Guidebook for Vancouver

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Guidebook for Vancouver

Food Scene

Happy hour from 1-5 pm ($9 pizzas and $4 beers!) Great food and service.
67 locals recommend
Pizzeria Barbarella
654 E Broadway
67 locals recommend
Happy hour from 1-5 pm ($9 pizzas and $4 beers!) Great food and service.
Nice little coffee shop, serving pour-overs.
57 locals recommend
Kafka's Coffee and Tea
2525 Main St
57 locals recommend
Nice little coffee shop, serving pour-overs.
Great coffee shop
165 locals recommend
Matchstick Fraser St.
639 E 15th Ave
165 locals recommend
Great coffee shop
Currywurst, beer and an amazing interior. One of our favourite spots.
48 locals recommend
Bestie
105 E Pender St
48 locals recommend
Currywurst, beer and an amazing interior. One of our favourite spots.
Canadian West Coast classics at a great price. Live music and stand up on some nights. Serves their caesars in a boot! Great for brunch.
27 locals recommend
Eight 1/2 Restaurant Lounge
151 E 8th Ave
27 locals recommend
Canadian West Coast classics at a great price. Live music and stand up on some nights. Serves their caesars in a boot! Great for brunch.
Sustainable and local sea food, best fish and chips!
84 locals recommend
The Fish Counter
3825 Main St
84 locals recommend
Sustainable and local sea food, best fish and chips!
Amazing Mexican, always a line up out the door so get there early!
182 locals recommend
Sal y Limón
701 Kingsway
182 locals recommend
Amazing Mexican, always a line up out the door so get there early!
Always amazing service. Be sure to tell them if it's your first time. They also have all day breakfast.
21 locals recommend
The Lion's Den Cafe
651 E 15th Ave
21 locals recommend
Always amazing service. Be sure to tell them if it's your first time. They also have all day breakfast.
Pork and beef jerky made famous by the Dragon's Den.
9 locals recommend
BKH Jerky
3201 Fraser St
9 locals recommend
Pork and beef jerky made famous by the Dragon's Den.
Tasty tacos from Tofino.
147 locals recommend
Tacofino Commissary
2327 E Hastings St
147 locals recommend
Tasty tacos from Tofino.
Delicious Vietnamese, noodle soups perfect for a rainy day!
47 locals recommend
Mr Red Cafe
2131 E Hastings St
47 locals recommend
Delicious Vietnamese, noodle soups perfect for a rainy day!
One of our favourites, Vietnamese and Cambodian. A must visit! Try their chicken wings, butter beef and hot and sour soup.
212 locals recommend
Phnom Penh Restaurant
244 E Georgia St
212 locals recommend
One of our favourites, Vietnamese and Cambodian. A must visit! Try their chicken wings, butter beef and hot and sour soup.
One of the best sushi joints in the neighbourhood. Get there early and put your name on the list!
131 locals recommend
Toshi Sushi
181 E 16th Ave
131 locals recommend
One of the best sushi joints in the neighbourhood. Get there early and put your name on the list!
Great sushi just a few blocks away. Affordable prices and good quality.
25 locals recommend
Loku Japanese Cuisine
2280 Commercial Dr
25 locals recommend
Great sushi just a few blocks away. Affordable prices and good quality.
Chinese baked goods! Pineapple buns are a perfect treat for walking along the seawall.
Anna's Cake House
606 E Broadway
Chinese baked goods! Pineapple buns are a perfect treat for walking along the seawall.
Vegan and vegetarian delights.
9 locals recommend
Graze
3980 Fraser Street
9 locals recommend
Vegan and vegetarian delights.

Essentials

Korean grocery store, fresh produce and lots of choices for ramen noodles!
15 locals recommend
Kim’s Mart
519 E Broadway
15 locals recommend
Korean grocery store, fresh produce and lots of choices for ramen noodles!
Large grocery store with good prices.
113 locals recommend
Buy-Low Foods
370 E Broadway
113 locals recommend
Large grocery store with good prices.
Fantastic local butcher. Great sandwiches.
11 locals recommend
Harkness and Co. Butchers
666 East Broadway
11 locals recommend
Fantastic local butcher. Great sandwiches.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great neighbourhood pub. Often have live music.
42 locals recommend
The Lido
518 E Broadway
42 locals recommend
Great neighbourhood pub. Often have live music.
Former porn theatre, now an awesome music venue.
66 locals recommend
Fox Cabaret
2321 Main St
66 locals recommend
Former porn theatre, now an awesome music venue.
Great brewery, one of the nicest interiors in the city.
307 locals recommend
33 Acres Brewing Company
15 W 8th Ave
307 locals recommend
Great brewery, one of the nicest interiors in the city.
Local brewery, lots of amazing brews on tap.
289 locals recommend
Brassneck Brewery
2148 Main St
289 locals recommend
Local brewery, lots of amazing brews on tap.
A decent alternative if Brassneck is full, this place has a lot of space.
134 locals recommend
Main Street Brewery
261 E 7th Ave
134 locals recommend
A decent alternative if Brassneck is full, this place has a lot of space.
Local music venue & bar that hosts many of the latest and greatest bands to visit Vancouver as well as great themed events
67 locals recommend
Biltmore Cabaret
2755 Prince Edward St
67 locals recommend
Local music venue & bar that hosts many of the latest and greatest bands to visit Vancouver as well as great themed events

Arts & Culture

One of the first art galleries in Vancouver.
10 locals recommend
Western Front Society
303 E 8th Ave
10 locals recommend
One of the first art galleries in Vancouver.
Cute art gallery, lots of fun events like stand-up comedy and burlesque.
8 locals recommend
Hot Art Wet City
2206 Main Street
8 locals recommend
Cute art gallery, lots of fun events like stand-up comedy and burlesque.

