Sonya’s guidebook for a great visit to Vancouver and area
Food scene
Anton’s Pasta Bar is renowned for delicious fresh pasta, friendly staff, reasonable prices, and enormous portions of food. Known as Vancouver’s original pasta bar, Anton’s is a neighborhood legend that hosts repeat guests from all over Greater Vancouver, welcomed by warm smiles and as much as they can eat.
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Anton's Pasta Bar
4260 Hastings StAnton’s Pasta Bar is renowned for delicious fresh pasta, friendly staff, reasonable prices, and enormous portions of food. Known as Vancouver’s original pasta bar, Anton’s is a neighborhood legend that hosts repeat guests from all over Greater Vancouver, welcomed by warm smiles and as much as they can eat.
Unfussy Japanese restaurant offering sushi rolls, teriyaki, noodles & other staples, plus takeout.
https://hirosushimenu.ca/
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Hiro Sushi
3701 Hastings StUnfussy Japanese restaurant offering sushi rolls, teriyaki, noodles & other staples, plus takeout.
https://hirosushimenu.ca/
Stan’s Pizza Joint has been making award-winning pizzas for over 20 years! Fully licensed, with 50 seats, 10 around our interactive bar! TVs are everywhere in our friendly comfortable atmosphere. We can help you host an event in our restaurant for any size gathering up to 50 people.
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Stan's Pizza Joint
4527 Hastings StStan’s Pizza Joint has been making award-winning pizzas for over 20 years! Fully licensed, with 50 seats, 10 around our interactive bar! TVs are everywhere in our friendly comfortable atmosphere. We can help you host an event in our restaurant for any size gathering up to 50 people.
Let's just get to the point: Bon's Off Broadway is CHEAP. It is the go-to place to nurse a hangover in a brash, graffiti-covered, greasy spoon restaurant. It's the restaurant version of an aging rock star recovering from an all-night cocaine bender, and that's why people love it.
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Bon's Off Broadway
2451 Nanaimo StLet's just get to the point: Bon's Off Broadway is CHEAP. It is the go-to place to nurse a hangover in a brash, graffiti-covered, greasy spoon restaurant. It's the restaurant version of an aging rock star recovering from an all-night cocaine bender, and that's why people love it.
Hip local diner with an all-day menu of inventive comfort-food classics plus cocktails & beer.
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The Red Wagon
2128 E Hastings StHip local diner with an all-day menu of inventive comfort-food classics plus cocktails & beer.
White Spot is a Canadian restaurant chain based in Vancouver, British Columbia, best known for its hamburgers, Pirate Pak children's meal, triple-o sauce, and milkshakes. ... Along with its related Triple-O's quick service brand
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White Spot Gilmore
4129 Lougheed HighwayWhite Spot is a Canadian restaurant chain based in Vancouver, British Columbia, best known for its hamburgers, Pirate Pak children's meal, triple-o sauce, and milkshakes. ... Along with its related Triple-O's quick service brand
Dine in and takeout, the highest-quality Cantonese, Szechuan and Chinese seafood in Vancouver is found at Pink Pearl Chinese Seafood Restaurant. Open at 9 AM every day, 365 days a year,
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Pink Pearl Chinese Seafood Restaurant
1132 E Hastings StDine in and takeout, the highest-quality Cantonese, Szechuan and Chinese seafood in Vancouver is found at Pink Pearl Chinese Seafood Restaurant. Open at 9 AM every day, 365 days a year,
The Keg Steakhouse & Bar serves the finest cuts of succulent steak, aged for tenderness and grilled to perfection. Prime rib is a Keg specialty, slow roasted, hand carved and perfectly seasoned with special Keg spices.
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The Keg Steakhouse + Bar - Burnaby
4510 Still Creek AveThe Keg Steakhouse & Bar serves the finest cuts of succulent steak, aged for tenderness and grilled to perfection. Prime rib is a Keg specialty, slow roasted, hand carved and perfectly seasoned with special Keg spices.
