Guidebook for Vancouver

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Guidebook for Vancouver

Food Scene

A great, funky little cafe with a fantastic sense of humour. Good food and eclectic decor.
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Slickity Jim's Chat 'n' Chew
3475 Main St
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A great, funky little cafe with a fantastic sense of humour. Good food and eclectic decor.
starbucks
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Starbucks
99 Keefer Pl
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starbucks
JJ bean. Best muffins in Vancouver
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JJ Bean Coffee Roasters
3010 Main St
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JJ bean. Best muffins in Vancouver
line up out the door every night
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Toshi Sushi
181 E 16th Ave
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line up out the door every night
great patio!
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Chai Lounge
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great patio!
french food! yum!
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French Table
3916 Main St
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french food! yum!
Main street does italian right. So yummy!
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Charlie's Little Italian
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Main street does italian right. So yummy!
Considered 'Best Restaurant' by a few of my best friends.
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Burdock & Co
2702 Main St
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Considered 'Best Restaurant' by a few of my best friends.
love sweets? this place is for you!
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Sweet Revenge
4160 Main St
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love sweets? this place is for you!
Carribean food. Yes that's right, come on, give it a try you'll love it! And you will feel like you are in a little surf town, the decor is great!
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The Reef Caribbean Restaurants
4172 Main St
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Carribean food. Yes that's right, come on, give it a try you'll love it! And you will feel like you are in a little surf town, the decor is great!
This place is completely organic and FAMOUS in vancouver. The food is really amazing, I don't know how they do it. Very creative things, you'll likely try something you've never had before.
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The Acorn Restaurant
3995 Main St
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This place is completely organic and FAMOUS in vancouver. The food is really amazing, I don't know how they do it. Very creative things, you'll likely try something you've never had before.
comfort food, with a great patio.
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Burgoo
3096 Main St
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comfort food, with a great patio.
Great noodles and about 70 feet away from your door
Pho Hoang Vietnamese Restaurant
3388 Main Street
Great noodles and about 70 feet away from your door
When you just want chicken and you don't care who's watching.
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Church's Chicken
Slocan Street
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When you just want chicken and you don't care who's watching.
Nothing like Thai food. This is a great place.
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Bob Likes Thai Food
3755 Main St
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Nothing like Thai food. This is a great place.
It's huge and it's serious. Fasten your seat belts, this is the real deal. I once was served chicken feet at a wedding here. But honestly, they even made chicken feet taste great!
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Sun Sui Wah
3888 Main St
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It's huge and it's serious. Fasten your seat belts, this is the real deal. I once was served chicken feet at a wedding here. But honestly, they even made chicken feet taste great!
because sometimes you just need a blizzard.
Dairy Queen
2601 Broadway W
because sometimes you just need a blizzard.
Another great little restaurant to try!
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GRUB
4328 Main St
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Another great little restaurant to try!
Great sushi restaurant with great interior decor
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Sushi Main
3710 Main St
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Great sushi restaurant with great interior decor
It's a funky eclectic restaurant a stone's throw away from the apartment. They have a nice little patio, and a great selection of unusual sushi fusion. Try the "Fat Elvis" or "Ring of Fire" sushi dishes, and also the mason jar mojitos in "pina Colada' flavour, it's 3 shots of rum for 11 bucks and it's delicious!
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The General Public Sushi Lodge
3289 Main St
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It's a funky eclectic restaurant a stone's throw away from the apartment. They have a nice little patio, and a great selection of unusual sushi fusion. Try the "Fat Elvis" or "Ring of Fire" sushi dishes, and also the mason jar mojitos in "pina Colada' flavour, it's 3 shots of rum for 11 bucks and it's delicious!
