Laowai

Vancouver, British Columbia

No. 67 on North America's 50 Best Bars 2025, No. 72 on North America's 50 Best Bars 2026, and regional honoree for Best International Bar Team at the 2024 Spirited Awards.

A speakeasy-style cocktail bar in Chinatown entered through a freezer door inside sister restaurant BLND TGER. The room channels 1920s Shanghai with velvet, copper, malachite and leather, and the drinks program centers on baijiu and cocktails built on bamboo, ginseng, lychee and Sichuan peppercorn. Seating is first come, first served for small groups.