Guidebook for Vancouver
Food Scene
Bao Down - Gastown
12 Powell St($) Delicious Asian-Fusion Bao.
($$$) Favourite French-West Coast Fusion Restaurant. The Avocado Martini is incredible.
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L'Abattoir
217 Carrall St($$$) Favourite French-West Coast Fusion Restaurant. The Avocado Martini is incredible.
($) Best Quick Brunch Spot in Gastown. Avocado Toast with Poached Eggs on their Homemade Sourdough never disappoints!
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Nelson the Seagull
315 Carrall St($) Best Quick Brunch Spot in Gastown. Avocado Toast with Poached Eggs on their Homemade Sourdough never disappoints!
Bao Bei
163 Keefer St($$) Authentic Chinatown Cuisine!
($$) Brunch (or dinner) here is delicious. Mixes savoury and sweet very well.
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Chambar Restaurant
568 Beatty Street($$) Brunch (or dinner) here is delicious. Mixes savoury and sweet very well.
($$) One of Vancouver's hottest brunch spots. This place doesn't take reservations so lineups can be in excess of 60 minutes - get there early! Make sure to get the Lavender Latte!
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Cafe Medina
780 Richards St($$) One of Vancouver's hottest brunch spots. This place doesn't take reservations so lineups can be in excess of 60 minutes - get there early! Make sure to get the Lavender Latte!
($$$) German cuisine, Canadian style. Great dining atmosphere.
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Bauhaus Restaurant
1 W Cordova St($$$) German cuisine, Canadian style. Great dining atmosphere.
($) Best Tacos on the West Coast. Personal favourites are the Fish Taco and the Chorizo with Crispy Kale.
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Tacofino Taco Bar
15 W Cordova St($) Best Tacos on the West Coast. Personal favourites are the Fish Taco and the Chorizo with Crispy Kale.
($$$) Japanese fusion with Aburi-style sushi and so many delicious seafood plates. Worth the trip!
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Miku Vancouver
200 Granville St($$$) Japanese fusion with Aburi-style sushi and so many delicious seafood plates. Worth the trip!
($) Favourite coffee shop, just around the corner. They make their own almond milk and the most incredible Flat White.
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Prado Cafe
1938 Commercial Dr($) Favourite coffee shop, just around the corner. They make their own almond milk and the most incredible Flat White.
The Coffee Bar
10 Water St($) Great coffee stop while exploring Water St.
($$) Probably my favourite Gastown restaurant. Tons of sharing plates based on Asian/French fusion.
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Pidgin Restaurant
350 Carrall St($$) Probably my favourite Gastown restaurant. Tons of sharing plates based on Asian/French fusion.
($$) Yummy Vancouver staple; awesome meat and vegetarian comfort food.
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MeeT in Gastown
12 Water St($$) Yummy Vancouver staple; awesome meat and vegetarian comfort food.
($) Froyo-style soft serve ice cream in unique Asian flavours with healthy, natural toppings.
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UYU Ice Cream
433 Abbott St($) Froyo-style soft serve ice cream in unique Asian flavours with healthy, natural toppings.
($$) Fresh, cold-pressed juice with eco-friendly packaging. Delicious and perfect to reboot after a late night.
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Nectar Juicery
102 W Hastings St($$) Fresh, cold-pressed juice with eco-friendly packaging. Delicious and perfect to reboot after a late night.
($$) If you eat pork, this place is famous. You have to try their crispy brussel sprouts- vegetables never tasted so good!
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The Flying Pig Gastown
102 Water Street($$) If you eat pork, this place is famous. You have to try their crispy brussel sprouts- vegetables never tasted so good!
($) Not technically Gastown, but life-changing salads.
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Railtown Cafe
397 Railway St($) Not technically Gastown, but life-changing salads.
Torafuku
958 Main St($$) So unique, so delicious - worth the trek.
Milano Espresso Lounge
36 Powell St($) For the coffee connoisseur!
Named Canada's Best Restaurant this year; this place is authentic Chinatown, with an amazing Japanese-Italian fusion menu. Reservations required or go right when it opens to put your name down (you'll still need to wait a couple hours).
