Katy’s guidebook
Food scene
Yum Son
522 Victoria StGreat little modern Vietnamese restaurant.
Cantina Del Centro
565 Baker StStylish Mexican joint with great margaritas and tacos.
Great local pub and restaurant with good food, pool tables and always full of locals and tourists of all ages!
25 locals recommend
Mike's Place Pub
422 Vernon StGreat local pub and restaurant with good food, pool tables and always full of locals and tourists of all ages!
Cozy pub to watch sports, great pub food and a nice atmosphere.
20 locals recommend
Jackson's Hole & Grill
524 Vernon StCozy pub to watch sports, great pub food and a nice atmosphere.
Modern and spacious Italian restaurant with delicious wood fired pizza, home made pasta and great drinks.
42 locals recommend
Marzano
153 Baker StModern and spacious Italian restaurant with delicious wood fired pizza, home made pasta and great drinks.
Small, stylish and more upscale restaurant with delicious food and drinks.
41 locals recommend
Pitchfork Eatery
518 Hall StSmall, stylish and more upscale restaurant with delicious food and drinks.
Broken Hill
479 Baker StAwesome beer list and great smoked food in a stylish atmosphere.
Awesome authentic Thai food with large patio and welcoming inside eating area. The food will take you back to your travels! Lovey menu and owners.
18 locals recommend
Rich Rabnett and Friends
198 Baker StAwesome authentic Thai food with large patio and welcoming inside eating area. The food will take you back to your travels! Lovey menu and owners.
Great bar and restaurant with a great atmosphere and live music. Very popular place to hang out! Awesome beer list and tasty menu.. especially the fried chicken.
13 locals recommend
The Royal on Baker
330 Baker StreetGreat bar and restaurant with a great atmosphere and live music. Very popular place to hang out! Awesome beer list and tasty menu.. especially the fried chicken.
Ski hill
Awesome ski hill with a great small town vibe, deep powder and lots of stoke!
49 locals recommend
Whitewater Ski Resort
6010 Whitewater Ski Hill RdAwesome ski hill with a great small town vibe, deep powder and lots of stoke!
Amazing ski hill with lots of great terrain and only an hour drive from Nelson. If you can catch it on a powder day, you will not regret it! Rossland is also a lovely little mountain town to visit while in the Kootenays.
42 locals recommend
Red Mountain Resort
4300 Red Mountain RoadAmazing ski hill with lots of great terrain and only an hour drive from Nelson. If you can catch it on a powder day, you will not regret it! Rossland is also a lovely little mountain town to visit while in the Kootenays.
Local brewery
Great little tasting room at Nelson's oldest brewery. Delicious craft beers on rotating taps to enjoy with friends or head in to fill your growler.
19 locals recommend
Nelson Brewing Company
512 Latimer StGreat little tasting room at Nelson's oldest brewery. Delicious craft beers on rotating taps to enjoy with friends or head in to fill your growler.
Another fun local brewery on Baker Street with flights, pints and growler fills. Usually busy with locals and tourists.
30 locals recommend
Backroads Brewing Company
460 Baker StAnother fun local brewery on Baker Street with flights, pints and growler fills. Usually busy with locals and tourists.
Outdoor sports store
Great locally owned outdoor sports shop for picking up any gear you might need for your adventures surrounding Nelson.
8 locals recommend
Valhalla Pure Outfitters
626 Baker StGreat locally owned outdoor sports shop for picking up any gear you might need for your adventures surrounding Nelson.
Coffee shop
Great local coffee shop with beans, awesome coffee, breakfast, lunch and treats. A Nelson favourite.
Oso Negro Café
604 Ward StreetTop notch coffee shop! Stylish vibe, tons of brews, bring some snacks from the charcuterie across the street and enjoy with an espresso flight.
12 locals recommend
No6 Coffee Co.
511 Front StTop notch coffee shop! Stylish vibe, tons of brews, bring some snacks from the charcuterie across the street and enjoy with an espresso flight.