Guidebook for Vancouver

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Guidebook for Vancouver

Food Scene

Top of the many fantastic ramen places in Vancouver.
120 locals recommend
Hokkaido Ramen Santouka
1690 Robson St
120 locals recommend
Top of the many fantastic ramen places in Vancouver.
West Coast farm to table style restaurant with fresh and creative food. Also amazing for weekend brunch!
44 locals recommend
Forage
1300 Robson St
44 locals recommend
West Coast farm to table style restaurant with fresh and creative food. Also amazing for weekend brunch!
Southern food and seafood bar. Fantastic happy hour and brunch offerings.
19 locals recommend
Chewies Steam & Oyster Bar - Coal Harbour
1055 W Hastings St
19 locals recommend
Southern food and seafood bar. Fantastic happy hour and brunch offerings.
Oceanwise (responsible fishing) sushi spot with the best wild salmon and freshest, quality sushi at a casual setting with no expensive markup. Hard to notice and well-loved by locals.
25 locals recommend
Sushi Itoga
1668 Robson St
25 locals recommend
Oceanwise (responsible fishing) sushi spot with the best wild salmon and freshest, quality sushi at a casual setting with no expensive markup. Hard to notice and well-loved by locals.
Amazing porchetta sandwich.
132 locals recommend
Meat & Bread
370 Cambie St
132 locals recommend
Amazing porchetta sandwich.
A classic spot for west coast seafood.
178 locals recommend
Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House
777 Thurlow St
178 locals recommend
A classic spot for west coast seafood.
Japanese izakaya with a lively atmosphere!
42 locals recommend
Guu with Garlic
1698 Robson St
42 locals recommend
Japanese izakaya with a lively atmosphere!
Like the name suggests, great japanese spot for gyoza and other tapas.
9 locals recommend
Gyoza King
1508 Robson Street
9 locals recommend
Like the name suggests, great japanese spot for gyoza and other tapas.
Japanese skewer place!
19 locals recommend
Zakkushi on Denman
823 Denman St
19 locals recommend
Japanese skewer place!
Great for brunch
24 locals recommend
Tableau Bar Bistro
1181 Melville St
24 locals recommend
Great for brunch
Fine italian and if in season, the best place for truffles.
30 locals recommend
CinCin Ristorante + Bar
1154 Robson St
30 locals recommend
Fine italian and if in season, the best place for truffles.
Get the aburi salmon sushi: pressed salmon sushi lightly seared with a torch.
169 locals recommend
Miku Vancouver
200 Granville St
169 locals recommend
Get the aburi salmon sushi: pressed salmon sushi lightly seared with a torch.
One of my favourite spots in the city, great cocktails and creative menu.
40 locals recommend
Wildebeest
120 W Hastings St
40 locals recommend
One of my favourite spots in the city, great cocktails and creative menu.
Busy brunch spot you should line up for.
59 locals recommend
Catch 122 Cafe Bistro
128 W Hastings St
59 locals recommend
Busy brunch spot you should line up for.
Popular place for decadent cakes and pies!
20 locals recommend
True Confections Denman
866 Denman St
20 locals recommend
Popular place for decadent cakes and pies!
Their drinking chocolate is to die for.
94 locals recommend
Thierry Alberni
1059 Alberni St
94 locals recommend
Their drinking chocolate is to die for.
Perfect spot for fancy afternoon tea.
9 locals recommend
The Urban Tea Merchant
1070 West Georgia Street
9 locals recommend
Perfect spot for fancy afternoon tea.
Great cocktail and chinese-west coast fusion done right.
Bambudda Gastown
99 Powell St
Great cocktail and chinese-west coast fusion done right.
Cambodian cuisine that's become a Vancouver cult favourite. Chicken wings, butter beef, and the beef luc lac rice.
212 locals recommend
Phnom Penh Restaurant
244 E Georgia St
212 locals recommend
Cambodian cuisine that's become a Vancouver cult favourite. Chicken wings, butter beef, and the beef luc lac rice.
One of the go-to coffee spots in the city for pour-overs and other good stuff.
189 locals recommend
Revolver
325 Cambie St
189 locals recommend
One of the go-to coffee spots in the city for pour-overs and other good stuff.
They are a roaster and a coffee shop that specializes in Kalita pour-overs.
33 locals recommend
Timbertrain Coffee Roasters
311 W Cordova St
33 locals recommend
They are a roaster and a coffee shop that specializes in Kalita pour-overs.
Insanely rich ramen topped with chicken karaage (fried chicken).
8 locals recommend
Ramen Gojiro
501 Dunsmuir St
8 locals recommend
Insanely rich ramen topped with chicken karaage (fried chicken).
Ramenman has a clam and chicken broth ramen that's really delicious; but the best part is they top their ramen with sous vide pork or chicken, a unique combo for ramen and you won't find that anywhere else.
The Ramenman
841 Bidwell Street
