Guidebook for Vancouver

Divina And Viv
Divina And Viv
Guidebook for Vancouver

Essentials

Now called City Avenue Market - Local and organic produce. Ethnic and exotic items + basic everyday essentials. Open until 8pm everyday.
112 locals recommend
City Avenue Market
2279 Commercial Dr
112 locals recommend
Now called City Avenue Market - Local and organic produce. Ethnic and exotic items + basic everyday essentials. Open until 8pm everyday.
24-hour grocery store with produce, meats, deli, flowers, etc.
48 locals recommend
Super Valu
1645 E 1st Ave
48 locals recommend
24-hour grocery store with produce, meats, deli, flowers, etc.
Pharmacy, household/personal hygiene items, post office, beauty counter, dry snacks, etc.
692 locals recommend
Shoppers Drug Mart
1006 Homer St
692 locals recommend
Pharmacy, household/personal hygiene items, post office, beauty counter, dry snacks, etc.
72 locals recommend
Safeway Broadway & Commercial
1780 E Broadway
72 locals recommend

Food Scene

Hands down, best sushi in the city
95 locals recommend
Kishimoto Japanese Restaurant
2054 Commercial Dr
95 locals recommend
Hands down, best sushi in the city
Thin crust yummy pizza!
La Pache Pizza
2082 Commercial Dr
Thin crust yummy pizza!
Pizza by the slice
20 locals recommend
Fire Pizza
1918 Commercial Dr
20 locals recommend
Pizza by the slice
Great brunch place
45 locals recommend
Tangent Café
2095 Commercial Dr
45 locals recommend
Great brunch place
local small batch, hand made ice cream - tasting flights!
Elephant Garden Creamery
2080 Commercial Dr
local small batch, hand made ice cream - tasting flights!
Excellent patio, people watching, drinks and yummy food
153 locals recommend
Havana Vancouver
1212 Commercial Dr
153 locals recommend
Excellent patio, people watching, drinks and yummy food
Tasty Lebanese cuisine
57 locals recommend
Jamjar Canteen
2290 Commercial Dr
57 locals recommend
Tasty Lebanese cuisine
Happy Hour eats and outdoor patio
7 locals recommend
Bar Corso
1566 Commercial Drive
7 locals recommend
Happy Hour eats and outdoor patio
44 locals recommend
Marcello Ristorante & Pizzeria
1404 Commercial Dr
44 locals recommend
Fried chicken!
23 locals recommend
Downlow Chicken Shack
905 Commercial Dr
23 locals recommend
Fried chicken!
Kulinarya Filipino Eatery
1134 Commercial Dr
Yummy vietnamese cuisine
Merci Beaucoup Cafe
1468 Commercial Drive
Yummy vietnamese cuisine
26 locals recommend
Memphis Blues Barbeque House
1342 Commercial Dr
26 locals recommend
Korean fried chicken
Mogu Fried Chicken
1012 Commercial Drive
Korean fried chicken
Delicious Thai cuisine
41 locals recommend
Kin Kao Thai Kitchen
903 Commercial Dr
41 locals recommend
Delicious Thai cuisine
25 locals recommend
Pepino's Spaghetti House
631 Commercial Dr
25 locals recommend
Baby Dhal Roti Shop
2707 Commercial Drive
Japanese takeout - premade sushi, rice bowls, roll etc
30 locals recommend
Fujiya Japanese Foods - Main
912 Clark Dr
30 locals recommend
Japanese takeout - premade sushi, rice bowls, roll etc
Breakfast ans brunch spot
Pür & Simple
299 East 10th Avenue
Breakfast ans brunch spot
Sweet dessert pastries and coffee bar
7 locals recommend
Thierry Mount Pleasant
265 E 10th Ave
7 locals recommend
Sweet dessert pastries and coffee bar
Not your regular greasy spoon diner...every bite is deliciousness
32 locals recommend
Fable Diner
151 Broadway East
32 locals recommend
Not your regular greasy spoon diner...every bite is deliciousness
Vietnamese cuisine and bar
21 locals recommend
Sing Sing
2718 Main St
21 locals recommend
Vietnamese cuisine and bar
Tasty malaysian cuisine
37 locals recommend
Banana Leaf On Broadway
820 W Broadway
37 locals recommend
Tasty malaysian cuisine
147 locals recommend
Tacofino Commissary
2327 E Hastings St
147 locals recommend
159 locals recommend
Via Tevere Pizzeria
1190 Victoria Dr
159 locals recommend
51 locals recommend
Nightingale
1017 W Hastings St
51 locals recommend
204 locals recommend
Blue Water Cafe
1095 Hamilton St
204 locals recommend
57 locals recommend
Glowbal
590 W Georgia St
57 locals recommend
251 locals recommend
Earls Kitchen + Bar
6070 Silver Dr
251 locals recommend
180 locals recommend
Cactus Club Cafe
357 Davie St
180 locals recommend
36 locals recommend
Trattoria
1850 W 4th Ave
36 locals recommend
172 locals recommend
Ask For Luigi Restaurant
305 Alexander St
172 locals recommend
43 locals recommend
Hapa Izakaya Yaletown
1193 Hamilton St
43 locals recommend
18 locals recommend
Dolce Amore
1588 Commercial Dr
18 locals recommend
353 locals recommend
Earnest Ice Cream
3992 Fraser St
353 locals recommend
66 locals recommend
La Casa Gelato
1033 Venables St
66 locals recommend
9 locals recommend
Rooster's Ice Cream Bar
1039 E Broadway
9 locals recommend
yummy vietnamese food - lemongrass chicken!!
16 locals recommend
Lunch Lady
1046 Commercial Dr
16 locals recommend
yummy vietnamese food - lemongrass chicken!!
Chancho Tortilleria
2096 Davie St

