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1. Jonathan Rogers Park
Jonathan Rogers Park, huh? And to think, all this time we just referred to it as "The Park on 7th." This name is more than likely not only a statement of how much of a staple this park is to the neighbourhood, but also to how rad the actual grounds…More »
2. Urban Source
Vancouver, BC V5T 3G7
(604) 875-1611
Category:
Art Supplies
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant
Urban Source is like every great idea I had as a kid, actualized. Buckets of leather scraps, bins of neon buttons, swatches of vintage fabrics, beautiful old keys lined up in a row -- the rotating stock of material is an endless source of craft…More »
3. The Lynn Canyon Café
North Vancouver, BC V7J 3K2
(604) 984-9311
Categories:
Coffee & Tea,
Burgers,
Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
Neighbourhood: Lynn Valley
A sucker for kind people serving up killer coffee, I say no more 4 stars for you, Lynn Canyon Café. Welcome to the big time.
Siphon coffee FTW!
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5/18/2011
Lynn Canyon is one of my favourite hiking spots in the greater Vancouver area. Granted, it's… Read more »
4. Six Acres
Six Acres, the best place to people-watch in all of Gastown -- that is, if you're one of the lucky few to get a seat on the patio. Not only a great spot to keep an eye on the world as it goes by, but also a place with an amazingly cool vibe. With its…More »
5. Narrow Lounge
It's a NARROW lounge, people -- don't be surprised by the lack of room. It's narrow. Just like it said it would be: narrow.
But it's one of the best spaces in Vancouver.
To say I merely love it would be doing the place a disservice. The feelings I…More »
6. Sushi Mart
Vancouver, BC V6G 1C7
(604) 687-2422
Categories:
Sushi Bars,
Japanese
Neighbourhood: West End
In a city full of amazing sushi joints, these guys win. Full stop.
Since opening in 2009, Sushi Mart has been my go-to place for a quick and tasty meal. It's everything I want in a restaurant - fresh, delicious, clean, cheap, and literally right…More »
7. Salt Tasting Room
Vancouver, BC V6B 1A4
(604) 633-1912
Categories:
Wine Bars,
Tapas/Small Plates
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown
Oh Salt, you savoury sodium centre, you. I adore your cured meats and cheesy goodness. Your wine pairings make my toes wiggle with delight, and I find your handwritten chalkboard menus irresistibly charming.
I think you may have even had me in mind…More »
8. Japa Dog
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2K6
Categories:
Hot Dogs,
Food Stands,
Japanese
Neighbourhood: Downtown
It's a hotdog. A simple and humble hotdog.
Miso for mustard, bonito flakes for relish. Terimayo, oroshi, okonomi, tonkatsu. Ah, such simple concept done so well - now that is a beautiful thing.
9. Oscar's Art Books
Vancouver, BC V6J 1W6
(604) 731-0553
Category:
Bookstores
Neighbourhoods: Fairview Slopes, South Granville
Dear Oscar's,
I know I visit you often, but it's only fair that I let you know just how much you mean to me.
Because of your vast and reasonably priced Moleskine selection, my time and ideas remain organized. Your tables, filled with countless…More »
10. Revolver
Vancouver, BC V6B 1H7
(604) 558-4444
Category:
Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown
Revolver's flirting with me.
They're caressing my coffee-loving tendencies with familiarities like the Chemex and Kone combination I have at home - though their sexy line-up of the handled version positioned 'just so' along the brew bar weakens the…More »
11. Planet Bingo
Vancouver, BC V5T 3E7
(604) 879-8930
Categories:
Hobby Shops,
Casinos
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant
Don't let the lingering bluish haze of cigarette smoke outside the entrance deter you -- once you go through the doors of Planet Bingo you will find the friendliest, most helpful, most hilarious, and definitely the most unique characters you're…More »
12. The Vancouver Flea Market
This place stinks. It's got a foul, musky, dirty scent that will not so much linger, but rather, remain a somatic memory for a few post-market hours. But it's a flea market, a place full of other people's memories ready to be found. It's bound to…More »
13. Kranky Cafe
Vancouver, BC V5T 1G5
(604) 568-4272
Category:
Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant
Love.
