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Bowen Island

Looking for a break from the city but not sitting on enough cash or time to hop on a plane for a stint far, far away? Give yourself a faux vacation with a day trip to Bowen Island!
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Vancouverites Bowen Island

On ‘Soil-Up’ Production and Starting a Fibre Revolution, with Dana Lee

Transparency and community - it's what we value in the food we buy and consume, so why not extend these same principles to the clothing we wear? Join us as we uncover the Dana Lee Brown designer's perspective on clothing could be a game-changer for your closet...
Heads Up Bowen Island

Score a Seat at the “Seeyousoon” X Endswell Farm Collab Dinner Series, June 10 + 11

Celebrate all that early June produce has to offer by making your way to the Bowen Island farm for a multi-course fresh-air dining experience focused on seasonality, fermentation, and sustainability.
Cool Things We Want Bowen Island

We Want to Hide Out in This Nifty Bowen Island Airstream Trailer, Indefinitely

Vancouver-based photographer Ryan Voigt takes a trip a trip to Bowen Island to explore the new Wildernest Airstream trailer retreat.

Burnaby

Though it still feels umbilically connected to Vancouver as a suburb, Burnaby is very much a city in its own right. In fact, it is the third largest city in all of British Columbia
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Community News Burnaby

La Taqueria Brentwood Introduces New Brunch Menu
Never Heard Of It Burnaby

Gujarati Jalso: The Burnaby Restaurant Giving Gujarati Food Top Billing

Edmonds Street in Burnaby is home to Gujarati Jalso, where the focus is entirely on vegetarian food from India’s western coast.
Community News Burnaby

Mon Paris Unveils Latest Seasonal Collection Featuring Easter Egg-Themed Creations

Chinatown

Home to an eclectic mix of traditional and trendy eateries, markets, gardens, temples, and a wide assortment of businesses...
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Community News Chinatown

Chinese Canadian Museum Opens Major New Exhibition ‘Momentum: Power and Identity in Sports’ on June 10, 2026
Community News Chinatown

Announcing June Events at the Chinese Canadian Museum
Heads Up Chinatown

Villa Lobos: Meet the Crew Behind the Next Dinner at Pizza Coming Soon

There’s something refreshing about young people building something together outside the usual scroll. Villa Lobos feels like a reminder of why people get into hospitality in the first place. A few tickets are still up for grabs. Meet the crew...

Commercial Drive

A distinctly permissive counter-culture had a lock on the neighbourhood by the 1980’s, and despite the creep of gentrification it has never really let go.
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Community News Commercial Drive

Celebrate Italian Day at Pepino’s Spaghetti House This Sunday, June 14th
Community News Commercial Drive

Nammos Estiatorio Celebrates 10 Years in Fraserhood with an Anniversary Feast
Opening Soon Commercial Drive

Violeté Set To Open on Commercial Drive with Spanish-Italian Menu

A familiar address on Commercial Drive is about to reopen with a new point of view and a team that already knows the neighbourhood well. Violeté brings Spanish and Italian influences together under one roof, adding another independent restaurant to a stretch of the Drive where local operators still shape the street.

Coquitlam
Community News Coquitlam

Legends Haul Announces Special ‘Dinner With Friends’ This October
Community News Coquitlam

City of Coquitlam Announces New Mountainside Restaurant Lease Opportunity

The space is expected to be a hub for residents, business owners, workers, developers, and park and trail visitors alike.
Community News Coquitlam

Legends Haul Can Deliver All Your Easter Essentials Right to Your Door

Downtown

Though much of it is given over to the corporate, speculative, and financial world, there are many isolated pockets of fascination...
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Community News Downtown

Botanist to Welcome Some of the Nation’s Top Cocktail Bars for Exclusive Summer Pop-Ups
Opportunity Knocks Downtown

Neate Donuts is Seeking an Overnight Donut Production Assistant Manager
Community News Downtown

Gotham Steakhouse & Bar Announces New Summer Features

Downtown East Side

...a strong, vibrant, and essential facet of Vancouver that – to its eternal credit – isn’t afraid to stand up for itself.
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Community News Downtown East Side

PiDGiN Announces New Art Installation and Autumn Tasting Menu
Vancouverites Downtown East Side

Talking History, Culture, Community and Caribbean Food, with Chef Cullin David

We have a lot of respect, admiration, and questions for the people behind the 13+-year-old restaurant, so an interview was long overdue…
Refund Vancouver Downtown East Side

Get to Know: Overdose Prevention Society

The official mandate of the Overdose Prevention Society includes: "to be leaders in the harm reduction movement with a continual push for change and justice..."

