Guidebook for Vancouver

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Guidebook for Vancouver

Food Scene

Amazing Neapolitan style pizzeria in a fantastic location with great ambiance.
159 locals recommend
Via Tevere Pizzeria
1190 Victoria Dr
159 locals recommend
Amazing Neapolitan style pizzeria in a fantastic location with great ambiance.
Oceanwise only sushi. Beautiful presentation and awesome taste.
32 locals recommend
Tatsu Japanese Bistro
1441 Commercial Dr
32 locals recommend
Oceanwise only sushi. Beautiful presentation and awesome taste.
Great patio for people watching and great brunch menu. Live comedy Sunday and Monday nights.
153 locals recommend
Havana Vancouver
1212 Commercial Dr
153 locals recommend
Great patio for people watching and great brunch menu. Live comedy Sunday and Monday nights.
Great Indian cuisine with tandoori oven for authentic naan bread.
14 locals recommend
Tandoori Palace
1439 Commercial Dr
14 locals recommend
Great Indian cuisine with tandoori oven for authentic naan bread.
THE best chicken shawarma and fresh made falafel.
1605 Commercial Dr
THE best chicken shawarma and fresh made falafel.
Great restaurant/cafe with entertainment - great poetry slam night on Monday, plus live music on weekends.
45 locals recommend
Cafe Du Soleil
1393 Commercial Dr
45 locals recommend
Great restaurant/cafe with entertainment - great poetry slam night on Monday, plus live music on weekends.
Quick and yummy Mexican burritos and more for take out or eat in.
14 locals recommend
Red Burrito
1700 Commercial Dr
14 locals recommend
Quick and yummy Mexican burritos and more for take out or eat in.
Classic supper club with dinner and entertainment.
10 locals recommend
Federico's Supper Club
1728 Commercial Dr
10 locals recommend
Classic supper club with dinner and entertainment.
Yummiest poutine around.
26 locals recommend
Belgian Fries
1885 Commercial Dr
26 locals recommend
Yummiest poutine around.
Great pizza by the slice or entire pizza's to go.
1918 Commercial Dr
1918 Commercial Drive
Great pizza by the slice or entire pizza's to go.
Traditional pizza cooked in a giant wood-burning oven. Great patio.
44 locals recommend
Marcello Ristorante & Pizzeria
1404 Commercial Dr
44 locals recommend
Traditional pizza cooked in a giant wood-burning oven. Great patio.
Wonderful Caribbean cuisine.
23 locals recommend
The Reef
1018 Commercial Drive
23 locals recommend
Wonderful Caribbean cuisine.
Although there are many coffee shops on Commercial Dr, this is by far one of the best.
490 locals recommend
JJ Bean Coffee Roasters
3010 Main St
490 locals recommend
Although there are many coffee shops on Commercial Dr, this is by far one of the best.
Fantastic Ethiopian cuisine.
20 locals recommend
Harambe Ethiopian Restaurant
2149 Commercial Dr
20 locals recommend
Fantastic Ethiopian cuisine.
Wonderful Tunisian food with amazing service - just ask for Antoine!
16 locals recommend
Carthage Cafe
1851 Commercial Dr
16 locals recommend
Wonderful Tunisian food with amazing service - just ask for Antoine!
Are you into Soccer? This Italian sports cafe is definitely the place to be to watch the World Cup.
Caffe Roma & Lounge
1510 Commercial Dr
Are you into Soccer? This Italian sports cafe is definitely the place to be to watch the World Cup.
Great coffee and a great place to watch soccer.
6 locals recommend
Abruzzo Cappuccino Bar
1321 Commercial Dr
6 locals recommend
Great coffee and a great place to watch soccer.

Drinks & Nightlife

Fantastic Restaurant/Bar with an incredible variety of beers on tap.
2360 Commercial Dr
2360 Commercial Drive
Fantastic Restaurant/Bar with an incredible variety of beers on tap.
Fantastic live music.
57 locals recommend
Libra Room
1608 Commercial Dr
57 locals recommend
Fantastic live music.
Amazing patio above the bar, so you've got a great view looking down on Commercial Drive. Live music and a newly added butcher shop attached to the restaurant.
36 locals recommend
Falconetti's East Side Grill
1812 Commercial Drive
36 locals recommend
Amazing patio above the bar, so you've got a great view looking down on Commercial Drive. Live music and a newly added butcher shop attached to the restaurant.
Fantastic brunch, amazing beer selection and great patio.
76 locals recommend
BierCraft Tap and Tapas
1191 Commercial Dr
76 locals recommend
Fantastic brunch, amazing beer selection and great patio.
Great local bar with a wide variety of beers on tap. Great patio and appies.
50 locals recommend
The Charlatan
1447 Commercial Dr
50 locals recommend
Great local bar with a wide variety of beers on tap. Great patio and appies.

