Guidebook for Vancouver

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Guidebook for Vancouver

Essentials

Korean supermarket right across the street
39 locals recommend
H-Mart Downtown
590 Robson St
39 locals recommend
Korean supermarket right across the street
This is where I typically do my grocery shopping
403 locals recommend
IGA
2286 W Broadway
403 locals recommend
This is where I typically do my grocery shopping
Very good selection of prepared foods
366 locals recommend
Nesters Market
333 Abbott St
366 locals recommend
Very good selection of prepared foods
Large Chinese supermarket with a great selection of prepared foods
326 locals recommend
T&T Supermarket
179 Keefer Pl
326 locals recommend
Large Chinese supermarket with a great selection of prepared foods

Arts & Culture

I come here whenever it has a cool new art exhibit
1154 locals recommend
Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby St
1154 locals recommend
I come here whenever it has a cool new art exhibit
Foreign artsy flicks
10 locals recommend
The Cinematheque
1131 Howe St
10 locals recommend
Foreign artsy flicks
Hollywood movies
259 locals recommend
Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver
900 Burrard St
259 locals recommend
Hollywood movies

Food Scene

Do you like meat? You'll like Dunn's. It's also just downstairs!
Dunn's Famous Restaurant
827 Seymour St
Do you like meat? You'll like Dunn's. It's also just downstairs!
I would say Pizza Garden make some of the best pizza in Vancouver. The secret? It's the crust.
52 locals recommend
Pizza Garden
675 Smithe St
52 locals recommend
I would say Pizza Garden make some of the best pizza in Vancouver. The secret? It's the crust.
Fast Asian food nearby
58 locals recommend
Noodlebox
1867 W 4th Ave
58 locals recommend
Fast Asian food nearby
Feel like crepes?
8 locals recommend
Cafe Crepe
796 Granville St
8 locals recommend
Feel like crepes?
Feel like crepes?
8 locals recommend
Café Crêpe
1032 Robson St
8 locals recommend
Feel like crepes?
Do you like high-end Italian food?
30 locals recommend
CinCin Ristorante + Bar
1154 Robson St
30 locals recommend
Do you like high-end Italian food?
Hidden gem. Great prices. Get there by 5 PM or the line up will get really long! Order the black cod early and have it with plain rice: it will change how you understand seafood.
131 locals recommend
Toshi Sushi
181 E 16th Ave
131 locals recommend
Hidden gem. Great prices. Get there by 5 PM or the line up will get really long! Order the black cod early and have it with plain rice: it will change how you understand seafood.
Been here once only. I keep saying I'll go back.
7 locals recommend
Sea Monstr Sushi
55 Powell St
7 locals recommend
Been here once only. I keep saying I'll go back.
Some of the best Malaysian and Thai food is served here.
15 locals recommend
Tropika
2975 Cambie St
15 locals recommend
Some of the best Malaysian and Thai food is served here.
I've been coming here since I was a child! I'd describe it as a Chinese diner. I hope its around forever.
Kam Gok Yuen
142 East Pender Street
I've been coming here since I was a child! I'd describe it as a Chinese diner. I hope its around forever.
Hip modern Chinese cuisine
250 locals recommend
Bao Bei
163 Keefer St
250 locals recommend
Hip modern Chinese cuisine
Great value. Long line up.
141 locals recommend
Stepho's Souvlaki Greek Taverna
1124 Davie St
141 locals recommend
Great value. Long line up.
One of the best places for sushi
29 locals recommend
Kadoya Japanese Restaurant
1184 Denman St
29 locals recommend
One of the best places for sushi
Some of the best pizza in town
12 locals recommend
Goldies Pizza
605 W Pender St
12 locals recommend
Some of the best pizza in town
