Guidebook for Vancouver
Food Scene
This grocery/coffee shop is literally around the corner from our home. Delicious lattes, lovely croissants, outside seating in a beautiful neighbourhood
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The Mighty Oak
198 W 18th AveThis grocery/coffee shop is literally around the corner from our home. Delicious lattes, lovely croissants, outside seating in a beautiful neighbourhood
Popular Vancouver coffee shop with excellent doughnuts
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49th Parallel Café & Lucky's Doughnuts - MAIN
2902 Main StPopular Vancouver coffee shop with excellent doughnuts
Burgoo
3096 Main StTasty comfort food
Yummy ice cream! Take your ice cream for a stroll around false creek
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Mario's Gelati Ltd.
88 E 1st AveYummy ice cream! Take your ice cream for a stroll around false creek
The Foundation
2301 Main StreetExcellent vegetarian meals, huge nachos
Heartwood Community Cafe
317 E BroadwayGood food, nice space
Matchstick Fraser St.
639 E 15th AveSome of the best coffee in Vancouver
Delicious chocolates! In the evenings you can order drinks from the take out window and sit in the little "parklet"
Chocolaterie de la Nouvelle France
198 East 21st AvenueDelicious chocolates! In the evenings you can order drinks from the take out window and sit in the little "parklet"
Great fish for cooking, or you can buy ready made salads/candied salmon/actual fish related meals
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The Fish Counter
3825 Main StGreat fish for cooking, or you can buy ready made salads/candied salmon/actual fish related meals
Gene Coffee Bar
2404 Main StGood coffee, semi-snobby
Local pizzeria, high ethical standards, great community involvement programs
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Rocky Mountain Flatbread, Main Street
4186 Main StLocal pizzeria, high ethical standards, great community involvement programs
BierCraft Bistro
3305 Cambie StExtensive Belgian beer selection! Tasty tapas style foods
Shiro Japanese
3096 Cambie StPretty good sushi!
JJ Bean Coffee Roasters
3010 Main StClassic Vancouver coffee shop
Pronto
3473 Cambie StreetDecently priced Italian, nice staff
Pied a Terre
3369 Cambie StreetFancy French food, yum
Les Faux Bourgeois
663 E 15th AveMore fancy french food!
Simply Delicious Restaurant & Bar
4316 Main Stcheap late night sushi! they have local shows sometimes
hip restaurant (sister to Cascade Lounge, Charlies Italian, and El Camino) - good weekday specials
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The Union
219 Union Sthip restaurant (sister to Cascade Lounge, Charlies Italian, and El Camino) - good weekday specials
Hime Sushi
4490 W 10th Avepretty good sushi
Toshi Sushi
181 E 16th Avepopular sushi place, cost effective
weird, kitschy sushi place. sister restaurant to the famed Eatery
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The General Public Sushi Lodge
3289 Main Stweird, kitschy sushi place. sister restaurant to the famed Eatery
The sushi isn't great but they have 9 dollar pitchers, outdoor seating, and a speaker system that lets you plug in your own music
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Nikkyu Japanese Restaurant
3302 Main StThe sushi isn't great but they have 9 dollar pitchers, outdoor seating, and a speaker system that lets you plug in your own music
Bob Likes Thai Food
3755 Main StGood thai food
Tropika
2975 Cambie StYummy Malaysian? food. Can be pretty spicy, be warned!
Great breakfasts! They have a back alley bar in the summer
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Slickity Jim's Chat 'n' Chew
3475 Main StGreat breakfasts! They have a back alley bar in the summer
Golden Harvest Seafood Restaurant
4818 Main StGood dimsum
Pho Hoang Vietnamese Restaurant
3388 Main StreetPretty good Vietnamese food
Los Cuervos Taqueria & Cantina
603 KingswayGood Tacos
La Taqueria Pinche Taco Shop
2450 Yukon StNummy tacos
Notoriously good Chinese restaurant with handmade noodles
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Hokkaido Ramen Santouka
1690 Robson StNotoriously good Chinese restaurant with handmade noodles
Elysian Coffee - Broadway
590 W BroadwayExcellent specialty coffee
Cute cafe with bike services
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Tandem Bike Cafe (Closed) Bike Shop Open Until Dec 21st
Cute cafe with bike services
The Acorn Restaurant
3995 Main StFancy vegetarian food
Yummy baked goods. Delicious though simple brunch on weekends
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The Last Crumb Cafe
3080 Main StreetYummy baked goods. Delicious though simple brunch on weekends
Jethro's Fine Grub
Simple breakfast foods
Local ice creamery, extremely busy in the summer (be prepared for lines)
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Earnest Ice Cream
3992 Fraser StLocal ice creamery, extremely busy in the summer (be prepared for lines)
Essentials
Choices Markets
1202 Richards StExcellent selection of organic and specialty groceries
Organic Acres Market
3603 Main StOrganic grocery store
Shopping
Record store with excellent selection of used vinyl. Sells some concert tickets
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Neptoon Records
3561 Main StRecord store with excellent selection of used vinyl. Sells some concert tickets
Great record store, sells tickets to many events in Vancouver
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Red Cat Records
4386 Main StGreat record store, sells tickets to many events in Vancouver
Lifetime Collective Little Mountain Workshop
4386 Main StNifty local clothing/lifestyle brand.
Three Bags Full Knit Shop
153 Main StYarn emporium!
Lucky's Books & Comics
3128 Main StSpecialty bookstore, great selection of books & comics
Pulp Fiction Books
2422 Main StBOOKS! Mostly used, some new. Great prices!
Popular consignment store, excellent selection of new & used clothing and homewares
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Front & Company
3772 Main StPopular consignment store, excellent selection of new & used clothing and homewares
Cute specialty stationery store. Button making, letter writing, card making stations. Create your own t-shirts. Great postcards! They have a letter writing club every first Thursday of the month!
