Shane's guidebook for Vancouver food, parks and more!

Shane
Shane's guidebook for Vancouver food, parks and more!

Best restaurants in Kits

This place has some of the best quality sushi anywhere in Vancouver. Check out @sushi_hil on Instagram for some of chef Hilary's creations.
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Temaki Sushi
2156 W Broadway
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This place has some of the best quality sushi anywhere in Vancouver. Check out @sushi_hil on Instagram for some of chef Hilary's creations.
Quite likely the best Vietnamese in Vancouver! Try the Mr Red chef special, or any dish and transport yourself to Vietnam through your taste buds.
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Mr Red Cafe
2131 E Hastings St
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Quite likely the best Vietnamese in Vancouver! Try the Mr Red chef special, or any dish and transport yourself to Vietnam through your taste buds.
Consistently chosen as the top slice of pizza in Vancouver and a hangout of Ryan Reynolds and Seth Rogen when they were local kids back in the day.
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Nat's New York Pizzeria
2684 W Broadway
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Consistently chosen as the top slice of pizza in Vancouver and a hangout of Ryan Reynolds and Seth Rogen when they were local kids back in the day.
Voted best vegetarian year after year in Vancouver. We liked our chicken and steak so don't go here, but from what we hear from our friends and record it's a great spot and open late when we're not in a pandemic.
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The Naam
2724 W 4th Ave
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Voted best vegetarian year after year in Vancouver. We liked our chicken and steak so don't go here, but from what we hear from our friends and record it's a great spot and open late when we're not in a pandemic.
Very tasty Lebanese style food with hummus, tzatziki, tawook, falafel etc.
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Nuba in Kitsilano
3116 W Broadway
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Very tasty Lebanese style food with hummus, tzatziki, tawook, falafel etc.
A wide variety of South East Asian dishes, mostly centered aren't Malaysian and Indonesian. Some good deals on evening two for one. Also some good choice if you have a friend or two on a 5 to 9 course tasting menu.
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Banana Leaf in Kitsilano
3005 W Broadway
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A wide variety of South East Asian dishes, mostly centered aren't Malaysian and Indonesian. Some good deals on evening two for one. Also some good choice if you have a friend or two on a 5 to 9 course tasting menu.
Very good French place on 4th, famous for the decor and feel of France.
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Au Comptoir
2278 W 4th Ave
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Very good French place on 4th, famous for the decor and feel of France.
Renowned as one of the best restaurants in Vancouver and a place for some reason we've yet to go, so check it out for us and report back ;)
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Fable Kitchen
1944 W 4th Ave
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Renowned as one of the best restaurants in Vancouver and a place for some reason we've yet to go, so check it out for us and report back ;)
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Café Salade de Fruits
1545 W 7th Ave
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Parks and beaches

Vancouver is a mecca for parks. Check out a few of these and if you have any questions how to get there let me know and if I'm not too busy I might even drive you there or show you around.
Walk out the suite towards Broadway and then turn right or East and walk two or three blocks to Vine or Yew, your choice and then turn left/North and walk to the beach. If you take Yew you'll walk by some great coffee at 4th Ave called Parallel 49 and if you take Vine Street you'll pass by Whole Foods at 4th ave.
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基士蘭諾海灘公園
1499 Arbutus St
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Walk out the suite towards Broadway and then turn right or East and walk two or three blocks to Vine or Yew, your choice and then turn left/North and walk to the beach. If you take Yew you'll walk by some great coffee at 4th Ave called Parallel 49 and if you take Vine Street you'll pass by Whole Foods at 4th ave.
Not only a great little beach but also surrounded by parks and you can even did wild bunny rabbits running around in some places.
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杰里科海灘公園
3941 Point Grey Rd
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Not only a great little beach but also surrounded by parks and you can even did wild bunny rabbits running around in some places.
Not for everyone this is our nude beach near UBC. It is clothing optional so half the beach is fully nude, half clothed. Check it out it's for the cleanest water and is a cool place to chill out for a couple hours.
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沉船海灘( Wreck Beach )
Southwest Marine Drive
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Not for everyone this is our nude beach near UBC. It is clothing optional so half the beach is fully nude, half clothed. Check it out it's for the cleanest water and is a cool place to chill out for a couple hours.
The best non nude beach in Vancouver. This is difficult to get to as there is no transit, so only accessible by bike or car. If I'm not too busy and you want a bike tour there just ask and usually for a six pack of ciders I can be persuaded to lead you there by bike :)
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第三海灘( Third Beach )
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The best non nude beach in Vancouver. This is difficult to get to as there is no transit, so only accessible by bike or car. If I'm not too busy and you want a bike tour there just ask and usually for a six pack of ciders I can be persuaded to lead you there by bike :)

