Guidebook for Vancouver

Heidi
Guidebook for Vancouver

Food Scene

A great, funky little cafe with a fantastic sense of humour. Good food and eclectic decor.
57 locals recommend
Slickity Jim's Chat 'n' Chew
3475 Main St
57 locals recommend
A great, funky little cafe with a fantastic sense of humour. Good food and eclectic decor.
starbucks
344 locals recommend
Starbucks
99 Keefer Pl
344 locals recommend
starbucks
JJ bean. Best muffins in Vancouver
490 locals recommend
JJ Bean Coffee Roasters
3010 Main St
490 locals recommend
JJ bean. Best muffins in Vancouver
line up out the door every night
131 locals recommend
Toshi Sushi
181 E 16th Ave
131 locals recommend
line up out the door every night
great patio!
14 locals recommend
Chai Lounge
14 locals recommend
great patio!
french food! yum!
9 locals recommend
French Table
3916 Main St
9 locals recommend
french food! yum!
Main street does italian right. So yummy!
17 locals recommend
Charlie's Little Italian
17 locals recommend
Main street does italian right. So yummy!
Considered 'Best Restaurant' by a few of my best friends.
56 locals recommend
Burdock & Co
2702 Main St
56 locals recommend
Considered 'Best Restaurant' by a few of my best friends.
love sweets? this place is for you!
22 locals recommend
Sweet Revenge
4160 Main St
22 locals recommend
love sweets? this place is for you!
Carribean food. Yes that's right, come on, give it a try you'll love it! And you will feel like you are in a little surf town, the decor is great!
40 locals recommend
The Reef Caribbean Restaurants
4172 Main St
40 locals recommend
Carribean food. Yes that's right, come on, give it a try you'll love it! And you will feel like you are in a little surf town, the decor is great!
This place is completely organic and FAMOUS in vancouver. The food is really amazing, I don't know how they do it. Very creative things, you'll likely try something you've never had before.
184 locals recommend
The Acorn Restaurant
3995 Main St
184 locals recommend
This place is completely organic and FAMOUS in vancouver. The food is really amazing, I don't know how they do it. Very creative things, you'll likely try something you've never had before.
comfort food, with a great patio.
113 locals recommend
Burgoo
3096 Main St
113 locals recommend
comfort food, with a great patio.
Great noodles and about 70 feet away from your door
Pho Hoang Vietnamese Restaurant
3388 Main Street
Great noodles and about 70 feet away from your door
When you just want chicken and you don't care who's watching.
65 locals recommend
Church's Chicken
Slocan Street
65 locals recommend
When you just want chicken and you don't care who's watching.
Nothing like Thai food. This is a great place.
56 locals recommend
Bob Likes Thai Food
3755 Main St
56 locals recommend
Nothing like Thai food. This is a great place.
It's huge and it's serious. Fasten your seat belts, this is the real deal. I once was served chicken feet at a wedding here. But honestly, they even made chicken feet taste great!
51 locals recommend
Sun Sui Wah
3888 Main St
51 locals recommend
It's huge and it's serious. Fasten your seat belts, this is the real deal. I once was served chicken feet at a wedding here. But honestly, they even made chicken feet taste great!
because sometimes you just need a blizzard.
Dairy Queen
2601 Broadway W
because sometimes you just need a blizzard.
Another great little restaurant to try!
32 locals recommend
GRUB
4328 Main St
32 locals recommend
Another great little restaurant to try!
Great sushi restaurant with great interior decor
17 locals recommend
Sushi Main
3710 Main St
17 locals recommend
Great sushi restaurant with great interior decor
It's a funky eclectic restaurant a stone's throw away from the apartment. They have a nice little patio, and a great selection of unusual sushi fusion. Try the "Fat Elvis" or "Ring of Fire" sushi dishes, and also the mason jar mojitos in "pina Colada' flavour, it's 3 shots of rum for 11 bucks and it's delicious!
53 locals recommend
The General Public Sushi Lodge
3289 Main St
53 locals recommend
It's a funky eclectic restaurant a stone's throw away from the apartment. They have a nice little patio, and a great selection of unusual sushi fusion. Try the "Fat Elvis" or "Ring of Fire" sushi dishes, and also the mason jar mojitos in "pina Colada' flavour, it's 3 shots of rum for 11 bucks and it's delicious!
Casual and friendly, about 3 blocks down the road, lots of TV's for sports, but it's not only a sports bar by any means. Live music some nights, great beer selection. Cool crowd. Best veggie burger you've ever tasted!
20 locals recommend