Classic menu items, however, such as burgers, pasta and steak, for the most part, remain the same throughout the company.
Typical appetizers include things like Szechuan lettuce wraps, mini burgers, calamari (fried squid), potato skins, edamame and chicken wings. Some, but not all locations, serve sushi.;'
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Cactus Club Cafe
357 Davie StClassic menu items, however, such as burgers, pasta and steak, for the most part, remain the same throughout the company.
Typical appetizers include things like Szechuan lettuce wraps, mini burgers, calamari (fried squid), potato skins, edamame and chicken wings. Some, but not all locations, serve sushi.;'
Downlow Chicken Shack
905 Commercial DrBest fryed chicken in town
Sightseeing
Playland is Vancouver's amusement park. It usually runs on weekends in the late spring and early fall, and daily in the summer, except for the last three weeks leading up to the September Long Weekend when the place turns into the Pacific National Exhibition, or PNE.
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Leikfangaland í PNE
2901 E Hastings StPlayland is Vancouver's amusement park. It usually runs on weekends in the late spring and early fall, and daily in the summer, except for the last three weeks leading up to the September Long Weekend when the place turns into the Pacific National Exhibition, or PNE.
Just 15 minutes from downtown, Vancouver's premier attraction offers the perfect destination for a truly rewarding and memorable experience. With a variety of cultural, educational and outdoor adventures to choose from, we look forward to helping you plan your next visit.
Grouse Mountain is located on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples: the Squamish, Musqueaum, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. We value the opportunity to live, work, and share experiences on their ancestral territories.
www.grousemountain.com
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Grouse Mountain
6400 Nancy Greene WayJust 15 minutes from downtown, Vancouver's premier attraction offers the perfect destination for a truly rewarding and memorable experience. With a variety of cultural, educational and outdoor adventures to choose from, we look forward to helping you plan your next visit.
Grouse Mountain is located on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples: the Squamish, Musqueaum, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. We value the opportunity to live, work, and share experiences on their ancestral territories.
www.grousemountain.com
Granville Island is a peninsula and shopping district in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is located across False Creek from Downtown Vancouver under the south end of the Granville Street Bridge.
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Granville eyja
Granville Island is a peninsula and shopping district in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is located across False Creek from Downtown Vancouver under the south end of the Granville Street Bridge.
Whistler is a town north of Vancouver, British Columbia, that's home to Whistler Blackcomb, one of the largest ski resorts in North America. Besides skiing and snowboarding, the area offers snowshoeing, tobogganing and ski jumping at the Olympic Park, a venue for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. The hub of Whistler is a compact, chalet-style pedestrian village at the base of Whistler and Blackcomb mountains
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Whistler
Whistler is a town north of Vancouver, British Columbia, that's home to Whistler Blackcomb, one of the largest ski resorts in North America. Besides skiing and snowboarding, the area offers snowshoeing, tobogganing and ski jumping at the Olympic Park, a venue for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. The hub of Whistler is a compact, chalet-style pedestrian village at the base of Whistler and Blackcomb mountains
Stanley Park is a magnificent green oasis in the midst of the urban landscape of Vancouver. Explore the 400-hectare natural West Coast rainforest and enjoy scenic views of water, mountains, sky, and majestic trees along Stanley Park's famous Seawall.
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Stanley Park
610 Pipeline RdStanley Park is a magnificent green oasis in the midst of the urban landscape of Vancouver. Explore the 400-hectare natural West Coast rainforest and enjoy scenic views of water, mountains, sky, and majestic trees along Stanley Park's famous Seawall.
Hastings Racecourse, Vancouver's premier thoroughbred horse racing track, has been capturing the imagination of Vancouverites & visitors alike since 1889.
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Hastings Park Racecourse
188 N Renfrew StHastings Racecourse, Vancouver's premier thoroughbred horse racing track, has been capturing the imagination of Vancouverites & visitors alike since 1889.
