Guidebook for East Vancouver and Vancouver

Kathy
Guidebook for East Vancouver and Vancouver

Food Scene

excellent coffee and some food items
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Prado Cafe
1938 Commercial Dr
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excellent coffee and some food items
Family friendly, organic foods and meats from local suppliers. Great flatbread wood-fired pizza, pastas, salads. small kids area, some nights are make your own pizza
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Rocky Mountain Flatbread, Main Street
4186 Main St
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Family friendly, organic foods and meats from local suppliers. Great flatbread wood-fired pizza, pastas, salads. small kids area, some nights are make your own pizza
Authentic Delicious Thai Food. Not licensed
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Bob Likes Thai Food
3755 Main St
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Authentic Delicious Thai Food. Not licensed
Main Street is awesome! Good coffee and homemade pastries and cakes
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Trafiq
4216 Main St
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Main Street is awesome! Good coffee and homemade pastries and cakes
New hip and trendy coffee shop. Also a location off of Fraser at 15th.
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Matchstick Riley Park
4807 Main St
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New hip and trendy coffee shop. Also a location off of Fraser at 15th.
A kind of "East Van style" counter service diner open 24 hours: If you need a quick meal: Get a sandwich, Vietnamese sub, hot Tortas, Chinese food. or homemade donuts.
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Duffin's Donuts
1391 E 41st Ave
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A kind of "East Van style" counter service diner open 24 hours: If you need a quick meal: Get a sandwich, Vietnamese sub, hot Tortas, Chinese food. or homemade donuts.
McDonalds.
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McDonald's
6060 Minoru Blvd
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McDonalds.
"The Drive" has lots of ethnic restaurants, cafes, unique shops, small vegetable markets, fast food, and near Sky Train stop.
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Commercial Drive
Commercial Drive
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"The Drive" has lots of ethnic restaurants, cafes, unique shops, small vegetable markets, fast food, and near Sky Train stop.
Good local restaurant
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Burgoo
3096 Main St
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Good local restaurant
Always lined up for brunch. Big portions !
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Jethro's Fine Grub
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Always lined up for brunch. Big portions !
A decent place to get a sushi fix. Family friendly
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Dream Sushi
4401 Main Street
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A decent place to get a sushi fix. Family friendly
Casual counter service authentic Mexican food.
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Sal y Limón
701 Kingsway
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Casual counter service authentic Mexican food.
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Starbucks
8002 Granville St
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Not cheap but Locally made and delicious! Expect a small line up.
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Earnest Ice Cream
3992 Fraser St
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Not cheap but Locally made and delicious! Expect a small line up.
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Les Faux Bourgeois
663 E 15th Ave
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Batard Bakery
3958 Fraser St
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Nammos Estiatorio
3980 Fraser St
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Osteria Savio Volpe
615 Kingsway
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Splitz Grill
4242 Main St
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Parks & Nature

Community Centre, with playgrounds and Fantastic indoor and outdoor public swimming pools
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Hillcrest Centre
4575 Clancy Loranger Way
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Community Centre, with playgrounds and Fantastic indoor and outdoor public swimming pools
Less than 5 minute walk from our house, great views of the city, community centre, and playground / fields
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Kensington Community Centre
5175 Dumfries St
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Less than 5 minute walk from our house, great views of the city, community centre, and playground / fields
A large, beautiful and well used Park with playground, baseball diamonds, lacrosse box, running track, playground, turf soccer and even local cricket matches.
South Memorial Park - Rookies Diamond
Ross Street
A large, beautiful and well used Park with playground, baseball diamonds, lacrosse box, running track, playground, turf soccer and even local cricket matches.
Another great family friendly park with playground, wading pool open sometimes in summer, and tennis courts
Gray's Park Tennis Court
4842 St Catherines St
Another great family friendly park with playground, wading pool open sometimes in summer, and tennis courts
Another great park with community centre, playgrounds, lake, a walking path and local Farmer's Market (Saturday 9am to 2pm)
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Trout Lake Beach
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Another great park with community centre, playgrounds, lake, a walking path and local Farmer's Market (Saturday 9am to 2pm)