Drinks & Nightlife

Busy sports pub, great food!
77 locals recommend
St. Augustine's
2360 Commercial Dr
77 locals recommend
Busy sports pub, great food!
38 locals recommend
Belgard Kitchen
55 Dunlevy Ave
38 locals recommend
138 locals recommend
The Parlour
1011 Hamilton Street
138 locals recommend
Great vibe, eats and drinks!
155 locals recommend
La Mezcaleria
1622 Commercial Dr
155 locals recommend
Great vibe, eats and drinks!
Great atmosphere, rooftop deck
Social
1812 Commercial Drive
Great atmosphere, rooftop deck

Parks & Nature

Bike and jogging path, family friendly, forest trails, beaches, salt water swimming pool, aquarium, mini golf, croquet lawn, picnic parks and beautiful views/lookout areas.
2658 locals recommend
Stanley Park
610 Pipeline Rd
2658 locals recommend
Bike and jogging path, family friendly, forest trails, beaches, salt water swimming pool, aquarium, mini golf, croquet lawn, picnic parks and beautiful views/lookout areas.
Ground grind hiking trail straight up Grouse Mountain. Scenic tram ride overlooking all of Vancouver (for a fee). Top of mountain has resto/bar, ziplining, mountain bike trails. Wintertime offers sledding, ice skating, winter wonderland theme and great local ski mountain, of course!
1038 locals recommend
Grouse Mountain
6400 Nancy Greene Way
1038 locals recommend
Ground grind hiking trail straight up Grouse Mountain. Scenic tram ride overlooking all of Vancouver (for a fee). Top of mountain has resto/bar, ziplining, mountain bike trails. Wintertime offers sledding, ice skating, winter wonderland theme and great local ski mountain, of course!
192 locals recommend
Trout Lake Beach
192 locals recommend
14 locals recommend
China Creek North Park
1001 E 7th Ave
14 locals recommend
537 locals recommend
English Bay Beach
Beach Avenue
537 locals recommend
847 locals recommend
Kitsilano Beach Park
1499 Arbutus St
847 locals recommend
254 locals recommend
Pacific Spirit Regional Park
5495 W 16th Ave
254 locals recommend
85 locals recommend
Burnaby Mountain Park
100 Centennial Way
85 locals recommend
38 locals recommend
Lafarge Lake
38 locals recommend
352 locals recommend
Lynn Canyon Park
3663 Park Rd
352 locals recommend
830 locals recommend
Queen Elizabeth Park
4600 Cambie St
830 locals recommend
44 locals recommend
Terra Nova Adventure Playground
2340 River Rd
44 locals recommend
75 locals recommend
Cates Park
4141 Dollarton Hwy
75 locals recommend
12 locals recommend
Creekside Park
1455 Quebec St
12 locals recommend

