Ah, afternoons. You could take a nap, catch up on email—or party like the sky’s the limit
at Vancouver’s thriving happy hours. Here are five of the best. by Lucas aykroyd
bouLevard
3-6 pm daily
House-smoked salmon pâté ($9), octopus
ceviche ($10) and Korean hot dogs with
Wagyu beef and pickled veggies ($10) are
munchable masterpieces at the Sutton
Place Hotel’s gleaming 290-seat restaurant. Feature cocktails ($6), glasses of BC
wine ($6) and a four-sample craft beer
flight ($8) also tantalize. See page 74.
The cascade rooM
3-5 pm daily
Named after the 19th-century Vancouver
Brewery’s signature Cascade Ale, this
unpretentious UK-themed room attracts
locals in lumberjack shirts, who tuck
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into comfort food like $8 chickpea fritters
and $8 grilled bacon bangers beneath
lampshades with Queen Victoria’s image.
Quaff various cocktails on tap ($6) and
full 20-ounce pints of Main Street Brewing
beer ($5). See page 73.
coasT
2:30-5:30 pm daily
Slurping down oysters ($1.50 a pop), diving into an artfully presented sushi-cone
trio ($10.95) and munching on smoked
salmon flatbread with spiced mascarpone
($12.95)—it’s all a good reason not to go
back to the office. Draft beer, glasses of
wine, and highballs for just $5 get the party
bumping around Coast’s central circular
bar. See page 74.
TiMber
3-6 pm daily
Looking for a patriotic alternative? From
maple baked beans with bacon to smokedpotato-skin crackling with Little Qualicum
Cheeseworks blue cheese, snacks (from
the ever-changing menu) are half-price and
cans of BC Genuine Draft are $4 during
happy hour at this mecca for fans of casual
Canadian comfort food. See page 74.
photo by Allison Kuhl
ancora
M-F 3:30-5 pm
Fusing Peruvian and Japanese flavours
with West Coast ingredients, airy Ancora
also delights with its location, facing
Granville Island across False Creek. Get
comfy at the bar with an $8 barrel-aged
cocktail (the Angel’s Share or the Diavolo
in Manette) and fresh oysters, spicy
albacore tuna rolls or sablefish croquettes
with cilantro pumpkin sauce. See page 74.