Guidebook for Vancouver
Food Scene
Great place for breakfast and brunch. Good sized portions with a nice selection of egg bennies and pancakes for the sweet tooth!
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Jam Cafe
556 Beatty StGreat place for breakfast and brunch. Good sized portions with a nice selection of egg bennies and pancakes for the sweet tooth!
Healthy tasty vegan options and a variety of fresh juices in a casual, order-at-the counter environment at very reasonable prices!
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Caveman Café
508 Abbott StHealthy tasty vegan options and a variety of fresh juices in a casual, order-at-the counter environment at very reasonable prices!
This pub has a great menu (try the beef or salmon burger with yam fries) and a good selection of craft beers with a nice outdoor patio and lively atmosphere!
Black Frog Eatery
108 Cambie StThis pub has a great menu (try the beef or salmon burger with yam fries) and a good selection of craft beers with a nice outdoor patio and lively atmosphere!
This tiny little gem of a place serves up great Thai dishes at reasonable prices (under $10). Tucked on a side street between Davie and Burnaby with only a few tables inside and on the sidewalk, this casual place offers friendly service and a delicious selection of curries and noodles (with a brown rice option).
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Thai Basil Restaurant
1215 Thurlow StThis tiny little gem of a place serves up great Thai dishes at reasonable prices (under $10). Tucked on a side street between Davie and Burnaby with only a few tables inside and on the sidewalk, this casual place offers friendly service and a delicious selection of curries and noodles (with a brown rice option).
This friendly pizzaria has a casual, friendly atmosphere with nice outdoor seating and a large selection of board games. Love the chicken pizza ($13 and good enough for 2 to share) and they do a good tomato soup. You'll find it In the roundabout near the large metal globe statue.
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Pizzeria Ludica
189 Keefer PlThis friendly pizzaria has a casual, friendly atmosphere with nice outdoor seating and a large selection of board games. Love the chicken pizza ($13 and good enough for 2 to share) and they do a good tomato soup. You'll find it In the roundabout near the large metal globe statue.
Recommended by a guest, this busy place has a wide variety of delectable treats, breads, savories, cakes and sweets. There is often a lineup but worth the wait. Open from 8:30am-5:30pm daily.
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Purebread
159 W Hastings StRecommended by a guest, this busy place has a wide variety of delectable treats, breads, savories, cakes and sweets. There is often a lineup but worth the wait. Open from 8:30am-5:30pm daily.
Recommended by a guest, Virtuous Pie is a vegan pizza and ice cream joint. They have an interesting selection of plant based ice creams like mint and dark chocolate and pumpkin pie and pecan. They also serve kombucha on tap, beer, ciders and wine. Open from :
Sun to Thu: 11am–10pm
Fri to Sat: 11am–11pm
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Virtuous Pie
583 Main StRecommended by a guest, Virtuous Pie is a vegan pizza and ice cream joint. They have an interesting selection of plant based ice creams like mint and dark chocolate and pumpkin pie and pecan. They also serve kombucha on tap, beer, ciders and wine. Open from :
Sun to Thu: 11am–10pm
Fri to Sat: 11am–11pm
UYU is a soft serve ice cream parlour located in Gastown. They use a Korean style of organic milk and have interesting flavours and toppings. Open Monday-Sunday 12pm-10pm
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UYU Ice Cream
433 Abbott StUYU is a soft serve ice cream parlour located in Gastown. They use a Korean style of organic milk and have interesting flavours and toppings. Open Monday-Sunday 12pm-10pm
Drinks & Nightlife
This place is an intimate, trendy cocktail lounge with a nice vibe and unique list of one-of-a-kind drinks. The bar-tenders are stylish and trained in the art of mixology.
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The Keefer Bar
135 Keefer StThis place is an intimate, trendy cocktail lounge with a nice vibe and unique list of one-of-a-kind drinks. The bar-tenders are stylish and trained in the art of mixology.
Located beneath Chill Winston in Gastown, offering various styles of live music, trendy food and drink menu and historic vibe with brick walls and low lighting. Check out their website: very cool design! Odd that their washrooms are co-ed: reminds me of the underground New York clubs back in the day!
