List of restaurants and bars
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Rogue Kitchen & Wetbar 601 West Cordova Street (604) 678-8000; west-coast themed beer bar and food.
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Steamworks Brewpub 375 Water Street (604) 689-2739; great brew pub.
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Pourhouse 162 Water Street (604) 568-7022; great lunch special: $14 includes a sandwich (5 options), a side (soup, fries or salad) with a beer. They also have a full lunch menu.
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Silvestre Deli & Bistro 317 Water Street (604) 558-2825; Peruvian food, with amazing ceviche.
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Meat & Bread Two locations: 370 Cambie Street, 1033 West Pender Street (604) 566-9003; awesome meaty sandwiches. Meatball and porchetta are delicious!
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La Casita 101 West Cordova Street (604) 646-2444; Tex-Mex in the heart of Vancouver.
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The Old Spaghetti Factory 53 Water Street (604) 684-1288; what can we say? SPAGHETTI!
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Alibi Room 157 Alexander Street (604) 623-3383; Best beer selection in Vancouver, locally sourced food, located in a heritage building, 10 min walk from Harbour Centre
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Revel Room 238 Abbott Street (604) 687-4088; “Southern dining, cocktails, & live music in the heart of Gastown,” live music four nights a week, ‘Sour Hour’ (happy hour) 4pm-6pm, opens at 4pm, but closed Mondays; accepts large reservations (email eat@revelroom.ca).
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Guilt & Company 1 Alexander Street info@guiltandcompany.com; food, drinks, live music; open 7pm until late, first come, first serve.
Taco joints, sandwich hangouts, sushi, etc.…
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Harbour Centre Food Court located on the lower level of the Conference venue
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Dae Ji 519 Dunsmuir Street (604) 677-1636
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Nuba Restaurant 207 West Hastings Street (604) 688-1655
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La Taqueria Pinche Taco Shop 322 West Hastings Street (604) 568-4406
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Acme Cafe 51 West Hastings Street (604) 569-1022
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Bay Sushi Cafe 678 Seymour Street (604) 806-0363
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Sciué Italian Bakery Caffé 800 West Pender Street (604) 602-7263
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Save-On-Meats Diner 43 West Hastings Street (604) 569-3568
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Finch’s Tea & Coffee House 353 West Pender Street (604) 899-4040
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Malone’s Bar and Grill 608 West Pender Street (604) 684-9977
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Dirty Apron 540 Beatty Street (604) 879-8588
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Nelson the Seagull 315 Carrall Street (604) 681-5776
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Fresh Bowl 360 Cambie Street (604) 248-5070
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Cartems Donuterie 534 West Pender Street (778) 708-0996; best donuts in town.
Vancouver Food Trucks
Coffee We Love
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Revolver 325 Cambie Street (604) 558-4444
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Timber Train 311 West Cordova Street, open M-F 7:30am-6pm, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 9am-5pm
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Medina Cafe 556 Beatty Street (604) 879-3114
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JJ Bean Coffee Roasters 146 W Cordova Street (604) 408-9663; 321 Water Street (1/2 block west of Steam Clock) (604) 633-3880
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Caffe Artigiano 740 West Hastings Street (604) 915-7200
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Coffeebar 10 Water Street (604) 566-9693
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Smart Mouth Cafe 131 Water Street (suite #117) (604) 569-1480
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Trees Organic Coffee 450 Granville Street (604) 684-5022
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Bambo Cafe 301 West Cordova Street (604) 681-4323
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The Baker & The Chef Sandwich Cafe 320 Cambie Street (604) 688-9925
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Bean Around The World 175 West Hastings Street (604) 681-0035
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Waves Coffee 492 West Hastings Street (604) 568-8568
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Tim Hortons 555 West Hastings Street (604) 642-0348
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Blenz Coffee 508 West Hastings Street (604) 689-1431
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Starbucks Coffee 433 Seymour Street (604) 682-2817
Places Serving Beer We Drink
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Alibi Room 157 Alexander Street (604) 623-3383; not open until 5pm
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The Irish Heather 210 Carrall Street (604) 688-9779
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Bitter Tasting Room 16 West Hastings Street (604) 558-4658; not open until 5pm
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Six Acres 203 Carrall Street (604) 488-0110; not open until 5pm
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The Portside Pub 7 Alexander Street (604) 559-6333; not open until 5pm, dinner reservations available until 9pm
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Pourhouse 162 Water Street (604) 568-7022
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Malone’s Bar and Grill 608 West Pender Street (604) 684-9977
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The Railway Club 579 Dunsmuir Street (604) 681-1625
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Rogue Kitchen & Wetbar 601 West Cordova Street (604) 678-8000
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Steamworks 375 Water Street (604) 689-2739
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Black Frog Eatery 108 Cambie Street (604) 602-0527
Other things to do in Vancouver
Getting Around
Vancouver is a very walkable city and the downtown hotels and conference sites are in close proximity to the beach, restaurants, pubs, art galleries, and shopping. Celebrity sightings are not uncommon, and high fiving is encouraged. Affordable bike rentals can be found at Simon’s Bike Shop downtown.