Essentials

Best deli on the drive with an incredible selection. Not to mention a great variety of pastas and local produce.
59 locals recommend
Santa Barbara Market
1322 1322 Commercial Dr
59 locals recommend
Best deli on the drive with an incredible selection. Not to mention a great variety of pastas and local produce.
24 hour grocery store.
48 locals recommend
Super Valu
1645 E 1st Ave
48 locals recommend
24 hour grocery store.
Great organic grocery store with attached vegetarian restaurant.
41 locals recommend
Sweet Cherubim
1105 Commercial Dr
41 locals recommend
Great organic grocery store with attached vegetarian restaurant.
Organic butcher.
12 locals recommend
Pasture To Plate Natural Products Ltd
1420 Commercial Dr
12 locals recommend
Organic butcher.
Ocean-wise fish monger.
16 locals recommend
The Daily Catch 100% Sustainable Seafood Market - Commercial Drive
1418 Commercial Dr
16 locals recommend
Ocean-wise fish monger.
Great cheese store with deli - awesome and well priced sandwiches freshly made-to-order.
52 locals recommend
La Grotta Del Formaggio
1791 Commercial Dr
52 locals recommend
Great cheese store with deli - awesome and well priced sandwiches freshly made-to-order.
Great grocery store - well priced, good value, organic.
112 locals recommend
City Avenue Market
2279 Commercial Dr
112 locals recommend
Great grocery store - well priced, good value, organic.
Yummy baked-goods, including pizza dough in case you want to challenge the wonderful pizza joints on the drive.
33 locals recommend
Fratelli Authentic Italian Baking
1795 Commercial Dr
33 locals recommend
Yummy baked-goods, including pizza dough in case you want to challenge the wonderful pizza joints on the drive.

Shopping

Great wine store with a huge selection of wines from all over the world.
46 locals recommend
Liberty Wine Merchants
1622 Commercial Dr
46 locals recommend
Great wine store with a huge selection of wines from all over the world.
Province run liquor store.
1520 Commercial Dr
Province run liquor store.
Great women's clothing store, much of it locally made.
14 locals recommend
Spank Clothing
1027 Commercial Dr
14 locals recommend
Great women's clothing store, much of it locally made.
Sister store to Spank Clothes - great shoe and boot store.
Spank Shoes
1181 Commercial Drive
Sister store to Spank Clothes - great shoe and boot store.
Women's clothes - most locally made. Well priced.
Virgin Marys
1136 Commercial Dr
Women's clothes - most locally made. Well priced.
A store with a little bit of everything, and very inexpensively priced - a few steps up from your traditional dollar store.
Wonderbucks Stores Ltd
1803 Commercial Dr
A store with a little bit of everything, and very inexpensively priced - a few steps up from your traditional dollar store.
Awesome vintage clothing store.
20 locals recommend
Mintage
1714 Commercial Dr
20 locals recommend
Awesome vintage clothing store.
Great new and used bookstore.
1830 Commercial Dr
Great new and used bookstore.
Great women's ware shop.
7 locals recommend
Barefoot Contessa
1928 Commercial Drive
7 locals recommend
Great women's ware shop.
Great used book store - buy & sell.
9 locals recommend
Canterbury Tales
2010 Commercial Dr
9 locals recommend
Great used book store - buy & sell.

Everything Else

Post Office
1424 Commercial Dr
1424 Commercial Drive
Post Office
Great yoga studio with a wide variety of classes; great rates.
6 locals recommend
Unity Herbals
1536 Venables St
6 locals recommend
Great yoga studio with a wide variety of classes; great rates.
General drug store and post office.
692 locals recommend
Shoppers Drug Mart
1006 Homer St
692 locals recommend
General drug store and post office.
Great gym just seconds away. Inexpensive and rates are inclusive of all classes.
8 locals recommend
Spartacus Gym
1522 Commercial Dr
8 locals recommend
Great gym just seconds away. Inexpensive and rates are inclusive of all classes.
Independent video store with an amazing selection of videos of all genres.
1470 Commercial Dr
Independent video store with an amazing selection of videos of all genres.

Arts & Culture

Great movie theatre that also hosts live events and serves alcohol!
100 locals recommend
Rio Theatre
1660 E Broadway
100 locals recommend
Great movie theatre that also hosts live events and serves alcohol!
Local theatre at it's finest.
71 locals recommend
Historic Theatre, The Cultch
1895 Venables St
71 locals recommend
Local theatre at it's finest.
Host to a bar and theatre, featuring Vancouver's finest burlesque troops.
20 locals recommend
The Wise
1882 Adanac St
20 locals recommend
Host to a bar and theatre, featuring Vancouver's finest burlesque troops.