Guidebook for Vancouver

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Guidebook for Vancouver

Essentials

Nice little organic food market. Also, has a good deli for when you don't feel like cooking.
398 locals recommend
Choices Markets
1202 Richards St
398 locals recommend
Nice little organic food market. Also, has a good deli for when you don't feel like cooking.

Arts & Culture

Old fashioned single screen movie theatre with super-comfortable seats and great popcorn.
39 locals recommend
Dunbar Theatre
4555 Dunbar St
39 locals recommend
Old fashioned single screen movie theatre with super-comfortable seats and great popcorn.
Shakespeare in the park during the summer months...great shows...dinner packages available, including Bard-B-Q during the Festival of Lights fireworks)
62 locals recommend
Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival
1695 Whyte Ave
62 locals recommend
Shakespeare in the park during the summer months...great shows...dinner packages available, including Bard-B-Q during the Festival of Lights fireworks)
museumofvancouver.ca
144 locals recommend
Museum of Vancouver
1100 Chestnut St
144 locals recommend
museumofvancouver.ca
This is where the Canucks play
408 locals recommend
Rogers Arena
800 Griffiths Way
408 locals recommend
This is where the Canucks play
Home of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the BC Lions (CFL)
418 locals recommend
BC Place
777 Pacific Blvd
418 locals recommend
Home of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the BC Lions (CFL)
An ever changing collection of art installations and they have a terrific cafeteria to sip some wine and discuss after :-)
1154 locals recommend
Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby St
1154 locals recommend
An ever changing collection of art installations and they have a terrific cafeteria to sip some wine and discuss after :-)
An amazing collection of Indigenous art and artifacts from Canada and around the world
502 locals recommend
Museum of Anthropology
6393 NW Marine Dr
502 locals recommend
An amazing collection of Indigenous art and artifacts from Canada and around the world

Food Scene

Vegetarian cuisine...iffy customer service but good food.
228 locals recommend
The Naam
2724 W 4th Ave
228 locals recommend
Vegetarian cuisine...iffy customer service but good food.
Great breakfast/brunch spot
23 locals recommend
Sunshine Diner
2649 W Broadway
23 locals recommend
Great breakfast/brunch spot
Delicious food at an award winning restaurant that also one of the greenest in Vancouver within walking distance. www.trafalgars.com
22 locals recommend
Trafalgars Bistro
2603 West 16th Avenue
22 locals recommend
Delicious food at an award winning restaurant that also one of the greenest in Vancouver within walking distance. www.trafalgars.com
Yummmm www.sweetobsession.ca
25 locals recommend
Sweet Obsession
2611 W 16th Ave
25 locals recommend
Yummmm www.sweetobsession.ca
Buck a shuck oysters for Happy Hour with sparkling wine :-)
73 locals recommend
Chewies Smoke & Oyster Bar Kitsilano
2201 W 1st Ave
73 locals recommend
Buck a shuck oysters for Happy Hour with sparkling wine :-)
POUTINE...a delicious French Canadian treat of fries, cheese curds and gravy...they also serve other French Canadian delights such as tortierre and sugar pie :-)
8 locals recommend
Frenchies Diner
2470 Main St
8 locals recommend
POUTINE...a delicious French Canadian treat of fries, cheese curds and gravy...they also serve other French Canadian delights such as tortierre and sugar pie :-)
Delicious pizza...they don't take reservations so get there early :-)
209 locals recommend
Nook
1525 Yew St
209 locals recommend
Delicious pizza...they don't take reservations so get there early :-)

Parks & Nature

Beach!...closeby...it's why I live here
847 locals recommend
Kitsilano Beach Park
1499 Arbutus St
847 locals recommend
Beach!...closeby...it's why I live here
Nude beach if you're interested...it's a bit of a hike down some stairs to get to it but it's right on the ocean.
197 locals recommend
Pacific Spirit Hostel
1935 Lower Mall
197 locals recommend
Nude beach if you're interested...it's a bit of a hike down some stairs to get to it but it's right on the ocean.
A beautiful, and often less crowded, alternative to Kitsilano beach. Beach, park, walking/running path & BBQ areas.
337 locals recommend
Jericho Beach Park
3941 Point Grey Rd
337 locals recommend
A beautiful, and often less crowded, alternative to Kitsilano beach. Beach, park, walking/running path & BBQ areas.
There is a 9kms seawall path around the park as well as lots of walking trails...pools, picnic areas, the Aquarium and an outdoor theatre.
2658 locals recommend
Stanley Park
610 Pipeline Rd
2658 locals recommend
There is a 9kms seawall path around the park as well as lots of walking trails...pools, picnic areas, the Aquarium and an outdoor theatre.
Beautiful hikes and a suspension bridge
177 locals recommend
Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre
3663 Park Rd
177 locals recommend
Beautiful hikes and a suspension bridge

Everything Else

Restaurants, theatres, arts, public market...fun
470 locals recommend
Granville Island Public Market
1689 Johnston St
470 locals recommend
Restaurants, theatres, arts, public market...fun

Sightseeing

Beautiful, long suspension bridge...a canopy walkway...
1150 locals recommend
Capilano Suspension Bridge
3735 Capilano Rd
1150 locals recommend
Beautiful, long suspension bridge...a canopy walkway...
Lift up to the mountain for sightseeing, mountain biking, skiing/snowboarding...or a lift down the mountain if you've braved the Grouse Grind :-)
249 locals recommend
Grouse Mountain @ Skyride station
249 locals recommend
Lift up to the mountain for sightseeing, mountain biking, skiing/snowboarding...or a lift down the mountain if you've braved the Grouse Grind :-)

Drinks & Nightlife

The Classic Ceasar...in a boot ;-) Lots of daily specials and a great patio....all across from the beach.
191 locals recommend
Local Kitsilano
2210 Cornwall Ave
191 locals recommend
The Classic Ceasar...in a boot ;-) Lots of daily specials and a great patio....all across from the beach.