Guidebook for Vancouver

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Guidebook for Vancouver

Food Scene

Hip. Fun. Casual. Great food.
147 locals recommend
Tacofino Commissary
2327 E Hastings St
147 locals recommend
Hip. Fun. Casual. Great food.
Wonderful, inventive high-quality Italian food.
50 locals recommend
Campagnolo Roma
2297 East Hastings Street
50 locals recommend
Wonderful, inventive high-quality Italian food.
Casual, fun, healthy, family-friendly eatery.
57 locals recommend
Roundel Café
2465 E Hastings St
57 locals recommend
Casual, fun, healthy, family-friendly eatery.
Casual, fun dining. Great brunch place.
166 locals recommend
The Red Wagon
2128 E Hastings St
166 locals recommend
Casual, fun dining. Great brunch place.
Casual, healthy, tasty food. Family-friendly.
40 locals recommend
Tamam: Fine Palestinian Cuisine
2616 E Hastings St
40 locals recommend
Casual, healthy, tasty food. Family-friendly.
Excellent sushi.
36 locals recommend
Sushi Nanaimo
350 Nanaimo St
36 locals recommend
Excellent sushi.
Another great Powell Street restaurant.
Kessel&March
1701 Powell St
Another great Powell Street restaurant.
Coffee and pastries. Great space.
18 locals recommend
East Café
2401 E Hastings St
18 locals recommend
Coffee and pastries. Great space.
Great neighbourhood coffee shop.
38 locals recommend
The Laughing Bean Coffee Co.
2695 E Hastings St
38 locals recommend
Great neighbourhood coffee shop.
Amazing food at this small gem. They don't accept reservations and there's always a long line so stop by, give them your name then walk to Vancouver Urban Winery for a drink while you wait.
172 locals recommend
Ask For Luigi Restaurant
305 Alexander St
172 locals recommend
Amazing food at this small gem. They don't accept reservations and there's always a long line so stop by, give them your name then walk to Vancouver Urban Winery for a drink while you wait.
Great pizza!
159 locals recommend
Via Tevere Pizzeria
1190 Victoria Dr
159 locals recommend
Great pizza!
Delicious!
23 locals recommend
Sula Indian Restaurant
1128 Commercial Dr
23 locals recommend
Delicious!
Small, elegant room serving wonderful French and Tunisian food.
16 locals recommend
Carthage Cafe
1851 Commercial Dr
16 locals recommend
Small, elegant room serving wonderful French and Tunisian food.
Great Mexican food. Casual atmosphere. Expect to wait to be seated - it's popular.
155 locals recommend
La Mezcaleria
1622 Commercial Dr
155 locals recommend
Great Mexican food. Casual atmosphere. Expect to wait to be seated - it's popular.
Prix-fix French menu. Reasonable prices and good food.
26 locals recommend
Absinthe Bistro
952 Commercial Dr
26 locals recommend
Prix-fix French menu. Reasonable prices and good food.
Oysters and wonderful cocktails.
29 locals recommend
Merchants Workshop
1590 Commercial Drive
29 locals recommend
Oysters and wonderful cocktails.
Amazing pizza in an exciting but rough-around-the-edges neighbourhood.
107 locals recommend
Pizzeria Farina
915 Main St
107 locals recommend
Amazing pizza in an exciting but rough-around-the-edges neighbourhood.
Can't get in to Ask for Luigi? This is a new room, just a few blocks away. Nice space, good (though unusual) food.
37 locals recommend
The Mackenzie Room
415 Powell St
37 locals recommend
Can't get in to Ask for Luigi? This is a new room, just a few blocks away. Nice space, good (though unusual) food.

