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1. Vancouver Circus School
Way cooler than Clown College, Vancouver Circus School teaches people of all ages and abilities (and flexibilities) the arts of juggling, trampoline, aerial silks, trapeze, acrobatics, hoops, and more. It's been many years since I have done a back…More »
2. Irving House Historical Centre
New Westminster, BC V3L 1H7
(604) 527-4640
Categories:
Landmarks & Historical Buildings,
Museums
Irving House was built in 1865, back when New Westminster was striving to be the capital of British Columbia. It was lived in by family members up to about 1950, when it was sold to the city of New Westminster, and turned into a historical centre.…More »
3. Van Dop Gallery
The first words upon entering this art gallery usually include "Wow!" This is because you're not expecting to be completely surrounded by art the moment you walk in. From the outside, it's an attractive house on a residential street. The home happens…More »
4. Queen's Park
If Queen's Park were a muffin, it would the kind that has everything in it but still tastes pretty darned good. It's got recreational facilities: paved and gravel trails for walking and biking, a fitness loop, two arenas, a baseball stadium, and a…More »
5. Sapperton Landing Park
This park, located at the foot of Cumberland Street, is a pretty place to walk along the Fraser River and to wave at the frequent trains that go by. It also has a bit of dark history - the fishing pier and old house near the entrance were formerly…More »
6. Glenbrook Ravine Park
Glenbrook Ravine isn't much more than a gravel trail in a wooded ravine that cuts between the old BC Pen and Woodlands sites in New Westminster. Not a lot of people visit, though, so it's a nice place to walk when you'd like to be alone.
The pathway…More »
7. Canada Games Pool
Built for, you guessed it, the Canada Games in the 1970s, the Canada Games Pool is enormous. It's neatly partititioned off with a shallow end for the kids' swimming lessons and aquacisers, a lane-swimming section in moderately deep water, and a deep…More »
8. Cap's Bicycle Stores
I bought my bike at a used bike store, but I often go to Cap's for accessories and advice. Like any good bike store should, they have wonderful, helpful staff. For example, I was recently attempting to install a carrying rack, and the parts that came…More »
9. New West Cycle and Sport
It may have been the hill, but when I spied banana seats! Ten-speeds! Cruisers! through the window of this shop, it took me a minute to catch my breath.
A sucker for all things bicycle, I immediately ran inside and started poser-ing next to my…More »
10. Crosstown Greenway
One of New Westminster's only signed and marked bike routes, this pleasant path along traffic-calmed 7th Avenue takes riders from the 22nd Street SkyTrain Station to Hume Park on the Coquitlam border. Bike buttons help in crossing the major…More »
11. New Westminster Quay Boardwalk
Yep, I agree that the waterfront boardwalk is pretty ... pretty. There's lots of room for all kinds of ambling, bike riding, and just strolling and looking out at the scenery. I've come to love this working river, with a little bit of nature mixed…More »
12. West Coast College of Massage Therapy
New Westminster, BC V3M 1A7
(604) 520-1844
Categories:
Colleges & Universities,
Massage
The student clinic at the West Coast College of Massage Therapy is a great place to get a great massage on the cheap. The prices per treatment top out at about $35, and the students are all fairly well along in their programs.
From Monday to…More »
13. April Nail Spa
I had a wonderful mani/pedi at this sweet lil' nail salon. It's just down the street from New West Skytrain station and I had no problem getting an appointment for the same day I called. And while I was there, they seemed to get a lot of walk-ins,…More »
14. Pacific Breeze Winery
You probably wouldn't just stumble upon this "garage" winery, but it's a great find. It's just off Stewardson Way in New West, tucked in behind an ICBC claims centre and some autobody shops. (It's also very convenient to the BC Parkway bike trail, if…More »
15. Go Thai Restaurant
I am so in love with the food here - plus they deliver. Score!
The weekday lunch specials are a great value - they're all under $10, most can be made with your choice of meat (or tofu) and come with fat little spring rolls, hot and delicious from the…More »
16. Cockney Kings Fish & Chips
Yesss! Hot, juicy cod deep-fried in a light, crispy batter, served on a mound of fresh fries, wrapped in newsprint - and it was still hot after I'd stuffed the takeout in my pannier and cycled over the overpass to find the perfect bench on the New…More »
17. Drink Urban Lounge
Forgive me if I rave too much, but in a town where half the bars still feature meat draws and Keno, Drink is a great leap forward in New West's nightlife. It's lovely, lounge-y and friendly, featuring a long list of cocktails and martinis and…More »
18. Anny's Dairy Bar
I don't completely understand the Yelp fascination with poutine. Many years when I was in Quebec City, this guy at the hostel kept trying to round us all up for a poutine field trip, shouting "Poutine! Poutine! Poutine" with a Quebecois accent. I…More »
19. The Met Bar & Grill
The Met Bar and Grill is a pleasant little pub in the the Met Hotel in downtown New West. The hotel was built in 1892; for Vancouver, that's real old. The door to the Met pub and cold beer and wine store is also right next door to Columbia SkyTrain…More »
20. Paddlewheeler Neighbourhood Pub
I've only been to the Paddlewheeler a handful of times since moving to New West, mainly for Music Bingo on Tuesday nights, but I'm definitely a fan of this waterfront pub. Not for the food or the decor, which is endearingly dated, but for the…More »
21. Donair Star
You know what's good? Walking into a shop that just smells good, and by good I mean spices and roasting meat. It gets better - friendly guys at the counter take my order, shave off a generous portion of lamb or chicken from the aforementioned roasty…More »
22. River's Reach Pub and Liquor Store
I've been to the River's Reach pub a couple of times and it's very nice. However, the beer/wine and liquor store seems to have become my go-to for those "damn the liquor store is closed and I need wine" times.