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Guilt & Co
Located beneath Chill Winston in Gastown, offering various styles of live music, trendy food and drink menu and historic vibe with brick walls and low lighting. Check out their website: very cool design! Odd that their washrooms are co-ed: reminds me of the underground New York clubs back in the day!
Six Acres is a cozy nook with tasty menu items and top shelf beers, ciders and drinks. They are located in the oldest brick building in Vancouver. Loved their Classic Mini Burgers with caramelized onions. Open Sunday - Thursday 11:30am - 11:30pm and Friday - Saturday 11:30am - 12:30am.
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Six Acres
203 Carrall StSix Acres is a cozy nook with tasty menu items and top shelf beers, ciders and drinks. They are located in the oldest brick building in Vancouver. Loved their Classic Mini Burgers with caramelized onions. Open Sunday - Thursday 11:30am - 11:30pm and Friday - Saturday 11:30am - 12:30am.
Main Street Brewing Co. is located in one of Vancouver’s few surviving industrial heritage buildings, the “Vancouver Breweries Garage” (1913), in the historic Brewery Creek district. They serve a wide variety of seasonal craft beers.
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Main Street Brewery
261 E 7th AveMain Street Brewing Co. is located in one of Vancouver’s few surviving industrial heritage buildings, the “Vancouver Breweries Garage” (1913), in the historic Brewery Creek district. They serve a wide variety of seasonal craft beers.
Parks & Nature
Rent bikes at the bottom of Denman Street or along the seawall before you get to the park and bike (one way) around the seawall. Great views, fresh breezes, lots of photo ops and places to stop along the way (3rd beach is a favourite and there are rest rooms about 1/2 way round at the kids water park). You can bike around in 1 hour but opt for 2 for more to soak it all up! There are trails inside the park too if you feel like getting off the main seawall: Beaver Lake in the heart of the park is lovely and Lost Lagoon is great for duck watching!
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Stanley Park
610 Pipeline RdRent bikes at the bottom of Denman Street or along the seawall before you get to the park and bike (one way) around the seawall. Great views, fresh breezes, lots of photo ops and places to stop along the way (3rd beach is a favourite and there are rest rooms about 1/2 way round at the kids water park). You can bike around in 1 hour but opt for 2 for more to soak it all up! There are trails inside the park too if you feel like getting off the main seawall: Beaver Lake in the heart of the park is lovely and Lost Lagoon is great for duck watching!
Getting Around
The Stadium-Chinatown Station has a number of entrances/exits. One is at the top of the roundabout. Entrance is accessible from the bottom of the roundabout via the stairs or by elevator, then ramp up or via Beatty Street from the top. There is another entrance/exit on Expo Blvd, just around the corner from Abbott Street.
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Stadium-Chinatown station
The Stadium-Chinatown Station has a number of entrances/exits. One is at the top of the roundabout. Entrance is accessible from the bottom of the roundabout via the stairs or by elevator, then ramp up or via Beatty Street from the top. There is another entrance/exit on Expo Blvd, just around the corner from Abbott Street.
Essentials
Large Chinese Grocery Store with all the basics, fresh fruit and veggies, fresh seafood, a butcher at the back, hot Chinese food buffet, and a good bakery (try the hot Portuguese Egg Tarts, addictive!)
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T&T Supermarket
179 Keefer PlLarge Chinese Grocery Store with all the basics, fresh fruit and veggies, fresh seafood, a butcher at the back, hot Chinese food buffet, and a good bakery (try the hot Portuguese Egg Tarts, addictive!)
Arts & Culture
Located on the University of British Columbia Campus, this cultural museum houses thousands of ethnographic objects from all around the world, as well as a fantastic collection of large wooden carvings and totems from the First Nations Communities from BC and the Pacific Northwest.
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Museum of Anthropology
6393 NW Marine DrLocated on the University of British Columbia Campus, this cultural museum houses thousands of ethnographic objects from all around the world, as well as a fantastic collection of large wooden carvings and totems from the First Nations Communities from BC and the Pacific Northwest.