East Vancouver

...a huge swathe of land; largely residential (with some pockets of industrial), massively multi-cultural, and predominately working class.
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Community News Chinatown

Chinese Canadian Museum Opens Major New Exhibition ‘Momentum: Power and Identity in Sports’ on June 10, 2026
Community News Commercial Drive

Celebrate Italian Day at Pepino’s Spaghetti House This Sunday, June 14th
Community News Main Street

Vancouver’s Published on Main Named No. 17 in North America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026

False Creek

A long, snaking stretch of picturesque seawall connects it to Granville Island...
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Community News False Creek

False Creek Crab Fest Returns July 26th, Celebrating BC’s Sustainable Seafood and Fishing Community
Community News False Creek

Spot Prawn Festival Returns May 31st, 20 Years Strong
Opening Soon False Creek

Chicken Parm Pals From “Burdy” To Open a Permanent Granville Island Location

Burdy is bringing its dialled-in sandwich operation off the truck and into a bigger kitchen on Granville Island.

Fraserhood

The retail shops, restaurants, markets, and community hubs are strikingly diverse...
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Opening Soon Fraserhood

Maria Celeste Brings Portuguese Tasca Cooking to Fraser Street

Portuguese food has a real foothold in Toronto and Montréal. Vancouver's been slower to catch up. The Isidro brothers are here to change that.
Opportunity Knocks Fraserhood

Osteria Savio Volpe is Hiring a Pastry Chef
Heads Up Fraserhood

Chupito x Bar Bravo One-Night Collaboration Dinner Monday, April 13

A bunch of nice people who know what they’re doing get together to cook and pour, and we’re invited in. Scoop a ticket quickly.

Gastown

...ebbing and flowing over the decades as a hard-edged entertainment nexus where much of the rest of Vancouver feared to tread.
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Community News Gastown

Celebrating Gold, New Spring Inspirations, and Chartreuse Week at L’Abattoir
Community News Gastown

L’Abattoir Offers Private Dining Options for Your Spring & Summer Gatherings
Opening Soon Gastown

Amber: A Gastown Listening Lounge Built Around Sound

Listening bars are having a moment. Amber opens this May with vinyl programming, a room designed to manage sound, and food that sits between bistro and steakhouse formats.

Hastings Sunrise

Ethnic restaurants and independent shops, heavily utilised parks, working class roots and a family-anchored sense of community...
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Opportunity Knocks Hastings Sunrise

Dachi is Growing Their Kitchen Team Ahead of Another Busy Summer Season
Community News Hastings Sunrise

Selene Aegean Bistro Unveils New Spring Menu
Heads Up Hastings Sunrise

Plain Jane Ice Cream Preparing to Reopen in Hastings Sunrise

Plain Jane Ice Cream is getting ready to return to Hastings-Sunrise, this time with a proper shop built to handle the crowds that lined up during its first run.

Kitsilano

...coming of age in the interwar period as a magnet to blue collar workers looking to put down picket fence roots...
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Community News Kitsilano

AnnaLena Names to North America’s 50 Best Restaurants
Opportunity Knocks Kitsilano

Acclaimed Kitsilano Restaurant AnnaLena is Growing Its BOH Team
Diner Kitsilano

AnnaLena’s Long Game

Most restaurants leave well enough alone. AnnaLena doesn’t. Whether bold or subtle, the changes they make carry weight. Here’s what shifted during the annual closure and why it matters.

