Meo

Modern Spanish, Fusion · Vancouver · Chef Joël Watanabe

Ranked No. 64 on North America's 50 Best Bars list, Meo is a Vancouver cocktail lounge from chef Joël Watanabe. The venue serves modern Spanish fusion small plates alongside creative drinks. Its 1970s Hong Kong-inspired interior features plush pink drapery, floral carpeting, and a vintage jukebox.

265 EAST PENDER ST, VANCOUVER, BC V6A 1T8, Vancouver

  • #64 North America's 50 Best Bars 2026

Menu

Dishes

  • 1/2 Doz Oysters (34) — padron pepper kosho, almond dongchimi
  • Patata Brava (14) — crispy potato purée, brava sauce, alioli
  • Croqueta (14) — Caesar Salad roast chicken béchamel, gem lettuce
  • Milk Bun (15) — curried potato filling, whipped fruit butter
  • French Toast (32) — torched fois gras micuit, house jam, fresh chives
  • Scallop Crudo (28) — passionfruit & corn emulsion, spicy popcorn dust, pickled kohlrabi, watercress
  • Treviso Salad (24) — doenjang marinated pears, green pea hummus, asiago, anchovies, candied walnuts
  • Fish Crudo (32) — hamachi, tomato dashi vinaigrette, tomato gochujang, Kalamata olive, cucumber, pickled onion, basil
  • Yukhoe Tartare (24) — nashi pear, cornichons, nori, capers, Hachi mustard, egg yolk
  • Beef Bourguignon Burger (31) — two double smash patties, Meo secret sauce, mushrooms, caramlized onions, gruyère, pickles

Cocktails

  • Tequila Sunrise (20) — Sotol La Higuera, Pineau des Charentes Blanc, orange, angelica, prickly pear
  • Blue Hawaiian (20) — Altos Blanco, Solmano Mango Mezcal, tepache, sancho peppers, salted cucumber, spirulina
  • Lemond Drop Martini (19) — Malfy Gin, bergamot, preserved, lemon, lemon sable
  • Liquid Cocaine (18) — Havana Club 7, Lucano Amaro, cinnamon cordial, chocolate mint
  • Sex On The Beach (23) — Ukiyo Vodka, Tan Taka Tan Shiso Shochu, green apricot chutney, citrus oil
  • Miami Vice (22) — Strawberry, Wray & Nephew, Mancino Bianco, Plantation Pineapple Rum, macadamia nut
  • Porn Star Martini (18) — Fair Quinoa Vodka, rotating fruit, vanilla, Yakult, sake, bubbles
  • Sherry Cobbler (18) — Micaela Sherry, strawberry stem cordial, Strega, tomato brine
  • Matcha Highball (18) — Tanqueray gin, matcha, banana milk, lime, tonka bean soda
  • Spicy Margarita (18) — Altos Blanco tequila, melon milk, lime, agave

Wines

  • Louis Picamelot Crémant de Bourgogne (Glass) (20) — 2020, Blanc Brut, Burgundy, FR

The Experience

An intimate room in a hidden location. The meal is structured around a tasting menu. A good fit for celebrations.

  • Occasion: Celebration
  • Atmosphere: Intimate
  • Format: Tasting menu
  • Setting: Hidden

Phone: +16045596181

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