® Best of Vancouver

Culture winners

Best movie-theatre concession

  1. Rio Theatre, 1660 E. Broadway
  2. Cineplex Fifth Avenue Cinemas, 2110 Burrard St.
  3. Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver, 900 Burrard

Best Artisan Craft Fair

  1. Circle Craft Christmas Market
  2. Portobello West Fashion + Art Market
  3. Make It Vancouver!
  4. Got Craft?

Best Comedy Club

  1. The Comedy MIX, 1015 Burrard
  2. Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club, 2837 Cambie
  3. The Improv Centre, 1502 Duranleau, Granville Island
  4. Lafflines Comedy Club, 530 Columbia Street

Best Community Festival

  1. Car Free Vancouver Day
  2. West 4th Avenue Khatsahlano Street Party
  3. Greek Day

Best Dance/DJ Club

  1. Fortune Sound Club, 147 E. Pender

Best local TV weatherperson

  1. Mark Madryga (Global)

Best Dance/DJ Club

  1. Celebrities Nightclub, 1022 Davie
  2. Venue, 881 Granville

Best local TV weatherperson

  1. Kristi Gordon (Global)

Best Dance/DJ Club

  1. Republic, 958 Granville

Best local TV weatherperson

  1. Russ Lacate (CityTV)

Best Dance Studio

  1. Harbour Dance Centre, 927 Granville, 3rd floor
  2. iDance Studios, 119 West Broadway
  3. Exhale Studio , 1083 Cambie

Best local cable show

  1. The Rush
  2. Breakfast Television
  3. Love It or List It

Best local sports radio host(s)

  1. Barry MacDonald & Don Taylor (TSN 1040)
  2. David Pratt (TSN 1040)
  3. Matt Sekeres & Blake Price (TSN 1040)

Best Literary Event

  1. The Vancouver Writers Fest

Best local podcast (person or program)

  1. Stop Podcasting Yourself

Best Literary Event

  1. Word Vancouver

Best local podcast (person or program)

  1. Caustic Soda

Best Literary Event

  1. Vancouver Poetry Slam

Best local podcast (person or program)

  1. CBC Vancouver

Best Live Music Venue

  1. Commodore Ballroom, 868 Granville

Best local blog

  1. Miss 604
  2. Vancity Buzz

Best Live Music Venue

  1. Biltmore Cabaret, 2755 Prince Edward
  2. Orpheum Theatre, 601 Smithe

Best local blog

  1. Vancouver is Awesome

Best Live Music Venue

  1. Vogue Theatre, 918 Granville

Best Live Performing Arts Venue

  1. Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 650 Hamilton

Best local modelling/talent agency

  1. Lizbell Agency, 216-309 West Cordova Street

Best Live Performing Arts Venue

  1. Orpheum Theatre, 601 Smithe

Best local modelling/talent agency

  1. John Casablancas International Model Management, 150-220 Cambie Street
  2. The Characters Talent Agency , 200-1505 West 2nd Avenue
  3. Premiere Talent Management, 1529 West 6th Avenue

Best Live Performing Arts Venue

  1. Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, 6265 Crescent Rd., UBC

Best Local Band (Signed)

  1. Mother Mother
  2. Dan Mangan
  3. Hey Ocean!

Best Local Band (Unsigned)

  1. The Boom Booms
  2. Sons of Granville
  3. Ardent Tribe

Best Local Classical Music Ensemble

  1. Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
  2. Turning Point Ensemble
  3. musica intima

Best Classical Vocal Ensemble

  1. Chor Leoni Men's Choir
  2. musica intima
  3. Vancouver Chamber Choir

Best Local Film Festival

  1. Vancouver International Film Festival
  2. DOXA Documentary Film Festival
  3. Vancouver Queer Film Festival

Best Local Music Festival

  1. Vancouver Folk Music Festival
  2. TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival
  3. Squamish Valley Music Festival

Best pickup bar (f seeking m)

  1. The Roxy, 932 Granville

Best Performing Arts Festival

  1. Vancouver Fringe Festival

Best local dancer

  1. Crystal Pite

Best pickup bar (f seeking m)

  1. Bimini Public House, 2010 W. 4th

Best Performing Arts Festival

  1. Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival

Best local dancer

  1. Christopher Wong
  2. Brenna McLaud

Best pickup bar (f seeking m)

