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four sample tipples: choose your own or ask to be surprised. And always check the board
for ever-changing guest casks.

Railway Club PUB
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( www.therailwayclub.com ; 579 Dunsmuir St; 4pm-2am Mon-Thu, noon-3am Fri, 3pm-3am Sat,
5pm-midnight Sun; Granville) A local-legend, pub-style music venue, the upstairs 'Rail'
is accessed via an unobtrusive wooden door next to a 7-Eleven. Don't be put off: this is
one of the city's friendliest bars and you'll fit right in as soon as you roll up to the bar -
unusually for Vancouver, you have to order at the counter, since there's no table service.
Live music nightly.

Storm Crow Tavern PUB
( www.stormcrowtavern.com ; 1305 Commercial Dr; 4pm-1am Mon-Thu, 11am-1am Fri & Sat;
20) Knowing the difference between Narnia and Neverwhere is not a prerequisite for en-
joying this smashing Commercial Dr nerd pub. But if you do, you'll certainly make new
friends. With displays of Dr Who figures and steampunk rayguns - plus a TV that seems
to be always screening Game of Thrones - dive into the craft beer here and settle in for a
fun evening.

Shameful Tiki Room BAR
( www.shamefultikiroom.com ; 4362 Main St; 5pm-midnight Wed-Mon; 3) Slip through the
curtains into this windowless snug and you'll be instantly transported to a Polynesian
beach. The lighting - including glowing puffer-fish lampshades - is permanently set to
dusk and the walls are lined with tiki masks and rattan coverings under a straw-shrouded
ceiling. But it's the drinks that rock: seriously well-crafted classics from Zombies to
Scorpion Bowls.

Cascade Room BAR
( www.thecascade.ca ; 2616 Main St; 5pm-1am Mon-Thu, to 2am Fri & Sat, to midnight Sun; 3)

The perfect contemporary reinvention of a trad neighborhood bar, this is arguably Mt
Pleasant's merriest watering hole. The top-drawer craft beer list runs from Fullers to
Phillips and includes own-brand Main Street Pilsner, soon to be produced in a nearby
new brewery building. Indulge in Main's best Sunday roast or hang with the locals at
Monday's funtastic quiz or name-that-tune night.

Diamond COCKTAIL BAR