Exterior of Sportsbar

Sportsbar

Vancouver


Vancouver's ultimate sports nut watering hole has 100 HDTV screens flanking its gigantic bar. But you'll feel closer to the action in one of its cool stadium seats, right inside adjoining Rogers Arena. These bowl-side perches cost extra but they're a great way to catch a Canucks hockey game, especially with a beer from one of its many draft taps.

Food-wise, the pub classics menu is hard to resist (bacon-wrapped hot dogs recommended) but save time between bites to peruse the wall of 100 game-used hockey sticks, Wayne Gretzky's included. Sportsbar is only open on game nights and during other arena events; check their website for the upcoming schedule.


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