Guidebook for Vancouver
Food Scene
Awarded Best New Restaurant 2011, Best Small Plates and Design, Diner's Choice Best New Modern Chinese Restaurant- right beside our building!
250 locals recommend
Bao Bei
163 Keefer StAwarded Best New Restaurant 2011, Best Small Plates and Design, Diner's Choice Best New Modern Chinese Restaurant- right beside our building!
Starbucks
99 Keefer PlStarbucks is three blocks west along Keefer Street (to Keefer Place.)
This local favourite spot is the best place to their famous baked apple tarts or to grab steamed buns to go. Steamed BBQ pork buns and the steamed chicken buns with no egg. There's always a queue to eat in or grab takeout.
51 locals recommend
New Town Bakery & Restaurant
148 E Pender StThis local favourite spot is the best place to their famous baked apple tarts or to grab steamed buns to go. Steamed BBQ pork buns and the steamed chicken buns with no egg. There's always a queue to eat in or grab takeout.
THE best Vietnamese/Cambodian restaurant in Vancouver.
Must-have dishes include the marinated butter beef, filet beef luc lac on rice, deep-fried chicken wings, chicken curry hot pot and hot and sour soup. The flavours are exquisite and there's always a line-ups to get into this place.
212 locals recommend
Phnom Penh Restaurant
244 E Georgia StTHE best Vietnamese/Cambodian restaurant in Vancouver.
Must-have dishes include the marinated butter beef, filet beef luc lac on rice, deep-fried chicken wings, chicken curry hot pot and hot and sour soup. The flavours are exquisite and there's always a line-ups to get into this place.
Mamie Taylor's
251 E Georgia StComfort food! Deep fried apple so good!
This place has been around for decades. The food is fresh with most Dim Sum items available all day. We like that you can see cooks preparing meals in an open kitchen separate sides for regular and vegetarian dishes.
Hon's Wun-Tun House Ltd
268 Keefer StreetThis place has been around for decades. The food is fresh with most Dim Sum items available all day. We like that you can see cooks preparing meals in an open kitchen separate sides for regular and vegetarian dishes.
Flavourful Southeast Asian dishes. Portions are meant for sharing. Reasonably priced for the quality.
Note: 10pm Happy Hour for those arriving later in the evening
101 locals recommend
The Union
219 Union StFlavourful Southeast Asian dishes. Portions are meant for sharing. Reasonably priced for the quality.
Note: 10pm Happy Hour for those arriving later in the evening
Hawksworth Restaurant
801 W Georgia StThe best Fine Dining experience for lunch or dinner.
This tiny restaurant makes fresh pastas and other delights. Recommend sharing dishes to get a taste of every mouthwatering dish they create. Go early if Weekend Brunch is your thing. Everything is delicious.
172 locals recommend
Ask For Luigi Restaurant
305 Alexander StThis tiny restaurant makes fresh pastas and other delights. Recommend sharing dishes to get a taste of every mouthwatering dish they create. Go early if Weekend Brunch is your thing. Everything is delicious.
Drinks & Nightlife
Tucked away in an unassuming location in Chinatown, the Keefer Bar is like no other. Cocktails are made with an apothecary-style, ingredients sourced from local markets. Very popular on weekends.
250 locals recommend
The Keefer Bar
135 Keefer StTucked away in an unassuming location in Chinatown, the Keefer Bar is like no other. Cocktails are made with an apothecary-style, ingredients sourced from local markets. Very popular on weekends.
Everything Else
Home of the CFL BC Lions Football Club and MLS Vancouver Whitecaps Soccer team. Many events and concerts are held here and is a short 7 minute walk for our penthouse.
418 locals recommend
BC Place
777 Pacific BlvdHome of the CFL BC Lions Football Club and MLS Vancouver Whitecaps Soccer team. Many events and concerts are held here and is a short 7 minute walk for our penthouse.
Home of NHL's Vancouver Canucks Ice Hockey Team and the venue for most concerts and events.
408 locals recommend
Rogers Arena
800 Griffiths WayHome of NHL's Vancouver Canucks Ice Hockey Team and the venue for most concerts and events.
Breathtaking, rain or shine. Step out of your daily life and into the past as your mind relaxes and your energy is renewed. Journey back in time to 15th Century Ming Dynasty, China and enjoy this tiny window to the past.
Just one block west of our penthouse.
Hours: 10:00-16:30
Tuesday to Sunday.
Closed on Mondays
221 locals recommend
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
578 Carrall StBreathtaking, rain or shine. Step out of your daily life and into the past as your mind relaxes and your energy is renewed. Journey back in time to 15th Century Ming Dynasty, China and enjoy this tiny window to the past.
Just one block west of our penthouse.
Hours: 10:00-16:30
Tuesday to Sunday.
Closed on Mondays
Awesome facility with lots of great chefs to teach. You get your own kitchen space. Cooking classes with hands on instruction, sampling as you cook. Great way to learn- best cooking school in Vancouver!
38 locals recommend
The Dirty Apron Cooking School, Delicatessen & Catering
540 Beatty StAwesome facility with lots of great chefs to teach. You get your own kitchen space. Cooking classes with hands on instruction, sampling as you cook. Great way to learn- best cooking school in Vancouver!
Good mix of current and old hip hop tunes/remixes. You can genuinely head to Fortune knowing the DJ will play some really good music... there's no need to drown yourself with alcohol just to have fun.
53 locals recommend
Fortune Sound Club
147 E Pender St Good mix of current and old hip hop tunes/remixes. You can genuinely head to Fortune knowing the DJ will play some really good music... there's no need to drown yourself with alcohol just to have fun.
This IMax attraction is an exhilarating experience. Soar through this beautiful and vast country from the coast to coast. It will leave you breathless.
189 locals recommend
FlyOver Canada
999 Canada PlaceThis IMax attraction is an exhilarating experience. Soar through this beautiful and vast country from the coast to coast. It will leave you breathless.
Neighbourhoods
Just a 10-12 minute walk away you will find Gastown, the original area that eventually became the City of Vancouver. This vibrant area along Water Street is a National Historic Site filled with
shops, restaurants, and bars. It is also the home of the Gastown Steam Clock, one of only a few in the world. Every quarter hour it whistles and shoots steam. This area is must-see for all visitors.
1068 locals recommend
Gastown
Just a 10-12 minute walk away you will find Gastown, the original area that eventually became the City of Vancouver. This vibrant area along Water Street is a National Historic Site filled with
shops, restaurants, and bars. It is also the home of the Gastown Steam Clock, one of only a few in the world. Every quarter hour it whistles and shoots steam. This area is must-see for all visitors.