Science World is a science centre run by a not-for-profit organization of the same name in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is located at the end of False Creek and features many permanent interactive exhibits and displays, as well as areas with varying topics throughout the years.
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Science World á TELUS World of Science
1455 Quebec StScience World is a science centre run by a not-for-profit organization of the same name in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is located at the end of False Creek and features many permanent interactive exhibits and displays, as well as areas with varying topics throughout the years.
Lighthouse Park is approximately 75 hectares in size and a nationally significant natural park within West Vancouver. It has important natural and cultural resources and very high levels of use by local residents and tourists. The park is a biologically rich and unique resource and is an example of a remaining old growth coastal forest in the Lower Mainland. The lighthouse and light station grounds at Point Atkinson are a national historic site and one of the most photographed and recognizable landmarks in the entire Lower Mainland.
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Lighthouse Park | West Vancouver
4902 Beacon LnLighthouse Park is approximately 75 hectares in size and a nationally significant natural park within West Vancouver. It has important natural and cultural resources and very high levels of use by local residents and tourists. The park is a biologically rich and unique resource and is an example of a remaining old growth coastal forest in the Lower Mainland. The lighthouse and light station grounds at Point Atkinson are a national historic site and one of the most photographed and recognizable landmarks in the entire Lower Mainland.
Ambleside Park has sandy beaches and a designated swim area monitored by lifeguards in the summer.
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Ambleside Dog Beach
Ambleside Park has sandy beaches and a designated swim area monitored by lifeguards in the summer.
Located in the heart of Vancouver’s downtown harbour front, Canada Place is an iconic national landmark welcoming local residents, visitors and ships to the West Coast. Canada Place is a multi-use facility that includes FlyOver Canada, Vancouver Convention Centre East, Pan Pacific Hotel, Port Metro Vancouver cruise ship terminal, World Trade Centre office tower and VINCI Park parkade. Canada Place hosts Canada Day at Canada Place, the largest Canada Day celebration outside of Ottawa, and well as a number of other community events including National Aboriginal Day, the Canada Place Summer Series and Christmas at Canada Place.
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Canada Place
999 Canada PlLocated in the heart of Vancouver’s downtown harbour front, Canada Place is an iconic national landmark welcoming local residents, visitors and ships to the West Coast. Canada Place is a multi-use facility that includes FlyOver Canada, Vancouver Convention Centre East, Pan Pacific Hotel, Port Metro Vancouver cruise ship terminal, World Trade Centre office tower and VINCI Park parkade. Canada Place hosts Canada Day at Canada Place, the largest Canada Day celebration outside of Ottawa, and well as a number of other community events including National Aboriginal Day, the Canada Place Summer Series and Christmas at Canada Place.
Mount Seymour is a mountain located in Mount Seymour Provincial Park in North Vancouver. It is a part of the North Shore Mountains, rising to the north from the shores of Burrard Inlet and Indian Arm to a summit of 1,449 m above the Indian River and Deep Cove neighbourhoods.
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Mt Seymour
Mount Seymour is a mountain located in Mount Seymour Provincial Park in North Vancouver. It is a part of the North Shore Mountains, rising to the north from the shores of Burrard Inlet and Indian Arm to a summit of 1,449 m above the Indian River and Deep Cove neighbourhoods.
BC Place
777 Pacific BlvdHome of the BC Lions and Vancouver White Caps
English Bay Beach, also called First Beach, located along Beach Ave between Gilford St and Bidwell St, is the most populated beach area in Vancouver's downtown area. The Stanley Park Seawall, a popular running and biking route, runs along the east side of the beach.
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English Bay Beach
Beach AvenueEnglish Bay Beach, also called First Beach, located along Beach Ave between Gilford St and Bidwell St, is the most populated beach area in Vancouver's downtown area. The Stanley Park Seawall, a popular running and biking route, runs along the east side of the beach.
