Best Bar/Lounge: Bacchus Piano Lounge

Rich woods, plush velvet, tinkling piano keys—Bacchus (Gold) takes this category year after year for the perfect mix of convivial service and classic good looks, not to mention the excellent wine list. (The hotel was recently invited to join the prestigious Relais & Châteaux association.) Wedgewoodhotel.com

Sexy, red-tinged Chambar (Silver) was noted not only for the impressive selection of Belgian brews but for the city’s most inventive cocktail list; our judges love the Blue Fig, a vodka-infused, roasted-fig elixir served with a side of blue cheese—“both snack and drink!”

At Boneta (Bronze) Mark Brand, Steve DaCruz, and team shake, stir, squeeze, and muddle premium cocktails for industry insiders.

At The Cascade Room (Honourable Mention) “chef Travis Williams and bartender Nick Devine make a tremendous duo” with their combination of well-executed comfort food and perfectly crafted classic cocktails.

Nu also gets an Honourable Mention, for its smokey jazz Sunday brunches, front-row seats for a West Coast sunset, and, as at all Harry Kambolis’s ventures, intelligent West Coast food.

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