Ramenman has a clam and chicken broth ramen that's really delicious; but the best part is they top their ramen with sous vide pork or chicken, a unique combo for ramen and you won't find that anywhere else.
Hole-in-the-wall original Vietnamese sandwich place. You'll get an authentic viet sub (bamh mi) for just $3.50. Cash-only.
9 locals recommend
Ba Le Sandwich Shop
633 Main St
9 locals recommend
Hole-in-the-wall original Vietnamese sandwich place. You'll get an authentic viet sub (bamh mi) for just $3.50. Cash-only.
Asian bakery with all the buns and pastries you can think of. They also have a restaurant at the back serving Cantonese dishes and dim sum.
51 locals recommend
New Town Bakery & Restaurant
148 E Pender St
51 locals recommend
Asian bakery with all the buns and pastries you can think of. They also have a restaurant at the back serving Cantonese dishes and dim sum.
A reservation-only 9-seat sushi bar that imports fish from Japan 4 times a week. It's a omakase-only place where the chef decides what you eat, and it's a must-try for an authentic Japanese sushi bar experience.
9 locals recommend
Sushi Bar Maumi
1668 Bute St
9 locals recommend
A reservation-only 9-seat sushi bar that imports fish from Japan 4 times a week. It's a omakase-only place where the chef decides what you eat, and it's a must-try for an authentic Japanese sushi bar experience.
A scotch and cocktails bar with great food to go with it all. Very interesting decor and they serve brunch on weekends as well.
41 locals recommend
Mamie Taylor's
251 E Georgia St
41 locals recommend
A scotch and cocktails bar with great food to go with it all. Very interesting decor and they serve brunch on weekends as well.
The best fish and chips anywhere.
61 locals recommend
Go Fish
1505 W 1st Ave
61 locals recommend
The best fish and chips anywhere.
Croissants just like Paris! Local celeb-chef Jackie Ellis is trained in Paris and brings all her amazing skills and ideas back to Vancouver.
81 locals recommend
Beaucoup Bakery
2150 Fir St
81 locals recommend
Croissants just like Paris! Local celeb-chef Jackie Ellis is trained in Paris and brings all her amazing skills and ideas back to Vancouver.
Try their tsukemen—thick and chewy noodles dipped in a rich broth.
24 locals recommend
Taishoken Ramen
515 Abbott St
24 locals recommend
Try their tsukemen—thick and chewy noodles dipped in a rich broth.
Great authentic tacos, probably the best you can get in Vancouver.
45 locals recommend
La Taqueria Pinche Taco
322 W Hastings St
45 locals recommend
Great authentic tacos, probably the best you can get in Vancouver.
Great place to grab a gin-based cocktail.
29 locals recommend
Juniper Restaurant & Bar
185 Keefer St
29 locals recommend
Great place to grab a gin-based cocktail.
Get a currywurst at this adorably little sausage spot.
48 locals recommend
Bestie
105 E Pender St
48 locals recommend
Get a currywurst at this adorably little sausage spot.
Chewy and crispy belgian waffles with a wide selection of toppings.
63 locals recommend
Nero Belgian Waffle Bar
1703 Robson St
63 locals recommend
Chewy and crispy belgian waffles with a wide selection of toppings.
One of the only places in the city that grinds their own meat, therefore making it possible to do a medium-rare burger. They keep it simple and delicious.
111 locals recommend
Pourhouse Restaurant
162 Water St
111 locals recommend
One of the only places in the city that grinds their own meat, therefore making it possible to do a medium-rare burger. They keep it simple and delicious.
It's like a bakery candyland, everything here is crazy good!
88 locals recommend
Purebread
159 W Hastings St
88 locals recommend
It's like a bakery candyland, everything here is crazy good!
A more affordable option for aburi (seared) sushi compared to the more higher-end Minami or Miku.
95 locals recommend
Kishimoto Japanese Restaurant
2054 Commercial Dr
95 locals recommend
A more affordable option for aburi (seared) sushi compared to the more higher-end Minami or Miku.
West Coast fine dining, Hawksworth does not disappoint.
85 locals recommend
Hawksworth Restaurant
801 W Georgia St
85 locals recommend
West Coast fine dining, Hawksworth does not disappoint.
Casual west coast fares from the sister restaurant of Hawksworth.
51 locals recommend
Nightingale
1017 W Hastings St
51 locals recommend
Casual west coast fares from the sister restaurant of Hawksworth.
Mango shaved ice!
Snowy Village Dessert Cafe
1696 Robson St
Mango shaved ice!
One of my favourite restaurtants, a perfect representation of what Vancouver has to offer—west coast asian-inspired food. Amazing cocktails as well.
46 locals recommend
Pidgin Restaurant
350 Carrall St
46 locals recommend
One of my favourite restaurtants, a perfect representation of what Vancouver has to offer—west coast asian-inspired food. Amazing cocktails as well.