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The Regional Assembly of Text
3934 Main StCute specialty stationery store. Button making, letter writing, card making stations. Create your own t-shirts. Great postcards! They have a letter writing club every first Thursday of the month!
The Archetype
2549 Main StreetHip young clothes
Antisocial Skateboard Shop
2337 Main Stcool skate shop. dudes like it
They Live Video
4340 Main Stvideo store?? sometimes they have local shows
the original Mountain Equipment Co-op location! Great outdoors gear, cheap
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MEC Vancouver
111 E 2nd Avethe original Mountain Equipment Co-op location! Great outdoors gear, cheap
Sells bulk eco cleaning products, oils, containers
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The Soap Dispensary and Kitchen Staples
3718 Main StSells bulk eco cleaning products, oils, containers
Vancouver Special
3612 Main StModern homewares store
Drinks & Nightlife
The Cascade Room
2616 Main StDecent beer selection, nice space
Local Vancouver brewery with a good selection of snacks
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33 Acres Brewing Company
15 W 8th AveLocal Vancouver brewery with a good selection of snacks
Local Vancouver brewery tasting room with excellent beers, growler fills. Usually has a food truck parked outside from which food can be purchased and brought inside.
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Brassneck Brewery
2148 Main StLocal Vancouver brewery tasting room with excellent beers, growler fills. Usually has a food truck parked outside from which food can be purchased and brought inside.
Bomber Brewing
1488 Adanac StGreat beers, along the bike route
The Narrow Lounge
1898 Main St"Dive" bar with nice outdoor patio in the summer
Another "dive" bar, decent beer selection, lots of events, pinball. Well known for queer/LGBT events
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Cobalt Hotel
917 Main StAnother "dive" bar, decent beer selection, lots of events, pinball. Well known for queer/LGBT events
Fun bar with a lot of shows and events. Sunday burlesque, some fridays they have soul music or Vancouver's favorite "Ice Cream Social"
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Biltmore Cabaret
2755 Prince Edward StFun bar with a lot of shows and events. Sunday burlesque, some fridays they have soul music or Vancouver's favorite "Ice Cream Social"
Excellent drinks! Fun tiki atmosphere. Food's pretty good too
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The Shameful Tiki Room
4362 Main StExcellent drinks! Fun tiki atmosphere. Food's pretty good too
Guys & Dolls Billiards
2434 Main Stbilliards! they have local shows sometimes too
cheap bar, easy hangout spot. free pool & darts
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Brickhouse Late Nite Bistro & Bar
730 Main Stcheap bar, easy hangout spot. free pool & darts
Portland Craft
3835 Main StDecent food, good selection of import beers
Fox Cabaret
2321 Main StVancouver's newest hip night spot
The Anza Club
3 W 8th Avecasual, relaxed, supposedly aussie bar (pool, darts, etc)
Everything Else
Popular hang out spot, more often called "Dude Chilling Park". http://vancouverisawesome.com/2013/01/10/google-makes-dude-chilling-park-official/
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Guelph Park
2390 Brunswick StPopular hang out spot, more often called "Dude Chilling Park". http://vancouverisawesome.com/2013/01/10/google-makes-dude-chilling-park-official/
Rx Comics
2418 Main St"Vancouver's last true comic book store" - my uncle
Vancouver
Drop medical clinic, usually short wait times
Brewery Creek Cold Beer & Wine
3045 Main Stthe best beer store in Vancouver??!
Firefly Fine Wines & Ales
2809 Cambie StAwesome liquor store with walk in beer fridge
Great park, tons of green space. Visit the Bloedel Conservatory if you're into birds/tropical plants
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Queen Elizabeth Park
4600 Cambie StGreat park, tons of green space. Visit the Bloedel Conservatory if you're into birds/tropical plants
King Edward Station
Closest skytrain station to our house (15 minute walk)
The Hive Bouldering Gym
520 Industrial Avebouldering only!
The Lab Vancouver
295 E 2nd AveGreat place to get photos printed/developed
Ride On It Bike Shop
8722 Granville StNeighbourhood friendly bike store
The Bike Doctor
137 W Broadwayanother good bike store
Community minded bike shop with a teaching philosophy. Often quite busy
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Our Community Bikes
2429 Main StCommunity minded bike shop with a teaching philosophy. Often quite busy
Benton Brothers Fine Cheese
1689 Johnston StExcellent selection of cheese & charcuterie
Entertainment & Activities
Science World at TELUS World of Science
1455 Quebec StFun interactive family experience
Rock climbing gym - top rope and some bouldering/leading.
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Cliffhanger Climbing Gym
670 Industrial AveRock climbing gym - top rope and some bouldering/leading.
Nice park to hang out in - community garden, kids areas, skate ramps
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Mount Pleasant Park
3161 Ontario StNice park to hang out in - community garden, kids areas, skate ramps
Arts & Culture
The Park Theatre
3440 Cambie Stsmall movie theatre