Restaurant review: The Diamond, with extra polish

The Diamond
6 Powell Street, 2nd floor | No phone.
Open: Daily, 6 p.m. to midnight. di6mond.comI’ve long been a fan of The Diamond, a Gastown cocktail lounge with an old soul. It’s a cool, laid-back place to meet a friend for a cocktail and snack. The vintage room is unpretentious and inviting, the music’s great and kept to a sane level, and the cocktails are delicious. It was No. 17 in a roundup of the top 50 bars in Canada in April.
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