Colony Bar Main
2904 Main St
20 locals recommend
Casual and friendly, about 3 blocks down the road, lots of TV's for sports, but it's not only a sports bar by any means. Live music some nights, great beer selection. Cool crowd. Best veggie burger you've ever tasted!
Brand new, close by, great cookies!
8 locals recommend
The Last Crumb Cafe
3080 Main Street
8 locals recommend
Brand new, close by, great cookies!
Irish pub and restaurant (kid friendly too!) with one of the most amazing patios with views in the city! Owned by a huge Irish catholic family with 10 kids (8 boys!) Mahony's offers a great atmosphere with a great menu selection with comfort food to oysters... Most of the sons work at the 3 locations. A huge thumbs up from us on this one!
36 locals recommend
Mahony & Sons
601 Stamps Landing
36 locals recommend
Irish pub and restaurant (kid friendly too!) with one of the most amazing patios with views in the city! Owned by a huge Irish catholic family with 10 kids (8 boys!) Mahony's offers a great atmosphere with a great menu selection with comfort food to oysters... Most of the sons work at the 3 locations. A huge thumbs up from us on this one!
The word "Faux" means "False", and "Bourgeois" means "Middle Class" in french. This restaurant serves honest to goodness french food without the snob element. The food and wine are awesome, and the atmosphere is great. They have some classic french dishes like duck confit, steak and escarot. Personally I like the mussels with white wine cream sauce and bacon. Last but not least, try their crème brûlée.
203 locals recommend
Les Faux Bourgeois
663 E 15th Ave
203 locals recommend
The word "Faux" means "False", and "Bourgeois" means "Middle Class" in french. This restaurant serves honest to goodness french food without the snob element. The food and wine are awesome, and the atmosphere is great. They have some classic french dishes like duck confit, steak and escarot. Personally I like the mussels with white wine cream sauce and bacon. Last but not least, try their crème brûlée.
The Noodle Box Noodlebox is consistently tasty and quick. The dishes are easily customizable in terms of protein and spice level so there is sure to be something for you. A must try is the spicy peanut!
2511 Main St
2511 Main Street
The Noodle Box Noodlebox is consistently tasty and quick. The dishes are easily customizable in terms of protein and spice level so there is sure to be something for you. A must try is the spicy peanut!
Good pizza for a very decent price. I love the thin crust and the paninis are quite good as well. They have a few tables outside, which is nice during spring and summer time. Fast service too. Great little spot conveniently located right along the promenade of Main Street.
17 locals recommend
Trilussa Pizza & Pane
4363 Main St
17 locals recommend
Good pizza for a very decent price. I love the thin crust and the paninis are quite good as well. They have a few tables outside, which is nice during spring and summer time. Fast service too. Great little spot conveniently located right along the promenade of Main Street.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great pub with lots of TVs to catch hockey games. Great patio to sit on and enjoy a beer. Fantastic pub food.
42 locals recommend
The Five Point Restaurant & Pub
3124 Main St
42 locals recommend
Great pub with lots of TVs to catch hockey games. Great patio to sit on and enjoy a beer. Fantastic pub food.
great lofted brand new space, great selection of beers.
94 locals recommend
Portland Craft
3835 Main St
94 locals recommend
great lofted brand new space, great selection of beers.
sports bar meets restaurant. Watch the game while ordering gourmet macaroni and cheese.
7 locals recommend
Mr Brownstone
2904 Main Street
7 locals recommend
sports bar meets restaurant. Watch the game while ordering gourmet macaroni and cheese.
Great atmosphere, the chef is really daring and creates very interesting dishes that are delicious. Highly recommend it. Has a retro feel.
102 locals recommend
The Cascade Room
2616 Main St
102 locals recommend
Great atmosphere, the chef is really daring and creates very interesting dishes that are delicious. Highly recommend it. Has a retro feel.
This place is the new kid on the block that everyone is talking about. Every kind of beer you could imagine and a hang out for the in crowd.
245 locals recommend
CRAFT Beer Market False Creek
85 West 1st Avenue
245 locals recommend
This place is the new kid on the block that everyone is talking about. Every kind of beer you could imagine and a hang out for the in crowd.

