Guidebook for Vancouver

Mark
Guidebook for Vancouver

Food Scene

Amazing French bakery and coffee shop
17 localnici recomandă
Coco et Olive
3707 Main St
17 localnici recomandă
Amazing French bakery and coffee shop
The gem is a fish counter offering deliciously fresh, locally caught wild seafood for sale, and makes the best seafood tacos and fish and chips in town.
84 localnici recomandă
The Fish Counter
3825 Main St
84 localnici recomandă
The gem is a fish counter offering deliciously fresh, locally caught wild seafood for sale, and makes the best seafood tacos and fish and chips in town.
91 localnici recomandă
Caffè Artigiano
763 Hornby St
91 localnici recomandă
Great brunch, good lunch/dinner menu, friendly staff, spacious booths for groups
38 localnici recomandă
Locus Restaurant & Lounge
4121 Main St
38 localnici recomandă
Great brunch, good lunch/dinner menu, friendly staff, spacious booths for groups
The best and most inventive Vietnamese food in Vancouver, hands down, in a stylish dining room.
132 localnici recomandă
Anh And Chi
3388 Main St
132 localnici recomandă
The best and most inventive Vietnamese food in Vancouver, hands down, in a stylish dining room.
Local brewery makes fresh, delicious beers and has a tasting room where you can sample numerous brews. Pick up a growler and pose as a hipster!
289 localnici recomandă
Brassneck Brewery
2148 Main St
289 localnici recomandă
Local brewery makes fresh, delicious beers and has a tasting room where you can sample numerous brews. Pick up a growler and pose as a hipster!
Slickity Jim's knows how to do breakfasts and brunches. A room in the back is great for families with kids.
57 localnici recomandă
Slickity Jim's Chat 'n' Chew
3475 Main St
57 localnici recomandă
Slickity Jim's knows how to do breakfasts and brunches. A room in the back is great for families with kids.
This bakery makes the absolute best cakes!
57 localnici recomandă
Trafiq
4216 Main St
57 localnici recomandă
This bakery makes the absolute best cakes!
This place has great comfort food - macaroni and cheese, soups, stews, sandwiches, shepherd's pie, beef bourgignon, etc.
113 localnici recomandă
Burgoo
3096 Main St
113 localnici recomandă
This place has great comfort food - macaroni and cheese, soups, stews, sandwiches, shepherd's pie, beef bourgignon, etc.
Solly's makes delicious Jewish bagels, bagel sandwiches, Jewish sweet baking and fresh challah bread. Also delicious matzo ball soup.
23 localnici recomandă
Solly's Up Main
4071 Main St
23 localnici recomandă
Solly's makes delicious Jewish bagels, bagel sandwiches, Jewish sweet baking and fresh challah bread. Also delicious matzo ball soup.
Delicious thin crust pizza!! So yummy. Unfortunately they do not deliver.
55 localnici recomandă
Don't Argue! Pizzeria
3240 Main St
55 localnici recomandă
Delicious thin crust pizza!! So yummy. Unfortunately they do not deliver.
Delicious, fresh, traditional Japanese-owned sushi restaurant.
61 localnici recomandă
Shiro Japanese
3096 Cambie St
61 localnici recomandă
Delicious, fresh, traditional Japanese-owned sushi restaurant.
This pizza place has a lot of selection and thin-crust pizzas. It's our second-favourite local pizza place after Don't Argue.
52 localnici recomandă
Pizza Garden
675 Smithe St
52 localnici recomandă
This pizza place has a lot of selection and thin-crust pizzas. It's our second-favourite local pizza place after Don't Argue.
We love this place for delicious Indian curries. They deliver relatively quickly too.
Original Tandoori Kitchen
7215 Main St
We love this place for delicious Indian curries. They deliver relatively quickly too.
This is our go-to cheap and cheerful sushi restaurant. Free delivery.
30 localnici recomandă
Dream Sushi
4401 Main Street
30 localnici recomandă
This is our go-to cheap and cheerful sushi restaurant. Free delivery.
This tiny little casual Italian eatery focuses on making really delicious, fresh pasta dishes. Their menu is super simple - 7 pastas and a few appetizers and salads. Good wine. No reservations. Unpretentious.
18 localnici recomandă
Autostrada Osteria Main Street
4811 Main St
18 localnici recomandă
This tiny little casual Italian eatery focuses on making really delicious, fresh pasta dishes. Their menu is super simple - 7 pastas and a few appetizers and salads. Good wine. No reservations. Unpretentious.
We love the French table because it serves good, affordable, French food in a warm and welcoming (unpretentious) dining room. Proprietor Herve Martin is lovely and treats all his customers well. The duck confit cassoulet is a favourite dish. Good wine selection. Also, the restaurant is good with kids, which is unexpected - friendly, patient service and smaller portions. We've gone for brunch, lunch and dinner many times.
9 localnici recomandă
French Table
3916 Main St
9 localnici recomandă
We love the French table because it serves good, affordable, French food in a warm and welcoming (unpretentious) dining room. Proprietor Herve Martin is lovely and treats all his customers well. The duck confit cassoulet is a favourite dish. Good wine selection. Also, the restaurant is good with kids, which is unexpected - friendly, patient service and smaller portions. We've gone for brunch, lunch and dinner many times.

