Hawksworth, located inside The Rosewood Hotel Georgia, is one of the very best restaurants in Western Canada. The multiple award-winner is sleek, modern and on the stylish side of sexy. This is especially true in its sumptuous, cosseting Cocktail Bar. Led by Nova Scotian Cooper Tardivel, whose personal mantra is “you’re only as good as your last drink”, it is the only bar outside of the USA to receive the prestigious the Seal of the Sazerac. Everyone on staff is well versed in the art of the drink, and the regular crowd is a veritable “who’s who” zoo of local bigwigs and power brokers. If that’s already your scene, you’re already acclimatized to the bar’s outstanding skill sets, but if it’s not, slunk down into one of cozy chairs and get your drink on with a big chaser of people-watching.

The Drink | The signature cocktail at Hawksworth is the Hotel Georgia, a delicious blend of Plymouth gin, orgeat, fresh lemon juice, orange blossom water, and egg white | $12

Hawksworth Cocktail Bar | The Rosewood Hotel Georgia | 801 West Georgia Street | WEBSITE