  1. Local Public Eatery, 2210 Cornwall

Best Performing Arts Festival

  1. PuSh International Performing Arts Festival

Best gay bar

  1. Celebrities Nightclub, 1022 Davie

Best Professional Dance Company

  1. Ballet B.C.

Best gay bar

  1. Pumpjack Pub, 1167 Davie

Best Professional Dance Company

  1. Goh Ballet Academy

Best gay bar

  1. 1181 Lounge, 1181 Davie Street

Best Professional Dance Company

  1. Kokoro Dance

Best Theatre Company

  1. Arts Club Theatre Company

Best lesbian club event/bar

  1. Flygirl Productions

Best Theatre Company

  1. Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival

Best lesbian club event/bar

  1. Cobalt - Man Up, 917 Main

Best Theatre Company

  1. Vancouver TheatreSports League

Best lesbian club event/bar

  1. Celebrities Nightclub, 1022 Davie

Best Pick-up Bar

  1. The Roxy, 932 Granville
  2. Killjoy Cocktail Lounge and Basement Nightclub , 1120 Hamilton Street
  3. Republic, 958 Granville
  4. Local Public Eatery, 2210 Cornwall

Best Place to Make a Bet

  1. Hastings Racecourse, Hastings Park

Best multiplex movie theatre

  1. Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver, 900 Burrard

Best Place to Make a Bet

  1. River Rock Casino Resort, 8811 River Rd., Richmond

Best multiplex movie theatre

  1. Cineplex Odeon International Village, 88 W. Pender

Best Place to Make a Bet

  1. Edgewater Casino

Best multiplex movie theatre

  1. Cineplex Fifth Avenue Cinemas, 2110 Burrard St.

Best single-screen movie theatre

  1. Rio Theatre, 1660 E. Broadway

Best Private Art Gallery

  1. Rennie Collection at Wing Sang, 51 E. Pender

Best single-screen movie theatre

  1. Cineplex Odeon Park Theatre, 3440 Cambie Street

Best Private Art Gallery

  1. Ayden Gallery, 2nd floor, 88 W. Pender
  2. Equinox Gallery, 525 Great Northern Way

Best single-screen movie theatre

  1. Dunbar Theatre, 4555 Dunbar

Best party-boat cruise

  1. Salsa Cruises

Best Public Art Gallery

  1. Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby

Best party-boat cruise

  1. White Boat Party

Best Public Art Gallery

  1. Museum of Anthropology, 6393 NW Marine Drive

Best party-boat cruise

  1. Harbour Cruises & Events

Best Public Art Gallery

  1. Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut

Best Sports Bar

  1. Red Card Sports Bar + Eatery, 560 Smithe
  2. Score on Davie, 1262 Davie Street
  3. Sin Bin Sports Bar and Grill, 295 W. 2nd
  4. Library Square, 300 W. Georgia

Best Strip Club

  1. No. 5 Orange, 205 Main Street
  2. Brandi's Exotic Show Lounge, 595 Hornby Street
  3. Penthouse, 1019 Seymour Street
Back to Top

Photos BoV 2014

SEE ALL THE PHOTOS

Videos BoV 2014

MORE VIDEOS

POPULAR ON STRAIGHT.COM

  1. To All the Boys I've Loved Before 3 to start shooting in Vancouver in July

  2. Golden egg disappears from $2.8 million Salvador Dalí sculpture in downtown Vancouver

  3. Woman surreptitiously takes photo of SkyTrain exposer's genitals

  4. Video: Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg urges wealthy people to stop stealing others' carbon budgets

  5. Police takedown of suspected East Side garage thieves

  6. Vancouver pet owners urged to vaccinate dogs due to outbreak of potentially fatal virus

  7. Vancouver Canucks chasing defenceman Tyler Myers in free agency: report

  8. Updated: Surrey RCMP evacuate Cloverdale neighbourhood after reported shooting at residence

  9. Why didn’t the Canucks draft any defencemen?

  10. TransLink could be on verge of improving overnight transit service out of Vancouver

Hold the Moment

The Georgia Straight: A 50th Anniversary Celebration Book

This beautifully produced coffee-table book brings together over 100 of Georgia Straight's iconic covers, along with short essays, insider details and contributor reflections, putting each of these issues of the publication into its historical context.

BUY NOW

TODAY'S EVENTS

Textiles & Map-Making

Jun 26, 7-9 pm
 at 
Hey Shauna Studio

Trout Lake Farmers Market

To Oct 19, 10 am–2 pm
 at 
John Hendry Park

Jerusalem

To Jun 30, 8 pm
 at 
Jericho Arts Centre
MORE EVENTS