Guidebook for Vancouver

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Guidebook for Vancouver

Food Scene

Great brunch and breakfast! Lineups so caution!
109 locals recommend
Yolks
1598 E Hastings St
109 locals recommend
Great brunch and breakfast! Lineups so caution!
Amazing pizza - try the Hawaiian with pistachios. - The Raddlers and Cider on Tap are our favourite here. - Use one of our growlers and fill it up!
51 locals recommend
Strathcona Brewing Company
895 E Hastings St
51 locals recommend
Amazing pizza - try the Hawaiian with pistachios. - The Raddlers and Cider on Tap are our favourite here. - Use one of our growlers and fill it up!
Quick coffee or tea. Portuguese snacks and more!
47 locals recommend
Union Market
810 Union St
47 locals recommend
Quick coffee or tea. Portuguese snacks and more!
Great sandwiches, great tea, great coffee. Nice spot for reading a book, or meeting some locals. Community market as well!
59 locals recommend
Finch's Market
501 E Georgia St
59 locals recommend
Great sandwiches, great tea, great coffee. Nice spot for reading a book, or meeting some locals. Community market as well!
Vancouver's BEST home-style ice cream. You will not have a better bite! - Salted Caramel that is all.
353 locals recommend
Earnest Ice Cream
3992 Fraser St
353 locals recommend
Vancouver's BEST home-style ice cream. You will not have a better bite! - Salted Caramel that is all.
Groceries, Coffee, Tea, and other goods. Local Vibe
58 locals recommend
Wilder Snail Neighborhood Grocery & Coffee
799 Keefer St
58 locals recommend
Groceries, Coffee, Tea, and other goods. Local Vibe
For those that need it, it's close!
323 locals recommend
Starbucks
1752 Commercial Dr
323 locals recommend
For those that need it, it's close!
Iconic Pizza - Go early, they sell out once they run out of dough!
107 locals recommend
Pizzeria Farina
915 Main St
107 locals recommend
Iconic Pizza - Go early, they sell out once they run out of dough!
Great coffee and baked goods
94 locals recommend
Matchstick Chinatown
213 E Georgia St
94 locals recommend
Great coffee and baked goods
Plant based (vegan) cafe with some great bowls. Try it if you want something healthy!
25 locals recommend
Kokomo
611 Gore Ave
25 locals recommend
Plant based (vegan) cafe with some great bowls. Try it if you want something healthy!
Secret bar upstairs called "Camp Upstairs". Try the dirty burger, ask about the add ons - Fog Horn Leg Horn and more. Downstairs is some of the best Italian the city has to offer, they make all the pasta in house. Reserve ahead! The chef here, Robert Belcham worked at the French Laundry in Napa. They also make the burgers at Monarch (inside THE AMERICAN).
59 locals recommend
Campagnolo Upstairs
1020 Main St
59 locals recommend
Secret bar upstairs called "Camp Upstairs". Try the dirty burger, ask about the add ons - Fog Horn Leg Horn and more. Downstairs is some of the best Italian the city has to offer, they make all the pasta in house. Reserve ahead! The chef here, Robert Belcham worked at the French Laundry in Napa. They also make the burgers at Monarch (inside THE AMERICAN).
Thai Food - Awesome and close! Modern room.
41 locals recommend
Kin Kao Thai Kitchen
903 Commercial Dr
41 locals recommend
Thai Food - Awesome and close! Modern room.
Who doesn't love west coast style tacos?
147 locals recommend
Tacofino Commissary
2327 E Hastings St
147 locals recommend
Who doesn't love west coast style tacos?
Cute Italian coffee shop. They have breakfast and lunch as well as carry Italian products. They make fresh handmade pasta everyday you can eat there, or take home to cook. A new favourite in the hood.
13 locals recommend
Caffé La Tana
635 Commercial Dr
13 locals recommend
Cute Italian coffee shop. They have breakfast and lunch as well as carry Italian products. They make fresh handmade pasta everyday you can eat there, or take home to cook. A new favourite in the hood.
Old school American Italian restaurant. Delicious and a great atmosphere.
25 locals recommend
Pepino's Spaghetti House
631 Commercial Dr
25 locals recommend
Old school American Italian restaurant. Delicious and a great atmosphere.
Divey burger joint with great burgers!! Mondays - burger and milkshake for $10!!!
18 locals recommend
The Cannibal Cafe
1818 Commercial Dr
18 locals recommend
Divey burger joint with great burgers!! Mondays - burger and milkshake for $10!!!
Northern Vietnamese run by the nicest family! It's quick, clean, and they have dishes you don't see often.
47 locals recommend
Mr Red Cafe
2131 E Hastings St
47 locals recommend
Northern Vietnamese run by the nicest family! It's quick, clean, and they have dishes you don't see often.
This place is world famous for having over 500 flavours .
66 locals recommend
La Casa Gelato
1033 Venables St
66 locals recommend
This place is world famous for having over 500 flavours .

