Guidebook for Vancouver
Food Scene
Very popular modern Vietnamese restaurant. Well-balanced variations on classic Vietnamese dishes. Definitely a long lineup. No reservations.
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Anh And Chi
3388 Main StVery popular modern Vietnamese restaurant. Well-balanced variations on classic Vietnamese dishes. Definitely a long lineup. No reservations.
Quiet coffee shop with cool decor. Free Wifi. Good for studying or working.
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Aperture Coffee Bar
243 W BroadwayQuiet coffee shop with cool decor. Free Wifi. Good for studying or working.
Popular vegetarian restaurant. Open late. Does have a patio but no alcohol drinks are allowed outside.
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MeeT on Main
4288 Main StreetPopular vegetarian restaurant. Open late. Does have a patio but no alcohol drinks are allowed outside.
Tasty and popular Thai restaurant. Slightly pricey but you won't be disappointed.
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Sawasdee Thai Restaurant
4250 Main StTasty and popular Thai restaurant. Slightly pricey but you won't be disappointed.
10 minute leisurely walk from the house. Great views of the city. Popular with tourists. Average food.
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Seasons in the Park
West 33rd Avenue10 minute leisurely walk from the house. Great views of the city. Popular with tourists. Average food.
Rocky Mountain Flatbread, Main Street
4186 Main StKid friendly pizzeria.
Excellent food and coffee as well as desserts. Slightly pricey but taste is reflected in the higher price.
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Trafiq
4216 Main StExcellent food and coffee as well as desserts. Slightly pricey but taste is reflected in the higher price.
Go-to coffee shop just around the corner. Opens at 6:30 AM. Free Wifi.
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Continental Coffee
1806 Commercial DrGo-to coffee shop just around the corner. Opens at 6:30 AM. Free Wifi.
Delicious Fish and Chips. Also good selection of fish and seafood for cooking.
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The Fish Counter
3825 Main StDelicious Fish and Chips. Also good selection of fish and seafood for cooking.
Delicious Vietnamese subs. Lineup starts around noon. Price is very reasonable. Cash only.
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Au Petit Cafe
Delicious Vietnamese subs. Lineup starts around noon. Price is very reasonable. Cash only.
Well established mainland Chinese restaurant. Service is fast due to tight space. Needs reservation. Cash only. Dumplings, drunken chicken among other items are excellent.
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Long's Noodle House
4853 Main StWell established mainland Chinese restaurant. Service is fast due to tight space. Needs reservation. Cash only. Dumplings, drunken chicken among other items are excellent.
Good and affordable vegetarian restaurant. Friendly staff.
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Chickpea Restaurant
4298 Main StGood and affordable vegetarian restaurant. Friendly staff.
Solid, comfortable and lively Indian/Middle eastern cuisine. Eating in usually charges $3/person extra for live music. Not charged for takeout.
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East Is East
3035 W BroadwaySolid, comfortable and lively Indian/Middle eastern cuisine. Eating in usually charges $3/person extra for live music. Not charged for takeout.
Slightly more affordable version of the Acorn. Same owners. Less impressive taste reflected in the lower price point.
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The Acorn Restaurant
3995 Main StSlightly more affordable version of the Acorn. Same owners. Less impressive taste reflected in the lower price point.
Delicious high end vegetarian dinner. Brunch is also very good. Needs reservation as always popular. Alternatively, put your name down and relax at the house while you wait for their call.
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The Acorn Restaurant
3995 Main StDelicious high end vegetarian dinner. Brunch is also very good. Needs reservation as always popular. Alternatively, put your name down and relax at the house while you wait for their call.
Solid and delicious Japanese tapas and skewered meats. Definitely needs reservation between 6 and 8 PM on any night. Not as necessary after 9 PM.
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Zakkushi Dining on Main
4075 Main StSolid and delicious Japanese tapas and skewered meats. Definitely needs reservation between 6 and 8 PM on any night. Not as necessary after 9 PM.
Windsor Quality Meats
4110 Main StQuality butcher shop near the house.
Parks & Nature
Very easy walk up the hill for great scenes of the city. Garden at the top is gorgeous and changes by the month.
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Iphakethe likaQueen Elizabeth
4600 Cambie StVery easy walk up the hill for great scenes of the city. Garden at the top is gorgeous and changes by the month.
Drinks & Nightlife
Bar with good food and long craft beer list. Comfortable ambience.
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Portland Craft
3835 Main StBar with good food and long craft beer list. Comfortable ambience.
The Shameful Tiki Room
4362 Main StPopular cocktail bar.
Essentials
Trendybucks
4101 Main StVery convenient variety store with assortment of household needs.
Open 24 hours. Late hours, you just have to ring the doorbell to wake the clerk from behind the counter.
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Main Convenience Store
4195 Main StOpen 24 hours. Late hours, you just have to ring the doorbell to wake the clerk from behind the counter.
Arabic and Mediterranean grocery store. Great ingredients and dried foods to be bought!
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Jasmine Halal Meats & Mediterranean Foods (Retail)
4323 Main StArabic and Mediterranean grocery store. Great ingredients and dried foods to be bought!
Complete grocery story just steps away from the house. Closes at 7 PM.
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East West Market
4169 Main StComplete grocery story just steps away from the house. Closes at 7 PM.
Organic grocery store. Price point also reflects higher price of organic food.
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Nesters Market
333 Abbott StOrganic grocery store. Price point also reflects higher price of organic food.
Entertainment & Activities
This is a very affordable comedy club in an intimate setting. Acts range from aspiring comics to professionals working on new material and delivery. Very affordable entry fee. Check their schedule:
http://littlemountaingallery.ca
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Little Mountain Comedy Community Centre
195 E 26th AveThis is a very affordable comedy club in an intimate setting. Acts range from aspiring comics to professionals working on new material and delivery. Very affordable entry fee. Check their schedule:
http://littlemountaingallery.ca
Getting Around
Mobi Bike share location. Can rent bikes. https://www.mobibikes.ca for more information. Bicycling from the house to downtown is quite the downhill which means it will be quite the uphill climb on the way back. Mobi allows you to bike downtown and leave the bike there while finding another way of getting back home like the bus if the hill is too steep to climb:)
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Mobi Bike Station
Mobi Bike share location. Can rent bikes. https://www.mobibikes.ca for more information. Bicycling from the house to downtown is quite the downhill which means it will be quite the uphill climb on the way back. Mobi allows you to bike downtown and leave the bike there while finding another way of getting back home like the bus if the hill is too steep to climb:)
Nearest train station from house. Can go to downtown or to airport from here. 10 minute walk from house or you can catch the #25 bus to get to the station.
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King Edward Station
Nearest train station from house. Can go to downtown or to airport from here. 10 minute walk from house or you can catch the #25 bus to get to the station.
#3 bus heads north to downtown. This goes all the way to Waterfront station. PLEASE NOTE: This bus passes right through the downtown east side (near Main and Hastings) where which many of Vancouver's homeless reside. The area is safe but the sight can startle many visitors as the city and country's inability to improve the homeless situation in Vancouver remains a black mark on the city.
Northbound Main St @ E King Edward Ave station
#3 bus heads north to downtown. This goes all the way to Waterfront station. PLEASE NOTE: This bus passes right through the downtown east side (near Main and Hastings) where which many of Vancouver's homeless reside. The area is safe but the sight can startle many visitors as the city and country's inability to improve the homeless situation in Vancouver remains a black mark on the city.