Casual and friendly, about 3 blocks down the road, lots of TV's for sports, but it's not only a sports bar by any means. Live music some nights, great beer selection. Cool crowd. Best veggie burger you've ever tasted!
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Colony Bar Main
2904 Main St
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Casual and friendly, about 3 blocks down the road, lots of TV's for sports, but it's not only a sports bar by any means. Live music some nights, great beer selection. Cool crowd. Best veggie burger you've ever tasted!
Brand new, close by, great cookies!
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The Last Crumb Cafe
3080 Main Street
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Brand new, close by, great cookies!
Irish pub and restaurant (kid friendly too!) with one of the most amazing patios with views in the city! Owned by a huge Irish catholic family with 10 kids (8 boys!) Mahony's offers a great atmosphere with a great menu selection with comfort food to oysters... Most of the sons work at the 3 locations. A huge thumbs up from us on this one!
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Mahony & Sons
601 Stamps Landing
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Irish pub and restaurant (kid friendly too!) with one of the most amazing patios with views in the city! Owned by a huge Irish catholic family with 10 kids (8 boys!) Mahony's offers a great atmosphere with a great menu selection with comfort food to oysters... Most of the sons work at the 3 locations. A huge thumbs up from us on this one!
The word "Faux" means "False", and "Bourgeois" means "Middle Class" in french. This restaurant serves honest to goodness french food without the snob element. The food and wine are awesome, and the atmosphere is great. They have some classic french dishes like duck confit, steak and escarot. Personally I like the mussels with white wine cream sauce and bacon. Last but not least, try their crème brûlée.
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Les Faux Bourgeois
663 E 15th Ave
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The word "Faux" means "False", and "Bourgeois" means "Middle Class" in french. This restaurant serves honest to goodness french food without the snob element. The food and wine are awesome, and the atmosphere is great. They have some classic french dishes like duck confit, steak and escarot. Personally I like the mussels with white wine cream sauce and bacon. Last but not least, try their crème brûlée.
The Noodle Box Noodlebox is consistently tasty and quick. The dishes are easily customizable in terms of protein and spice level so there is sure to be something for you. A must try is the spicy peanut!
2511 Main St
2511 Main Street
The Noodle Box Noodlebox is consistently tasty and quick. The dishes are easily customizable in terms of protein and spice level so there is sure to be something for you. A must try is the spicy peanut!
Good pizza for a very decent price. I love the thin crust and the paninis are quite good as well. They have a few tables outside, which is nice during spring and summer time. Fast service too. Great little spot conveniently located right along the promenade of Main Street.
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Trilussa Pizza & Pane
4363 Main St
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Good pizza for a very decent price. I love the thin crust and the paninis are quite good as well. They have a few tables outside, which is nice during spring and summer time. Fast service too. Great little spot conveniently located right along the promenade of Main Street.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great pub with lots of TVs to catch hockey games. Great patio to sit on and enjoy a beer. Fantastic pub food.
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The Five Point Restaurant & Pub
3124 Main St
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Great pub with lots of TVs to catch hockey games. Great patio to sit on and enjoy a beer. Fantastic pub food.
great lofted brand new space, great selection of beers.
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Portland Craft
3835 Main St
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great lofted brand new space, great selection of beers.
sports bar meets restaurant. Watch the game while ordering gourmet macaroni and cheese.
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Mr Brownstone
2904 Main Street
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sports bar meets restaurant. Watch the game while ordering gourmet macaroni and cheese.
Great atmosphere, the chef is really daring and creates very interesting dishes that are delicious. Highly recommend it. Has a retro feel.
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The Cascade Room
2616 Main St
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Great atmosphere, the chef is really daring and creates very interesting dishes that are delicious. Highly recommend it. Has a retro feel.
This place is the new kid on the block that everyone is talking about. Every kind of beer you could imagine and a hang out for the in crowd.
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CRAFT Beer Market False Creek
85 West 1st Avenue
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This place is the new kid on the block that everyone is talking about. Every kind of beer you could imagine and a hang out for the in crowd.