Everything Else

Big Shoppers, has everything from milk to high end makeup.
692 locals recommend
Shoppers Drug Mart
1006 Homer St
692 locals recommend
Big Shoppers, has everything from milk to high end makeup.
Awesome consignment store that carries new and carefully curated second hand duds.
88 locals recommend
Front & Company
3772 Main St
88 locals recommend
Awesome consignment store that carries new and carefully curated second hand duds.
quaint main street 'everything' store. Fun to shop for interesting things.
42 locals recommend
Welk's
3511 Main St
42 locals recommend
quaint main street 'everything' store. Fun to shop for interesting things.
Little Parisian style bistro. Breakfasts are TO DIE FOR, try the deep fried eggs benny, they are truly scrumptious!
7 locals recommend
Thyme To Indulge Catering & Bistro
2858 Main Street
7 locals recommend
Little Parisian style bistro. Breakfasts are TO DIE FOR, try the deep fried eggs benny, they are truly scrumptious!
cosy little greasy spoon.
9 locals recommend
Hyde Restaurant & Lounge
2960 Main St
9 locals recommend
cosy little greasy spoon.
Dark and stormy atmosphere. Love this place for a glass of red with my husband.
38 locals recommend
Locus Restaurant & Lounge
4121 Main St
38 locals recommend
Dark and stormy atmosphere. Love this place for a glass of red with my husband.
Organic Pizza! Kid friendly!
45 locals recommend
Rocky Mountain Flatbread, Main Street
4186 Main St
45 locals recommend
Organic Pizza! Kid friendly!
they deliver! when you are too lazy to walk 50 feet to all the restaurants!
27 locals recommend
Pizza Hut
3425 Main St
27 locals recommend
they deliver! when you are too lazy to walk 50 feet to all the restaurants!
Brand new community centre with huge new pool with outdoor waterpark, and great gym, ice rink and library.
32 locals recommend
Hillcrest Community Centre
4575 Clancy Loranger Way
32 locals recommend
Brand new community centre with huge new pool with outdoor waterpark, and great gym, ice rink and library.
this is the big silver ball you may have seen an most vancouver skyline photos. Science World is great for kids, but they have an imax theatre with great movies and bring in interesting shows
117 locals recommend
Main Street-Science World Station
117 locals recommend
this is the big silver ball you may have seen an most vancouver skyline photos. Science World is great for kids, but they have an imax theatre with great movies and bring in interesting shows
Great clothes, and a wonderful selection of dresses and jewellery. Good prices and chances are no one else at the party will have your dress!
16 locals recommend
Barefoot Contessa
3715 Main St
16 locals recommend
Great clothes, and a wonderful selection of dresses and jewellery. Good prices and chances are no one else at the party will have your dress!
vintage clothing shop that makes you feel like you are just really cool that they let you in the store.
Woo Vintage Clothing
4393 Main St
vintage clothing shop that makes you feel like you are just really cool that they let you in the store.
groceries 3 blocks away. easy peasy!
35 locals recommend
Marketplace IGA
2949 Main Street
35 locals recommend
groceries 3 blocks away. easy peasy!
yet another super cool Main street boutique.
Lüt Boutique
4219 Main St
yet another super cool Main street boutique.
Yaletown is an area downtown that has hundreds of restaurants and bars. Great to go there one night and check out the scene!
483 locals recommend
Yaletown
483 locals recommend
Yaletown is an area downtown that has hundreds of restaurants and bars. Great to go there one night and check out the scene!
Great lounge for the 30+ age group crowd. Live entertainment with a great ambiance. The 'in spot' to go downtown lately.
56 locals recommend
Hotel Fairmont Pacific Rim
1038 Canada Pl
56 locals recommend
Great lounge for the 30+ age group crowd. Live entertainment with a great ambiance. The 'in spot' to go downtown lately.
Feel like a sub? Subway is 4 blocks away!
124 locals recommend
Subway
5218 Joyce St
124 locals recommend
Feel like a sub? Subway is 4 blocks away!
The Shameful Tiki Lounge. Only locals know about this place and it is an EXPERIENCE. Go for a nightcap, you will NEVER forget it! Great drinks, some of them are on FIRE!
98 locals recommend
The Shameful Tiki Room
4362 Main St
98 locals recommend
The Shameful Tiki Lounge. Only locals know about this place and it is an EXPERIENCE. Go for a nightcap, you will NEVER forget it! Great drinks, some of them are on FIRE!
Chips, pop, magazines, milk, cigarettes... a corner store with all the bells and whistles!
Snack Land!
3011 Main St
Chips, pop, magazines, milk, cigarettes... a corner store with all the bells and whistles!

