Guidebook for Vancouver
Food Scene
Great food! Six course tasting menus each night. I work here!
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Farmer's Apprentice Restaurant
1535 W 6th AveGreat food! Six course tasting menus each night. I work here!
Bump N Grind Cafe
916 Commercial DrBest coffee in the area!
A Taste Of Vietnam
1016 W BroadwayCheap Vietnamese! Their spring rolls are amazing.
Shizenya Restaurant on Broadway
1333 W BroadwayGreat sushi!
Slickity Jim's Chat & Choux
1387 W 7th AveReally good cheap breakfast and lunch!
Menya Japanese Noodle
401 W BroadwayMy favourite ramen place. Get the miso ramen!
Arguably Vancouver's best restaurant. This place is beautiful and so are the guests. Put on your fancy clothes for this one.
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Chambar Restaurant
568 Beatty StreetArguably Vancouver's best restaurant. This place is beautiful and so are the guests. Put on your fancy clothes for this one.
Chill Winston
3 Alexander StreetAmazing patio! Great beers.
Love this place! Great food and drinks. My friend Matt is one of the managers and I know a bunch of people that work there. There is always a wait!
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Tacofino Taco Bar
15 W Cordova StLove this place! Great food and drinks. My friend Matt is one of the managers and I know a bunch of people that work there. There is always a wait!
Shopping
Granville Island Public Market
1689 Johnston StKind of a tourist trap but cool nonetheless!
Robson is where most of the shopping goes down in Vancouver. It's fun to go for a walk down Robson when it is sunny out!
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Robson Street
1155 Robson StRobson is where most of the shopping goes down in Vancouver. It's fun to go for a walk down Robson when it is sunny out!
Good for wine! More expensive than Broadway Liquor but has a good selection.
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JAK'S Beer Wine Spirits
2658 Granville StGood for wine! More expensive than Broadway Liquor but has a good selection.
Parks & Nature
This is a nude beach but I think it really encapsulates Vancouver's culture. Our city's best beach.
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Pacific Spirit Hostel
1935 Lower MallThis is a nude beach but I think it really encapsulates Vancouver's culture. Our city's best beach.
This place is a hidden gem! It's confusing to get to so use Google Maps! https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Vancouver,+BC/@49.2661952,-123.1302624,16z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x548673f143a94fb3:0xbb9196ea9b81f38b!8m2!3d49.2827291!4d-123.1207375
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Charleson Dog Park
999 Charleson StreetThis place is a hidden gem! It's confusing to get to so use Google Maps! https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Vancouver,+BC/@49.2661952,-123.1302624,16z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x548673f143a94fb3:0xbb9196ea9b81f38b!8m2!3d49.2827291!4d-123.1207375
Stanley Park
610 Pipeline RdIconic park. Great views! Gets a bit weird at night...
Closest beach to my place. Its pretty crowded and filled with basic bros and basic bitchez but convenient!
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Kitsilano Beach Park
1499 Arbutus StClosest beach to my place. Its pretty crowded and filled with basic bros and basic bitchez but convenient!
Essentials
Meinhardt Fine Foods
3002 Granville StExpensive but really good stuff!
Hi Lite Laundry - Coin Laundry and Dry Cleaning
1237 W BroadwayReally nice people here!
Whole Foods Market
510 W 8th AveShoppers Drug Mart
1006 Homer StDrug store but has food stuff as well!
Drinks & Nightlife
Also called "Beer Island" locals go to the legacy liquor store close by and then drink on this island in the sun. It's a lot of fun but can get rowdy!
Habitat Island
Also called "Beer Island" locals go to the legacy liquor store close by and then drink on this island in the sun. It's a lot of fun but can get rowdy!
Gastown is the cool kid area of Vancouver. Great shops, bars and restaurants. It's pricey but good for a splurge!
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Gastown
Gastown is the cool kid area of Vancouver. Great shops, bars and restaurants. It's pricey but good for a splurge!
I used to work here! It's gotten a bit basic now but still a good time every once and a while!
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Guilt & Co
I used to work here! It's gotten a bit basic now but still a good time every once and a while!
Broadway Liquor Store
1169 W BroadwayCold Beer and Wine Store, Great for beer!
I love this place! Favourite brewery in Vancouver. They have a Mariachi band on Friday and Saturday nights.
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33 Acres Brewing Company
15 W 8th AveI love this place! Favourite brewery in Vancouver. They have a Mariachi band on Friday and Saturday nights.
Brassneck Brewery
2148 Main StFun vibe, great beers.
Beautiful cocktail bar, gets a bit douchey on the weekends but definitely worth a visit. Its pricy but amazing.
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The Diamond
6 Powell StBeautiful cocktail bar, gets a bit douchey on the weekends but definitely worth a visit. Its pricy but amazing.
Getting Around
Shitty pizza but great transit! This is the best bus stop to get downtown. you can take any bus going North.
Freshslice Pizza
2083 Alma StShitty pizza but great transit! This is the best bus stop to get downtown. you can take any bus going North.
Closest Canada Line station (rapid transit). Also you can take the 99 B Line to East Van from here!
81 locals raden deze aan
Broadway-City Hall station
496 W BroadwayClosest Canada Line station (rapid transit). Also you can take the 99 B Line to East Van from here!
Sightseeing
Crusty old hipsters, decent shopping, great restaurants. Main Street used to be the cool part of Vancouver. It's a bit washed up but there are some great sights and shops!
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Main Street
Main StreetCrusty old hipsters, decent shopping, great restaurants. Main Street used to be the cool part of Vancouver. It's a bit washed up but there are some great sights and shops!
Where Vancouver yuppies hangout. Good food and shopping! Close to the beach.
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West 4th Avenue
West 4th AvenueWhere Vancouver yuppies hangout. Good food and shopping! Close to the beach.
This is the hippy and true hipster Vancouver neighbourhood. Lots of good cheap restaurants and bars.
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Commercial Drive
Commercial DriveThis is the hippy and true hipster Vancouver neighbourhood. Lots of good cheap restaurants and bars.
Vancouver's most fabulous neighbourhood. This is where our gays are at. Its lovely and sassy and teeming with great restaurants.
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Davie Street
Davie StreetVancouver's most fabulous neighbourhood. This is where our gays are at. Its lovely and sassy and teeming with great restaurants.
English Bay and surrounding area. Some good restaurants and is beautiful on a sunny day.
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Denman Street
English Bay and surrounding area. Some good restaurants and is beautiful on a sunny day.
A hidden oasis in the middle of downtown. Very cool.
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Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
578 Carrall StA hidden oasis in the middle of downtown. Very cool.