Lounges

Banff, Alberta

Banff Springs Hotel (Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise) serves Canada's most spectacular mountain resort — a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the remarkable Banff National Park (Canada's first national park, established 1885), the extraordinary Canadian Rockies, and the famous turquoise glacial lakes create the most beautiful natural setting of any resort destination in North America. Banff's extraordinary combination of world-class skiing, outstanding hiking, and incomparable mountain scenery creates cocktail lounges of singular Canadian Rocky Mountain significance.

405 Spray Ave, Banff, AB T1L 1J4

Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver's Yaletown cocktail lounge scene serves one of the most beautiful cities in the world — a Pacific Ocean and North Shore Mountain setting where the extraordinary natural beauty, outstanding restaurant culture, and remarkable multicultural community create a lounge environment of considerable Canadian West Coast cosmopolitan significance.

1222 Hamilton St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2S8

Vancouver, British Columbia

The Pourhouse is Vancouver's most historically atmospheric cocktail lounge — a Gastown institution serving outstanding classic and craft cocktails in an 1880s building on Vancouver's most historic street. Gastown's extraordinary heritage (Vancouver was founded around a saloon called Gassy Jack's Globe Saloon in 1867) and The Pourhouse's remarkable cocktail program create a lounge of genuine Canadian West Coast historical significance.

162 Water St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1B2

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Halifax is Canada's most historically significant Atlantic port city — a Nova Scotia capital where the Royal Canadian Navy, the extraordinary Halifax Explosion (the largest man-made explosion before the atomic bomb, 1917), and the remarkable Maritime cultural heritage create a cocktail lounge culture of considerable Canadian East Coast historical significance.

5657 Spring Garden Rd, Halifax, NS B3J 3R4

Ottawa, Ontario

Ottawa's ByWard Market cocktail lounge scene serves Canada's capital city with outstanding independent bars and restaurants in the nation's most historic neighborhood. Ottawa's remarkable combination of federal government character, outstanding Museum Row (the National Gallery, Canadian Museum of History, and National War Museum are among the finest museums in North America), and the vibrant ByWard Market create a lounge culture of genuine Canadian capital city significance.

Clarence St, Ottawa, ON K1N 5P3

Toronto, Ontario

The Library Bar at the Fairmont Royal York is Toronto's most prestigious cocktail lounge — a beautifully appointed bar within Canada's most famous grand hotel (the Royal York was the tallest building in the British Empire when it opened in 1929). The Royal York's extraordinary history (the British Royal Family, every Prime Minister of Canada, and every major international celebrity has stayed here) and its remarkable Library Bar create a lounge of genuine Canadian hospitality heritage significance.

100 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5J 1E3

Toronto, Ontario

Toronto's King West entertainment district cocktail scene serves Canada's most culturally diverse city — a city where the remarkable concentration of outstanding restaurants (Toronto has more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other Canadian city) and exceptional bars create a cocktail lounge culture of considerable North American urban sophistication. Toronto's extraordinary cultural diversity (over 200 languages spoken, the most diverse city in the world by some measures) creates cocktail lounges reflecting the full breadth of global culture.

30 Mercer St, Toronto, ON M5V 1H3

Montréal, Quebec

Maison Boulud at the Ritz-Carlton Montréal is the most elegant cocktail lounge in Canada — a Sherbrooke Street institution presenting outstanding French-Canadian cuisine and excellent cocktails in the most luxurious setting in Montréal. Montréal's extraordinary French-Canadian cultural heritage and the Ritz-Carlton's remarkable 1912 hotel building create a lounge of genuine Canadian luxury hospitality significance.

1228 Sherbrooke St W, Montréal, QC H3G 1H6

Montréal, Quebec

Terrasse Nelligan is Old Montréal's most romantic rooftop lounge — a Hotel Nelligan terrace overlooking the magnificent historic buildings of Vieux-Montréal with views of the St. Lawrence River and the remarkable Old Port. Old Montréal's extraordinary 17th-century stone buildings (the most beautifully preserved French colonial architecture in North America) and Terrasse Nelligan's exceptional ambiance create a lounge of genuine Canadian heritage hospitality significance.

106 Rue Saint-Paul O, Montréal, QC H2Y 1Z3

Québec City, Quebec

Château Frontenac is the most photographed hotel in the world — a fairytale castle perched on the Cape Diamond promontory above Old Québec City, overlooking the St. Lawrence River. The Château's extraordinary 1893 Château-style architecture (it appears on more postcards and paintings than any other building in Canada), its remarkable UNESCO World Heritage Site setting within Old Quebec, and its outstanding cocktail bar create a lounge of singular Canadian hospitality and historical heritage significance.

1 Rue des Carrières, Québec, QC G1R 4P5