It appears ramshackle from the front and doesn’t look much better inside, but this funky little West Side bar is just right if you’re on the prowl for someplace you can untuck your shirt and grab a surprisingly well-crafted cocktail Crowd Procrastinating students Go for A chill vibe and $10“burger ’n’ brew” Hours 4 p.m.-1 a.m. Mon-Thurs 2 p.m.-2 a.m. Fri-Sat

Along this end of West Broadway, pubs are quite well represented. Perhaps its due to the relative abundance of residential areas just blocks off on each side of this corridor, and the proximity to the University of British Columbia campus. So if you like to have a quick pint after work in your neighborhood or on the way back home from a busy day of classes, this stretch has several options for... more