Shopping

Lovely little things for your home. Also have women's clothing.
29 locals recommend
Much & Little
2543 Main St
29 locals recommend
Lovely little things for your home. Also have women's clothing.
Best selection of quality new and used books in the city. Find a hidden gem in their extensive collection
24 locals recommend
Pulp Fiction Books
2422 Main St
24 locals recommend
Best selection of quality new and used books in the city. Find a hidden gem in their extensive collection
The best design and home accessories shop on the West Coast. A great place to find a souvenir or to start a wish list for your Scandinavian-inspired home.
25 locals recommend
Vancouver Special
3612 Main St
25 locals recommend
The best design and home accessories shop on the West Coast. A great place to find a souvenir or to start a wish list for your Scandinavian-inspired home.
Best little strip mall. Groceries, Shoppers Drug Mart, Liquor store, dollar store. Everything you could need.
45 locals recommend
Kingsgate Mall
370 E Broadway
45 locals recommend
Best little strip mall. Groceries, Shoppers Drug Mart, Liquor store, dollar store. Everything you could need.
High end fashions, lots of stuff from Denmark. Very hip.
10 locals recommend
Still Life For Him & Her
2315 Main St
10 locals recommend
High end fashions, lots of stuff from Denmark. Very hip.
Affordable trendy fashions.
26 locals recommend
8th & Main
2403 Main St
26 locals recommend
Affordable trendy fashions.
Consignment store, lots of selection.
88 locals recommend
Front & Company
3772 Main St
88 locals recommend
Consignment store, lots of selection.
Vintage clothing store. They also sell weird 80s trading cards.
6 locals recommend
F as in Frank Vintage Clothing
2425 Main St
6 locals recommend
Vintage clothing store. They also sell weird 80s trading cards.
Great shoes and handbags. Check out the store next door also for hip fashion.
23 locals recommend
Eugene Choo
3683 Main St
23 locals recommend
Great shoes and handbags. Check out the store next door also for hip fashion.
Super nice shoes, lots of stuff made in Italy.
14 locals recommend
Umeboshi
3638 Main Street
14 locals recommend
Super nice shoes, lots of stuff made in Italy.

Everything Else

Amazing artisanal ice cream. Neat flavours like lemon poppy seed and honey camomile.
353 locals recommend
Earnest Ice Cream
3992 Fraser St
353 locals recommend
Amazing artisanal ice cream. Neat flavours like lemon poppy seed and honey camomile.
Amazing artisanal ice cream. Neat flavours like lemon poppy seed and honey camomile.
353 locals recommend
Earnest Ice Cream
3992 Fraser St
353 locals recommend
Amazing artisanal ice cream. Neat flavours like lemon poppy seed and honey camomile.
Just 2 stops from the 99 bus stop at Broadway and Fraser. Take the train to Waterfront to get downtown.
30 locals recommend
NB Commercial Dr FS E 10 Ave station
2570 Commercial Dr
30 locals recommend
Just 2 stops from the 99 bus stop at Broadway and Fraser. Take the train to Waterfront to get downtown.
Sky train station that takes you out to the airport, just 3 stops from our home.
81 locals recommend
Broadway-City Hall station
496 W Broadway
81 locals recommend
Sky train station that takes you out to the airport, just 3 stops from our home.
Closest Skytrain stop is just around the corner. VCC is part of the Millenium Line which will take you into Burnaby, or switch trains one station away (Commercial/Expo line) to go downtown.
15 locals recommend
VCC SkyTrain station
15 locals recommend
Closest Skytrain stop is just around the corner. VCC is part of the Millenium Line which will take you into Burnaby, or switch trains one station away (Commercial/Expo line) to go downtown.
The infamously (re)named Dude Chilling Park is a great place to have a picnic or play some frisbee after visiting the breweries nearby
43 locals recommend
Guelph Park
2390 Brunswick St
43 locals recommend
The infamously (re)named Dude Chilling Park is a great place to have a picnic or play some frisbee after visiting the breweries nearby
Looking for a new 'do? The Belmont is a great barbershop for men. Just make sure you phone ahead for an appointment.
The Belmont Barbershop
111 E Broadway
Looking for a new 'do? The Belmont is a great barbershop for men. Just make sure you phone ahead for an appointment.
Trendy hair salon on main. Women and men cuts. I hear they are great with ombres.
Barbarella Hair Salon
3277 Main St
Trendy hair salon on main. Women and men cuts. I hear they are great with ombres.
Brewery with a built in diner!
60 locals recommend
Red Truck Beer Company
295 E 1st Ave
60 locals recommend
Brewery with a built in diner!
Fully stocked gym, library and ping pong table.
48 locals recommend
Mount Pleasant Community Centre
1 Kingsway
48 locals recommend
Fully stocked gym, library and ping pong table.
Best selection of craft beers in town. Plus everything is already refrigerated!
51 locals recommend
Brewery Creek Cold Beer & Wine
3045 Main St
51 locals recommend
Best selection of craft beers in town. Plus everything is already refrigerated!
Hip hair salon that specializes in vintage looks.
East Vanity Parlour
2482 E Hastings St
Hip hair salon that specializes in vintage looks.
Nice park just a block away.
14 locals recommend
China Creek North Park
1001 E 7th Ave
14 locals recommend
Nice park just a block away.