Guidebook for Nelson
Food Scene
The coffee is delicious and strong! Their breakfast sandwiches on a croissant is a delicious, healthy and affordable option. This place is very close to our house (3 blocks)! Best cafe in town IMO. Beautiful interior with a beautiful patio and Japanese garden out back.
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Oso Negro Café
604 Ward StThe coffee is delicious and strong! Their breakfast sandwiches on a croissant is a delicious, healthy and affordable option. This place is very close to our house (3 blocks)! Best cafe in town IMO. Beautiful interior with a beautiful patio and Japanese garden out back.
Rich Rabnett and Friends
198 Baker StGreat Thai food!
Yum Son
522 Victoria StGreat Vietnamese and Pho!
Delicious Middle Eastern! Try the Haloumi bowl or the Arabic meatballs!!
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LOKA Middle Eastern-Mediterranean Bistro
449 Baker StDelicious Middle Eastern! Try the Haloumi bowl or the Arabic meatballs!!
Delicious appies, mains and deserts. Try the cedar strip cocktail! One of my favorite drinks in town.
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Pitchfork Eatery
518 Hall StDelicious appies, mains and deserts. Try the cedar strip cocktail! One of my favorite drinks in town.
Best scenester bar in town, great food, great atmosphere, delicious mexican and amazing cocktails. Try the ginger cardamon margarita. To die for! Watch out though, they have 2.5 oz per drink.
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Cantina Del Centro
565 Baker StBest scenester bar in town, great food, great atmosphere, delicious mexican and amazing cocktails. Try the ginger cardamon margarita. To die for! Watch out though, they have 2.5 oz per drink.
Amazing breakfast spot on weekends. Their meat benny is amazing and their truffels are a delicious post breakfast treat.
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The Vienna Cafe
411 Kootenay StAmazing breakfast spot on weekends. Their meat benny is amazing and their truffels are a delicious post breakfast treat.
High end dining. Delicious if you're not worried about price. You can easily spend 60$/person with a full meal and wine.
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All Seasons Cafe Inc.
620 Herridge LnHigh end dining. Delicious if you're not worried about price. You can easily spend 60$/person with a full meal and wine.
Tandoori Indian Grill & Lounge
409 Kootenay StGreat Indian food!
Delicious cafe just outside of town. Great bennies and you can make a day of it if you tack on the hot springs in Nakusp.
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Frog Peak Cafe
1418 BC-6Delicious cafe just outside of town. Great bennies and you can make a day of it if you tack on the hot springs in Nakusp.
Drinks & Nightlife
Good live music if the night is right. Sometimes not great if there isn't an act on. The food is alright but they've got the best live music in town. The other spots are more night clubs than pubs.
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The Royal on Baker
330 Baker StreetGood live music if the night is right. Sometimes not great if there isn't an act on. The food is alright but they've got the best live music in town. The other spots are more night clubs than pubs.
Bloom Nightclub
198 Baker StIt's alright. Depends on the night and event.
Spiritbar
422 Vernon StNice nightclub especially with good shows.
Sightseeing
It's an easy walk and a great lookout. Beautiful views year round but especially in the Fall.
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Gyro Park
It's an easy walk and a great lookout. Beautiful views year round but especially in the Fall.
Awesome hike. Very busy during the summer but give you a great view of Nelson. You go to Johnstone Road across the orange bridge and about 4 km down there is a parking lot on your right hand side. There are multiple options between pulpit rock, and flagpole which is higher than pulpit and about an hour long. Pulpit is a half hour of hard hiking. It's a great hike and good little cardio push in a short time.
Summit Mountain Guides
1106 Hall Mines RdAwesome hike. Very busy during the summer but give you a great view of Nelson. You go to Johnstone Road across the orange bridge and about 4 km down there is a parking lot on your right hand side. There are multiple options between pulpit rock, and flagpole which is higher than pulpit and about an hour long. Pulpit is a half hour of hard hiking. It's a great hike and good little cardio push in a short time.
Nice hike across the lake with a beautiful view of Nelson. The Summit Mountain guides below mentions how to get there.
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Pulpit Rock
Nice hike across the lake with a beautiful view of Nelson. The Summit Mountain guides below mentions how to get there.
Parks & Nature
It has some lovely trails to explore including a walk to a waterfall and lots of beautiful trails through the forest accessible for all abilities.
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Kokanee Creek Provincial Park
British Columbia 3AIt has some lovely trails to explore including a walk to a waterfall and lots of beautiful trails through the forest accessible for all abilities.
If you head down to Cottonwood Falls there are sometimes markets but mostly it is a beautiful spot to see some waterfalls close to town. You can then head up to our downtown Baker Street and peruse the shops and artisan stands which is quite nice. Lots of shops are largely art work.
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Cottonwood Falls Park
199 Carbonate StIf you head down to Cottonwood Falls there are sometimes markets but mostly it is a beautiful spot to see some waterfalls close to town. You can then head up to our downtown Baker Street and peruse the shops and artisan stands which is quite nice. Lots of shops are largely art work.
Shopping
I would say this store has a unique selection of hippy meets modern. Higher end organic cottons and bamboo mixed with beesewax candles and Nepalies blankets.
Still Eagle Planetary Persuasions
421 Baker StI would say this store has a unique selection of hippy meets modern. Higher end organic cottons and bamboo mixed with beesewax candles and Nepalies blankets.
Essentials
Save-On-Foods
1200 Lakeside DrEverything Else
Ainsworth
Great hotsprings 45 mins away.
Lovely hotsprings. I'd recommend staying a night in the chalets if possible. They are beautiful and the springs are lovely.
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Nakusp Hot Springs, Chalets, and Campground
Hot Springs RoadLovely hotsprings. I'd recommend staying a night in the chalets if possible. They are beautiful and the springs are lovely.