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1. Meinhardt Cafe - formerly Picnic
Vancouver, BC V6H 3J8
(604) 732-4405
Categories:
Bakeries,
Coffee & Tea,
Delis
Neighbourhoods: Fairview Slopes, South Granville
Walking in the door, I was gobsmacked by the display case. It's not as if I'd never seen a display case before, and I've been ordering and eating food all my life, but Picnic's cheesecakes, cookies, sandwiches, and macaroni and cheese, even, were all…More »
2. Barbara-Jo's Books To Cooks
Vancouver, BC V6J 1H6
(604) 688-6755
Categories:
Bookstores,
Cooking Schools
Neighbourhood: Fairview Slopes
An entire store full of nothing but cookbooks, food books, and food magazines, plus a full demonstration kitchen and occasional free treats made from the pages of the merchandise? Yes, please! But wait, there's more. Barbara-Jo's is an institution,…More »
3. Café Calabria
Vancouver, BC V5N 4A4
(604) 253-7017
Categories:
Italian,
Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhoods: Grandview-Woodlands, The Drive
This is definitely not just another Italian cafe. I've been coming here for years, and I still think they make the best mochas ever. I don't know what brand of cream or chocolate they use, but it's gorgeous stuff. They also make a mean Americano, and…More »
4. Book Warehouse Discount Book Stores
North Vancouver, BC V7M 2J3
(604) 904-5711
Category:
Bookstores
Neighbourhood: Central Lonsdale
Who doesn't love books - at a discount? Book Warehouse's discount system may be a little tough to get your head around at first, but generally, new books are all 20% off cover price. The other stock is a remainder of publisher's overruns and…More »
5. Our Town Café
Vancouver, BC V5T 1W4
(604) 879-1924
Category:
Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant
This coffee shop plays hosts to tons of local events and meetups, but it's also just a really nice place to hang out by the window with a cup of tea. The coffee is organic and fair-trade (natch) and the goodies are fresh-baked. They're also licensed…More »
6. Pulpfiction Books
Reasons Pulpfiction rules:
1. You can get lost in the back room for hours.
2. The fiction selection is vast, especially if your taste runs to trashy or genre-themed paperbacks.
3. There's always an interesting conversation to be overheard - especially…More »
7. McNews
North Vancouver, BC V7M 1N5
(604) 984-9412
Category:
Newspapers & Magazines
Neighbourhood: Central Lonsdale
If you're a magazine junkie, McNews has your drug. This little store on the corner of 15th and Lonsdale carries everything from the popular mass-market titles to obscure and independent publications - Backwoods Outdoorsman, anyone?
You can spend…More »
8. MacLeod's Books
MacLeod's is the type of used bookstore that I hope will always be there... but the neighbourhood is changing, shiny new businesses and condos are on the march, so I'm just going to support it while I still can. It's an organized jumble of used books…More »
9. Caffè Artigiano
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1S2
(604) 694-7737
Categories:
Coffee & Tea,
Sandwiches
Neighbourhood: Downtown
This cafe is insanely busy, so not exactly an escape from the hustle of the city. In fact, I would have liked to sit down somewhere to gaze upon the artful leaf the barista created in my latte's foam, but there were no seats to be had anywhere.…More »
10. Sophia Books - CLOSED
Sophia Books is crammed, wall-to-wall, with everything a traveller, foreign language student, or sophisticate of the world could want in a bookstore. They've got travel guides, language learning materials, magazines, CDs, DVDs and maps in several…More »
11. The Grind & Gallery Coffee Bar
The tea selection is very good, and I like how they put the choices right there at the counter, rather than on some distant bulletin board. Tea is my old lady drink, and I hate having to squint to see what my options are. Rant over.
The Grind is open…More »
12. Starbucks
North Vancouver, BC V7G 1M9
(604) 929-5962
Category:
Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhood: Deep Cove
A Starbucks is a Starbucks is a Starbucks, I know. But I'd wager that the Starbucks in the Dollarton Village Shopping Centre has the prettiest view out of any Starbucks in town. You can sit in the comfy chairs in front of the window and look out at…More »
13. Booktown - CLOSED
Interesting window display + piles of books + eccentric/cranky owner = a pretty fair little used bookstore. Booktown carries a pretty good stock of fiction, plus they have lots of vintage cookbooks, which I collect. If you come in off the street, it…More »
14. Village Coffee Lounge
There I was, riding my bike along the Crosstown Greenway on a hot day, heading east. As I approached 12th Street, and saw that big hill looming up before me, I couldn't face it without something in my stomach. So I rode across the street, and found…More »
Recently updated lists from Christine R.
Star for a day (6)Wake up in the morning, where the hell's my coffee, gee I gotta check out Yelp ... and when I look around I see that today's ROTD is me! Wait! Now people are complimentin', my day's a little brighter and I thank you, Yelp. |
Date Night (18)"What's the point in going out? We're just going to end up back here again." Keeping monogamy from monotony, one shared appetizer at a time. |
Bright Lights, Royal City (50)Places to go and things to do in New Westminster, BC. It's a weird place but it kinds of grows on you after awhile. |
One on the town (23)Lunching with my inner Earl Camembert. |
30 days later (14)The Yelp Challenge is on! Go Vancouver! |
Mountains, Water, Trees (10)My favourite places around Vancouver to run and play and tralala the day away. |
Irraishaimase! (17)Japan doesn't feel so far away when I'm at these spots for sushi and a whole lot more. |
Good times and great drinks (7)Pisstanking and pounding back watered-down cocktails and urine-fodder beer is for amateurs. These are the places to go for great cocktails, wine and beer, grown-up style. |
It's all about the dog (10)No sense in denying my life tends to revolve around a large and energetic dog. Here's where we go to tend to her every need... and some places to avoid. |
Bad tables in nice restaurants (4)I made reservations. So why am I sitting next to the kitchen or bathroom? |
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Yelping SinceAugust 2008
Things I Lovething 1 and thing 2, furry things, paper things, printed things, breaded things, outside things, analog things, caffeinated things, flickering things, smart things, tasty things, cuddly things, shiny things
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My HometownNorth Van
When I'm Not Yelping...I'm apologizing for whatever the dog did.
Why You Should Read My ReviewsBecause you want to FUC them.
My Second Favourite Website The Last Great Book I ReadA Short History of Nearly Everything
My First ConcertWhen my parents dragged me to the Orpheum on sunny days. Fun.
My Favourite MovieGoodfellas
My Last Meal On EarthMy Dad's roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. I love Sunday dinners.
Don't Tell Anyone Else But...bicycles give you wings.
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Current CrushLouis CK and a Cinnabon