Points of interest

Great sightseeing, shipping, food, people watching, art galleries, and more.
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格蘭佛島
1689 Johnston St
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Great sightseeing, shipping, food, people watching, art galleries, and more.
Check out the photos, enough said!
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Kitsilano Pool
2305 Cornwall Ave
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Check out the photos, enough said!
Paddleboards, windsurf boards, kayaks, almost everything can be rented here. Right now, August 2020, they have a buy one hour get a second hour rental free for Mon, Tues and Weds. Last checked paddle boards were $21/hr, so on those days you get two hours for $21.
Windsure Adventure Watersports
1300 Discovery St
Paddleboards, windsurf boards, kayaks, almost everything can be rented here. Right now, August 2020, they have a buy one hour get a second hour rental free for Mon, Tues and Weds. Last checked paddle boards were $21/hr, so on those days you get two hours for $21.
This is a great little path to bike or walk. You can go almost all the way to Granville Island and heading south I believe you can make it all the way to Marine drive in the other direction.
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Arbutus Greenway
Arbutus Greenway
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This is a great little path to bike or walk. You can go almost all the way to Granville Island and heading south I believe you can make it all the way to Marine drive in the other direction.
Every Sunday in the summer months we have a farmers market that is 100 meters south of us. Just head out to Broadway go left/west to Larch and then take a left to 10th ave and then another left and you'll see the people pouring in and out of the market. I believe hours are 9 or 10am until about 3-4pm.
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Kitsilano Farmers Market
2690 Larch St
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Every Sunday in the summer months we have a farmers market that is 100 meters south of us. Just head out to Broadway go left/west to Larch and then take a left to 10th ave and then another left and you'll see the people pouring in and out of the market. I believe hours are 9 or 10am until about 3-4pm.

Great value restaurants for the budget conscious

Best place for late night Vietnamese, open until 10pm now and usually 11pm before covid. Cheaper than Mr Red, but still very tasty. If you can afford the extra $2-3 per dish go to Mr Red though.
Pho Japolo
2807 West Broadway
Best place for late night Vietnamese, open until 10pm now and usually 11pm before covid. Cheaper than Mr Red, but still very tasty. If you can afford the extra $2-3 per dish go to Mr Red though.

Coffee or tea

My fav, I'm biased. Also they have great freshly baked donuts.
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49th Parallel Café & Lucky's Doughnuts - WEST 4TH
2198 W 4th Ave
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My fav, I'm biased. Also they have great freshly baked donuts.
We're not tea drinkers but we've seen that this place is quite popular!
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Neverland Tea Salon
3066 W Broadway
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We're not tea drinkers but we've seen that this place is quite popular!

Neighborhoods

Our neighborhood, the best in Vancouver for sure 😁😉
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Kitsilano
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Our neighborhood, the best in Vancouver for sure 😁😉
Gastown is one of the oldest parts of Vancouver, lots of place to take cool photos and shopping galore for tacky souvenirs or unique clothing. Also the best beer taps is probably at the Alibi Room.
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煤氣鎮
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Gastown is one of the oldest parts of Vancouver, lots of place to take cool photos and shopping galore for tacky souvenirs or unique clothing. Also the best beer taps is probably at the Alibi Room.

Pubs in Kits

Decent for an Irish pub, best time to go for deal is happy hour 3-6 or after 9pm for their appies discount. You also get free lunch or dinner on your birthday if you bring at least one friend and ID.
Carlos O`Bryan's Neighborhood Pub
1774 W 7th Ave
Decent for an Irish pub, best time to go for deal is happy hour 3-6 or after 9pm for their appies discount. You also get free lunch or dinner on your birthday if you bring at least one friend and ID.
The beach pub as we call it, right across from Kits beach. Be prepared for loud annoying pop music and overly zealous servers who want you to drink as many and as fast as you can. It has good tv screens for sports and a decent drink and food list, but it's not somewhere we ever go, too touristy and fake.
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Local Kitsilano
2210 Cornwall Ave
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The beach pub as we call it, right across from Kits beach. Be prepared for loud annoying pop music and overly zealous servers who want you to drink as many and as fast as you can. It has good tv screens for sports and a decent drink and food list, but it's not somewhere we ever go, too touristy and fake.
Best kits patio, make sure you ask for a spot up there on a nice summers night. Good beer tap list, usually 20+ choices. Always changing taps, and usually 2-4 cider choices as well. The food is quite good and a lot of gluten free options.
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Darby's Public House
2001 Macdonald St
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Best kits patio, make sure you ask for a spot up there on a nice summers night. Good beer tap list, usually 20+ choices. Always changing taps, and usually 2-4 cider choices as well. The food is quite good and a lot of gluten free options.
A pub for the younger traveller in their 20's. Loud, lots of live music and usually quite busy with the travellers and students of the area.
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Coppertank Grill
3162 W Broadway
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A pub for the younger traveller in their 20's. Loud, lots of live music and usually quite busy with the travellers and students of the area.