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Play Here: What to Do in Vancouver
Sightseeing | Transportation | Restaurants | Attractions
Tours and Sightseeing
Bayshore Bicycles
bayshorebikerentals.ca
745 Denman Street
604-688-2453
Rent a bicycle and see Stanley Park.
Gray Line of Vancouver
graylinewest.ca
604-879-3363
Book day trips to Whistler and Vancouver Island.
Vancouver Cruises
vancouvercruises.com
604-681-2915
Charter a boat or take a harbour tour.
Vancouver Lookout at Harbour Centre Tower
vancouverlookout.com
604-689-0421
See the city, the harbour and the mountains from on high.
Vancouver Trolleys
vancouvertrolley.com
604-801-5515
A cheap and fun way to see the city—board a trolley at the corner of Water Street and Cordova (west end of Gastown) then get on or off wherever you like along the route.
West Coast Sightseeing
vancouversightseeing.com
604-451-1600
Choose from a variety of tours.
For more things to do, visit the Tourism Vancouver website:
Transportation Around Vancouver
TransLink
translink.bc.ca
For travel by bus, SeaBus and SkyTrain throughout the Lower Mainland.
Yellow Cab Company
yellowcabvancouver.ca
604-681-1111
For taxi rides to all Vancouver locations.
For more about land, sea, and air transportation, visit the Tourism Vancouver website:
Restaurants Near Harbour Centre
Average price per person for two-course dinner (excluding beverages, taxes and gratuities):
$ = under $15
$$ = $15–$25
$$$ = $25–$40
Al Porto
5-minute walk
321 Water Street, 604-683-8376
Italian fare that goes way beyond pizza. Clean and simple tastes with top-of-the-line ingredients.
$$$
Cassis
5-minute walk
420 Pender Street, 604-605-0420
Deceptively simple and uncomplicated French food. Delightful bistro with charming staff and a pleasant little patio.
$-$$
Chambar
15-minute walk
562 Beatty Street, 604-879-7119
Voted the best new restaurant by Vancouver Magazine—terrific room, great service, outstanding Belgian food and impressive beer list. Reservations recommended.
$$$
Culinaria
5-minute walk
609 Granville Street, 604-639-2055
A culinary school with menus that change weekly. Offers excellent desserts.
$$
Irish Heather
15-minute walk
217 Carrall Street, 604-688-9779
Shamrock-free Irish bistro with a sophisticated menu. Very reasonable.
$-$$
Manhattan at the Delta Suites
Across the street from Harbour Centre
550 West Hastings Street, 604-689-8188
A hotel restaurant with a bright and clever global menu. Makes an effort to please a diverse clientele.
$$$
Phnom Penh
20-minute walk or short taxi ride to Chinatown
244 E. Georgia Street, 604-682-5777
Cambodian-Vietnamese food. One of the first ethnic restaurants in town to win accolades from the New York Times.
$-$$
Wild Rice
15-minute walk
117 West Pender Street, 604-642-2882
Innovative interpretation of Chinese cuisine. Contemporary dim-sum in a lounge-like setting on the edge of Chinatown.
$$-$$$
Attractions
| Attraction | Admission Charge | Travel from SFU | Approximate Mid-Day Travel Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinatown | $8.75 for Sun Yat Sen Gardens | walk | ||||
| Commercial Drive | no | Take 20 Victoria bus eastbound from Hastings & Seymour; get off at 1st Ave. and Commercial Dr. | 21 minutes | |||
| Gastown | no | walk or bus | ||||
| Granville Island | no | Take the 50 False Creek South bus westbound from Cordova and Seymour; get off at 2nd Ave. & Anderson; walk under bridge to Granville Island. | 14 min. bus + 10 min. walk | |||
| Granville Mall | no | walk | ||||
| many art galleries on Granville Street, south of Granville Bridge | no | Take the 4 UBC or 7 Dunbar bus at Pender & Richards; get off on Granville St. and West 5th Ave. | 12 minutes | |||
| Grouse Mountain, including the Grind | $29.95 for skyride, free to hike up the Grind | Get the Seabus at Waterfront Station; take the 236 Grouse Mountain bus to the base of the skyride. | 52 minutes | |||
| Kitsilano Beach Note: you can walk from here to the Pacific Space Centre, the Vancouver Museum and the Maritime Museum. |
no | Take the 7 Dunbar or the 22 Macdonald bus from Pender & Richards; get off at Arbutus and Cornwall. | 15 minutes | |||
| Law courts | no | walk | ||||
| Lonsdale Quay Public Market | no | Get the Seabus at Waterfront Station. | 12 minutes | |||
| Queen Elizabeth Park | $4.25 for Blodel Conservatory | Take the 15 Cambie bus eastbound from Pender & Richards. | 23 minutes | |||
| Robson Street | no | walk | ||||
| Stanley Park | no | Take the 19 Stanley Park bus at Pender & Richards. | 12 minutes | |||
| Steveston fishing village | no | Take the 351 Crescent Beach bus from Howe & Pender; get off at Steveston Highway onramp; take the C93 Steveston bus to the village. | 55 minutes | |||
| Vancouver Art Gallery | $15; Thursdays, 5 - 9 pm, by donation | walk | ||||
| VanDusen Gardens | $7.75; $6.50 in groups of 10 or more | Take the 17 Oak bus eastbound from Pender & Richards; get off at 17th Ave. & Oak. | ||||
| Vancouver Public Library, downtown branch | no | walk | ||||
| Yaletown | no | walk | ||||