Drinks & Nightlife

This fun and kitschy tiki bar serves strong Hawaiian drinks that will knock your socks off. Sometimes features Burlesque dancers on stage.
98 localnici recomandă
The Shameful Tiki Room
4362 Main St
98 localnici recomandă
This fun and kitschy tiki bar serves strong Hawaiian drinks that will knock your socks off. Sometimes features Burlesque dancers on stage.
33 acres makes delicious craft beer. They have a taproom where you can try all their varieties and they serve a small menu.
307 localnici recomandă
33 Acres Brewing Company
15 W 8th Ave
307 localnici recomandă
33 acres makes delicious craft beer. They have a taproom where you can try all their varieties and they serve a small menu.
Kino Cafe features live flamenco music and dancing. The food is nothing to write home about, but it is a fun place to go within walking distance from our home.
48 localnici recomandă
the Kino
3456 Cambie St
48 localnici recomandă
Kino Cafe features live flamenco music and dancing. The food is nothing to write home about, but it is a fun place to go within walking distance from our home.

Parks & Nature

This is the highest point in Vancouver with has stunning views and gardens.
830 localnici recomandă
Parcul Regina Elisabeta
4600 Cambie St
830 localnici recomandă
This is the highest point in Vancouver with has stunning views and gardens.
Amazing network of trails
254 localnici recomandă
Pacific Spirit Regional Park
5495 W 16th Ave
254 localnici recomandă
Amazing network of trails
This approx 10-km paved greenway is a great place to go for a run through some of Vancouver's nicest neighbourhoods.
Arbutus Greenway
Arbutus Greenway
This approx 10-km paved greenway is a great place to go for a run through some of Vancouver's nicest neighbourhoods.
Most remote of the network of beaches along Vancouver's waterfront.
264 localnici recomandă
Spanish Banks
264 localnici recomandă
Most remote of the network of beaches along Vancouver's waterfront.

Shopping

Best consignment store on Main Street, possibly in Vancouver, selling men's and women's clothes.
88 localnici recomandă
Front & Company
3772 Main St
88 localnici recomandă
Best consignment store on Main Street, possibly in Vancouver, selling men's and women's clothes.
Great used bookstore
24 localnici recomandă
Pulp Fiction Books
2422 Main St
24 localnici recomandă
Great used bookstore
Nice kids clothing store with selection of new and consignment clothing
Beansprouts
4897 Main St
Nice kids clothing store with selection of new and consignment clothing
Local surf inspired wear - t-shirts, hoodies, etc. for men and women.
Sitka shop - Vancouver
2549 Main St
Local surf inspired wear - t-shirts, hoodies, etc. for men and women.
This is a small mall that has higher-end brands, like Max Mara, Hugo Boss, Armani Exchange, Stuart Weitzman, as well as the Hudson's Bay department store. Bonus is that it's right on the Canada Line (subway) or you can park for free.
200 localnici recomandă
Oakridge Centre
650 W 41st Ave
200 localnici recomandă
This is a small mall that has higher-end brands, like Max Mara, Hugo Boss, Armani Exchange, Stuart Weitzman, as well as the Hudson's Bay department store. Bonus is that it's right on the Canada Line (subway) or you can park for free.
Canadian-made homeware
13 localnici recomandă
Nineteen Ten
4366 Main St
13 localnici recomandă
Canadian-made homeware
Local boutique selling impeccably chosen footwear for men and women.
14 localnici recomandă
Umeboshi
3638 Main Street
14 localnici recomandă
Local boutique selling impeccably chosen footwear for men and women.
Boutique that features international fashion along with pieces from independent Canadian designers. Pricey but unique.
23 localnici recomandă
Eugene Choo
3683 Main St
23 localnici recomandă
Boutique that features international fashion along with pieces from independent Canadian designers. Pricey but unique.
This is a general store that sells kitchenware, party supplies, notebooks, soap, fancy water bottles, etc.
42 localnici recomandă
Welk's
3511 Main St
42 localnici recomandă
This is a general store that sells kitchenware, party supplies, notebooks, soap, fancy water bottles, etc.
Lucky's Comics is a tiny little comic shop.
Lucky's Books & Comics
3128 Main St
Lucky's Comics is a tiny little comic shop.

