Rachel/Daniel’s guidebook
Delicious coffee and quick breakfast
This coffee shop is in walking distance and is so, so cute! Really comfy neighbourhood coffee shop with sparkling water on tap!
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Prado Cafe
1938 Commercial DrThis coffee shop is in walking distance and is so, so cute! Really comfy neighbourhood coffee shop with sparkling water on tap!
All day brunch!
Really delicious eggs benny, lightly torched on top. Fun mimosas. Walking distance!
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Egg & Co.
4245 Fraser StReally delicious eggs benny, lightly torched on top. Fun mimosas. Walking distance!
Most popular brunch spot. Be prepared to wait hours in line. Yummy waffles, maybe worth it if you have lots of spare time. It is delicious, can't lie about that. Downtown so you'll bus or drive down there.
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Cafe Medina
780 Richards StMost popular brunch spot. Be prepared to wait hours in line. Yummy waffles, maybe worth it if you have lots of spare time. It is delicious, can't lie about that. Downtown so you'll bus or drive down there.
This is actually well beyond brunch because it's 24 hours! It's a chain around the city and this is its first location. Has delicious food and fresh bread.
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Breka Bakery & Cafe
6533 Fraser StThis is actually well beyond brunch because it's 24 hours! It's a chain around the city and this is its first location. Has delicious food and fresh bread.
PARKS
This park is a couple blocks away. It has a tennis court, basketball court, baseball field, offleash dog park, playground and mountain views on top of all that! We love it. Great for a picnic.
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Grays Park
4850 St Catherines StThis park is a couple blocks away. It has a tennis court, basketball court, baseball field, offleash dog park, playground and mountain views on top of all that! We love it. Great for a picnic.
Major sightseeing spot in the city. It's a gorgeous park in the middle of Coal Harbour (DT neighbourhood). Goes very long and wraps around multiple beaches. Great spot to rent bikes and go around the seawall to explore downtown Vancouver, beaches and neighbourhoods.
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Iparke ye-Stanley
610 Pipeline RdMajor sightseeing spot in the city. It's a gorgeous park in the middle of Coal Harbour (DT neighbourhood). Goes very long and wraps around multiple beaches. Great spot to rent bikes and go around the seawall to explore downtown Vancouver, beaches and neighbourhoods.
This is much more than a park and is a Vancouver staple. It goes blocks and blocks, has the most beautiful gardens and great for a picnic. Free to enter and lots of parking (mostly paid).
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Iqela likaQueen Elizabeth
4600 Cambie StThis is much more than a park and is a Vancouver staple. It goes blocks and blocks, has the most beautiful gardens and great for a picnic. Free to enter and lots of parking (mostly paid).
Neighborhoods
We're right outside of Mt Pleasant, it's a really funky, hipster neighbourhood. Some fun history is that it was pretty much a forgotten neighboorhood until about 10 years ago and is now one of the most sought after! Great thrift shops, restaurants and walking around. You can walk down or take a quick bus/cab/bike ride if you like.
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Mount Pleasant
We're right outside of Mt Pleasant, it's a really funky, hipster neighbourhood. Some fun history is that it was pretty much a forgotten neighboorhood until about 10 years ago and is now one of the most sought after! Great thrift shops, restaurants and walking around. You can walk down or take a quick bus/cab/bike ride if you like.
This is the "uppity" neighbourhood of downtown. You'll likely run into some famous people here (or people who think they're famous). Very cute shops, fancy restaurants, and lounges.
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Yaletown
This is the "uppity" neighbourhood of downtown. You'll likely run into some famous people here (or people who think they're famous). Very cute shops, fancy restaurants, and lounges.
Beautiful and historic neighbourhood downtown. Worth checking out. Watch where you're going as it's also right next to the biggest homeless area in the city.
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Gastown
Beautiful and historic neighbourhood downtown. Worth checking out. Watch where you're going as it's also right next to the biggest homeless area in the city.
Trendy neighbourhood, has a big beach and lots of shops/restaurants to explore.
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Kitsilano
Trendy neighbourhood, has a big beach and lots of shops/restaurants to explore.
Sports!
Cheap fun baseball games. It's just below the major league, so tickets are easily accessible and affordable (and so is food when you're there). It's a 5 minute bike ride or bit longer of a walk. Totally worth it.
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I-Vancouver Canadians Baseball Club
4601 Ontario StCheap fun baseball games. It's just below the major league, so tickets are easily accessible and affordable (and so is food when you're there). It's a 5 minute bike ride or bit longer of a walk. Totally worth it.
Beach in the city
We have tons of beaches in Vancouver. This one is probably the most trendy and is ALWAYS busy. Be prepared for tons of people watching. Lots of very trendy restaurants. Kits is pretty hard to bus to from anywhere in the city so you will probably need to drive/cab or bike.
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Kitsilano Beach Park
1499 Arbutus StWe have tons of beaches in Vancouver. This one is probably the most trendy and is ALWAYS busy. Be prepared for tons of people watching. Lots of very trendy restaurants. Kits is pretty hard to bus to from anywhere in the city so you will probably need to drive/cab or bike.
Downtown beach in the westend (DT neighbourhood). You can rent bikes all around here and go around the seawall, hit up stanley park and get some nature right in the heart of the city.
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English Bay Beach
Beach AvenueDowntown beach in the westend (DT neighbourhood). You can rent bikes all around here and go around the seawall, hit up stanley park and get some nature right in the heart of the city.
Good for kids
So much fun! Great if you're coming with kids or just like science. It does have adult-only nights every so often, which are really cool. Right next to a subway stop.
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Science World kwiTELUS World of Science
1455 Quebec StSo much fun! Great if you're coming with kids or just like science. It does have adult-only nights every so often, which are really cool. Right next to a subway stop.
So much fun for everyone, but especially for kids. Loved going here growing up, and still do!
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I-Granville Island Public Market
1689 Johnston StSo much fun for everyone, but especially for kids. Loved going here growing up, and still do!