Japanese style hot dogs. I've tried one and it was good. It's quite the place for hot dogs!
58 locals recommend
JAPADOG
530 Robson St
58 locals recommend
Japanese style hot dogs. I've tried one and it was good. It's quite the place for hot dogs!
Classic steakhouse. Order the cheese bread.
36 locals recommend
Hy's Steakhouse & Cocktail Bar
637 Hornby St
36 locals recommend
Classic steakhouse. Order the cheese bread.
Fancy steakhouse with awesome patio
139 locals recommend
Black+Blue
1032 Alberni St
139 locals recommend
Fancy steakhouse with awesome patio
Love this place
214 locals recommend
Rodney's Oyster House
1228 Hamilton St
214 locals recommend
Love this place
Great place for dinner or brunch
76 locals recommend
Lift Bar Grill View
333 Menchion Mews
76 locals recommend
Great place for dinner or brunch
Great place for dinner or brunch
98 locals recommend
Provence Marinaside
1177 Marinaside Crescent
98 locals recommend
Great place for dinner or brunch
Enjoyed the one time I've been here for brunch and I keep telling myself to revisit the place.
68 locals recommend
Twisted Fork Bistro
213 Carrall Street
68 locals recommend
Enjoyed the one time I've been here for brunch and I keep telling myself to revisit the place.
Wonderful French restaurant. Had one of my finest meals there. Try the tasting menu if you have time.
21 locals recommend
Pied a Terre
3369 Cambie Street
21 locals recommend
Wonderful French restaurant. Had one of my finest meals there. Try the tasting menu if you have time.
Very nice restaurant. Been there a couple of times. I need to return. I recall it does something special every Sunday.
19 locals recommend
La Brasserie
1091 Davie Street
19 locals recommend
Very nice restaurant. Been there a couple of times. I need to return. I recall it does something special every Sunday.
One of the most under-rated restaurants in the city.
45 locals recommend
The Elbow Room Cafe
560 Davie St
45 locals recommend
One of the most under-rated restaurants in the city.
Love this place. Make sure you have a large order of wings: trust me.
212 locals recommend
Phnom Penh Restaurant
244 E Georgia St
212 locals recommend
Love this place. Make sure you have a large order of wings: trust me.
Small, mom-and-pop operation. Grab yourself an inexpensive but tasty Vietnamese sandwich if you're in Chinatown.
9 locals recommend
Ba Le Sandwich Shop
633 Main St
9 locals recommend
Small, mom-and-pop operation. Grab yourself an inexpensive but tasty Vietnamese sandwich if you're in Chinatown.
This is where I go for salads.
Chopped Leaf On Robson
Robson Street
This is where I go for salads.
Classy restaurant
178 locals recommend
Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House
777 Thurlow St
178 locals recommend
Classy restaurant
The coffee just tastes better here. I don't know why, but its true.
91 locals recommend
Caffè Artigiano
763 Hornby St
91 locals recommend
The coffee just tastes better here. I don't know why, but its true.
The coffee just tastes better here. I don't know why, but its true.
91 locals recommend
Caffè Artigiano
763 Hornby St
91 locals recommend
The coffee just tastes better here. I don't know why, but its true.
The coffee just tastes better here. I don't know why, but its true.
18 locals recommend
Caffe Artigiano
925 Main St
18 locals recommend
The coffee just tastes better here. I don't know why, but its true.
This is where I get my late night falafel fix.
Falafel Town Take Out
1009 Granville Street
This is where I get my late night falafel fix.
Great roof-top patio.
159 locals recommend
The Keg Steakhouse + Bar - Yaletown
1011 Mainland St
159 locals recommend
Great roof-top patio.
The place for dinner and dancing.
10 locals recommend
Federico's Supper Club
1728 Commercial Dr
10 locals recommend
The place for dinner and dancing.

