Guidebook for Vancouver

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Guidebook for Vancouver

Food Scene

The famous Bridges restaurant with great views overlooking False Creek, Burrard Bridge and downtown. Make sure you grab a table outside in the summer!
41 locals recommend
Bridges Restaurant
1696 Duranleau St
41 locals recommend
The famous Bridges restaurant with great views overlooking False Creek, Burrard Bridge and downtown. Make sure you grab a table outside in the summer!
Unpretentious and my favourite coffee in Vancouver. Also good for breakfast.
14 locals recommend
Cafe Bica Inc
1809 Fir Street
14 locals recommend
Unpretentious and my favourite coffee in Vancouver. Also good for breakfast.
Amazing pastries and great coffee. My fall back for coffee if Café Bica isn't open. Pain au chocolat and almond croissants are amazing!
81 locals recommend
Beaucoup Bakery
2150 Fir St
81 locals recommend
Amazing pastries and great coffee. My fall back for coffee if Café Bica isn't open. Pain au chocolat and almond croissants are amazing!
My go to when I need a healthy lunch or dinner. "Tractor offers ‘everyday’ staple foods, such as salads, sandwiches, soups & stews, & ensures each menu item is delicious while still being nutritious"
31 locals recommend
Tractor Everyday Healthy Foods - Kitsilano
1903 W 4th Ave
31 locals recommend
My go to when I need a healthy lunch or dinner. "Tractor offers ‘everyday’ staple foods, such as salads, sandwiches, soups & stews, & ensures each menu item is delicious while still being nutritious"
Some of the best Italian in town. (higher-end dining) Drop in on Tuesday nights for $11 Pasta and cheap wine.
36 locals recommend
Trattoria
1850 W 4th Ave
36 locals recommend
Some of the best Italian in town. (higher-end dining) Drop in on Tuesday nights for $11 Pasta and cheap wine.
Best vegetarian brunch I've had in town! A little bit on the pricey side but well worth it...
98 locals recommend
Heirloom Vegetarian Restaurant
1509 W 12th Ave
98 locals recommend
Best vegetarian brunch I've had in town! A little bit on the pricey side but well worth it...
Especially great for brunch.
104 locals recommend
Fable Kitchen
1944 W 4th Ave
104 locals recommend
Especially great for brunch.
You'll never leave hungry from this place. Great food and delicious margarita selection. Mid-range dining and moderately priced.
48 locals recommend
Las Margaritas
1999 W 4th Ave
48 locals recommend
You'll never leave hungry from this place. Great food and delicious margarita selection. Mid-range dining and moderately priced.
Irish Gastro Pub, great views over False Creek and Downtown Vancouver. A little pricier than your standard Irish Pub.
36 locals recommend
Mahony & Sons
601 Stamps Landing
36 locals recommend
Irish Gastro Pub, great views over False Creek and Downtown Vancouver. A little pricier than your standard Irish Pub.
If selecting from 100 beers and eating well is your aim, then this place is for you! Incredible space - an old converted historic Salt Warehouse.
245 locals recommend
CRAFT Beer Market False Creek
85 West 1st Avenue
245 locals recommend
If selecting from 100 beers and eating well is your aim, then this place is for you! Incredible space - an old converted historic Salt Warehouse.
Delicious asian fusion meals and cozy ambience.
