The Vancouver City Guides tackle what every visitor wonders: where locals go for dumplings, ramen and oysters, which mountain views are worth the ride and which to skip in low cloud, what to do when it pours and where the night goes beyond the Granville strip. Each guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go, what to order or look for and one practical tip for every place, and it opens in your browser the moment you pay.
About the Vancouver City Guides
- 142 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Vancouver guides
Food guide
25 places
Dim sum counters, Robson Street ramen and dumplings, Cambodian classics in Chinatown, oysters at happy hour and the markets worth a lunch.
Things to do guide
24 places
Museums and galleries, skyline and mountain viewpoints, the seawall and the neighbourhoods, plus a set of plans for rainy days.
Family guide
23 places
Science shows, the aquarium, planetarium stars, warm pools and a downtown ice rink, with eight indoor ideas for wet or dark afternoons.
Nightlife guide
24 places
Chinatown cocktails, East Van taprooms, a historic ballroom with a bouncing floor and food that is still served late.
Day trips guide
24 places
Beaches and shoreline walks, the North Shore by SeaBus, a fishing village in Richmond and Sea to Sky, island and Victoria days, all by transit or a single ferry.
Budget guide
22 places
Free gardens, beaches and viewpoints, a canyon bridge with no ticket, cheap bowls and tacos and the tap-to-pay transit tricks that keep a week affordable.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Kam Wai Dim Sum
E Pender St, Chinatown
A takeaway dim sum counter with a handful of tables, made fresh and served fast. Har gow, siu mai and a big bowl of wonton soup cost far less here than a banquet-hall brunch. From the food guide.
Science World
False Creek, Main Street-Science World SkyTrain
The silver dome on False Creek, packed with hands-on galleries, live science shows and a play zone for the under-sixes. It is step-free throughout, so pushchairs roll everywhere, and a full day goes quickly. From the family guide.
Spanish Banks Beach
NW Marine Dr, Point Grey
A long, calm beach where the tide pulls far out and the North Shore mountains line the horizon. Wrap up against the winter wind, stay for a sunset that costs nothing, then ride the same bus line on to the Museum of Anthropology. From the budget guide.
Plan your days in Vancouver
Day one: walk or cycle the Stanley Park seawall in the morning, graze through Granville Island Public Market at lunch and finish with dinner in Chinatown and cocktails in Gastown. Day two: take the SeaBus to Lonsdale Quay, then a bus to the free bridge at Lynn Canyon, and end the day in a Mount Pleasant brewery. For a rainy or slow day, line up Science World, the Museum of Anthropology at UBC and a hot bowl of ramen on Robson Street.
Questions about the Vancouver guides
What do I get with the Vancouver City Guides?
Six guides covering 142 places: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For each place you get the reason to go, the area, notes on opening times and one practical tip.
Where do I find the guides after I pay?
The links show up on your order page as soon as the payment is through, and the same links come in your order email. Any browser on a phone or laptop opens them, without an app or an account.
Will the guides work offline in Vancouver?
Yes. Load each guide once while connected and it carries on working offline, ticks and notes too. Map links still need mobile data.
What languages are the guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
What do the Vancouver guides cost?
One guide is C$7.99, two are C$13.99, four are C$24.99 and all six are C$30.99, paid once.
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