Guidebook for Vancouver

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Guidebook for Vancouver

Drinks & Nightlife

Heritage landmark hotel & bar in English Bay.
20 locals recommend
Sylvia Hotel and Restaurant
1154 Gilford St
20 locals recommend
Heritage landmark hotel & bar in English Bay.
This place is an English Bay classic... retro stylings and a round "airport-lounge" bar room overlooking English Bay.
25 locals recommend
Bayside Lounge
1755 Davie St
25 locals recommend
This place is an English Bay classic... retro stylings and a round "airport-lounge" bar room overlooking English Bay.
Ahhh the Railway Club... a real Vancouver institution. This is a good pub to meet up with friends, to start a night out, or to catch live local music.
14 locals recommend
Railway Stage and Beer Cafe
579 Dunsmuir St
14 locals recommend
Ahhh the Railway Club... a real Vancouver institution. This is a good pub to meet up with friends, to start a night out, or to catch live local music.
This is a hopping little place with good Mexican-fusion food and great drinks.
51 locals recommend
Lolita's
1326 Davie Street
51 locals recommend
This is a hopping little place with good Mexican-fusion food and great drinks.
Cool little underground bar with pool tables and dart boards.
19 locals recommend
Brickhouse Late Nite Bistro & Bar
730 Main St
19 locals recommend
Cool little underground bar with pool tables and dart boards.
Designer cocktails and Chinese tapas.
250 locals recommend
The Keefer Bar
135 Keefer St
250 locals recommend
Designer cocktails and Chinese tapas.

Food Scene

Fine seafood dining just steps away.
8 locals recommend
The Fish House in Stanley Park
8901 Stanley Park Dr
8 locals recommend
Fine seafood dining just steps away.
Cute little Italian neighbourhood bistro nestled in the heart of the West End.
19 locals recommend
Adesso
1906 Haro Street
19 locals recommend
Cute little Italian neighbourhood bistro nestled in the heart of the West End.
Hoppin' little restaurant/bar with great food & drinks.
61 locals recommend
Espana Restaurant
1118 Denman St
61 locals recommend
Hoppin' little restaurant/bar with great food & drinks.
Another Vancouver classic... one of the best steak & seafood places in town but with a very unpretentious and warm atmosphere.
178 locals recommend
Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House
777 Thurlow St
178 locals recommend
Another Vancouver classic... one of the best steak & seafood places in town but with a very unpretentious and warm atmosphere.
One of the best ramen spots in town... try the bamboo charcoal spicy miso ramen!
18 locals recommend
Motomachi Shokudo
740 Denman St
18 locals recommend
One of the best ramen spots in town... try the bamboo charcoal spicy miso ramen!
Good little restaurant with great food... their brunches are excellent.
9 locals recommend
Raincity Grill - Closed.
1193 Denman St
9 locals recommend
Good little restaurant with great food... their brunches are excellent.
Japanese charcoal grill tapas and oden.
19 locals recommend
Zakkushi on Denman
823 Denman St
19 locals recommend
Japanese charcoal grill tapas and oden.
Possibly the best ramen in Vancouver, but don't come for the atmosphere... it's in a food court! The white sesame ramen is otherworldly.
Hida Takayama Ramen
1610 Robson St
Possibly the best ramen in Vancouver, but don't come for the atmosphere... it's in a food court! The white sesame ramen is otherworldly.
Excellent seafood and a fun atmosphere.
103 locals recommend
The Sandbar Seafood Restaurant
1535 Johnston Street
103 locals recommend
Excellent seafood and a fun atmosphere.
This is a quirky little diner-sytle restaurant in North Vancouver that's been around for generations, and they have an impressive collection of local First Nations art.
33 locals recommend
Tomahawk Restaurant
1550 Philip Ave
33 locals recommend
This is a quirky little diner-sytle restaurant in North Vancouver that's been around for generations, and they have an impressive collection of local First Nations art.

Everything Else

Great little pitch & putt golf course just steps away.
24 locals recommend
Stanley Park Pitch & Putt
2099 Beach Ave
24 locals recommend
Great little pitch & putt golf course just steps away.
Third Beach in Stanley Park... a great stop on the seawall route and one of Vancouver's best-kept local secrets!
192 locals recommend
Third Beach
192 locals recommend
Third Beach in Stanley Park... a great stop on the seawall route and one of Vancouver's best-kept local secrets!
Rent a bike and ride the seawall!
61 locals recommend
Spokes Bicycle Rentals
1798 W Georgia St
61 locals recommend
Rent a bike and ride the seawall!

Essentials

Great little butcher shop on Denman.
Tango's Meats
865 Denman St
Great little butcher shop on Denman.
Large grocery store.
25 locals recommend
Starbucks
1641 Davie Street
25 locals recommend
Large grocery store.
Large grocery store.
84 locals recommend
Safeway Robson
1766 Robson St
84 locals recommend
Large grocery store.

Sightseeing

Good rainy-day fun!
663 locals recommend
Vancouver Aquarium
845 Avison Way
663 locals recommend
Good rainy-day fun!
Good rainy-day fun!
1154 locals recommend
Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby St
1154 locals recommend
Good rainy-day fun!
Something for everybody at this huge public market.
1659 locals recommend
Granville Island
1659 locals recommend
Something for everybody at this huge public market.
Cool planetarium with laser shows etc.
60 locals recommend
HR MacMillan Space Centre
1100 Chestnut St
60 locals recommend
Cool planetarium with laser shows etc.
Rainy-day fun!
144 locals recommend
Museum of Vancouver
1100 Chestnut St
144 locals recommend
Rainy-day fun!
Excellent cultural museum at the University of BC, with a huge collection of West Coast First Nations artifacts and stunning West Coast modernist architecture by Arthur Erickson.
502 locals recommend
Museum of Anthropology
6393 NW Marine Dr
502 locals recommend
Excellent cultural museum at the University of BC, with a huge collection of West Coast First Nations artifacts and stunning West Coast modernist architecture by Arthur Erickson.
Excellent gallery of West Coast First Nations art.
19 locals recommend
Bill Reid Gallery
639 Hornby St
19 locals recommend
Excellent gallery of West Coast First Nations art.
This is a pretty impressive canyon and suspension bridge, but it's extremely touristy. See Lynn Canyon suspension bridge for a less hectic option.
1150 locals recommend
Capilano Suspension Bridge
3735 Capilano Rd
1150 locals recommend
This is a pretty impressive canyon and suspension bridge, but it's extremely touristy. See Lynn Canyon suspension bridge for a less hectic option.
Interesting salmon hatchery where you can watch the fish spawn. Also some great & easy hikes in the area where you can see the Capilano River canyon (without the big crowds at the suspension bridge).
42 locals recommend
Capilano River Hatchery
4500 Capilano Park Rd
42 locals recommend
Interesting salmon hatchery where you can watch the fish spawn. Also some great & easy hikes in the area where you can see the Capilano River canyon (without the big crowds at the suspension bridge).
Fun tram ride up to Grouse Mountain... totally worth it.
249 locals recommend
Grouse Mountain @ Skyride station
249 locals recommend
Fun tram ride up to Grouse Mountain... totally worth it.