I love this little place. Mismatched chairs, foggy windows, scrabble boards, book exchange, wine and beer, gluten free menu, Boylen sodas, rhubarb pie, veggie soup, music nights, basil, coffee, best. Best.
If only every shop could be so quaint.…More »
14. Old Faithful Shop
Vancouver, BC V6B 1E5
(778) 327-9376
Category:
Home Decor
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown
Old Chum is one of my all time favourite Tumblrs. Looking through the pages and pages of its posts is like digging through stacks upon stacks of unorganized books only to find that each one is as much a jewel as the last. A paragon of Canadiana of…More »
15. Dressew Supply
Vancouver, BC V6B 1H6
(604) 682-6196
Category:
Arts & Crafts
Neighbourhood: Downtown
Oh c'mon, Dressew. Why you gotta be so bloody cheap? For those in the know, you know what I'm talking about. Dressew is this strange mega sewing-supply store with the most inexpensive random crap (and I mean this in the most lovingly way) that one…More »
16. English Bay
Reason number one hundred and eighty four why I live in the West End: English Bay in wee hours of the morning. Summer or fall, winter or spring, the lulling calm of English Bay in those magic early hours of the day never cease to refresh, energize,…More »
17. Gallery Café & Catering
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H7
(604) 688-2233
Categories:
Delis,
Canadian (New),
Local Flavour
Neighbourhood: Downtown
Top secret information: I only go here to get away from the Robson insanity. Once I walk up those steps, I'm a thousand miles from any stress-related agoraphobia and am fully enjoying my liquid lunch.
Unfortunately, escapism and liquid lunches are…More »
18. Le Marché St.George
Vancouver, BC V5V 2K6
(604) 565-5107
Categories:
Coffee & Tea,
Cafes,
Convenience Stores
Neighbourhood: Riley Park
I wish every business would take a page from Marché St George's book, because this shop is exactly how my romantic little brain imagines the perfect general store to be. Minimally stocked with locally-sourced and artisan wares, this tiny corner store…More »
19. Daiso
Richmond, BC V6X 4J7
(604) 295-6601
Categories:
Department Stores,
Dollar Store
Neighbourhood: Golden Village
How Daiso makes me feel better about the fact I'm shopping in a (two) dollar store is beyond me. It's still cheap, it still smells weird and most of it is still (maybe, probably) constructed by tiny hands in a factory overseas. But it's Daiso! It's…More »
20. Guilt & Co
Vancouver, BC V6A 1B2
(604) 288-1704
Categories:
Music Venues,
Lounges
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown
I've got mad love for Guilt & Co. Is it the brick walls? The burlesque? Rumour has it that some of their dangerously delicious drinks have aphrodisiac qualities. Coincidence? Could this be the source of my love? Maybe. But it doesn't matter, because…More »
21. Hasty Market
Vancouver, BC V5T 3G7
(604) 874-9309
Category:
Convenience Stores
Neighbourhoods: Mount Pleasant, Riley Park
Hasty Market, Nasty Market, Hasty Market, Nasty Market, Hasty Market, Nasty Market...
And so it goes. Year after year, month after month, some clever soul with a bucket of black paint, a paintbrush, and a will to keep tradition alive, changes that H…More »
22. Granville Street Bridge
Vancouver, BC V6Z 3H4
Category:
Landmarks & Historical Buildings
Neighbourhood: Downtown
If there's one thing that will always, without fail, make me fall for Vancouver all over again, it's the ride at dusk heading north over the Granville Street Bridge after a long flight home. The image of the water reflecting off the glass reflecting…More »
23. Boneta Restaurant
Vancouver, BC V6B 1A5
(604) 684-1844
You know those places you just love so much that you find it hard to put into words? Or worse, you fear that once you do put it into words it will all seem too gushy, too mushy, too much? That's how I feel about Boneta. Cozy without being quaint,…More »
24. Nelson the Seagull
Vancouver, BC V6A 0A7
(604) 681-5776
Categories:
Coffee & Tea,
Bakeries
Neighbourhoods: Gastown, Downtown Eastside
Really? This exists?? And not just in my dreams?
