Vancouver’s sports culture runs deep and when game day hits, the city’s bars transform into arenas of their own. Whether you’re repping the Canucks, cheering for the Lions under the roof of BC Place, or staying loyal to your favorite NFL, NBA, or Premier League team, Vancouver has no shortage of spots where the food, energy, and crowd make every matchup unforgettable.
2016 – Hamed Amiri
The Pint Public House on Abbot St. House is a fans’ institution. It boasts more than 80 screens, a daily happy hour special, and a raucous yet welcoming crowd, and it’s set up for fans who quite literally live and breathe the game. During Canucks games, it’s almost like a mini Rogers Arena jersey-wearing crowds, chants following every goal, and high-fives passed around between total strangers. The menu isn’t just pub fare even their signature wings and huge pint mugs are tradition.
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A block or two down the street, Red Card Sports Bar + Eatery offers a more upscale but classic vibe. The Italian-inspired menu with wood-fired pizza and imported brews distinguishes it from the majority of sports bars. On evenings when there’s major game play, from the Stanley Cup final to the FIFA World Cup, energy builds up around their massive HD projector. It’s a location where ecstatic spectators yell in ten different languages, but all for the love of the game.
Shark Club Bar and Grill
For soccer and football fans, Shark Club Sports Bar & Grill near BC Place is the beating heart of downtown sports activity. After and before Whitecaps or Lions games, the club is packed shoulder to shoulder with supporters in team attire, savoring “Game Day Nachos” and soaking up the thrill of live action. The Shark Club is not a bar per se it’s an extension of BC Place itself and then there’s Browns on Granville. Another local hangout where the vibe is low-key but no less intense. The crowd here skews younger, a mix of no-frills sports enthusiasts and die-hard partisans who get in line early to reserve a screen. With an overwhelming array of craft beers and solid game-day specials, it’s the spot for conversation as well as the scoreboard.
2023 – Maggi Mei
The Lamplighter Pub in Gastown is an honourable mention for the combination of Vancouver history and sporting fervour. It’s one of the city’s oldest bars, but also one of its most lively on game days. In between the brick walls, old-time knick-knacks, and the howls that erupt when the Canucks score, the Lamplighter gives folks a reminder that sport in Vancouver is as much about community as it is about competition.
Vancouver crowd doesn’t stop coming out. Blue Jays caps, Seahawks jerseys, and vintage Grizzlies hoodies fill the room proof that passion never stays at home. In a city built on camaraderie, these taverns are not just sports bars. They’re where the bonds are formed, the rivalries remain friendly, and every victory is that little bit sweeter when grasped with a chilled pint in hand.