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Guidebook for Vancouver

Drinks & Nightlife

Vancouver's best dive bar, replete with hipsters - only here for a few more years!
19 locals recommend
Brickhouse Late Nite Bistro & Bar
730 Main St
19 locals recommend
Vancouver's best dive bar, replete with hipsters - only here for a few more years!
One of the city's trendiest bars, serving arguably it's beck cocktails.
250 locals recommend
The Keefer Bar
135 Keefer St
250 locals recommend
One of the city's trendiest bars, serving arguably it's beck cocktails.
Another top contender for best cocktails in the city.
111 locals recommend
Pourhouse Restaurant
162 Water St
111 locals recommend
Another top contender for best cocktails in the city.
Stylish underground bar with good musical acts and drinks.
171 locals recommend
Guilt & Co
171 locals recommend
Stylish underground bar with good musical acts and drinks.
Another top spot for drinks and people watching.
207 locals recommend
Alibi Room
157 Alexander St
207 locals recommend
Another top spot for drinks and people watching.

Food Scene

One of the most celebrated Asian fusion restaurants in the city.
250 locals recommend
Bao Bei
163 Keefer St
250 locals recommend
One of the most celebrated Asian fusion restaurants in the city.
Arguably Vancouver's most celebrated Chinese savory and sweet bun shop. Also excellent for dim sum.
51 locals recommend
New Town Bakery & Restaurant
148 E Pender St
51 locals recommend
Arguably Vancouver's most celebrated Chinese savory and sweet bun shop. Also excellent for dim sum.
The best Vietnamese and Cambodian food in the city, bar none.
212 locals recommend
Phnom Penh Restaurant
244 E Georgia St
212 locals recommend
The best Vietnamese and Cambodian food in the city, bar none.
A decent ramen restaurant.
56 locals recommend
The Ramen Butcher
223 E Georgia St
56 locals recommend
A decent ramen restaurant.
Another really cool bar - well stocked, great lighting, excellent eats.
41 locals recommend
Mamie Taylor's
251 E Georgia St
41 locals recommend
Another really cool bar - well stocked, great lighting, excellent eats.
An amazing oyster bar. They always have great deals on shucks.
30 locals recommend
Oyster Express
296 Keefer St
30 locals recommend
An amazing oyster bar. They always have great deals on shucks.
Wonderfully atmospheric, divey, authentic dim sum place.
Jade Dynasty Restaurant
137 E Pender St
Wonderfully atmospheric, divey, authentic dim sum place.
Arguably the coolest coffee shop in Chinatown: great pastries.
94 locals recommend
Matchstick Chinatown
213 E Georgia St
94 locals recommend
Arguably the coolest coffee shop in Chinatown: great pastries.
Also arguably the coolest coffee shop in Chinatown. Great decor.
18 locals recommend
Propaganda Coffee
209 E Pender St
18 locals recommend
Also arguably the coolest coffee shop in Chinatown. Great decor.
An old institution and super divey bar with great jazz acts.
60 locals recommend
The Emerald
555 Gore Ave
60 locals recommend
An old institution and super divey bar with great jazz acts.
Amazing pie, amazing ladies.
24 locals recommend
The Bubble Tea Shop
1680 Robson St
24 locals recommend
Amazing pie, amazing ladies.
Awesome brunch spot with innovative fusion dishes.
101 locals recommend
The Union
219 Union St
101 locals recommend
Awesome brunch spot with innovative fusion dishes.
An amazing fusion noodle house: the ramen here is actually better than at the Butcher.
28 locals recommend
Harvest Community Foods
243 Union St
28 locals recommend
An amazing fusion noodle house: the ramen here is actually better than at the Butcher.
Gorgeous coffee shop on the edge of Gastown, offering amazing people watching.
65 locals recommend
Nelson the Seagull
315 Carrall St
65 locals recommend
Gorgeous coffee shop on the edge of Gastown, offering amazing people watching.
One of the city's most respected Asian fusion restaurants. Pricey but innovative.
46 locals recommend
Pidgin Restaurant
350 Carrall St
46 locals recommend
One of the city's most respected Asian fusion restaurants. Pricey but innovative.
Wonderful charcuterie and wine pairing restaurant.
63 locals recommend
Salt Tasting Room
227 W Pender St
63 locals recommend
Wonderful charcuterie and wine pairing restaurant.
Some of the best sandwiches in the city.
132 locals recommend
Meat & Bread
370 Cambie St
132 locals recommend
Some of the best sandwiches in the city.
An excellent hipster brunch spot.
32 locals recommend
Finch's
353 W Pender St
32 locals recommend
An excellent hipster brunch spot.
One of the coolest and most delicious new noodle bars in town, run by the celebrity chef who started Mainam on West 4th.
28 locals recommend
Fat Mao Noodles
217 E Georgia St
28 locals recommend
One of the coolest and most delicious new noodle bars in town, run by the celebrity chef who started Mainam on West 4th.
I've heard the food is pretentious, but the drinks are wonderful and the people watching is outstanding.
29 locals recommend
Juniper Restaurant & Bar
185 Keefer St
29 locals recommend
I've heard the food is pretentious, but the drinks are wonderful and the people watching is outstanding.

Sightseeing

Vancouver's prettiest park, Stanley Park and the beaches excepted.
221 locals recommend
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
578 Carrall St
221 locals recommend
Vancouver's prettiest park, Stanley Park and the beaches excepted.
Vancouver's prettiest residential neighborhood, amazing for walking and gazing at the city's oldest homes. Right next to Chinatown.
10 locals recommend
Strathcona
10 locals recommend
Vancouver's prettiest residential neighborhood, amazing for walking and gazing at the city's oldest homes. Right next to Chinatown.
One of Vancouver's best kept secrets: gorgeous ocean views and spacious lawns along the waterfront.
76 locals recommend
Crab Park
101 E Waterfront Rd
76 locals recommend
One of Vancouver's best kept secrets: gorgeous ocean views and spacious lawns along the waterfront.

Shopping

The best used bookstore in Western Canada, possibly in the whole country.
12 locals recommend
MacLeod's Books
455 W Pender St
12 locals recommend
The best used bookstore in Western Canada, possibly in the whole country.
Vancouver's classiest used bookstore; a total gem.
The Paper Hound Bookshop
344 W Pender St
Vancouver's classiest used bookstore; a total gem.
One of two essential lifestyle stores in Gastown. Full of amazing rarefied shit.
6 locals recommend
Litchfield
38 Water St
6 locals recommend
One of two essential lifestyle stores in Gastown. Full of amazing rarefied shit.
The other essential lifestyle shop in Gastown.
26 locals recommend
Old Faithful Shop
320 W Cordova St
26 locals recommend
The other essential lifestyle shop in Gastown.
The premier men's clothing shop in Vancouver. Hugely pricey but incomparable in selection.
16 locals recommend
RODEN GRAY
8 Water St
16 locals recommend
The premier men's clothing shop in Vancouver. Hugely pricey but incomparable in selection.
The flagship of Vancouver's premier shoe designer. Very expensive but unmatched.
14 locals recommend
John Fluevog Shoes
65 Water St
14 locals recommend
The flagship of Vancouver's premier shoe designer. Very expensive but unmatched.