Sightseeing

World Famous Queen Elizabeth Park, the highest point in Vancouver City. Botanical Garden, Views of Downtown and the city, and a Tropical plant/ Bird Conservatory at the top. There's also a Rose Garden, Pitch and Putt (not mini-golf) , Disc Golf course, and lots of green space. Season's in the Park is a top-rated restaurant.
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Queen Elizabeth -puisto
4600 Cambie St
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World Famous Queen Elizabeth Park, the highest point in Vancouver City. Botanical Garden, Views of Downtown and the city, and a Tropical plant/ Bird Conservatory at the top. There's also a Rose Garden, Pitch and Putt (not mini-golf) , Disc Golf course, and lots of green space. Season's in the Park is a top-rated restaurant.
Famous tourist spot: food market stalls, local artisans shops (watch them at work) buskers playing on the streets, and restaurants. Hard to find parking on busy days. Kid friendly indoor play area too and parks and a playground with water park in the summer.
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Granville Island
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Famous tourist spot: food market stalls, local artisans shops (watch them at work) buskers playing on the streets, and restaurants. Hard to find parking on busy days. Kid friendly indoor play area too and parks and a playground with water park in the summer.
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Science World TELUS World of Sciencessä
1455 Quebec St
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Stanley Park
610 Pipeline Rd
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Vancouver Aquarium
845 Avison Way

Essentials

A convenient grocery store which is the easiest to get to from our house. If you don't have a car, catch the bus #22 going down the Knight Street hill to the North (towards the mountains is North) and get off at King Edward Avenue (East 25th). It’s about 10 minutes. You can take the same bus back going up the hill.
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Save-On-Foods
1403 E King Edward Ave
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A convenient grocery store which is the easiest to get to from our house. If you don't have a car, catch the bus #22 going down the Knight Street hill to the North (towards the mountains is North) and get off at King Edward Avenue (East 25th). It’s about 10 minutes. You can take the same bus back going up the hill.
A basic convenience store. Want a Slurpee? or a snack? Just walk down the hill! You can also get Day bus passes here.
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7-Eleven
1199 W Pender St
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A basic convenience store. Want a Slurpee? or a snack? Just walk down the hill! You can also get Day bus passes here.
A basic affordable Grocery Store. It has everything you need. It’s about a 20 minute walk. By bus it is about 10 minutes. 1. From the house walk down to East 41st Avenue. In front of Duffins Donuts you catch the bus #41 or 43 going East. Change at Fraser Street and take bus Going north down Fraser for a few minutes.
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Dean's No Frills
4508 Fraser St
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A basic affordable Grocery Store. It has everything you need. It’s about a 20 minute walk. By bus it is about 10 minutes. 1. From the house walk down to East 41st Avenue. In front of Duffins Donuts you catch the bus #41 or 43 going East. Change at Fraser Street and take bus Going north down Fraser for a few minutes.
For quick affordable groceries like vegetables and fruits.
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East West Market
4169 Main St
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For quick affordable groceries like vegetables and fruits.
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Panago Pizza
1809 Rosser Ave
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Domino's Pizza
1254 Kingsway
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Safeway Oakridge
650 W 41st Ave
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Kin's Farm Market
1160 Davie St
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Shopping

A typical shopping mall, with food fair, White Spot Restaurant, Crate and Barrel, and a Safeway supermarket among other shops.
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Oakridge Centre
650 W 41st Ave
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A typical shopping mall, with food fair, White Spot Restaurant, Crate and Barrel, and a Safeway supermarket among other shops.
Metrotown
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Robson Street
1155 Robson St
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Drinks & Nightlife

Local Brewery, serves food too.
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Red Truck Beer Company
295 E 1st Ave
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Local Brewery, serves food too.
It's a fun, quirky bar and restaurant.
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The Shameful Tiki Room
4362 Main St
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It's a fun, quirky bar and restaurant.

Entertainment & Activities

For kids mostly but adults too: an interactive Science based Attraction.
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Science World TELUS World of Sciencessä
1455 Quebec St
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For kids mostly but adults too: an interactive Science based Attraction.