Essentials

Our favourite grocery store.
153 locals recommend
Donald's Market
2342 E Hastings St
153 locals recommend
Our favourite grocery store.
Wonderful bakery!
19 locals recommend
Black Rook Bakehouse
2474 E Hastings St
19 locals recommend
Wonderful bakery!
Another great bakery. Lots of gluten free options.
22 locals recommend
East Village Bakery
2166 E Hastings St
22 locals recommend
Another great bakery. Lots of gluten free options.
Quality meats. Good prices.
23 locals recommend
Rio Friendly Meats
2477 E Hastings St
23 locals recommend
Quality meats. Good prices.
Artisanal Butcher.
9 locals recommend
Windsor Meats
2276 E Hastings St
9 locals recommend
Artisanal Butcher.
Wonderful little Italian grocery store and deli.
11 locals recommend
Ugo & Joe's Lucky Meats
11 locals recommend
Wonderful little Italian grocery store and deli.
Local fishmonger. Quality fish, great prices, delicious ready-to-eat chowders and soups AND they carry Earnest Ice Cream (arguably the best local-made ice cream).
11 locals recommend
Wheelhouse Seafoods
2632 E Hastings St
11 locals recommend
Local fishmonger. Quality fish, great prices, delicious ready-to-eat chowders and soups AND they carry Earnest Ice Cream (arguably the best local-made ice cream).

Shopping

Great little indie record store.
Horses Records
2447 E Hastings St
Great little indie record store.
Handy drugstore.
285 locals recommend
London Drugs
2696 E Hastings St
285 locals recommend
Handy drugstore.
Convenient drug store with large grocery section.
692 locals recommend
Shoppers Drug Mart
1006 Homer St
692 locals recommend
Convenient drug store with large grocery section.
Lovely, small, women's clothing boutique.
7 locals recommend
Barefoot Contessa
1928 Commercial Drive
7 locals recommend
Lovely, small, women's clothing boutique.

Drinks & Nightlife

Enjoy their tasting room. Grab a growler and bring some home.
130 locals recommend
Parallel 49 Brewing Company
1950 Triumph St
130 locals recommend
Enjoy their tasting room. Grab a growler and bring some home.
Great tasting room. Bring a growler back with you!
60 locals recommend
Off the Rail Brewing
1351 Adanac St
60 locals recommend
Great tasting room. Bring a growler back with you!
Another great micro-brewery to try!
62 locals recommend
Powell Brewery
1357 Powell St
62 locals recommend
Another great micro-brewery to try!
Stop here on your micro-brewery tour.
61 locals recommend
Storm Brewing LTD.
310 Commercial Drive
61 locals recommend
Stop here on your micro-brewery tour.
Another micro-brewery to try!
83 locals recommend
Bomber Brewing
1488 Adanac St
83 locals recommend
Another micro-brewery to try!
Locally crafted beer and wine. A great place for a night out or stop here for a drink while you wait for your table at Ask for Luigi.
49 locals recommend
Vancouver Urban Winery
55 Dunlevy Ave
49 locals recommend
Locally crafted beer and wine. A great place for a night out or stop here for a drink while you wait for your table at Ask for Luigi.
Casual room, local bands, cheap drinks.
20 locals recommend
The Wise
1882 Adanac St
20 locals recommend
Casual room, local bands, cheap drinks.

Arts & Culture

Fantastic ocean-front park and pool.
29 locals recommend
New Brighton Pool
3201 New Brighton Rd
29 locals recommend
Fantastic ocean-front park and pool.
Vancouver's biggest and oldest amusement park.
174 locals recommend
Playland at the PNE
2901 E Hastings St
174 locals recommend
Vancouver's biggest and oldest amusement park.
Wonderful space showcasing local theatre.
71 locals recommend
Historic Theatre, The Cultch
1895 Venables St
71 locals recommend
Wonderful space showcasing local theatre.
Another great local theatre.
23 locals recommend
York Theatre, The Cultch
639 Commercial Dr
23 locals recommend
Another great local theatre.
Movies. Live Music. Licensed.
100 locals recommend
Rio Theatre
1660 E Broadway
100 locals recommend
Movies. Live Music. Licensed.

Everything Else

Over 200 flavours including some very adventurous ones. Fun, festive atmosphere.
66 locals recommend
La Casa Gelato
1033 Venables St
66 locals recommend
Over 200 flavours including some very adventurous ones. Fun, festive atmosphere.