Main Street

Known for its cool factor, diversity and down to earth accessibility, Main Street is as honest a cross-section of Vancouver’s cultural promise as you’ll find.
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Community News Main Street

Vancouver’s Published on Main Named No. 17 in North America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026
Heads Up Main Street

Paella Patio at ¿CóMO? Taperia Returns for Summer 2026

Eight Sundays, one big pan, and tickets that move quickly. ¿CóMO?’s annual paella series is back from May through September. Score a seat while you can.
Community News Main Street

Pine Resin, Cottonwood Buds and an Early-Spring Rainforest Inspire Burdock & Co’s Innovative New Menu

Mt. Pleasant
Heads Up Mt. Pleasant

THIS Gallery’s $200 Art Show Opens Friday, May 15

More than fifty artists. Every work priced at $200. THIS Gallery’s upcoming fundraiser exhibition turns small-scale sculpture into something energetic, accessible, and worth showing up for.
Heads Up Mt. Pleasant

Casa Molina Is Throwing a Proper Spanish Party This Sunday

Paella pans, hand-carved jamón, vermut, gin & tonics, and laughter drifting between tables. Casa Molina is turning two this Sunday and throwing a full-day Spanish taberna-style party to mark it.
Community News Mt. Pleasant

Chupito Cocteleria Welcomes Bar Mauro from Mexico City for One-Night-Only

New Westminster

Once upon a time at BC's beginning "New West" was the capital of the Colony of British Columbia, well before Vancouver existed.
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Community News New Westminster

Steel & Oak Brewing Co. Celebrates 12 Years with Community-Focused Anniversary Party, June 20th
Community News New Westminster

Steel & Oak Brewing Co. to Host ‘Queens Park Classic’ Fourth Edition on Saturday, April 4th
Community News New Westminster

Celebrate a Decade of Brewing in New West at SO10: Steel & Oak’s 10th Anniversary Party!

North Shore

Dominated by mountains and parklands and fronted by a shoreline...
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Community News North Shore

Brewhalla North Vancouver Returns for Its 5th Year at The Shipyards on May 1, 2026
Community News North Shore

Provence Marinaside’s Tomato Festival Menu Celebrates the Taste of Sunshine
Heads Up North Shore

It’s Official: Strathcona Beer is Branching Out to the North Shore

Strathcona Beer Company is stretching its reach, expanding beyond its namesake neighbourhood with a second location on the North Shore, which opened earlier this week, on Monday, September 23rd.

North Vancouver

Home to sulphur piles, mountainous grinds, deep coves, ancient skateparks, good Amaretto and a bus that floats, North Van has it all!
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Heads Up North Vancouver

Get Hands-On at a ‘Butchery 101’ Workshop on September 23rd

Tack on a new skill to your home kitchen repertoire this Fall by signing up for this one-day-only hands-on workshop led by expert Taryn Barker, and brought to us by the rad women of Bad Academy and She Summits.
Heads Up North Vancouver

Dope Bakehouse’s Next-Level Pastry Game is Now Up-and-Running in North Van

Built on butter, curiosity, and a healthy disregard for convention, Dope Bakehouse is now officially bringing its stylish rule-breaking and sharp execution to the North Shore — one laminated pastry at a time.
Opportunity Knocks North Vancouver

Join the Farina a Legna Team as Assistant Manager

Port Moody
Community News Port Moody

Straight Outta Brooklyn Port Moody Set To Open Today
Community News Port Moody

Straight Outta Brooklyn Brings Authentic New York-Style Pizza to Port Moody This Spring
Further Afield Trips Port Moody

How to Have a Proper PoMo ‘Beer-cation’ with Sam Payne

In addition to being the Co-Founder of two Port Moody BC Ale Trail mainstays, Sam Payne is also an all-around good guy and excellent resource for what to do (and drink) whenever you're in PoMo. Take his suggestions and the good times - and full bellies - are basically guaranteed!

Railtown Japantown

... at one time this neighbourhood was the epicentre of local Japanese culture and business
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Community News Railtown Japantown

St. Lawrence Pays Homage to Celebrated Regional French Cuisine with Provence-Focused Summer Menu
Community News Railtown Japantown

Celebrate Father’s Day with Railtown Catering’s Tailgate BBQ
Community News Railtown Japantown

Celebrate an Easter Meal to Remember with Railtown Catering’s Take Home Feasts

South Granville

One of the more tony high street sections of Vancouver...
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Opportunity Knocks South Granville

Gary’s is Seeking a Chef de Partie to Join Their Small BOH Team
Heads Up South Granville

Celebrate Shūbun with a Five-Course Dinner by Maest Food, Sept. 27th

Besides the official switch from Summer to Fall, the Autumn Equinox signals a new Maest Food Secret Dinner and specially designed menu celebrating the season's local bounty.
Opportunity Knocks South Granville

