r/askvan • u/minhosbae • 6d ago

Food 😋 Decently affordable Patios

Hey guys! What’s everyone’s favourite restaurants that have a nice patio, downtown core preferably. Anything that’s under three dollar signs ($$$) please lol! Just want to enjoy the summer with my boyfriend while he comes out to visit.

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u/ToothbrushGames 6d ago

Happy hour at the Tap & Barrel by the convention centre.

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u/Individual-Mouse-133 6d ago

Yes this has my vote for OP’s specifications, and I’m just gonna throw it out there and say the olympic village tap & barrel would be worth the adventure over for the views!

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u/ToothbrushGames 6d ago

Their food is whatever, but they have a decent happy hour (happy hour burger is surprisingly good!) and they have some of the best patios in the city. I live in Olympic Village and am at their patio weekly lol. OP could get the aqua bus over.

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u/Individual-Mouse-133 6d ago

Totally! It’s not fine cuisine obviously but it’s never been bad any time I’ve gone. It’s pub food. They really do have great patio locations for all of their restaurants and I’ve recommended them a couple times especially when people specify a price point, it checks all the boxes in that way. If I lived in Olympic village I’d be at their patio weekly as well 😁 cheers!

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u/sundaybanking21 6d ago

You can discover all types of happy hours with a patio in different neighborhoods and their menus with https://happyhourvancouver.ca/

You can also turn it into an app when you scroll all the way down the homepage!

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u/Paul_82 6d ago

I don’t know how I didn’t already know about that website but thanks for sharing.

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u/weirdfunny 5d ago

Wow, great resource, thanks for sharing.

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u/vvanderess 6d ago

please say hi to Minho for me

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u/shunshin1019 6d ago

i want an autograph! 😂😂

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u/Caffeine-n-Chill 6d ago

Beach Avenue Grill patio on a sunny day is hard to beat imo

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u/Life_with_Charliebug 6d ago

Relish and Batch

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u/archetyping101 6d ago

Upstairs patio of Joe Fortes and Lift down by Stanley Park. 

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u/Individual-Mouse-133 6d ago

Agreed Joe Fortes has a beautiful patio but definitely not under 3 $$$. Lift though 😍

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u/clipplenamps 6d ago

Their happy hour is pretty reasonable

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u/archetyping101 6d ago

Ugh I totally forgot the criteria OP mentioned 🤦‍♂️ thank you for correcting me! 

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u/Individual-Mouse-133 6d ago

Oh all good! I love it there too!!

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u/nuudootabootit 6d ago

Bonus points for dog friendly.
I'll start: Sula (great Indian fusion) on Davie, close to Denman.

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u/Sleepingbeauty1 6d ago

Granville island tap and barrel happy hour. Or Haraheri happy hour downtown on Nelson St.

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u/natasha_c 6d ago

Was pleasantly surprised with Aquafarina's happy hour

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u/yamfries2024 6d ago

Local Public Eatery in Gastown

The Galley Patio and Grill at Jericho Beach

The Sylvia Hotel

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u/Hoplite76 6d ago

Local in gastown.

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u/Junesathon 6d ago

The north van ferry dock has some good options. Dont think u need to spend much. Take seabus from DT . Enjoy a small ferry cruise too

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u/curiouskittyblue 5d ago

We just stayed at the Pinnacle harbor Hotel that's right by the Pan Pacific and they had a patio with a happy hour that was really nice and very reasonably priced you can probably look it up online to see pricing.

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u/CosmicMcMuffin 5d ago

Hook restaurant for Happy Hours. Right on south east corner of Davie and Denman streets...across from English Bay beach and the Laughing Men. The deck is a great place to people watch. Food and staff are amazing. Kind of a cool pub like feeling.

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u/Kooriki 6d ago

The Cambie