The Vancouver Aquarium is a public aquarium located in Stanley Park. The aquarium is a centre for marine research, ocean literacy education, conservation and marine animal rehabilitation
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Vancouver Aquarium
845 Avison WayThe Vancouver Aquarium is a public aquarium located in Stanley Park. The aquarium is a centre for marine research, ocean literacy education, conservation and marine animal rehabilitation
Kitsilano Beach, known as "Kits" Beach, is located on Cornwall Ave at the north end of Yew St.
The Seawall runs along side the beach and Kitsilano Pool is at the west side.
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Kitsilano Beach Park
1499 Arbutus StKitsilano Beach, known as "Kits" Beach, is located on Cornwall Ave at the north end of Yew St.
The Seawall runs along side the beach and Kitsilano Pool is at the west side.
Lynn Canyon Park is a free self-guided adventure and a great place to learn about North Vancouver's eco-system. Although the main attraction is the suspension bridge, people also enjoy hiking the surrounding boardwalks and trails.
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Lynn Canyon Park
3663 Park RdLynn Canyon Park is a free self-guided adventure and a great place to learn about North Vancouver's eco-system. Although the main attraction is the suspension bridge, people also enjoy hiking the surrounding boardwalks and trails.
Lynn Headwaters Regional Park is an area of North Vancouver, British Columbia, and is the largest of twenty-two regional parks in Metro Vancouver. At 9,216.5 acres (3,729.8 ha), the park boasts a variety of trails for hikers, including easy, intermediate, and challenging.
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Lynn Headwaters Regional Park
4900 Lynn Valley RdLynn Headwaters Regional Park is an area of North Vancouver, British Columbia, and is the largest of twenty-two regional parks in Metro Vancouver. At 9,216.5 acres (3,729.8 ha), the park boasts a variety of trails for hikers, including easy, intermediate, and challenging.
The Sea to Sky Gondola is your doorway to year-round outdoor adventure including, interpretive walks, panoramic views, viewing platforms, and the 9,000 square foot Summit Lodge with sit-down dining and a menu that features fresh, local ingredients. Discover Adventure by Nature.
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Sjó til himins hringvegurinn
36800 British Columbia 99The Sea to Sky Gondola is your doorway to year-round outdoor adventure including, interpretive walks, panoramic views, viewing platforms, and the 9,000 square foot Summit Lodge with sit-down dining and a menu that features fresh, local ingredients. Discover Adventure by Nature.
Queen Elizabeth Park is a 130-acre municipal park located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is located on top of Little Mountain and is the location of former basalt quarries that were dug in the beginning of the twentieth century to provide material for roads in the city
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Queen Elizabeth Park
4600 Cambie StQueen Elizabeth Park is a 130-acre municipal park located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is located on top of Little Mountain and is the location of former basalt quarries that were dug in the beginning of the twentieth century to provide material for roads in the city
VanDusen Botanical Garden is a botanical garden situated in the Shaughnessy neighborhood. It is located at the northwest corner of 37th Avenue and Oak Street. It is named for local lumberman and philanthropist Whitford Julian VanDusen.
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VanDusen gróðurhús
5251 Oak StVanDusen Botanical Garden is a botanical garden situated in the Shaughnessy neighborhood. It is located at the northwest corner of 37th Avenue and Oak Street. It is named for local lumberman and philanthropist Whitford Julian VanDusen.