Shopping

MUST SEE. This place has the coolest things! Antiques, but not stuffy antiques! Find post cards and love notes from the 1900's all the way to army medals and chachkes. So fun to just browse
Baker's Dozen Antiques
1505 56 Street
MUST SEE. This place has the coolest things! Antiques, but not stuffy antiques! Find post cards and love notes from the 1900's all the way to army medals and chachkes. So fun to just browse
Go for a blizzard!
Dairy Queen Store
317 Main St
Go for a blizzard!
Plenty of boutiques and stores along Main street for clothes, shoes, gifts, and more!
205 locals recommend
Main Street
Main Street
205 locals recommend
Plenty of boutiques and stores along Main street for clothes, shoes, gifts, and more!
Big mall downtown with Nordstroms, the Bay, and many other stores. Robson street is there as well, which also has lots of stores to go to.
21 locals recommend
Pacific Centre Po
21 locals recommend
Big mall downtown with Nordstroms, the Bay, and many other stores. Robson street is there as well, which also has lots of stores to go to.

Arts & Culture

1154 locals recommend
Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby St
1154 locals recommend
96 locals recommend
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
630 Hamilton St
96 locals recommend
47 locals recommend
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
843 Seymour St
47 locals recommend
502 locals recommend
Museum of Anthropology
6393 NW Marine Dr
502 locals recommend

Parks & Nature

321 locals recommend
VanDusen Botanical Garden
5251 Oak St
321 locals recommend
Walk through the humid and warm jungle with butterflies, parrots, palm trees and more, under the glass dome of this iconic conservatory just 10 minutes from the Sophia Suite
80 locals recommend
Bloedel Conservatory
4600 Cambie St
80 locals recommend
Walk through the humid and warm jungle with butterflies, parrots, palm trees and more, under the glass dome of this iconic conservatory just 10 minutes from the Sophia Suite
Huge park, absolutely gorgeous. Has ponds, flowers, tennis courts... The William Blooded conservatory is at the top of this park and well worth visiting
830 locals recommend
Queen Elizabeth Park
4600 Cambie St
830 locals recommend
Huge park, absolutely gorgeous. Has ponds, flowers, tennis courts... The William Blooded conservatory is at the top of this park and well worth visiting

Sightseeing

Right on the water, Granville Island offers restaurants, pubs, gift shops, bakeries, a huge market with fresh fruits, vegetables, breads, seafood and meat. A major tourist attraction. Have a bite at Bridges restaurant on the patio and watch the boats sail by, or get fish and chips and sit out on the dock, but watch out for the seagulls, they will steal your chips!
1659 locals recommend
Granville Island
1659 locals recommend
Right on the water, Granville Island offers restaurants, pubs, gift shops, bakeries, a huge market with fresh fruits, vegetables, breads, seafood and meat. A major tourist attraction. Have a bite at Bridges restaurant on the patio and watch the boats sail by, or get fish and chips and sit out on the dock, but watch out for the seagulls, they will steal your chips!
Take the gondola up to the restaurant at the top of Grouse mountain and have dinner while overlooking the city. Or, if you are sporty, do the "Grouse Grind", a famous hike up the mountain (takes about an hour). In the winter they have an ice rink set up at the top of the mountain!
1038 locals recommend
Grouse Mountain
6400 Nancy Greene Way
1038 locals recommend
Take the gondola up to the restaurant at the top of Grouse mountain and have dinner while overlooking the city. Or, if you are sporty, do the "Grouse Grind", a famous hike up the mountain (takes about an hour). In the winter they have an ice rink set up at the top of the mountain!
See historic Vancouver as it once was in Gastown. Located at the edge of downtown, and close to the business district and ocean, Gastown offers lots of restaurants and gift shops. You can walk from Gastown to the Vancouver Convention Centre where the views are stunning and there are 3 large restaurants and a hotel to eat at (Mahony's, Tap and Barrel, Cactus Club, The Pacific Rim Hotel)
1068 locals recommend
Gastown
1068 locals recommend
See historic Vancouver as it once was in Gastown. Located at the edge of downtown, and close to the business district and ocean, Gastown offers lots of restaurants and gift shops. You can walk from Gastown to the Vancouver Convention Centre where the views are stunning and there are 3 large restaurants and a hotel to eat at (Mahony's, Tap and Barrel, Cactus Club, The Pacific Rim Hotel)