The Narrow Lounge

This guide to The Narrow Lounge in Vancouver follows David Duprey, who returned from a decade in San Francisco unimpressed by Vancouver's flat, quiet bars and signed a lease on this narrow sliver of a room on Main Street in 2006. You'll hear how he started pouring drinks before he had permission, running the place as an unlicensed boozecan by word of mouth until the paperwork caught up in 2008, and why he wanted it to feel like an amusement ride. Look for the single red light above the plain metal door - it's still the only sign you're in the right place.