101 locals recommend
The Union
219 Union St
101 locals recommend
Delicious asian fusion meals and cozy ambience.
Equal best Tacos in town. These guys also operate a limited menu out of a food truck, usually located around the corner of Dunsmuir and Burrard.
207 locals recommend
Tacofino Taco Bar
15 W Cordova St
207 locals recommend
Equal best Tacos in town. These guys also operate a limited menu out of a food truck, usually located around the corner of Dunsmuir and Burrard.
Equal best Tacos in town. Eat here! Not open very late though, so check before you go.
96 locals recommend
La Taqueria Pinche Taco Shop
2450 Yukon St
96 locals recommend
Equal best Tacos in town. Eat here! Not open very late though, so check before you go.
Run-of-the-mill local pub screening popular sports and with relatively well price eats. I recommend the blackened chicken cowboy salad.
7 locals recommend
Cats Socialhouse
1540 Old Bridge St
7 locals recommend
Run-of-the-mill local pub screening popular sports and with relatively well price eats. I recommend the blackened chicken cowboy salad.
One of the best brunch places in town. Did someone say Lemon Truffle Hashbrowns?
109 locals recommend
Yolks
1598 E Hastings St
109 locals recommend
One of the best brunch places in town. Did someone say Lemon Truffle Hashbrowns?
Unpretentious, relaxed and friendly pub, right in the heart of downtown. You'll find a real mix of people in here. Open late.
19 locals recommend
The Morrissey
1227 Granville St
19 locals recommend
Unpretentious, relaxed and friendly pub, right in the heart of downtown. You'll find a real mix of people in here. Open late.
Great, freshly made burgers. Local organic BC beef! Casual place to hang out, eat and have a drink.
75 locals recommend
Romer's Burger Bar
1873 W 4th Ave
75 locals recommend
Great, freshly made burgers. Local organic BC beef! Casual place to hang out, eat and have a drink.
So many sushi restaurants to choose from in Vancouver. This is one of my favourites. Love the volcano rolls!
Sushiholic
836 Denman St
So many sushi restaurants to choose from in Vancouver. This is one of my favourites. Love the volcano rolls!
Great for a sunset dinner - ask for a table next to the window if possible.
75 locals recommend
The Boathouse Restaurant
1305 Arbutus St
75 locals recommend
Great for a sunset dinner - ask for a table next to the window if possible.
Lebanese cuisine. One of my favourite restaurants. Highly recommend having Najib's Special Cauliflower dish to start....
52 locals recommend
Nuba in Kitsilano
3116 W Broadway
52 locals recommend
Lebanese cuisine. One of my favourite restaurants. Highly recommend having Najib's Special Cauliflower dish to start....
Locally roasted coffee. I'm not a huge fan of coffee chains, but this Vancouver born establishment delivers consistently great coffee.
490 locals recommend
JJ Bean Coffee Roasters
3010 Main St
490 locals recommend
Locally roasted coffee. I'm not a huge fan of coffee chains, but this Vancouver born establishment delivers consistently great coffee.
My favourite fish and chips in Vancouver and so close to the apartment. The tacones are great here also.
61 locals recommend
Go Fish
1505 W 1st Ave
61 locals recommend
My favourite fish and chips in Vancouver and so close to the apartment. The tacones are great here also.