Drinks & Nightlife

Only 2 short blocks away to get a drink
8 locals recommend
Cinema Public House
901 Granville St
8 locals recommend
Only 2 short blocks away to get a drink
Only a block away to get a drink
Lennox Pub
800 Granville St
Only a block away to get a drink
I like this place
31 locals recommend
London Pub
700 Main St
31 locals recommend
I like this place
Great place for cool drinks. Burlesque shows are on Thursday evenings.
250 locals recommend
The Keefer Bar
135 Keefer St
250 locals recommend
Great place for cool drinks. Burlesque shows are on Thursday evenings.
Ever seen a flamenco show? If not, you must come here.
48 locals recommend
the Kino
3456 Cambie St
48 locals recommend
Ever seen a flamenco show? If not, you must come here.
My type of bar
19 locals recommend
The Morrissey
1227 Granville St
19 locals recommend
My type of bar
Nice wine bar
29 locals recommend
Uva Wine & Cocktail Bar
900 Seymour St
29 locals recommend
Nice wine bar
The food is okay, too
9 locals recommend
Red Card Sports Bar + Eatery
560 Smithe Street
9 locals recommend
The food is okay, too
Great patio. Food is alright, too.
109 locals recommend
Chill Winston
3 Alexander Street
109 locals recommend
Great patio. Food is alright, too.
Burlesque shows every Tuesday. Look for the backroom to play jenga: trust me.
171 locals recommend
Guilt & Co
171 locals recommend
Burlesque shows every Tuesday. Look for the backroom to play jenga: trust me.
Live music downstairs. Nice patio upstairs. One of my favorite places on The Drive.
36 locals recommend
Falconetti's East Side Grill
1812 Commercial Drive
36 locals recommend
Live music downstairs. Nice patio upstairs. One of my favorite places on The Drive.

Everything Else

I like to take care of my feet some times: this is where I go.
Cranberries Spa
330 Robson St
I like to take care of my feet some times: this is where I go.
Want to do some cycling along the seawall on a nice sunny day? Come here as its close to the bike route and within walking distance.
67 locals recommend
Reckless the Bike Store
110 Davie St
67 locals recommend
Want to do some cycling along the seawall on a nice sunny day? Come here as its close to the bike route and within walking distance.
This place is less than a block away to get yourself a bicycle, but you'll be required to cycle in the streets for a while before getting to the nice bike routes in False Creek and English Bay.
10 locals recommend
Simon's Bike Shop
345 Robson St
10 locals recommend
This place is less than a block away to get yourself a bicycle, but you'll be required to cycle in the streets for a while before getting to the nice bike routes in False Creek and English Bay.
Looking for a bikram style yoga studio?
Westcoast Yoga
Looking for a bikram style yoga studio?
It's a gym but focused on CrossFit. It has everything you need including a masseuse.
Studeo
865 Hornby St
It's a gym but focused on CrossFit. It has everything you need including a masseuse.

Shopping

Very good selection of stores
571 locals recommend
CF Pacific Centre
701 W Georgia St
571 locals recommend
Very good selection of stores
Best place for Italian shoes.
Kalena's Shoes
1526 Commercial Dr
Best place for Italian shoes.
This is the closest liquor store to my home, but it's not a government-run BC Liquor Store, so it's a tad more expensive
19 locals recommend
Sulmida Dessert Cafe Downtown
780 Denman St
19 locals recommend
This is the closest liquor store to my home, but it's not a government-run BC Liquor Store, so it's a tad more expensive
This is the closest BC Liquor Store to my home
768 Bute St
768 Bute Street
This is the closest BC Liquor Store to my home
This is the BC Liquor Store in Yaletown
256 locals recommend
BC Liquor Stores
4423 Main St
256 locals recommend
This is the BC Liquor Store in Yaletown
This is the BC Liquor Store in Gastown
256 locals recommend
BC Liquor Stores
4423 Main St
256 locals recommend
This is the BC Liquor Store in Gastown

Sightseeing

Have you ever seen a Ming Dynasty Chinese Garden? Will you ever? Probably not. This is probably one of the closest things to it.
221 locals recommend
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
578 Carrall St
221 locals recommend
Have you ever seen a Ming Dynasty Chinese Garden? Will you ever? Probably not. This is probably one of the closest things to it.