The clerks here are friendly and cool,…More »
23. Green's Diner
This is the original soup and sandwich cafe in New Westminster, and the only one worth bothering with. The decor is basic, the block it's on has several boarded up and papered storefronts, but the food is wonderful and the staff are super-extra…More »
24. Burger Heaven
To claim to have the "best burgers in town" right on the door gives a restaurant a lot to live up to. (Kind of like taglining your province, "The Best Place on Earth.") Burger Heaven manages to deliver one tasty burger and a fine milkshake to go with…More »
25. Keg Steakhouse & Bar
The Keg is always a good place for a date-night kind of dinner. The lighting is low, the food is great, and the service is very good. I don't know how they train their servers, but they're always polite, friendly, and able to anticipate a need rather…More »
26. Heritage Grill
The Heritage Grill has now added a sidewalk coffee stand to their operations - with Ethical Bean coffee. Delicious, and now I don't have to tie the dog up to get my caffeine when I go for a morning yuppie walk with my cuppa and my pooch.
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9/22/2008 First to Review
I can't believe that I've lived in New West for two years without going to the Heritage Grill. This… Read more »
27. Chopsticks Restaurant
I'm not a huge connoisseur of Chinese food; I dig it Westernized and deep-fried and perhaps even doused in a gloppy sauce. Chopsticks has been on Columbia Street for many years, serving the gloriously inauthentic type of Chinese food that my mom…More »
28. The Old Bavaria Haus
My family has been going to the Old Bavaria Haus for years - we love their variety of schnitzels. My favourite is the Schnitzel Pacific which comes topped with shrimp and sauce, and comes with spatzle and seasonal veggies. The restaurant is also…More »
29. Ole Ole Mexican Deli
The decor is sparse and there's no liquor license, but this hole-in-the-wall Mexican restaurant serves up filling portions of tacos, nachos, tamales and burritos on homemade corn or flour tortillas. I tried the taco combo, which included chorizo,…More »
30. The Old Spaghetti Factory
I find it hard to be too critical of the Spaghetti Factory because it is what it is. It's been what it is for over 30 years, and it ain't changing. That is: pasta with either a red sauce or a white sauce, salad on the side (salad=lettuce with the…More »
31. Farm Cottage Bakery
I just love this place - the food is delicious, from the soups and salads, to the sausage rolls and pasties, to the tarts, cakes and pies. I especially love the round tarts "lined" in chocolate and filled with custard and topped with fresh fruits and…More »
32. 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 »
33. Waves Coffee House
I like the Waves Coffee franchise in general, and the newest location, located just below Waves' head office in New Westminster, is just beautiful. They've renovated an old bank space to great effect; for example, the chandeliers along the high…More »
34. The Waffle House
Ever since I read Al R.'s review a few days ago, I've been craving waffles. Not French toast. Not pancakes. A big crispy golden waffle the size of a plate, with plenty of butter and syrup on it. And that's exactly what a Jiffy-Wiffy waffle is all…More »
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9/27/2008 First to Review
This is your classic old-people restaurant with generic coffee, free Province newspapers (the better… Read more »
35. Amelia Restaurant
I don't know how old, exactly the Amelia Restaurant is, but the pink and white decor suggests that the last time they redecorated was in the pastel-obsessed '80s. In any case, it's a pretty popular spot for cheap breakfast specials and free refills.
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36. Starbucks
The dodgiest Starbucks ever. The ghetto Starbucks. Weird old men who spend their days shuffling around the block alight on its patio enclosure to mingle with bikers and women whose faces seem too old for their years. Not a place I want to hang out at…More »
37. Bella Cakes and Pastries
I just keep finding more things to love every time I go to Bella... Tuscan garlic bread studded with big cloves of garlic, mini key lime tarts with a little drizzle of chocolate, big frosted chocolate brownies, and lovely flaky danishes with either…More »
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3/28/2009 First to Review
There was another bakery in this location before, so I had no idea of the ownership change and… Read more »
38. Queens Park Meat Market
This unassuming little butcher shop has been in business in the same location, and I think the same family, since about 1918. It's a tiny shop built into half of a small house at the corner of 4th Avenue and 2nd Street in New West, the last vestige…More »
39. Donald's Market
Umpteen visits later, Donald's still wows me with products I can't get anywhere else in New West: India Life-brand naans and frozen Indian food products, the best butter chicken spice mix I've ever found, organic breads from local baking gods A Bread…More »
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11/20/2010 First to Review
I've long been a fan of Donald's Market in East Van, and now there is a location right here in my… Read more »
40. Karmavore
I'm conflicted about giving this shop the "I'm a fan" rating because it's a vegan store and I'm an unrepentant meatarian, but for those of you on vegan, gluten-free or soy-free diets, this place is like a mini-superstore.
Karmavore is very small,…More »
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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. |
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Playing House (5)In which I try to grow up and stop living like a student. |
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