Drinks & Nightlife

Solid japanese izakaya with west coast fusion.
15 locals recommend
Hapa Izakaya - Robson
1479 Robson Street
15 locals recommend
Solid japanese izakaya with west coast fusion.
Hands down some of the best cocktails in the world in a old Chinese apothecary room.
250 locals recommend
The Keefer Bar
135 Keefer St
250 locals recommend
Hands down some of the best cocktails in the world in a old Chinese apothecary room.
53 locals recommend
Fortune Sound Club
147 E Pender St
53 locals recommend
9 locals recommend
Opus Bar
350 Davie St
9 locals recommend
Ran by award-winning mixologist Lauren Mote.
29 locals recommend
Uva Wine & Cocktail Bar
900 Seymour St
29 locals recommend
Ran by award-winning mixologist Lauren Mote.
Beautiful brewery with a great food selection as well.
307 locals recommend
33 Acres Brewing Company
15 W 8th Ave
307 locals recommend
Beautiful brewery with a great food selection as well.
Try their elderflower saison if it's in season. (Part of East Van's cluster of breweries.)
107 locals recommend
Strange Fellows Brewing Company
1345 Clark Dr
107 locals recommend
Try their elderflower saison if it's in season. (Part of East Van's cluster of breweries.)
(Part of East Van's cluster of breweries.)
83 locals recommend
Bomber Brewing
1488 Adanac St
83 locals recommend
(Part of East Van's cluster of breweries.)
One of the bigger local breweries. (Part of East Van's cluster of breweries.)
130 locals recommend
Parallel 49 Brewing Company
1950 Triumph St
130 locals recommend
One of the bigger local breweries. (Part of East Van's cluster of breweries.)
(Part of East Van's cluster of breweries.)
27 locals recommend
Callister Brewing Co
1338 Franklin St
27 locals recommend
(Part of East Van's cluster of breweries.)
(Part of East Van's cluster of breweries.)
62 locals recommend
Powell Brewery
1357 Powell St
62 locals recommend
(Part of East Van's cluster of breweries.)
(Part of East Van's cluster of breweries.)
61 locals recommend
Storm Brewing LTD.
310 Commercial Drive
61 locals recommend
(Part of East Van's cluster of breweries.)
(Part of East Van's cluster of breweries.)
60 locals recommend
Off the Rail Brewing
1351 Adanac St
60 locals recommend
(Part of East Van's cluster of breweries.)
This location is fairly new and it's looks fantastic! They have more food options than the typically brewery.
60 locals recommend
Red Truck Beer Company
295 E 1st Ave
60 locals recommend
This location is fairly new and it's looks fantastic! They have more food options than the typically brewery.
The perfect wine and charcuterie bar.
63 locals recommend
Salt Tasting Room
227 W Pender St
63 locals recommend
The perfect wine and charcuterie bar.
Southern comfort food, great cocktails, and live music!
21 locals recommend
Revel Room Supper Club & Live Music Restaurant
238 Abbott St
21 locals recommend
Southern comfort food, great cocktails, and live music!

Parks & Nature

Rent a bike and go along the seawall!
2658 locals recommend
Stanley Park
610 Pipeline Rd
2658 locals recommend
Rent a bike and go along the seawall!
235 locals recommend
Sunset Beach
Beach Ave
235 locals recommend
537 locals recommend
English Bay Beach
Beach Avenue
537 locals recommend

Shopping

Well-curated boutique!
Blubird
1108 Alberni St
Well-curated boutique!
Street of global brands like Sephora, H&M, Aritzia (huge flagship of the Vancouver-based brand), etc.
789 locals recommend
Robson Street
1155 Robson St
789 locals recommend
Street of global brands like Sephora, H&M, Aritzia (huge flagship of the Vancouver-based brand), etc.
Neighourhood filled with small local boutiques and very good food/nightlife scene!
1068 locals recommend
Gastown
1068 locals recommend
Neighourhood filled with small local boutiques and very good food/nightlife scene!

Essentials

726 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
510 W 8th Ave
726 locals recommend
425 locals recommend
Urban Fare
177 Davie St
425 locals recommend
692 locals recommend
Shoppers Drug Mart
1006 Homer St
692 locals recommend

Getting Around

94 locals recommend
Burrard
94 locals recommend
105 locals recommend
Vancouver City Centre Station
105 locals recommend
61 locals recommend
Spokes Bicycle Rentals
1798 W Georgia St
61 locals recommend
7 locals recommend
Bikes on Robson
1531 Robson St
7 locals recommend

Sightseeing

80 locals recommend
Coal Harbour
80 locals recommend