Everything Else

Big Shoppers, has everything from milk to high end makeup.
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Shoppers Drug Mart
1006 Homer St
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Big Shoppers, has everything from milk to high end makeup.
Awesome consignment store that carries new and carefully curated second hand duds.
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Front & Company
3772 Main St
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Awesome consignment store that carries new and carefully curated second hand duds.
quaint main street 'everything' store. Fun to shop for interesting things.
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Welk's
3511 Main St
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quaint main street 'everything' store. Fun to shop for interesting things.
Little Parisian style bistro. Breakfasts are TO DIE FOR, try the deep fried eggs benny, they are truly scrumptious!
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Thyme To Indulge Catering & Bistro
2858 Main Street
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Little Parisian style bistro. Breakfasts are TO DIE FOR, try the deep fried eggs benny, they are truly scrumptious!
cosy little greasy spoon.
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Hyde Restaurant & Lounge
2960 Main St
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cosy little greasy spoon.
Dark and stormy atmosphere. Love this place for a glass of red with my husband.
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Locus Restaurant & Lounge
4121 Main St
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Dark and stormy atmosphere. Love this place for a glass of red with my husband.
Organic Pizza! Kid friendly!
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Rocky Mountain Flatbread, Main Street
4186 Main St
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Organic Pizza! Kid friendly!
they deliver! when you are too lazy to walk 50 feet to all the restaurants!
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Pizza Hut
3425 Main St
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they deliver! when you are too lazy to walk 50 feet to all the restaurants!
Brand new community centre with huge new pool with outdoor waterpark, and great gym, ice rink and library.
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Hillcrest Community Centre
4575 Clancy Loranger Way
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Brand new community centre with huge new pool with outdoor waterpark, and great gym, ice rink and library.
this is the big silver ball you may have seen an most vancouver skyline photos. Science World is great for kids, but they have an imax theatre with great movies and bring in interesting shows
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Main Street-Science World Station
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this is the big silver ball you may have seen an most vancouver skyline photos. Science World is great for kids, but they have an imax theatre with great movies and bring in interesting shows
Great clothes, and a wonderful selection of dresses and jewellery. Good prices and chances are no one else at the party will have your dress!
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Barefoot Contessa
3715 Main St
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Great clothes, and a wonderful selection of dresses and jewellery. Good prices and chances are no one else at the party will have your dress!
vintage clothing shop that makes you feel like you are just really cool that they let you in the store.
Woo Vintage Clothing
4393 Main St
vintage clothing shop that makes you feel like you are just really cool that they let you in the store.
groceries 3 blocks away. easy peasy!
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Marketplace IGA
2949 Main Street
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groceries 3 blocks away. easy peasy!
yet another super cool Main street boutique.
Lüt Boutique
4219 Main St
yet another super cool Main street boutique.
Yaletown is an area downtown that has hundreds of restaurants and bars. Great to go there one night and check out the scene!
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Yaletown
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Yaletown is an area downtown that has hundreds of restaurants and bars. Great to go there one night and check out the scene!
Great lounge for the 30+ age group crowd. Live entertainment with a great ambiance. The 'in spot' to go downtown lately.
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Hotel Fairmont Pacific Rim
1038 Canada Pl
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Great lounge for the 30+ age group crowd. Live entertainment with a great ambiance. The 'in spot' to go downtown lately.
Feel like a sub? Subway is 4 blocks away!
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Subway
5218 Joyce St
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Feel like a sub? Subway is 4 blocks away!
The Shameful Tiki Lounge. Only locals know about this place and it is an EXPERIENCE. Go for a nightcap, you will NEVER forget it! Great drinks, some of them are on FIRE!
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The Shameful Tiki Room
4362 Main St
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The Shameful Tiki Lounge. Only locals know about this place and it is an EXPERIENCE. Go for a nightcap, you will NEVER forget it! Great drinks, some of them are on FIRE!
Chips, pop, magazines, milk, cigarettes... a corner store with all the bells and whistles!
Snack Land!
3011 Main St
Chips, pop, magazines, milk, cigarettes... a corner store with all the bells and whistles!