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Kissa Tanto
263 E Pender StNamed Canada's Best Restaurant this year; this place is authentic Chinatown, with an amazing Japanese-Italian fusion menu. Reservations required or go right when it opens to put your name down (you'll still need to wait a couple hours).
Fast-casual, delicious sushi-bowl style food that marries Hawaiian poke with West Coast Canadian cuisine. It's new too!
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Pacific Poke
625 Main StFast-casual, delicious sushi-bowl style food that marries Hawaiian poke with West Coast Canadian cuisine. It's new too!
Vegan gelato that tastes like the real thing and made from coconut, hemp, and cashew butter. They have so many interesting flavours: drunken cherry, black sesame, lemongrass kafir, saffron orange, dark chocolate truffle, and salted caramel- to name a few.
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Umaluma
235 E Pender StVegan gelato that tastes like the real thing and made from coconut, hemp, and cashew butter. They have so many interesting flavours: drunken cherry, black sesame, lemongrass kafir, saffron orange, dark chocolate truffle, and salted caramel- to name a few.
Drinks & Nightlife
($) Casual, fun spot just down the street.
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Revel Room Supper Club & Live Music Restaurant
238 Abbott St($) Casual, fun spot just down the street.
($$) Awesome atmosphere with nightly live music, great casual plates, and fun drinks.
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Guilt & Co
($$) Awesome atmosphere with nightly live music, great casual plates, and fun drinks.
($$) You would never know this cool place exists by looking at it's entrance. Great atmosphere and cocktails.
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The Diamond
6 Powell St($$) You would never know this cool place exists by looking at it's entrance. Great atmosphere and cocktails.
Everything Else
Stadium-Chinatown station
Skytrain Station - Public Transport
Skytrain Station - Public Transport
(Use this to/from the Airport "Canada Line")
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Вокзал Уотерфронт
601 West Cordova StreetSkytrain Station - Public Transport
(Use this to/from the Airport "Canada Line")
Entertainment & Activities
Canucks Games and Concerts! Checkout Ticketmaster for what's happening while you visit.
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Роджерс Арена
800 Griffiths WayCanucks Games and Concerts! Checkout Ticketmaster for what's happening while you visit.
Arts & Culture
Checkout the top-floor movie theatre, right across the street!
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Cineplex Odeon- International Village Cinemas
88 W Pender StCheckout the top-floor movie theatre, right across the street!
Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby StIncredible exhibitions.
Often has cool exhibits and sometimes has an adults-only After Dark at Science World night, where you can grab a drink and participate in a scavenger hunt running around the building.
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Музей науки Science World в TELUS World of Science
1455 Quebec StOften has cool exhibits and sometimes has an adults-only After Dark at Science World night, where you can grab a drink and participate in a scavenger hunt running around the building.
Essentials
My favourite spin studio in Vancouver! So fun and a killer workout.
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Ride Cycle Club
881 Hamilton StMy favourite spin studio in Vancouver! So fun and a killer workout.
Great group fitness classes; everything from classic HIIT workouts, to outdoor runs, to outdoor biking.
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Tight Club Athletics
261 Union StGreat group fitness classes; everything from classic HIIT workouts, to outdoor runs, to outdoor biking.
Parks & Nature
An intense workout, try to climb this trail in under an hour and you're doing well. You basically climb the mountain alongside the gondola. It's awesome and exhausting and gets super busy in the summer.
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Grouse Grind Trail
6400 Nancy Greene WayAn intense workout, try to climb this trail in under an hour and you're doing well. You basically climb the mountain alongside the gondola. It's awesome and exhausting and gets super busy in the summer.
Walk, run, or rent a bike to ride around the perimeter of Stanley Park. The views are breathtaking and it's great for people-watching too.
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English Bay Seawall
Walk, run, or rent a bike to ride around the perimeter of Stanley Park. The views are breathtaking and it's great for people-watching too.
Plenty of great hiking trails over here. It's a little challenging, although not impossible to get to by public transit, so if you have a car, I would suggest taking it.
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Lynn Canyon Park
3663 Park RdPlenty of great hiking trails over here. It's a little challenging, although not impossible to get to by public transit, so if you have a car, I would suggest taking it.