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Best Bars 2025 No. 20

Botanist

At the entry to Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel’s restaurant of the same name, this posh, intimate bar has a distinct identity, deeply rooted in nature, from orchards and oceans to mountains and deserts. In the adjacent glass-fronted laboratory, cutting-edge cocktail science creates wonders: The Raincouver cocktail comes garnished with its own edible cloud. Sophisticated options from the bar’s expanded alcohol-free program include the Sunday Spritz, a bubbly refresher with passionfruit, yuzu and a non-alcoholic aperitif.

Eat + drink
The theatrical Pale Blue Dot, from the bar’s new Water of Life menu, is a gin cocktail that comes with a side of stunning scallop tartare.
Winning
Botanist won Vancouver Michelin Guide’s Exceptional Cocktails in 2022 and the 2023 Michter’s Art of Hospitality award, given by North America’s 50 Best Bars.

Photography by Mark Yuen


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