Shopping

MUST SEE. This place has the coolest things! Antiques, but not stuffy antiques! Find post cards and love notes from the 1900's all the way to army medals and chachkes. So fun to just browse
Baker's Dozen Antiques
1505 56 Street
MUST SEE. This place has the coolest things! Antiques, but not stuffy antiques! Find post cards and love notes from the 1900's all the way to army medals and chachkes. So fun to just browse
Go for a blizzard!
Dairy Queen Store
317 Main St
Go for a blizzard!
Plenty of boutiques and stores along Main street for clothes, shoes, gifts, and more!
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Main Street
Main Street
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Plenty of boutiques and stores along Main street for clothes, shoes, gifts, and more!
Big mall downtown with Nordstroms, the Bay, and many other stores. Robson street is there as well, which also has lots of stores to go to.
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Pacific Centre Po
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Big mall downtown with Nordstroms, the Bay, and many other stores. Robson street is there as well, which also has lots of stores to go to.

Arts & Culture

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Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby St
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Drottning Elizabeth-teatern
630 Hamilton St
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Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
843 Seymour St
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Museum of Anthropology
6393 NW Marine Dr
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Parks & Nature

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VanDusen Botaniska Trädgård
5251 Oak St
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Walk through the humid and warm jungle with butterflies, parrots, palm trees and more, under the glass dome of this iconic conservatory just 10 minutes from the Sophia Suite
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Bloedel Conservatory
4600 Cambie St
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Walk through the humid and warm jungle with butterflies, parrots, palm trees and more, under the glass dome of this iconic conservatory just 10 minutes from the Sophia Suite
Huge park, absolutely gorgeous. Has ponds, flowers, tennis courts... The William Blooded conservatory is at the top of this park and well worth visiting
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Queen Elizabeth Park
4600 Cambie St
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Huge park, absolutely gorgeous. Has ponds, flowers, tennis courts... The William Blooded conservatory is at the top of this park and well worth visiting

Sightseeing

Right on the water, Granville Island offers restaurants, pubs, gift shops, bakeries, a huge market with fresh fruits, vegetables, breads, seafood and meat. A major tourist attraction. Have a bite at Bridges restaurant on the patio and watch the boats sail by, or get fish and chips and sit out on the dock, but watch out for the seagulls, they will steal your chips!
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Granville Island
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Right on the water, Granville Island offers restaurants, pubs, gift shops, bakeries, a huge market with fresh fruits, vegetables, breads, seafood and meat. A major tourist attraction. Have a bite at Bridges restaurant on the patio and watch the boats sail by, or get fish and chips and sit out on the dock, but watch out for the seagulls, they will steal your chips!
Take the gondola up to the restaurant at the top of Grouse mountain and have dinner while overlooking the city. Or, if you are sporty, do the "Grouse Grind", a famous hike up the mountain (takes about an hour). In the winter they have an ice rink set up at the top of the mountain!
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Grouse Mountain
6400 Nancy Greene Way
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Take the gondola up to the restaurant at the top of Grouse mountain and have dinner while overlooking the city. Or, if you are sporty, do the "Grouse Grind", a famous hike up the mountain (takes about an hour). In the winter they have an ice rink set up at the top of the mountain!
See historic Vancouver as it once was in Gastown. Located at the edge of downtown, and close to the business district and ocean, Gastown offers lots of restaurants and gift shops. You can walk from Gastown to the Vancouver Convention Centre where the views are stunning and there are 3 large restaurants and a hotel to eat at (Mahony's, Tap and Barrel, Cactus Club, The Pacific Rim Hotel)
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Gastown
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See historic Vancouver as it once was in Gastown. Located at the edge of downtown, and close to the business district and ocean, Gastown offers lots of restaurants and gift shops. You can walk from Gastown to the Vancouver Convention Centre where the views are stunning and there are 3 large restaurants and a hotel to eat at (Mahony's, Tap and Barrel, Cactus Club, The Pacific Rim Hotel)