Guidebook for Vancouver
Food Scene
Unique spin on American southern cuisine with amazing cocktails, updated fresh sheets, fun and bustling atmosphere and great hosts.
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Mamie Taylor's
251 E Georgia StUnique spin on American southern cuisine with amazing cocktails, updated fresh sheets, fun and bustling atmosphere and great hosts.
The coffee nerd's coffee shop. Lots of good baked goods and a comfortable hip space. They also have local draught beer on tap if you want something to wind down with.
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Matchstick Chinatown
213 E Georgia StThe coffee nerd's coffee shop. Lots of good baked goods and a comfortable hip space. They also have local draught beer on tap if you want something to wind down with.
Comfortable and casual room with the most impressive draught beer list around.
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Alibi Room
157 Alexander StComfortable and casual room with the most impressive draught beer list around.
An easy place to get a casual bite -- The Union serves up clean and health South Asian cuisine. They also make some really refreshing cocktails inspired by South Asian ingredients...
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The Union
219 Union StAn easy place to get a casual bite -- The Union serves up clean and health South Asian cuisine. They also make some really refreshing cocktails inspired by South Asian ingredients...
Finch's is famous for their Baguette sandwiches but they also have salads, soups, coffee, tea and local grocery goods. A really nice comfortable room to visit too!
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Finch's Market
501 E Georgia StFinch's is famous for their Baguette sandwiches but they also have salads, soups, coffee, tea and local grocery goods. A really nice comfortable room to visit too!
Great Italian food. With a group of over 4 they do a flat rate for family style dining -- recommended! Also, after 9:30 a pizza and a beer is $14.
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Campagnolo Upstairs
1020 Main StGreat Italian food. With a group of over 4 they do a flat rate for family style dining -- recommended! Also, after 9:30 a pizza and a beer is $14.
Great authentic wood fired pizza. Get there early to be sure to get some -- they often sell out of dough!
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Pizzeria Farina
915 Main StGreat authentic wood fired pizza. Get there early to be sure to get some -- they often sell out of dough!
The best, freshest and cleanest shucked oysters, just minutes from our door. Crisp cool wine and beer also available in this amazing little pacific nook.
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Oyster Express
296 Keefer StThe best, freshest and cleanest shucked oysters, just minutes from our door. Crisp cool wine and beer also available in this amazing little pacific nook.
Budgies Burritos
44 KingswayHuge veggie burritos! They'll fill ya up!
This is the original Guu, and it's guuuud. Original Japanese style izakaya.
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Guu Original Thurlow
838 Thurlow StThis is the original Guu, and it's guuuud. Original Japanese style izakaya.
Bestie Wurst -- you decide. Beers Brats n Bretzels. Bestie combines the 3 'B's in classic German fashion. Also, please try the currywurst!
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Bestie
105 E Pender StBestie Wurst -- you decide. Beers Brats n Bretzels. Bestie combines the 3 'B's in classic German fashion. Also, please try the currywurst!
Floata Seafood Restaurant
180 Keefer StDim Sum hall. Good for a Sunday brunch.
Nu-Chinois brasserie. Updated cocktails and a fun room make Bao Bei a fun stop for dinner.
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Bao Bei
163 Keefer StNu-Chinois brasserie. Updated cocktails and a fun room make Bao Bei a fun stop for dinner.
Belgian fare. Great food, great wine, cocktails and beer, beautiful room. Always classic.
Moules Congolaise with frites is a favorite.
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Chambar Restaurant
568 Beatty StreetBelgian fare. Great food, great wine, cocktails and beer, beautiful room. Always classic.
Moules Congolaise with frites is a favorite.
Continental European fare with a twist of Italian flare. Beautiful warm room to compliment the unpretentious comfortable food of chef Lucias Syme and Gill Book.
Autostrada Osteria Downtown
350 W Pender StContinental European fare with a twist of Italian flare. Beautiful warm room to compliment the unpretentious comfortable food of chef Lucias Syme and Gill Book.
A quick inexpensive stop for great authentic Mexican tacos.
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La Taqueria Pinche Taco
322 W Hastings StA quick inexpensive stop for great authentic Mexican tacos.
Great handmade Italian food made with love...right in the neighbourhood.
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Ask For Luigi Restaurant
305 Alexander StGreat handmade Italian food made with love...right in the neighbourhood.
Bustling room and delicious Mexican fare with the largest selection of small batch Mezcal and Tequila North of the border(s) makes Mezcaleria an obvious go to.
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La Mezcaleria
1622 Commercial DrBustling room and delicious Mexican fare with the largest selection of small batch Mezcal and Tequila North of the border(s) makes Mezcaleria an obvious go to.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great for a coffee in the morning -- come back in the evening to enjoy the vibrant and diverse atmosphere of the neighbourhood locals hangout.
