10 Best Liquor stores in Canada

Great craft beer selection, but apparently the guy who curates it has worked there six years and only makes about $20/hr

Staff are friendly and helpful. Small store but they have a good selection. If it's not on the shelf, they look it up to see if they can find it in the back or at another branch.

Prices are good selection covers a wide range of products

I’ve had to stop buying alcohol here due to how unprofessional some members of staff are. Most of the workers were fine, they just seemed like young students, but the older balding guy was always trying to flirt with me and asking invasive questions. It wasn’t just me because I saw him do it to other women. Avoid the creep and buy your liquor elsewhere.

Excellent selection of beverages. Store smells amazing and staff is friendly.

Great selection however the cashier decided that he would help himself to a tip by prompting the tip selection and then picking out the tip he deserved before handing the pay pad to me therefore just allowing me to pay the final sale - he literally did his job that didn’t require me to tip. He didn’t help me pick what I wanted.

In my life, most places got better AFTER I left (and NOT [only?] due to my departure😜!): elementary school, new gym; high school, computer labs; university 1) desktop publishing at the Peak, collectively run student paper I was Sports & Copy Editor at plus handled delivery - of a paper that we literally cut with exacto knives and pasted with this wax that we had a special rolling machine to apply to the galleys which you then had to proofread and put in any corrections and fix them manually as well 2)CJIV - The Jive! Now, sadly, been assigned CKSF, nevertheless did a show, Scott & Mike's Tuner, for 4 years - FM broadcast license & new, more digital-age equipment; Vancouver (well, not really considering that I found Victoria! Reminds me a lot of how Vancouver USED to be!!): SKY TRAIN, Canada LINE WHISTLER HIGHWAY, Stanley Park-SFU... ONE BUS!! TO BRIDGE MY Granted, it was rather silly to live in Kitsalino AND go to SFU but it WAS in Burnaby, so I guess I just saw it out. It struck some friends and I that had gone to elementary high school and finally SFU together, that we could have gone ANYWHERE to school. Like what... what were we thinking!? I mean, Concordia, McGill, York, Carlton, Dalhousie, U of NB. You know, Saskatoon, UofS, UofA... Ultimately, it came down to the weather! Dan had ice storms in Quebec that year and it looks so brutal that I couldn't imagine living through a winter anywhere but the west coast 😎👍❤️🔥. Point is even Burnaby got better after I left!! And here's proof- where was this brewery when I needed it!?!?

Their staff is really friendly and their selection is considerable. My only wish is that they had a more diverse beer selection from breweries on the mainland and especially from the United States. Washington and Oregon breweries have some of the best beer I’ve ever had. And as nice as Deschutes is, it doesn’t count. It’s Oregon’s face label beer. lol

Awesome experience here every time. Great prices, fast and easy transactions. Helpful staff - especially the guy with the long hair/goatee. Be careful in the parking lot it’s a nightmare. But 5 star business 😎👍

Amazing brewery and selection of beers. Staff was super knowledgeable and friendly. Make sure you try their birthday cake beer— my ultimate favorite!

Their wings are also delish, they have board games and anything you need to have a great time. Kid friendly and pet friendly too!

Great selection, helpful friendly staff.

Love that I can collect Scene Points: I take two buses to get there!

You can purchase lottery tickets here, as well. As I mentioned, staff are friendly, helpful, and also knowledgeable.

There's a Thrifty Foods across the parking lot.

Great location. Great food with a huge patio area. And the selection of beers is outstanding. Also they serve other drinks of beer isn't your thing!

Fantastic selection. Helpful Employees. Pet friendly. Clean. Relaxed. Well lit. I have high recommendations for this location for any local visitors. I did not get any photos sadly but I have faith all other photos from other reviewers are suitable enough!

Huge selection and the store is very well laid out. I was after something that I was having difficulty finding on the shelf and one of the stuff was awesome in helping me find it and also making another recommendation.

Bomber brewing is a great place to come to on a sunny day. Most of their seating is outdoor, and definitely dog friendly. I came with a group of 7 on a Saturday afternoon and it was quite busy, but we were lucky enough to find a seat. Don't be fooled by the outdoor food truck, orders are taken inside before your meal is prepped by the food truck staff. My personal favorites are their quesadillas, for food, and their reverent hazy pale ale for beer. Keep in mind, if you can't handle spice, their food is on the hotter side. My one feedback for Bomber, is to maybe not serve so many broken tortilla chips as it makes for a tough time dipping, and isn't the best presentation. Other than that though, I would definitely come back here and try more of what they offer.

Servers are friendly. They usually have a good selection of beers on tap. Tasting room was a bit dark and chilly the last time we went, but overall, we enjoy this brewery.

Always love their beer! This spot is amazing. Also had the most fun spending new years 2020 here! I got some quick to-go cans today, excited to try the new options!

Such great people working there. May not have a huge selection, but gets the job done.

Another stop on our east Van brewery tour. Interesting selection of beer styles, with the usual pale ales, wits and lagers, and a few seasonals. We tried the pair and yuzu sour, and the salted lime lager, both were very good. Bonus points for serving proper 20 oz pints, at a fair price to boot.
Nice merch, I like the font they use and just the overall branding they have.

Professional, up-to-date, very knowledgeable staff!!
Highly recommend. Great products and current alcohol/bev trends.

Knowledgeable staff about wine. However, I had to remove a few stars due to their complete inconsistency on pets in carriers. I walk with my cat, and when I go in stores I put her in carrier backpack. One staff member at this store takes issue with that and has asked us to leave several times, but all the other BC liquor stores have no issue with this, and BC Liquor does not have a policy on this, despite the problematic employee at this location who claims it is policy, although they cannot produce a reference to it. And leaving my cat outside is not an option. So we take our business to Liquor Plus, or the Hillside BC Liquor Store, where they are happy to welcome us!!

Friendly helpful staff. The best sales for any liquor store. I would have given five stars but they're always always always out of everything. Whatever is in the flyer you'll be lucky if they even have half of what's posted in the flyer in stock. I would understand if it was occasionally but it's almost every single time I've gone here they're out of so much. Also the walk in cooler is warm. The walk in cooler is deathly not very cold at all.

Great location and friendly and knowledgeable staff!

They sell booze, don't know how you could mess that one up.

Decent prices on lots of interesting tall can/single domestic and import beers in walk in cooler. Good sel. local breweries. Good staff. Usually well stocked.

Bc liquor store. A few minutes after entering my friend and I realize we have no idea where to find specific wine. An observant and helpful staff notices and assists us by asking price range, type of wine and as we walk over provides a bit of background info. Helps find a great wine that is discounted. And yep it was good. Thanks

Fabulous staff, I often call ahead as I have an energetic toddler/ preschooler and either I'll have a few picks at the front to choose from or a quick walk through with someone offering specific bottle suggestions. I get to try new wines I may not have otherwise and I'm in & out in record time without worry or a tantrum.

Great choices, nice assortment; I would say above the average BC liquor store.
Helpful and friendly Staff.