Guidebook for Vancouver
Shopping
This wonderful speciality wine store is located on Davie Street just a few blocks from our apartment. The store is open 7 days a week 10am-10pm. Great selection and knowlegeable staff.
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Marquis Wine Cellars
1034 Davie StThis wonderful speciality wine store is located on Davie Street just a few blocks from our apartment. The store is open 7 days a week 10am-10pm. Great selection and knowlegeable staff.
Open 24 hours, this drugstore also sells milk and various other food products if you are caught in a pinch late at night and it is just a few blocks from home.
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Shoppers Drug Mart
1006 Homer StOpen 24 hours, this drugstore also sells milk and various other food products if you are caught in a pinch late at night and it is just a few blocks from home.
Full-service Safeway down the street on Davie. It's a bit of a hill coming back home so you might want to drive if you are carrying lots of bags of groceries.
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Starbucks
1641 Davie StreetFull-service Safeway down the street on Davie. It's a bit of a hill coming back home so you might want to drive if you are carrying lots of bags of groceries.
Food Scene
One of our favorite local restaurants. Round the corner, great food. Friendly staff. Best rotisserie chicken and gourmet burger!
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La Brasserie
1091 Davie StreetOne of our favorite local restaurants. Round the corner, great food. Friendly staff. Best rotisserie chicken and gourmet burger!
Recommended for value for your dollar. Always line-ups for dinner but not for lunch. Good food, good value.
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Stepho's Souvlaki Greek Taverna
1124 Davie StRecommended for value for your dollar. Always line-ups for dinner but not for lunch. Good food, good value.
Fantastic gourmet Mexican. Great menu, great cocktails. Get's busy fast but worth the wait.
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Lolita's
1326 Davie StreetFantastic gourmet Mexican. Great menu, great cocktails. Get's busy fast but worth the wait.
Our very favorite gourmet pizza joint! Great wine, pasta and of course PIZZA!
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Nook
1525 Yew StOur very favorite gourmet pizza joint! Great wine, pasta and of course PIZZA!
Caffè Artigiano
763 Hornby StGreat coffee. Always full of people. Lively.
Really nice roof-top dining, heated and covered in winter. Good Happy Hour menu.
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Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House
777 Thurlow StReally nice roof-top dining, heated and covered in winter. Good Happy Hour menu.
A short walk to Yaletown , a favorite oyster bar that has a great Happy Hour weekdays from 4-6pm. excellent selection of raw oysters and the best clam chowder!
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Rodney's Oyster House
1228 Hamilton StA short walk to Yaletown , a favorite oyster bar that has a great Happy Hour weekdays from 4-6pm. excellent selection of raw oysters and the best clam chowder!
Essentials
A favorite locally-owned grocery chain. Fresh, organic produce, organic meats etc. Worth the short walk down Davie Street.
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Choices Markets
1202 Richards StA favorite locally-owned grocery chain. Fresh, organic produce, organic meats etc. Worth the short walk down Davie Street.
Arts & Culture
Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver
900 Burrard StBig Screen Multiplex 2 blocks from home.
Walking distance from our apartment, our cities Art Gallery.
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I-Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby StWalking distance from our apartment, our cities Art Gallery.
Drinks & Nightlife
Cozy bar with fireplace and wood paneling at Gerard's in the Sutton Hotel down the street. Lovely on a rainy evening.
La Grande Résidence at Sutton Place Hotel Vancouver
855 Burrard StCozy bar with fireplace and wood paneling at Gerard's in the Sutton Hotel down the street. Lovely on a rainy evening.
Another cozy winter bar just blocks away in the Wedgewood Hotel. Big fireplace, good bar food and a lovely afternoon high tea.
Wedgewood Hotel & Spa Vancouver
845 Hornby StAnother cozy winter bar just blocks away in the Wedgewood Hotel. Big fireplace, good bar food and a lovely afternoon high tea.