Getting around Vancouver is made easy by the vast network of buses, trolleys, seabus and SkyTrain stations that provide transport to and from downtown Vancouver and popular tourist destinations throughout Metro Vancouver. Scheduling and fare information is provided by Translink.
Restaurants & Pubs
Vancouver has an outstanding selection of restaurants to suit all tastes and cravings. Sushi is the fast-food of choice in this city, serving the freshest fish available. There’s also a wide variety of Chinese, Thai, South Asian, French, Italian, Greek, and West Coast cuisine. Vancouver’s Restaurant Awards 2010 selects the best restaurants by type of cuisine, formal or casual, small or big plates, and bar/lounge establishments.
There is no shortage of fresh, on-tap beers in Vancouver. In Gastown alone, you can find 25-tap selection of the best beers BC microbreweries have to offer at the Alibi Room. Fresh microbrews galore at Steamworks and Yaletown Brewpubs. BC wines, cheeses, and charcuterie at the Salt Tasting Room in historic Gastown. Also Irish Heather Long Table: 50 people, 40 ft. communal table, dinner and a beer for $15.
Granville Island Market
Underneath the Granville Street Bridge, Granville Island features an open market with fresh produce, baked goods, meats, and seafood. The rest of the island features local artisan shops such as ceramics, jewellery, clothing, fine woodwork, and more. Other major tenants of the island include Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Arts Club Theatre, and many restaurants and coffee shops.
Waterfront Seawall
Walking, jogging, cycling and inline skating along the 22km seawall that lines Vancouver’s waterfront from Coal Harbour, around Stanley Park and False Creek, past Granville Island and ending at Kitsilano Beach Park is the most popular recreational activity in Vancouver. It easily accessed from downtown by foot or transit.
Shopping on Robson Street
Robson Street is a major shopping centre in the heart of downtown Vancouver. This is the place to go for clothing and shoe stores for men and women! Includes well-known retailers such as BCBG Maxazria, Banana Republic, Roots, A/X Armani Exchange, American Outfitters, Guess, and the Gap. The Vancouver Art Gallery, which has a large collection of both historical and contemporary art, is on this shopping strip.
Outside the Vancouver Art Gallery
Image by StevesC
Chinatown
Equally historic is Vancouver’s large Chinatown, featuring dim sum, won ton noodle restaurants, BBQ houses, gift shops, and the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden.
Detail of roof tiles at Sun Yat Sen garden
Image by backpackphotography
Yaletown
Yaletown is Vancouver’s upscale renovated warehouse district. It is an easy walk from the centre of downtown Vancouver. It features top fashion and design shops, as well as well as some of Vancouver’s most highly rated restaurants including Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar and Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill & Enoteca.
Flight of beer at Yaletown Pub
Image by Skye Chilton
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