Guidebook for Nelson
Food Scene
This quaint and delicious bakery offers hot and cold organic, healthy bread, treats and light meals.
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Kootenay Bakery Cafe Cooperative The
377 Baker StThis quaint and delicious bakery offers hot and cold organic, healthy bread, treats and light meals.
Simply good. Wood fired pizza oven on site, friendly, family oriented staff and owners.
La Bomba Dell’Amore
515 Kootenay StSimply good. Wood fired pizza oven on site, friendly, family oriented staff and owners.
This place serves delicious food and has a funky, edgy vibe with an open concept kitchen.
9 abantu bendawo batusa
Relish The Pub
888 Nelson StThis place serves delicious food and has a funky, edgy vibe with an open concept kitchen.
Rich Rabnett and Friends
198 Baker StGreat Thai food with a au-naturale vibe
Great Indian food served in a warm setting, run by a lovely family.
12 abantu bendawo batusa
Baba's Indian Cuisine
445 Baker StGreat Indian food served in a warm setting, run by a lovely family.
All Seasons Cafe Inc.
620 Herridge LnUp-scale dining with an excellent wine list.
Known to locals as 'The French Bakery, this places features incredible sour dough breads and treats - unrivalled quality.
8 abantu bendawo batusa
Ausoleil Levant
281 Herridge LaneKnown to locals as 'The French Bakery, this places features incredible sour dough breads and treats - unrivalled quality.
Drinks & Nightlife
This restaurant/pub features live jazz and other music several times a week and has a relaxing, English pub style feel.
9 abantu bendawo batusa
Library Lounge
422 Vernon StThis restaurant/pub features live jazz and other music several times a week and has a relaxing, English pub style feel.
For such a small town, the Spiritbar hosts phenomenal music and is a great place to get your dance on.
22 abantu bendawo batusa
Spiritbar
422 Vernon StFor such a small town, the Spiritbar hosts phenomenal music and is a great place to get your dance on.
Great spot to go for drinks and live live music/dancing.
14 abantu bendawo batusa
Finley's Bar and Grill
705 Vernon StGreat spot to go for drinks and live live music/dancing.
Sightseeing
World famous Ainsworth Hot Springs has incredible caves with mineral rich waters dripping from stalactites in the mountain - unlike anything you've ever seen before! Hot soak, warm swim, cold plunge.
88 abantu bendawo batusa
Ainsworth
World famous Ainsworth Hot Springs has incredible caves with mineral rich waters dripping from stalactites in the mountain - unlike anything you've ever seen before! Hot soak, warm swim, cold plunge.
Parks & Nature
Kokanee Creek Provincial Park
British Columbia 3AWorld-class hiking and best beach in the area.
Selkirk Mountains
Shopping
Craft Connection
378 Baker StFeatures local artists and artisans
Shoe La La
499 Baker StBest shoe store in the Kootenays
Mountain Baby
636 Baker StAmazing baby clothes and toys
Bia Boro Boutique
680 Baker StFor the fashionistas out there
Funky alternative-style clothing that is sold on a sliding scale and ethically sourced.
Still Eagle Planetary Persuasions
421 Baker StFunky alternative-style clothing that is sold on a sliding scale and ethically sourced.
Cottons
488 Baker StLovely clothing for an older demographic
Essentials
This top-of-the line organic grocery store rivals big city health food stores with its selection and quality local produce and products.
55 abantu bendawo batusa
Kootenay Co-op Grocery Store
777 Baker StThis top-of-the line organic grocery store rivals big city health food stores with its selection and quality local produce and products.
This small organic store has reasonable prices and excellent produce and products
6 abantu bendawo batusa
Ellison's Market
523 Front StThis small organic store has reasonable prices and excellent produce and products
Save-On-Foods
1200 Lakeside DrArts & Culture
Capitol Theatre
421 Victoria StNelson's historic theatre
Kootenay Gallery of Art History & Science
120 Heritage WayTouchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History
502 Vernon St