Food Scene
Best croissants in town! Make sure to go in the morning though; they fly off the shelves. It's a good place to start for breakfast before checking out Granville Island.
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Beaucoup Bakery
2150 Fir StBest croissants in town! Make sure to go in the morning though; they fly off the shelves. It's a good place to start for breakfast before checking out Granville Island.
This place is best for smaller groups/dates. It's fancier than your basic sushi place in the neighborhood and very tasty.
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Sushi bella
This place is best for smaller groups/dates. It's fancier than your basic sushi place in the neighborhood and very tasty.
It's the best fast food burger joint in town! They also serve delicious salted peanuts while you wait for your order
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Five Guys
635 Robson StIt's the best fast food burger joint in town! They also serve delicious salted peanuts while you wait for your order
A super delicious Cambodian restaurant in Chinatown. Make sure to try their chicken wings, butter beef, and maybe even some garlic butter frog legs.
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Phnom Penh Restaurant
244 E Georgia StA super delicious Cambodian restaurant in Chinatown. Make sure to try their chicken wings, butter beef, and maybe even some garlic butter frog legs.
SO YUMMY. Half off dosas on Mondays, but expect a long line.
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House Of Dosas
1391 KingswaySO YUMMY. Half off dosas on Mondays, but expect a long line.
A vegetarian Chinese restaurant. Make sure to get the crispy oyster mushrooms, fake sizzling steak, and taro puffs.
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Po Kong
1334 Kingsway Ave.A vegetarian Chinese restaurant. Make sure to get the crispy oyster mushrooms, fake sizzling steak, and taro puffs.
Arts & Culture
There's lots to do on Granville Island. You can walk the seawall, checkout the iconic Granville Island Market, shop in the Netloft, or visit the many galleries and artist/craft spaces! There are always musicians and other performers busking. If you're all grown-ups, there is a distillery and a brewery. If you are with kids, there is a playground (and waterpark in the summer!) and a great kid's market.
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I-Granville Island
There's lots to do on Granville Island. You can walk the seawall, checkout the iconic Granville Island Market, shop in the Netloft, or visit the many galleries and artist/craft spaces! There are always musicians and other performers busking. If you're all grown-ups, there is a distillery and a brewery. If you are with kids, there is a playground (and waterpark in the summer!) and a great kid's market.
It's an artist-run centre on Granville Island that focuses on different types of printmaking. It has a gallery and shop in the front and a studio in the back that you can get a short tour of. Definitely worth checking out if you're on Granville Island!
Malaspina Printmakers Society
1555 Duranleau StIt's an artist-run centre on Granville Island that focuses on different types of printmaking. It has a gallery and shop in the front and a studio in the back that you can get a short tour of. Definitely worth checking out if you're on Granville Island!
It's one bus ride and a short walk away from our location and has an amazing collection of First Nations art. I highly recommend visiting this place!
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Iziko leAnthropology
6393 NW Marine DrIt's one bus ride and a short walk away from our location and has an amazing collection of First Nations art. I highly recommend visiting this place!
Drinks & Nightlife
It's the nerd bar of the neighborhood. Decent beer selection, options for non-beer drinkers, yummy food, and board games! Sometimes there are trivia nights and there is a special shot menu that involves a 20-sided die (I did say it was a nerd bar).
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Storm Crow Alehouse
1619 W BroadwayIt's the nerd bar of the neighborhood. Decent beer selection, options for non-beer drinkers, yummy food, and board games! Sometimes there are trivia nights and there is a special shot menu that involves a 20-sided die (I did say it was a nerd bar).
Parks & Nature
There's a nude-optional beach right on the UBC campus! It's a beautiful spot with a great view, but be warned that it's quite the treck to get there (so many steps) but it's a great place to spend a warm, sunny day if you don't mind being naked/being around many naked people. This is definitely a spot with a lot of character!
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Pacific Spirit Hostel
1935 Lower MallThere's a nude-optional beach right on the UBC campus! It's a beautiful spot with a great view, but be warned that it's quite the treck to get there (so many steps) but it's a great place to spend a warm, sunny day if you don't mind being naked/being around many naked people. This is definitely a spot with a lot of character!
Iparke ye-Stanley
610 Pipeline RdShopping
Mintage
1714 Commercial DrAn awesome thrift store with so many hidden jewels!
This place has everything! A great place to look for little gifts or things you didn't even know you needed around the house. This is one of my favorite stores in the city! BONUS: You can grab coffee and donuts at Lucky's nearby.
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Welk's
3511 Main StThis place has everything! A great place to look for little gifts or things you didn't even know you needed around the house. This is one of my favorite stores in the city! BONUS: You can grab coffee and donuts at Lucky's nearby.
Essentials
IGA
2286 W BroadwayMuch like a Shoppers Drugmart, it's got everything from snacks to household items to a pharmacy. It's also very conveniently located right beside IGA Marketplace
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London Drugs
2696 E Hastings StMuch like a Shoppers Drugmart, it's got everything from snacks to household items to a pharmacy. It's also very conveniently located right beside IGA Marketplace
Whole Foods Market
510 W 8th AveEntertainment & Activities
19+ guests only, as there's a small bar in the theatre. It's a pretty good local movie theatre
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Fifth Avenue Cinemas
2110 Burrard St19+ guests only, as there's a small bar in the theatre. It's a pretty good local movie theatre