Guidebook for Vancouver

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Guidebook for Vancouver

Essentials

Great little community cafe and grocery store
58 locals recommend
Wilder Snail Neighborhood Grocery & Coffee
799 Keefer St
58 locals recommend
Great little community cafe and grocery store
Great little grocery store and cafe along the Union bike route.
47 locals recommend
Union Market
810 Union St
47 locals recommend
Great little grocery store and cafe along the Union bike route.
Awesome little Italian deli and grocery store from 1902.
31 locals recommend
Benny Foods Ltd
598 Union St
31 locals recommend
Awesome little Italian deli and grocery store from 1902.
Great coworking space for progressives. Free for 1 day drop-in. www.hivevancouver.com
HiVE
128 W Hastings St
Great coworking space for progressives. Free for 1 day drop-in. www.hivevancouver.com
Incredible French deli and amazing selection of cheese
38 locals recommend
les amis du FROMAGE
843 E Hastings St
38 locals recommend
Incredible French deli and amazing selection of cheese

Food Scene

Amazing baguette sandwiches and homemade cookies. Very cute and hipster
59 locals recommend
Finch's Market
501 E Georgia St
59 locals recommend
Amazing baguette sandwiches and homemade cookies. Very cute and hipster
Asian fusion bar. Amazing brunch menu. Try the Banga's.
101 locals recommend
The Union
219 Union St
101 locals recommend
Asian fusion bar. Amazing brunch menu. Try the Banga's.
Very hipster cafe, something out of Portland
94 locals recommend
Matchstick Chinatown
213 E Georgia St
94 locals recommend
Very hipster cafe, something out of Portland
One of Vancouver's best breakfast joints. Prepare to wait outside if you get there on a weekend. Worth the wait.
109 locals recommend
Yolks
1598 E Hastings St
109 locals recommend
One of Vancouver's best breakfast joints. Prepare to wait outside if you get there on a weekend. Worth the wait.
Great progressive cafe with freshly baked goods. Good vibes.
13 locals recommend
Lost + Found Cafe
33 W Hastings St
13 locals recommend
Great progressive cafe with freshly baked goods. Good vibes.
Chinese hipster bar and restaurant
250 locals recommend
Bao Bei
163 Keefer St
250 locals recommend
Chinese hipster bar and restaurant

Everything Else

Nice family friendly and dog friendly community park. Sunday afternoons is drop-in hipster soccer.
16 locals recommend
MacLean Park
710 Keefer St
16 locals recommend
Nice family friendly and dog friendly community park. Sunday afternoons is drop-in hipster soccer.
Amazing icecream shop open late. Has 218 flavours!
66 locals recommend
La Casa Gelato
1033 Venables St
66 locals recommend
Amazing icecream shop open late. Has 218 flavours!
Nice park with community gardens to the south and west.
9 locals recommend
Strathcona Park
857 Malkin Ave
9 locals recommend
Nice park with community gardens to the south and west.
Very weird mall built a long time ago and mostly empty. Has a movie theatre upstairs with decent films.
55 locals recommend
International Village Mall
88 W Pender St
55 locals recommend
Very weird mall built a long time ago and mostly empty. Has a movie theatre upstairs with decent films.
An excellent yoga studio owned by two very good friends of mine: Boyd and Emmanuelle
6 locals recommend
STRETCH
180 E Pender St
6 locals recommend
An excellent yoga studio owned by two very good friends of mine: Boyd and Emmanuelle

Drinks & Nightlife

Great bar and gourmet vegetarian restaurant. Steve is one of the owners. Ask him to make you a cocktail. He's a genius.
15 locals recommend
The Parker
237 Union St
15 locals recommend
Great bar and gourmet vegetarian restaurant. Steve is one of the owners. Ask him to make you a cocktail. He's a genius.
Fancy bar
250 locals recommend
The Keefer Bar
135 Keefer St
250 locals recommend
Fancy bar
Dive bar with surprising good selection of microbrew beers. Live jazz on Mondays and Saturdays
8 locals recommend
Pat's Pub
403 E Hastings St
8 locals recommend
Dive bar with surprising good selection of microbrew beers. Live jazz on Mondays and Saturdays
Hipster bar and mostly vegetarian restaurant
31 locals recommend
The Brixton
212 E Georgia St
31 locals recommend
Hipster bar and mostly vegetarian restaurant

Sightseeing

Classic
221 locals recommend
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
578 Carrall St
221 locals recommend
Classic