Spanish Banks
Great beach
Burnaby Central Railway
120 N Willingdon AveGreat place for kids
Neighbourhoods
A culturally rich and authentic neighbourhood, Commercial Drive - also known as The Drive - is one of the best and most colourful shopping, dining and nightlife districts you will find in the city; and boasts home to Vancouver’s own 8 block officially designated Little Italy, representing more than 60 years of Italian heritage. Day or evening, The Drive offers 22 full blocks to explore with over 300 distinct merchants, including quaint boutiques, an eclectic collection of restaurants, a vibrant live music and bar scene, dinner and dancing, theatres, coffee houses, specialty food stores and bakeries
https://www.destinationvancouver.com/vancouver/neighbourhoods/commercial-drive/
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Commercial Drive
Commercial DriveA culturally rich and authentic neighbourhood, Commercial Drive - also known as The Drive - is one of the best and most colourful shopping, dining and nightlife districts you will find in the city; and boasts home to Vancouver’s own 8 block officially designated Little Italy, representing more than 60 years of Italian heritage. Day or evening, The Drive offers 22 full blocks to explore with over 300 distinct merchants, including quaint boutiques, an eclectic collection of restaurants, a vibrant live music and bar scene, dinner and dancing, theatres, coffee houses, specialty food stores and bakeries
https://www.destinationvancouver.com/vancouver/neighbourhoods/commercial-drive/
The West End lies west of Downtown, and, on three sides, is bounded by water: English Bay, Coal Harbour, and Lost Lagoon in world-famous Stanley Park. Recreational amenities are within walking distance for residents of this high-density area. The West End includes Davie Village – traditionally a hub for the city's gay community – and Denman Street, which together provide local shopping and restaurants. This area also has high-end retail on Robson Street and Alberni Street.
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West End
The West End lies west of Downtown, and, on three sides, is bounded by water: English Bay, Coal Harbour, and Lost Lagoon in world-famous Stanley Park. Recreational amenities are within walking distance for residents of this high-density area. The West End includes Davie Village – traditionally a hub for the city's gay community – and Denman Street, which together provide local shopping and restaurants. This area also has high-end retail on Robson Street and Alberni Street.
Deep Cove is a beautiful seaside village at the far eastern edge of North Vancouver. It’s a wonderful place for walks, hikes, kayaking and paddle boarding.
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Deep Cove
4322 Gallant AveDeep Cove is a beautiful seaside village at the far eastern edge of North Vancouver. It’s a wonderful place for walks, hikes, kayaking and paddle boarding.
Located at the far west tip of West Vancouver on the North Shore, Horseshoe Bay is a pretty little village. The attraction marks the start of the beautiful Sea to Sky highway that links Metro Vancouver with Whistler.
Horseshoe Bay is a seaside village in West Vancouver that’s home to one of BC Ferries‘ two terminals that link the Lower Mainland with Vancouver Island.
The Horseshoe Bay terminal offers sailings to Nanaimo, as well as to other Gulf Islands including Bowen. Sailings also run daily to the Sunshine Coast.
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Horseshoe Bay
Located at the far west tip of West Vancouver on the North Shore, Horseshoe Bay is a pretty little village. The attraction marks the start of the beautiful Sea to Sky highway that links Metro Vancouver with Whistler.
Horseshoe Bay is a seaside village in West Vancouver that’s home to one of BC Ferries‘ two terminals that link the Lower Mainland with Vancouver Island.
The Horseshoe Bay terminal offers sailings to Nanaimo, as well as to other Gulf Islands including Bowen. Sailings also run daily to the Sunshine Coast.
The Heights, in north Burnaby, is an extraordinary place. Whether you’re a local or a visitor, you’re welcomed as family. With 330 diverse retail shops and services, including some of the Lower Mainland’s most loved eateries, specialty grocery stores, butchers, bakers, services, and more – the Heights is a one-stop shopping destination and a foodie paradise.
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Burnaby Heights
The Heights, in north Burnaby, is an extraordinary place. Whether you’re a local or a visitor, you’re welcomed as family. With 330 diverse retail shops and services, including some of the Lower Mainland’s most loved eateries, specialty grocery stores, butchers, bakers, services, and more – the Heights is a one-stop shopping destination and a foodie paradise.
Chinatown is known for its buzzing food scene, which includes traditional Asian bakeries, dim sum restaurants and hip cocktail bars. Jars of ginseng and dried fish line the shelves of old-school apothecaries, while Chinese groceries stocked with live seafood and exotic vegetables share the streets with indie fashion shops. Nearby, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden has tranquil paths and pavilions.
