Bao Bei is one of Chinatown's late additions to a community losing its heritage character to new gentrification. Add your name and patience to a wait list for tasty fare. Bao Bei is worthy of a book. Leer más.
Hungry? Duck in out of the rain at Meat & Bread in Gastown for lunch. Hearty sandwiches, fresh soups, salads made daily. Sambal and mustard in jars to go. Gluten-free offered. Check Twitter for menu. Leer más.
Stylish Kitsilano cafe with rich-tasting espresso -- a must-stop for locals and visitors to Vancouver. 49th Parallel roasts their own beans available online and south of the border in Seattle, too! Leer más.
Vij's Rangoli in South Granville is esteemed for some of the city's best Indian cuisine. At lunch enjoy tamarind chicken, chickpeas in fenugreek curry, chai. Buy cookbooks, spices, and gifts to go. Leer más.
Burrard Street's Cactus Club Cafe is a stylish and modern perch for sipping cocktails and people-watching under copper Poul Henningsen lamps. Enjoy grilled salmon and salad with friends after work. Leer más.
Warm up to a hearty lunch or dinner inside the inviting, friendly Phnom Penh. Order fresh Manila clams with a side of sambal, chicken wings, and a bubbly pot of chicken curry. Delightfully delicious. Leer más.
The Templeton's motto is "Quality Food, Snappy Service," but that's only partially correct. This Granville diner, a favorite haunt, has been discovered. Expect waits. They need to hire more staff. Leer más.
Stop in early after work and share a cocktail with friends and bask in the warm persimmon glow of the minimally modern 1181 Lounge in the Davie Village. Leer más.
They specialize in tacos and there are eight varieties on the menu. They’re not cheap, though, selling for $6 each (with the exception of the $5 crispy potato taco). Full review --> Leer más.
From the hot towels to the secret garden terrace, everything delights here. All the Izakaya classics are fantastic and they may possibly have the best chicken karaage in the city. [Eater 38 Member] Leer más.
This compact neighbourhood taqueria is earning its good word by whipping up always-cooked-to-order tacos. The seared tuna & chipotle crema tostada may be the best $5 you ever spent. [Eater 38 Member] Leer más.
Handmade and home-smoked is the name of the game, from the delicious syrups and infusions behind the bar to the lip-smackingly wonderful creations that come from the in-house smoker. [Eater 38 Member] Leer más.
East Vancouver's Rio Theatre on Broadway is a great venue with comfortably cushy seating to enjoy watching films year-round and during VIFF. Nicely sited near Skytrain and a Starbucks. Leer más.
Comfortably dressed-down in Yaletown's buttoned-up residential district, The Noodle Box offers freshly-prepared Cambodian, Malay and Thai comfort food and local draught beer. Chase off the chill here. Leer más.
SFU Woodward's offers fresh modernity commensurate with Vancouver's Pacific minimalism expressed in glass and wood surfaces. The theatre upstairs does get warm, so dress comfortably. Nice VIFF venue. Leer más.
Clean, spacious, relaxed theatre to enjoy watching film, especially during the Vancouver International Film Festival (viff.org). Watched Nuoc 2030 and Godard's Adieu au Langue 3D here for VIFF 2014. Leer más.
Excellent year-round venue for world cinema and independent film. Classic 70s theatre in the Granville entertainment corridor is one of the best VIFF (viff.org) venues for new film discoveries. Leer más.
Vancouver writer-and-artist Douglas Coupland's Digital Orca at the Vancouver Convention Centre that overlooks Burrard Inlet playfully acknowledges the city's tech economy and West Coast setting. Leer más.
The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts is a wonderful and centrally-located venue near Vancouver's Granville entertainment district. VIFF film fest galas and year-round events happen here. Leer más.
Near Chinatown on Main Street, the sprawling London Pub offers draught Guinness and local breweries on tap. Catch Aussie football on the big screen pulsing with club beats on the weekend. Leer más.
T&T Supermarket in Chinatown is a bustling Chinese grocery nearly two blocks from the Skytrain Chinatown-Stadium station. Drop in Saturdays for food demos and tastings, fresh fish, tea, and snacks. Leer más.
Newly-opened Urban Aboriginal Fair Trade Gallery in the Chinatown-Gastown neighborhood offers wonderful art, limited editions, and gifts made by artists-in-residence at the Skwachàys Lodge upstairs. Leer más.
Ensconced in Yaletown's urban village setting, Nester's Market is a great convenience stop and grocery for yogurt, an alluring selection of chocolate (Whistler, Camino), and perky Buzz Energy sodas. Leer más.
Limited Skytrain service stops at Main Street-Science World is ongoing through 2015 during Translink's expansion of this Skytrain station. Look for Train2Main shuttles serving downtown and East Van. Leer más.
Ken Lum's Monument to East Vancouver, inspired by an "EAST VAN rules" cruciform tag, was installed in the run-up to the 2010 Winter Olympics . At dusk the white light demarcates Vancouver's Eastside. Leer más.