Banff · Pubs
Best Pubs in Banff
Banff's pub scene is the back-bone of its happy-hour culture. Most of the town's recurring weekly deals — Wing Wednesday, $5 pizza Mondays, half-price-pint après-ski — happen at the proper pubs rather than the destination restaurants. They're also the only places in town where you can comfortably eat dinner-then-stick-around-for-one-more without anyone giving you the closing-time look.
Rose & Crown has been running the same wing night for longer than anyone remembers. The Pump & Tap is the late-night standard. St. James's Gate Irish Pub does a legitimate Guinness. The Beaver Bar at the Banff Caribou is where ski instructors drink. Magpie & Stump is technically a tequila bar but has the most pub-like crowd of anywhere on the strip. Each one is verified by us with current happy-hour times.
For the more cocktail-led venues, see the best-bars list. For specifically what's on tonight by category, the wings and beer specials pages have the live data.
Top picks
Our top 3
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Magpie & Stump
Banff
25% off tacos
Melissa's MisSteak
Banff · 3pm–6pm
Rose & Crown
Banff · 1pm–5:30pm
Rundle Bar at Fairmont Banff Springs
Banff · 3pm–5pm
Cocktail and drink specials
St. James's Gate Irish Pub
Banff
The Boss Kitchen & Bar
Banff · 3pm–6pm, 9pm–11pm
The Canadian Brewhouse
Banff · 11am–7pm
Three Bears Brewery & Restaurant
Banff · 3pm–5pm
Tommy's Neighbourhood Pub
Banff · 3pm–6pm, 10pm–1am
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How we curate
Every venue on this list is hand-picked by us. No paid placement, no auto-pulled aggregator data, just spots a Bow Valley local would actually send a friend to. Times and prices are verified against the venue's own sources at least once a month. More on how HappyMap works.