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Chinatown
Chinatown is known for its buzzing food scene, which includes traditional Asian bakeries, dim sum restaurants and hip cocktail bars. Jars of ginseng and dried fish line the shelves of old-school apothecaries, while Chinese groceries stocked with live seafood and exotic vegetables share the streets with indie fashion shops. Nearby, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden has tranquil paths and pavilions.
Olympic Village Square
Hastings-Sunrise
Shopping
Brentwood Town Centre is a shopping mall in Burnaby. It is located in the Brentwood area of North Burnaby, at the intersection of Willingdon Avenue and Lougheed Highway, approximately 1.5 kilometres from the city of Vancouver.
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Brentwood Town Centre
4567 Lougheed Hwy.Brentwood Town Centre is a shopping mall in Burnaby. It is located in the Brentwood area of North Burnaby, at the intersection of Willingdon Avenue and Lougheed Highway, approximately 1.5 kilometres from the city of Vancouver.
With BC Place Stadium at one end, Stanley Park at the other, and the city’s best-known shopping precinct in between, Robson Street is a must-stroll for most visitors to Vancouver. One of Vancouver’s oldest commercial streets, it was once known as Robsonstrasse for the sheer number of German and European stores that opened up after the Second World War. The international character of the street still exists. Being right in the heart of the downtown core, you’ll find yourself walking right alongside locals on their way to the office, sports fans heading to the game, and students lining up outside noodle shops.
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Robson Street
1155 Robson StWith BC Place Stadium at one end, Stanley Park at the other, and the city’s best-known shopping precinct in between, Robson Street is a must-stroll for most visitors to Vancouver. One of Vancouver’s oldest commercial streets, it was once known as Robsonstrasse for the sheer number of German and European stores that opened up after the Second World War. The international character of the street still exists. Being right in the heart of the downtown core, you’ll find yourself walking right alongside locals on their way to the office, sports fans heading to the game, and students lining up outside noodle shops.
Lonsdale Quay Market is a major public market and tourist destination located in the city of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The market is located at the foot of Lonsdale Avenue and is adjacent to the Lonsdale Quay transit exchange that serves Metro Vancouver's North Shore municipalities.
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Lonsdale Quay Hotel
123 Carrie Cates CtLonsdale Quay Market is a major public market and tourist destination located in the city of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The market is located at the foot of Lonsdale Avenue and is adjacent to the Lonsdale Quay transit exchange that serves Metro Vancouver's North Shore municipalities.
Burnaby's Metropolis at Metrotown Shopping Mall
Burnaby's Metropolis at Metrotown is Vancouver's largest shopping mall. It has a distinct Asian feel and close to 400 stores as well as a movie theatre. It's a great place to shop and has everything from American Eagle Outfitters to Zara.
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Metropolis í Metrotown
4700 KingswayBurnaby's Metropolis at Metrotown Shopping Mall
Burnaby's Metropolis at Metrotown is Vancouver's largest shopping mall. It has a distinct Asian feel and close to 400 stores as well as a movie theatre. It's a great place to shop and has everything from American Eagle Outfitters to Zara.
Whole Foods Market
4420 Lougheed Hwy.Safeway Burnaby Heights
4440 Hastings StSave-On-Foods
4399 Lougheed Hwy.Whole Foods Market North Burnaby is your organic grocery store.
Costco Wholesale
3550 Brighton AveWalmart - Grandview Supercentre
3585 Grandview HwyCraft Breweries
Steamworks Brewery & Taproom
3845 William StParallel 49 Brewing Company
1950 Triumph StStorm Brewing LTD.
310 Commercial DriveDeep Cove Brewers and Distillers
2270 Dollarton HwyAndina Brewing Company
1507 Powell StPowell Brewery
1357 Powell StBomber Brewing
1488 Adanac StOff the Rail Brewing
1351 Adanac StCallister Brewing Co
1338 Franklin StLuppolo Brewing Co.
1123 Venables StStrange Fellows Brewing Company
1345 Clark Dr