Top 10 Vancouver Nightclubs & Nightlife

The Top 10 Hottest Spots to Party in Vancouver

Updated 10/31/16

Vancouver is home to some of the best, most vibrant nightlife a city can offer. Use this Top 10 list to find the best Vancouver nightclubs, celebrity hot spots, raging dance venues, and crowds of beautiful people.

Want to know what the crowd is like inside a Vancouver nightclub before you pay the cover charge? Check out the free Nightbound app--developed by Vancouverites--which gives you real-time updates on the scene inside clubs on Granville Street.

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The Roxy

••• Inside Roxy Cabaret, Vancouver. Image Courtesy of Roxy Cabaret

Blessed with a top spot in Granville Street's Entertainment District--it's easy to bar-hop all along Granville, before or after hitting The Roxy--this is one Vancouver institution that hasn't lost any of its celebrity cred. The Roxy is a dance club, live entertainment venue, and beer commercial come to life. Get there early or face long lines!
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Celebrities Nightclub

••• Celebrities Nightclub, Vancouver. Image Courtesy of Celebrities Nightclub

The biggest and best gay nightclub in Vancouver, Celebrities deserves its reputation for outrageous parties, hot DJs and dance nights you won't forget.
It's easy to bar-hop around Celebrities, too: it's located in Davie Village in the West End, which is home to Vancouver's Best LGBTQ+ Nightlife.
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Opus Bar

••• Opus Hotel, Vancouver. Image Courtesy of Tourism Vancouver

The Opus Bar--part of the Opus Hotel--is the pinnacle of Yaletown's nightlife. Uber-fashionable and upscale, this celebrity haunt boasts gourmet cocktails and "O bites" and live music from some of Vancouver's best DJs. This is a very "see and be seen" scene.
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Cellar Jazz Club

••• Cellar Jazz Club, Vancouver. Image Courtesy of Cellar Jazz Club

One of the best jazz clubs in the world, Vancouver's Cellar Jazz is both an amazing live music venue--bringing in big-name jazz performers like David 'Fathead' Newman, Tom Harrell and Charles MacPherson--and a restaurant/lounge.

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Caprice Nightclub

••• Caprice Nightclub, Vancouver. Image Courtesy of Caprice Nightclub

Geared toward lovely young things and located on Granville Street, Caprice's dance floors are always crowded, and there's a theme party for every occasion, including long weekends and "end of the semester".
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Bar None

••• Bar None, Yaletown, Vancouver. Image Courtesy of Bar None

One of Yaletown's hottest nightspots--which means it's inevitably hip and trendy--the Bar None is part dance club, part lounge, and always crowded on weekends.
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Cellar Nightclub

••• Cellar Nightclub, Vancouver. Image Courtesy of Cellar Nightclub & Club Zone

Lush, leather-seated lounge Sunday through Tuesday, host to a house band and innovative DJs on Wednesday and Thursday, and a packed dance club every weekend, the underground Cellar Nightclub is a definite must for Granville Street club-hoppers.
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The Fortune Sound Club

Located in historic Chinatown, this local favourite boasts a powerful sound system, good DJs, a very attractive crowd, and a mix of live shows, techno and hip hop.

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Fivesixty

••• Fivesixty in Vancouver. Image Courtesy of Fivesixty

This gigantic club (it's 28,000 square feet!) has three dance floors and is genuinely beautiful! Weekends attract a diverse--but fairly young--crowd.
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Cloud 9 at the Empire Landmark Hotel

••• Image Courtesy of Tourism Vancouver

If you're looking for a swinging, piano-bar atmosphere plus incredible views, Cloud 9 is the place to go. The floor-to-ceiling windows of this revolving restaurant and bar make it the perfect nightspot, especially for winding down a romantic evening with drinks and dessert.
See also: Vancouver Nightlife for People 40+