Gary’s Neighbourhood Restaurant is Growing Their Team

Squamish

Squamish was once where you stopped for lunch and to fill up on gas before gunning it to and from the mountain. Now it's a place to settle down and have some serious fun.
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Community News Squamish

Beaucoup Bakery Announces Third Outpost Near Squamish
Heads Up Squamish

Plan Ahead for the Women’s Moto Summit in Squamish This Fall (No Motorcycle Required)

The Summit will be sprawling across three acres of the idyllic Cheekye Ranch, September 1st to 3rd (the three days and two nights leading up to Labour Day). Early bird tickets are still available...but only until July!
Community News Squamish

Tacofino’s Newest Burrito Bar to Open Late Summer in Squamish on the Sea to Sky Highway

Strathcona

...a hip hotbed of artistic creativity with a my-garden’s-got-its-shit-together community feel.
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Heads Up Strathcona

The Garden Adds a Long-Overdue Wine Bar Energy to Strathcona

The Garden in Strathcona has expanded into evening service, adding wine, cocktails, and a menu of share plates to its familiar café-and-retail setup.
Community News Strathcona

Strange Fellows Brewing Announces the Release of ‘Greenhorn’ West Coast I.P.A.
Community News Strathcona

Savoury Chef Welcomes Industry Veteran Kevin Mazzone as General Manager

Vancouver
Vancouver Would Be Cooler If Vancouver

Vancouver Would Be Cooler if It Followed Florence’s Black Death Tradition of Wine Windows

Florentines had a cool architectural trick to keep socially distant while shopping for wine during times of plague...
The Tip Out Vancouver

The Tip Out, Vol. 1

Everything you need to know about eating and drinking in Vancouver right now.

West End

... two conjoined urban residential neighbourhoods.
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Opening Soon West End

Touk Opens Soon on Alberni Street: A Contemporary Cambodian Bistro from Chef Chanthy Yen

The contemporary Cambodian bistro is nearly ready to open at 1152 Alberni Street. What began as a pandemic pop-up in Montreal has travelled across the country and taken root in Vancouver, with a full team, a defined point of view, and a space that now looks entirely its own.
Heads Up West End

Chef Angus An’s Sainam is Now Up and Running on Davie Street

Sainam is open for walk-ins starting today (Tuesday, June 10th), with an "official" opening date of Friday, June 13th. We swung by for a friends-and-family service over the weekend, and if what we tasted is any indication, this place is going to draw a lot of repeat visits.
Opening Soon West End

Chef Angus An is Bringing ‘Sainam’ to the West End, Beginning June 13th

Chef Angus An’s latest project under the Full House Hospitality umbrella - a personal tribute to Thailand’s Isaan region - is set to open at 1235 Davie Street in mid-June.

West Side

...with the right breeze and length of shadow, it's sometimes the very best place on earth.
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Community News False Creek

False Creek Crab Fest Returns July 26th, Celebrating BC’s Sustainable Seafood and Fishing Community
Heads Up West Side

Roll Up Your Sleeves and Reconnect with Food, Land, and Community at UBC Farm This Summer

UBC Farm has released its summer workshop schedule, with hands-on classes and guided outdoor experiences that connect people to food, nature, and each other.
Community News Kitsilano

AnnaLena Names to North America’s 50 Best Restaurants

West Vancouver

The well-heeled community hugging the north shore of Burrard Inlet from Lion's Gate Bridge to Horseshoe Bay.
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Community News West Vancouver

‘Aburi Market’ Premium Japanese Grocery Concept is Throwing a One-Year Anniversary Festival
Community News West Vancouver

Celebrate Sakura Season with Ancora Waterfront Dining & Patio Ambleside
Community News West Vancouver

Ancora Ambleside’s Rosé Mondays Return, New Tequila Thursdays Announced

Yaletown
Community News Yaletown

Provence Marinaside Unveils Private Label Bubbly
Community News Yaletown

Legendary Taylor Fladgate Featured in Next Cellar Series Dinner at Provence Marinaside
Community News Yaletown

Domaines Ott* Featured in Next Cellar Series Dinner at Provence Marinaside

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