Deckchair Cinema at The Polygon

A sandwich board and some stairs in Gastown lead to a brick-arched basement with two live bands a night until 2am.

Movies under the stars on the North Vancouver waterfront, by donation.

Plush velvet, live jazz and a drinks menu named for literary icons, under the Hotel Georgia until 2am.

The country's finest weekly live-jazz programming, Italian plates, and late sets until 12:30am near Beatty and Robson.

The Bao Bei team's love-motel-inspired cocktail den under Kissa Tanto, with a jukebox you control and a 2am close.

Place a wager on King Louie at a fake Chinatown betting shop, watch a wall open, and stay till 2am on weekends.

Cocktails in sand buckets with plastic shovels, a legendary double-crunch taco and 2am closing on Blood Alley in Gastown.

A 38-foot marble bar, pressed-tin ceilings and an 11pm-to-close happy hour that includes the famous Pourhouse burger.

Heritage house, warehouse and patio in Mount Pleasant, with wood-fired oysters, inventive cocktails and the good sense to stay open till midnight.

Yaletown's dim, industrial-cool cocktail bar with an after-10pm charcuterie menu and a 1am close Thursday through Saturday.

A 24-hour West End bakery open 365 days: fresh donuts, towering cake and proper coffee at any absurd hour you choose.

Upstairs from Juke Fried Chicken, a tiny neon cocktail bar serves drinks named Eraserhead and hot chicken until 1am on weekends.

The Birdhouse team's new 150 seat room on Gore Ave pairs funky cocktails with drag shows, which makes it a date with a running order.

The glowing geodesic dome, cocktails in hand and no kids in sight: an adults-only night of hands-on science, live demos and a themed party.