Empress’s Q bar top 50 in Canada

Q Bar at the Fairmont Empress Hotel has been named one of Canada’s 50 Best Bars for 2020 by Canada’s 100 Best magazine. Rankings are based on a poll of 51 national judges.

Q Bar was the only bar on Vancouver Island to make this year’s list and one of just nine in British Columbia.

It’s a timely accolade for Q Bar as the Empress Hotel reopened last week after a three-month shutdown due to the pandemic.

“This is an impressive accomplishment by our Q at the Empress team,” said hotel general manager Indu Brar.

She said Q Bar is home to inspired cocktails, artisan beers, locally crafted Empress 1908 Gin and the best B.C.