Essentials

This small market sells local, fresh produce, a number of organic products and all your basics.
55 localnici recomandă
East West Market
4169 Main St
55 localnici recomandă
This small market sells local, fresh produce, a number of organic products and all your basics.
Shoppers has everything you need in a drug store, plus a decent selection of makeup.
692 localnici recomandă
Shoppers Drug Mart
1006 Homer St
692 localnici recomandă
Shoppers has everything you need in a drug store, plus a decent selection of makeup.
This post office is tucked away in the back of an empty looking pharmacy.
Post Office Pharmacy
This post office is tucked away in the back of an empty looking pharmacy.
This is an inexpensive drycleaner. We wouldn't recommend taking investment pieces here but it's fine for basic drycleaning. Not open on Sundays.
Canadian Coin Laundry
4069 4069 Main Street
This is an inexpensive drycleaner. We wouldn't recommend taking investment pieces here but it's fine for basic drycleaning. Not open on Sundays.
Local grocery chain that can also deliver for a fee.
70 localnici recomandă
Save-On-Foods
2949 Main St
70 localnici recomandă
Local grocery chain that can also deliver for a fee.
Cold beer and wine store sells a wide selection of local and international beers, wines and some spirits.
51 localnici recomandă
Brewery Creek Cold Beer & Wine
3045 Main St
51 localnici recomandă
Cold beer and wine store sells a wide selection of local and international beers, wines and some spirits.
This is the government-operated liquor store that sells local and international brands of wine, beer and spirits with a small selection of chilled products.
256 localnici recomandă
BC Liquor Stores
4423 Main St
256 localnici recomandă
This is the government-operated liquor store that sells local and international brands of wine, beer and spirits with a small selection of chilled products.
This is one of the best drycleaners in Vancouver. They can also do some basic clothing repairs/alterations.
Busy Bee Gold Dry Cleaners
704 W 6th Ave
This is one of the best drycleaners in Vancouver. They can also do some basic clothing repairs/alterations.

Everything Else

This community centre has a fitness centre, pool, ice rink open year-round and public library.
68 localnici recomandă
Hillcrest Centre
4575 Clancy Loranger Way
68 localnici recomandă
This community centre has a fitness centre, pool, ice rink open year-round and public library.
Hopefully you never have to go to hospital during your stay, but this small local hospital has an emergency room (though not open 24/7). It's a close drive from our home.
13 localnici recomandă
Mount St. Joseph's Hospital
3080 Prince Edward St
13 localnici recomandă
Hopefully you never have to go to hospital during your stay, but this small local hospital has an emergency room (though not open 24/7). It's a close drive from our home.
A great local florist that makes gorgeous arrangements.
10 localnici recomandă
Flower Factory
4285 Main St
10 localnici recomandă
A great local florist that makes gorgeous arrangements.
This is a decent walk-in clinic where you can go if you're sick and get a prescription. Conveniently located about a 10-min walk from our home.
6 localnici recomandă
QE Park Medical Clinic
4060 Cambie St
6 localnici recomandă
This is a decent walk-in clinic where you can go if you're sick and get a prescription. Conveniently located about a 10-min walk from our home.

Entertainment & Activities

This independent movie theatre changes its selection pretty often and is walking distance from our home.
67 localnici recomandă
The Park Theatre
3440 Cambie St
67 localnici recomandă
This independent movie theatre changes its selection pretty often and is walking distance from our home.