Guidebook for Vancouver
Food Scene
Bao Down - Gastown
12 Powell St($) Delicious Asian-Fusion Bao.
($$$) Favourite French-West Coast Fusion Restaurant. The Avocado Martini is incredible.
158 locals recommend
L'Abattoir
217 Carrall St($$$) Favourite French-West Coast Fusion Restaurant. The Avocado Martini is incredible.
($) Best Quick Brunch Spot in Gastown. Avocado Toast with Poached Eggs on their Homemade Sourdough never disappoints!
65 locals recommend
Nelson the Seagull
315 Carrall St($) 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.
371 locals recommend
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!
256 locals recommend
Cafe Medina
780 Richards St($$) One of Vancouver's hottest brunch spots. This place doesn't take reservations so lineups can be in excess of 60 minutes - get there early! Make sure to get the Lavender Latte!
Bauhaus Restaurant
1 W Cordova St($$$) German cuisine, Canadian style. Great dining atmosphere.
($) Best Tacos on the West Coast. Personal favourites are the Fish Taco and the Chorizo with Crispy Kale.
207 locals recommend
Tacofino Taco Bar
15 W Cordova St($) Best Tacos on the West Coast. Personal favourites are the Fish Taco and the Chorizo with Crispy Kale.
($$$) Japanese fusion with Aburi-style sushi and so many delicious seafood plates. Worth the trip!
169 locals recommend
Miku Vancouver
200 Granville St($$$) Japanese fusion with Aburi-style sushi and so many delicious seafood plates. Worth the trip!
($) Favourite coffee shop, just around the corner. They make their own almond milk and the most incredible Flat White.
168 locals recommend
Prado Cafe
1938 Commercial Dr($) 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.
($$) Probably my favourite Gastown restaurant. Tons of sharing plates based on Asian/French fusion.
46 locals recommend
Pidgin Restaurant
350 Carrall St($$) Probably my favourite Gastown restaurant. Tons of sharing plates based on Asian/French fusion.
($$) Yummy Vancouver staple; awesome meat and vegetarian comfort food.
49 locals recommend
MeeT in Gastown
12 Water St($$) Yummy Vancouver staple; awesome meat and vegetarian comfort food.
($) Froyo-style soft serve ice cream in unique Asian flavours with healthy, natural toppings.
6 locals recommend
UYU Ice Cream
433 Abbott St($) Froyo-style soft serve ice cream in unique Asian flavours with healthy, natural toppings.
($$) Fresh, cold-pressed juice with eco-friendly packaging. Delicious and perfect to reboot after a late night.
13 locals recommend
Nectar Juicery
102 W Hastings St($$) Fresh, cold-pressed juice with eco-friendly packaging. Delicious and perfect to reboot after a late night.
($$) If you eat pork, this place is famous. You have to try their crispy brussel sprouts- vegetables never tasted so good!
128 locals recommend
The Flying Pig Gastown
102 Water Street($$) If you eat pork, this place is famous. You have to try their crispy brussel sprouts- vegetables never tasted so good!
Railtown Cafe
397 Railway St($) Not technically Gastown, but life-changing salads.
Torafuku
958 Main St($$) So unique, so delicious - worth the trek.
Milano Espresso Lounge
36 Powell St($) For the coffee connoisseur!
Named Canada's Best Restaurant this year; this place is authentic Chinatown, with an amazing Japanese-Italian fusion menu. Reservations required or go right when it opens to put your name down (you'll still need to wait a couple hours).
63 locals recommend
Kissa Tanto
263 E Pender StNamed Canada's Best Restaurant this year; this place is authentic Chinatown, with an amazing Japanese-Italian fusion menu. Reservations required or go right when it opens to put your name down (you'll still need to wait a couple hours).
Fast-casual, delicious sushi-bowl style food that marries Hawaiian poke with West Coast Canadian cuisine. It's new too!
22 locals recommend
Pacific Poke
625 Main StFast-casual, delicious sushi-bowl style food that marries Hawaiian poke with West Coast Canadian cuisine. It's new too!
Vegan gelato that tastes like the real thing and made from coconut, hemp, and cashew butter. They have so many interesting flavours: drunken cherry, black sesame, lemongrass kafir, saffron orange, dark chocolate truffle, and salted caramel- to name a few.
13 locals recommend
Umaluma
235 E Pender StVegan gelato that tastes like the real thing and made from coconut, hemp, and cashew butter. They have so many interesting flavours: drunken cherry, black sesame, lemongrass kafir, saffron orange, dark chocolate truffle, and salted caramel- to name a few.
Drinks & Nightlife
($) Casual, fun spot just down the street.
21 locals recommend
Revel Room Supper Club & Live Music Restaurant
238 Abbott St($) Casual, fun spot just down the street.
($$) Awesome atmosphere with nightly live music, great casual plates, and fun drinks.
171 locals recommend
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.
189 locals recommend
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")
158 locals recommend
Waterfront Station
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.
408 locals recommend
Rogers Arena
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!
113 locals recommend
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.
837 locals recommend
Science World at 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.
10 locals recommend
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.
6 locals recommend
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.
233 locals recommend
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.
9 locals recommend
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.
352 locals recommend
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.