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(
www.thecambie.com/pub
;
300 Cambie St; 11am-1pm Sun-Thu, to 2am Fri & Sat; 14)
While Gastown is increasingly gentrifying, it still has a few dive bars. The best of the
bunch is sticky-tabled Cambie. It's a local legend that most Vancouverites fondly recall
visiting at least once. Summer nights on the raucous patio are grungy fun, but perching
at a bench inside with a cheap drink special is a good way to have a blast without bust-
ing your budget.
The Cambie has one of the best priced pub-grub menus in town, with burgers, fish
and chips and the like all under $10 a pop.
CHILL WINSTON
BAR
(
www.chillwinston.ca
;
3 Alexander St; 11am-1am; 4)
Gastown's best summertime patio
is the highlight of this large, brick-lined bar-restaurant. Snag a spot under a parasol and
you're unlikely to move much for the rest of the day. Drinkswise, you'll find flirty
cocktails plus a good boutique selection of beers from Quebec, Belgium, the UK and
beyond. There's also a large menu of tapas plates and larger mains if it's time to fuel
up.