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The Brixton
212 E Georgia StGreat for a coffee in the morning -- come back in the evening to enjoy the vibrant and diverse atmosphere of the neighbourhood locals hangout.
If you want the club experience, with the most banging sound system in town, this is the place.
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Fortune Sound Club
147 E Pender StIf you want the club experience, with the most banging sound system in town, this is the place.
Local venue with visiting DJ's and live music. They also have cold beer & wine off sales.
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Electric Owl
926 Main StreetLocal venue with visiting DJ's and live music. They also have cold beer & wine off sales.
Local favorite brewery. Great beers, awesome tasting room. Go by for a flight or fill up a growler to take on your way. They also have great merchandise!
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33 Acres Brewing Company
15 W 8th AveLocal favorite brewery. Great beers, awesome tasting room. Go by for a flight or fill up a growler to take on your way. They also have great merchandise!
New brewery on Main street. Growlers and tasting room. This place is usually hop-ping...sorry.
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Brassneck Brewery
2148 Main StNew brewery on Main street. Growlers and tasting room. This place is usually hop-ping...sorry.
Japanese Izakaya.
Otokomae translates to 'handsome' in English. So if you're feeling good and looking good, this is the spot.
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Guu with Otokomae
375 Water StJapanese Izakaya.
Otokomae translates to 'handsome' in English. So if you're feeling good and looking good, this is the spot.
Cocktails utilising ingredients from Chinatown. Some very interesting and effective libations available here.
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The Keefer Bar
135 Keefer StCocktails utilising ingredients from Chinatown. Some very interesting and effective libations available here.
Essentials
Benny Foods Ltd
598 Union StLocal Convenience store with everything you need!
Shopping
Crosstown Liquor Store
568 Abbott StCold beer. Wine. etc...
The biggest selection of everything bacchanalian -- from wine, beer, whiskies etc. They even have a rewards program.
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Legacy Liquor Store
1633 Manitoba StThe biggest selection of everything bacchanalian -- from wine, beer, whiskies etc. They even have a rewards program.
Hey -- its a skateboard shop. Go buy a new complete and have a rip or, hey, just buy a tee shirt -- whatever suits you!
Antisocial Skateboard Shop
2337 Main StHey -- its a skateboard shop. Go buy a new complete and have a rip or, hey, just buy a tee shirt -- whatever suits you!
Audiopile
2016 Commercial DrOne of a few great vinyl specific record stores.
Neptoon Records
3561 Main StVinyl, vinyl, vinyl.
oh, and CD's.
Great menswear shop -- with goods mostly imported from Japan.
Brands like: Visvim, NBHD, Nanamica, White Mountaineering, Nonnative, Ten C, WTaps and more...
HAVEN
355 E Cordova StGreat menswear shop -- with goods mostly imported from Japan.
Brands like: Visvim, NBHD, Nanamica, White Mountaineering, Nonnative, Ten C, WTaps and more...
Menswear shop staple. Great apparel and lots of interesting accessories from all over the world.
Brands like: Acne, Our Legacy, Patrick Ervell, Junghans, Stephan Schneider, Kiosk....
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NEIGHBOUR
12 Water StMenswear shop staple. Great apparel and lots of interesting accessories from all over the world.
Brands like: Acne, Our Legacy, Patrick Ervell, Junghans, Stephan Schneider, Kiosk....
Premier Menswear stop in Gastown. Brands such as: Balenciaga, Givenchy, Thom Browne, Dries van Noten, Nonnative, Moncler, Maison Kitsune, Aesop...
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RODEN GRAY
8 Water StPremier Menswear stop in Gastown. Brands such as: Balenciaga, Givenchy, Thom Browne, Dries van Noten, Nonnative, Moncler, Maison Kitsune, Aesop...
Motorcylce fare. Coffee, denim, helmets, boots. Go say hi.
Go next door for Duchesse Vintage.
The Shop Vancouver
88 Columbia StMotorcylce fare. Coffee, denim, helmets, boots. Go say hi.
Go next door for Duchesse Vintage.
Community Thrift & Vintage FROCK SHOPPE
311 Carrall StVintage clothing...
Vancouver's original DTES bike shop. Fix a flat, buy an NJS track frame or just pass by with a six pack to admire some cool old frames and you probably won't get turned away.
Super Champion
245 Main StVancouver's original DTES bike shop. Fix a flat, buy an NJS track frame or just pass by with a six pack to admire some cool old frames and you probably won't get turned away.
This is the standard bike shop, on Gore Street. Very friendly folks with a great bench outside to watch the passers by in Chinatown on.
The Standard Bicycle Service & Repair
This is the standard bike shop, on Gore Street. Very friendly folks with a great bench outside to watch the passers by in Chinatown on.
Everything Else
Relax your body and free your mind in one of Vancouvers few sensory deprivation tanks.
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Float House Gastown
70 W Cordova StRelax your body and free your mind in one of Vancouvers few sensory deprivation tanks.