Sightseeing

Lots to do - historic area of downtown. Lots of great restos, bars, coffee shops and local retailers. Cobble-stone streets. Spend a lazy afternoon here. Take the skytrain all the way to Waterfront Station - 5 stops.
1068 locals recommend
Gastown
1068 locals recommend
Lots to do - historic area of downtown. Lots of great restos, bars, coffee shops and local retailers. Cobble-stone streets. Spend a lazy afternoon here. Take the skytrain all the way to Waterfront Station - 5 stops.
2nd largest Chinatown in North America! Lots of markets, restos, bars, etc. Take skytrain to Main Street Station and walk North (towards mountains) approximately 5 blocks.
171 locals recommend
Chinatown
171 locals recommend
2nd largest Chinatown in North America! Lots of markets, restos, bars, etc. Take skytrain to Main Street Station and walk North (towards mountains) approximately 5 blocks.
1659 locals recommend
Granville Island
1659 locals recommend
Have you ever seen penguins??
663 locals recommend
Vancouver Aquarium
845 Avison Way
663 locals recommend
Have you ever seen penguins??
A "must-do" when visiting Vancouver! 15-20 min car ride from Commercial Drive. Features the Cliff-walk and Treetops Adventure. Open all year-round.
1150 locals recommend
Capilano Suspension Bridge
3735 Capilano Rd
1150 locals recommend
A "must-do" when visiting Vancouver! 15-20 min car ride from Commercial Drive. Features the Cliff-walk and Treetops Adventure. Open all year-round.
837 locals recommend
Science World at TELUS World of Science
1455 Quebec St
837 locals recommend
26 locals recommend
Harbour Air
1055 Canada Pl
26 locals recommend
189 locals recommend
FlyOver Canada
999 Canada Place
189 locals recommend
7 locals recommend
Prince of Whales - Whale Watching Adventures
1666 Duranleau St
7 locals recommend
387 locals recommend
Sea to Sky Highway
36800 British Columbia 99
387 locals recommend

Getting Around

Central hub for skytrain to downtown/suburbs, 99 B-Line to UBC/YVR. 4 blocks away.
98 locals recommend
Commercial Platform 3 station
98 locals recommend
Central hub for skytrain to downtown/suburbs, 99 B-Line to UBC/YVR. 4 blocks away.
16 locals recommend
False Creek Ferries
1804 Boatlift Ln
16 locals recommend
10 locals recommend
Seabus
10 locals recommend
7 locals recommend
VIA Rail Canada Inc.
1150 Station St
7 locals recommend

Coffee

Nice coffee spot
490 locals recommend
JJ Bean Coffee Roasters
3010 Main St
490 locals recommend
Nice coffee spot
Cinnamon buns!! Quick breaky and lunch eats
39 locals recommend
Grounds for Coffee
2565 Alma St
39 locals recommend
Cinnamon buns!! Quick breaky and lunch eats
One of the best coffee bars on The Drive
47 locals recommend
Turks Coffee Bar
1276 Commercial Dr
47 locals recommend
One of the best coffee bars on The Drive
Great coffee, hang out
168 locals recommend
Prado Cafe
1938 Commercial Dr
168 locals recommend
Great coffee, hang out
Great traditional Italian espresso.
62 locals recommend
Moja Coffee
1102 Commercial Dr
62 locals recommend
Great traditional Italian espresso.
Great coffee bar, brunch eats
10 locals recommend
Nemesis Coffee GNW
555 Great Northern Way
10 locals recommend
Great coffee bar, brunch eats
25 locals recommend
Cafè Calabria
1745 Commercial Dr
25 locals recommend