Essentials

Organic supermarket. They have a burrito bar as well for a great feed for under $10!
726 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
510 W 8th Ave
726 locals recommend
Organic supermarket. They have a burrito bar as well for a great feed for under $10!
Supermarket with everything you could ever need when it comes to groceries.
42 locals recommend
Safeway 4th & Vine
2315 W 4th Ave
42 locals recommend
Supermarket with everything you could ever need when it comes to groceries.
Closest supermarket to the apartment. Has most the groceries you would need, but at more affordable prices.
62 locals recommend
Alfie's No Frills
1688 W 4th Ave
62 locals recommend
Closest supermarket to the apartment. Has most the groceries you would need, but at more affordable prices.

Sightseeing

Everything a world class market has to offer! A must visit.
470 locals recommend
Granville Island Public Market
1689 Johnston St
470 locals recommend
Everything a world class market has to offer! A must visit.
Apparently Canada's second most visited attraction after Niagara Falls! This place has got everything going on - food, entertainment, arts and even a working Concrete plant.
1659 locals recommend
Granville Island
1659 locals recommend
Apparently Canada's second most visited attraction after Niagara Falls! This place has got everything going on - food, entertainment, arts and even a working Concrete plant.
Lovely place for a walk along the beach.
847 locals recommend
Kitsilano Beach Park
1499 Arbutus St
847 locals recommend
Lovely place for a walk along the beach.
Rent Kayaks and Stand Up Paddle boards by the hour to explore False Creek and English Bay the adventurous way...
16 locals recommend
Ecomarine Paddlesport Centres
1668 Duranleau St
16 locals recommend
Rent Kayaks and Stand Up Paddle boards by the hour to explore False Creek and English Bay the adventurous way...
Walk, bike, run or rollerblade around this beautiful park. You've got to see this.
2658 locals recommend
Stanley Park
610 Pipeline Rd
2658 locals recommend
Walk, bike, run or rollerblade around this beautiful park. You've got to see this.
Great place to learn more about First Nations history, arts and culture.
502 locals recommend
Museum of Anthropology
6393 NW Marine Dr
502 locals recommend
Great place to learn more about First Nations history, arts and culture.
Nice walk along the waterfront with North Shore views. Be sure to check out the final resting place of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics cauldron and the "lego-like" killer whale sculpture.
433 locals recommend
Canada Place
999 Canada Pl
433 locals recommend
Nice walk along the waterfront with North Shore views. Be sure to check out the final resting place of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics cauldron and the "lego-like" killer whale sculpture.
On a clear day, the views of Vancouver from up here are breathtaking. Take the gondola or hike the grueling Grouse Grind (~1.5hrs of uphill hiking! - you can get the gondola down for $10)
1038 locals recommend
Grouse Mountain
6400 Nancy Greene Way
1038 locals recommend
On a clear day, the views of Vancouver from up here are breathtaking. Take the gondola or hike the grueling Grouse Grind (~1.5hrs of uphill hiking! - you can get the gondola down for $10)
If you fancy a short drive, the Cypress Bowl Road lookout provides amazing views over Vancouver on a clear day or evening.
Cypress Bowl Road
Cypress Bowl Road
If you fancy a short drive, the Cypress Bowl Road lookout provides amazing views over Vancouver on a clear day or evening.

Drinks & Nightlife

Higher end cocktail bar. Nicely hidden away upstairs.
189 locals recommend
The Diamond
6 Powell St
189 locals recommend
Higher end cocktail bar. Nicely hidden away upstairs.
Basement bar. Great cocktails and live music most nights...hard to go wrong with this place.
171 locals recommend
Guilt & Co
171 locals recommend
Basement bar. Great cocktails and live music most nights...hard to go wrong with this place.
Cool and casual, late night bar. Hidden away without signage - just a red light out front.
94 locals recommend
The Narrow Lounge
1898 Main St
94 locals recommend
Cool and casual, late night bar. Hidden away without signage - just a red light out front.

Arts & Culture

Home of the BC Lions (CFL) and the Vancouver Whitecaps (Soccer).
418 locals recommend
BC Place
777 Pacific Blvd
418 locals recommend
Home of the BC Lions (CFL) and the Vancouver Whitecaps (Soccer).
Home of the Vancouver Canucks (NHL). You won't be able to spend 5 minutes in this city without hearing a Canucks reference...
408 locals recommend
Rogers Arena
800 Griffiths Way
408 locals recommend
Home of the Vancouver Canucks (NHL). You won't be able to spend 5 minutes in this city without hearing a Canucks reference...
Best cinema in town for super, ultra, mega blockbuster movies!
259 locals recommend
Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver
900 Burrard St
259 locals recommend
Best cinema in town for super, ultra, mega blockbuster movies!
Great night out for comedy and drinks.
29 locals recommend
the Comedy MIX
29 locals recommend
Great night out for comedy and drinks.
Good night out.
29 locals recommend
Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club Vancouver
17755 Cambie St
29 locals recommend
Good night out.

Entertainment & Activities

Kid-friendly interactive science museum.
837 locals recommend
Science World at TELUS World of Science
1455 Quebec St
837 locals recommend
Kid-friendly interactive science museum.

Everything Else

Closest Pharmacy to the apartment. Usually open until 10pm.
120 locals recommend
London Drugs
351 Abbott St
120 locals recommend
Closest Pharmacy to the apartment. Usually open until 10pm.