Drinks & Nightlife

Great drinks and buzzing crowd on nights. Local vibe, great people!
42 locals recommend
Luppolo Brewing Co.
1123 Venables St
42 locals recommend
Great drinks and buzzing crowd on nights. Local vibe, great people!
Our favourite place for a growler! - Try the talisman pale ale! - The cheese-bread at the cash register is delicious.
107 locals recommend
Strange Fellows Brewing Company
1345 Clark Dr
107 locals recommend
Our favourite place for a growler! - Try the talisman pale ale! - The cheese-bread at the cash register is delicious.
28 locals recommend
East Vancouver Brewing Company
1675 Venables St
28 locals recommend
One of the best small breweries in Vancouver.
62 locals recommend
Powell Brewery
1357 Powell St
62 locals recommend
One of the best small breweries in Vancouver.
The best bar, and the best burgers in town - MONARCH Burger. - Pinball Machines, Skeeball, Foosball, DJ's, Booths, and classic BAR.
12 locals recommend
The American
926 Main St
12 locals recommend
The best bar, and the best burgers in town - MONARCH Burger. - Pinball Machines, Skeeball, Foosball, DJ's, Booths, and classic BAR.
Another brewery in the area!
Craft Collective Beerworks
1575 Vernon Dr
Another brewery in the area!

Essentials

Japanese Grocery Store - They make amazing pre-made meals - Miso Marinated Saba (Mackeral) or Karaage - Awesome imported Japanese snacks.
30 locals recommend
Fujiya Japanese Foods - Main
912 Clark Dr
30 locals recommend
Japanese Grocery Store - They make amazing pre-made meals - Miso Marinated Saba (Mackeral) or Karaage - Awesome imported Japanese snacks.
We use this as the convenience store! - Quick chips and snacks.
21 locals recommend
Chevron
8320 Oak St
21 locals recommend
We use this as the convenience store! - Quick chips and snacks.
The best dry cleaning!
Shirtland Drycleaners
746 Powell St
The best dry cleaning!
112 locals recommend
City Avenue Market
2279 Commercial Dr
112 locals recommend
Local family owned market with everything you need on short notice. Good quality food and dry goods, coffee shop, and they sell homemade Portuguese snacks and pastries. Also sell yummy Portuguese cheese you won't find anywhere else in the city!
47 locals recommend
Union Market
810 Union St
47 locals recommend
Local family owned market with everything you need on short notice. Good quality food and dry goods, coffee shop, and they sell homemade Portuguese snacks and pastries. Also sell yummy Portuguese cheese you won't find anywhere else in the city!

Getting Around

Local taxi depot nearby, swing by to get a cab quickly.
9 locals recommend
Vancouver Taxi
790 Clark Dr
9 locals recommend
Local taxi depot nearby, swing by to get a cab quickly.

Everything Else

The yoga studio I go to - it's beautiful! Clean, bright, and minimal. The instructors are great. 5 minute drive, 15 minute run.
6 locals recommend
STRETCH
180 E Pender St
6 locals recommend
The yoga studio I go to - it's beautiful! Clean, bright, and minimal. The instructors are great. 5 minute drive, 15 minute run.
If you want to work up a sweat go here! Really fun group workout classes
6 locals recommend
Tight Club Athletics
261 Union St
6 locals recommend
If you want to work up a sweat go here! Really fun group workout classes

Shopping

Charlie & Lee specializes in independent & ethically made quality Clothing and Home Goods.
16 locals recommend
Charlie and Lee
14 W 7th Ave
16 locals recommend
Charlie & Lee specializes in independent & ethically made quality Clothing and Home Goods.
Great consignment store
Hunter & Hare
334 W Pender St
Great consignment store

Parks & Nature

Iconic park in the city - beautiful beaches etc
2658 locals recommend
Stanley Park
610 Pipeline Rd
2658 locals recommend
Iconic park in the city - beautiful beaches etc