Sigh. Everything made from scratch, misshapen bread that looks as fresh as it does rustic, old tile insisting on being present despite the years of wear, an open floor that doesn't need to be filled to…More »
25. Oyama Sausage Company
Vancouver, BC V6H 3R9
(604) 327-7407
Categories:
Meat Shops,
Cheese Shops
Neighbourhood: Granville Island/False Creek
MEAT.
Cured meat, ground meat, cut meat, sausaged meat, game meat, duck meat, boar meat, sake-cured meat, fruit-infused meat, organic meat, local meat, free-range meat -- it's all about the MEAT, people!
I'm hosting a sausage party, and Oyama's…More »
26. Keefer Bar
What's not to love? Resting unassumingly at the edge of Chinatown is one of my absolute favourite bars in Vancouver. Deep dark wood lining each of the walls; brilliant lighting designed by the masterminds at Urban Visuals; a moody yet entirely easy…More »
27. Kitty Nights
Vancouver, BC V5T 3J7
Categories:
Performing Arts,
Adult Entertainment
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant
For a city that sometimes lacks in... fun, Kitty Nights is pretty much *the* perfect way to spend a few hours on *any* given night (let alone a sleepy Sunday). Is it Sunday as you're reading this? Are you being lame and watching Two and Half Men or…More »
28. Vogue Theatre
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1L2
(604) 331-7900
Categories:
Performing Arts,
Music Venues
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Granville Entertainment District
Uncomfortable seats, sure. Overpriced drinks, absolutely. Beautiful Art Deco building with phenomenal sound quality, without a doubt. Rumours of spirit-dwellers, be damned -- the Vogue is a gorgeous achievement in what was once Vancouver's notorious…More »
29. Army Navy & Airforce Veterans Unit 298 Canteen
Vancouver, BC V5V
(604) 879-1020
Categories:
Bars,
Social Clubs
Neighbourhood: Riley Park
Hilarious.
Saturday night. Old man karaoke. Shuffleboard. Boxed red wine. Bring your own food. Watch crazy 88 year old woman shuffle in, makeup smeared all over her face, look directly at you, give you the finger and say, "faaaaack yoouuuu"
All in…More »
30. Granville Island
Vancouver, BC V6H 3R9
(604) 685-8335
Category:
Parks
Neighbourhood: Granville Island/False Creek
Maaan, how could a person *not* give Granville Island 5 stars? It's an island, people. It does what it do, and do it does well. You don't need to be loaded with dollah bills to enjoy this place -- instead you can just wander. Window shop. Stop to…More »
31. Crescent Beach
This is what I imagine the lower mainland to have looked like as few as 10 years ago: lush trees, untouched beach for as far as the eye can see, a very low-douche factor, AMAZING rocks (skipping rocks, collectable rocks, shiny rocks, rough rocks --…More »
32. Stanley Park
Vancouver, BC V6J 5L1
(604) 873-7000
Category:
Parks
Neighbourhood: Coal Harbour
Third beach objective
Seawall sun reflects beyond
Backyard paradise.
(a haiku review)
33. Vancouver Seawall
What? No. What?? Really? Really, there are NO OTHER REVIEWS for the Seawall yet? Well, hell -- here we go:
For me, the Seawall mostly refers to the 9 kilometre route that surrounds Stanley Park, but in all actuality, this gorgeous meandering paved…More »
34. Third Beach
Yes, there may be one fixie for every square metre of sand, and yes, at the same time, this once secluded beach is starting to become a bit overrun with big-muscled tattooed types, but hell -- where else am I going to go to work on my freckles whilst…More »
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Yelping SinceApril 2011
Things I Lovesecret suppers, paper products, vintage shops, libraries, open spaces, rainy days, rubber boots, a good glass of wine, the perfect cup of coffee
Find Me Inthe most impractically adorable vintage shoes
My Hometowntiny prairie towns
My Blog Or Website When I'm Not Yelping...amassing amazing fabric to add to my ever-growing collection
Why You Should Read My Reviewsmy taste: impecable. my reviews: fair.
My Second Favourite Website The Last Great Book I ReadKafka on the Shore
My First ConcertRaffi, at the age of 6
My Favourite MoviePrincess Mononoke
My Last Meal On Earthtoasted peanut butter, honey & banana sandwich
Don't Tell Anyone Else But...Gn'R 4 life
Current CrushBill freaking Murray!