NORTH VANCOUVER DISTRICT · PUBS

Neighbourhood pubs in North Vancouver

This guide lists neighbourhood pubs in North Vancouver. Each one was a winner or a finalist in the North Shore News 2023 Readers' Choice Awards, where readers cast almost 6,700 ballots. The awards covered the whole North Shore, and places in West Vancouver are left out. This guide was checked on November 6, 2026.

THE PLACES

Ranked by the number of outlets.

Ties go to the place written about most recently.

  1. Number 1

    Black Bear Neighbourhood Pub

    Neighbourhood pub1 outlet

    1177 Lynn Valley Rd, Lynn Valley, North Vancouver

    Black Bear Neighbourhood Pub won the neighbourhood pub category of the North Shore News 2023 Readers' Choice Awards. The paper wrote that it had gone triple platinum in the neighbourhood pub category.

    • “With almost 6,700 ballots cast, we are excited to share your favourite North Shore businesses in our 2023 Readers Choice Awards special feature.”

      North Shore News · reader award · 2023 (opens in a new tab)

    • “And then there’s the Black Bear Neighbourhood Pub, which has gone triple platinum in the best neighbourhood pub category.”

      North Shore News, Andy Prest · reader award · February 15, 2023 (opens in a new tab)

  2. Bridge Brewing Company, from its own websiteNumber 2

    Bridge Brewing Company

    Brewery with taprooms1 outlet

    1448 Charlotte Road, North Vancouver

    Bridge Brewing Company was a finalist in the neighbourhood pub category of the North Shore News 2023 Readers' Choice Awards. That year it also won the craft brewery or distillery category. Its own website lists three North Vancouver taprooms: Pemberton, BridgeDeck and Charlotte.

    • “With almost 6,700 ballots cast, we are excited to share your favourite North Shore businesses in our 2023 Readers Choice Awards special feature.”

      North Shore News · reader award · 2023 (opens in a new tab)

    Photo: Bridge Brewing Company's website

  3. The Gull Bar and Kitchen, from its own websiteNumber 3

    The Gull Bar and Kitchen

    Bar and kitchen1 outlet

    175 1st Street East, Shipyards District, North Vancouver

    The Gull Bar and Kitchen was a finalist in the neighbourhood pub category of the North Shore News 2023 Readers' Choice Awards.

    • “With almost 6,700 ballots cast, we are excited to share your favourite North Shore businesses in our 2023 Readers Choice Awards special feature.”

      North Shore News · reader award · 2023 (opens in a new tab)

    Photo: The Gull Bar and Kitchen's website

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QUESTIONS

Questions this guide answers

Which place won the neighbourhood pub category of the North Shore News 2023 Readers' Choice Awards?

Black Bear Neighbourhood Pub. The paper listed Bridge Brewing Company and The Gull Bar and Kitchen as the finalists. The awards covered North Vancouver and West Vancouver. This guide lists only places in North Vancouver whose details could be checked.

How many people voted in the North Shore News 2023 Readers' Choice Awards?

The paper said almost 6,700 ballots were cast. Readers picked their favourite businesses on the North Shore in many categories, from food and drink to shops and services.

Why does this guide use the 2023 results and not newer ones?

The North Shore News put its 2024 and 2025 category lists in its digital print editions only. Those pages could not be read as text, so this guide uses the newest lists that could be read and saved.

How were the pubs in this guide chosen?

Each one was a winner or a finalist in the North Shore News 2023 Readers' Choice Awards. They are ranked by the number of outlets that wrote about them, with winners ahead of finalists. This guide lists 3: Black Bear Neighbourhood Pub, Bridge Brewing Company and The Gull Bar and Kitchen.

Where is Black Bear Neighbourhood Pub?

The North Shore News business directory gives its address as 1177 Lynn Valley Rd, North Vancouver, in Lynn Valley.

Where is Bridge Brewing Company?

Bridge Brewing's own website gives the address of its Charlotte taproom as 1448 Charlotte Road, North Vancouver.

Where is The Gull Bar and Kitchen?

The Gull's own website gives its address as 175 1st Street East, North Vancouver, in the Shipyards District.

In which other 2023 Readers' Choice categories did Bridge Brewing Company appear?

Besides neighbourhood pub, it appears in the craft brewery or distillery category on the North Shore News winners and finalists pages for 2023.

SOURCES

Every page this guide draws on

  1. Here are the winners of the 2023 North Shore Readers Choice AwardsNorth Shore News, Andy Prest · February 15, 2023 · web.archive.org · read November 6, 2026
  2. Food & Drink Winners & FinalistsNorth Shore News · 2023 · web.archive.org · read November 6, 2026

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