Guidebook for North Vancouver
Food Scene
If you are driving, this is 5 min away. If you need to take the bus, go to Browns on Lonsdale Ave (the 230 bus will go down Lonsdale).
I love Browns because there is a variety of food choices including gluten-free options! There is also a variety of people in all ages, so it is great for basically everyone :) Friendly staff and reasonable prices.
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Browns Socialhouse Lynn Valley
1255 Lynn Valley RoadIf you are driving, this is 5 min away. If you need to take the bus, go to Browns on Lonsdale Ave (the 230 bus will go down Lonsdale).
I love Browns because there is a variety of food choices including gluten-free options! There is also a variety of people in all ages, so it is great for basically everyone :) Friendly staff and reasonable prices.
I love the food and the atmosphere. This is a small restaurant at the bottom of Lonsdale. Easy to go by bus or car. Hard to find parking. I would suggest a reservation.
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Fishworks Restaurant
91 Lonsdale AveI love the food and the atmosphere. This is a small restaurant at the bottom of Lonsdale. Easy to go by bus or car. Hard to find parking. I would suggest a reservation.
My favourite breakfast/brunch place! I always order the paella (no seafood). It’s a breakfast paella, with an egg on top :)
Very busy place. I believe they are doing take out orders because of Covid.
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BLVD Bistro
636 Queensbury AveMy favourite breakfast/brunch place! I always order the paella (no seafood). It’s a breakfast paella, with an egg on top :)
Very busy place. I believe they are doing take out orders because of Covid.
My favourite bakery. It’s inside Lynn Valley Mall. My favourite is the cheese bread. Like a sandwich loaf, but cheesy:)
Westlynn Bakery
1199 Lynn Valley RdMy favourite bakery. It’s inside Lynn Valley Mall. My favourite is the cheese bread. Like a sandwich loaf, but cheesy:)
Honey Doughnuts & Goodies
4373 Gallant AveBest donut in town, as per many locals!
Harmony Donut Shop
2945 2945 Lonsdale AveKind of hidden “treasure”, very close by!
Tiny French restaurant- THE BEST restaurant on the North Shore in my opinion. Simple decor but the food is fantastic. Great service as well. You need a reservation. A bit on the fancy side, so prices are a bit high. Totally worth it. I like “everything” but would recommend burrata as appetizer, steak with potatoes as main. Menu might have changed.
Terroir Kitchen
2232 Marine DrTiny French restaurant- THE BEST restaurant on the North Shore in my opinion. Simple decor but the food is fantastic. Great service as well. You need a reservation. A bit on the fancy side, so prices are a bit high. Totally worth it. I like “everything” but would recommend burrata as appetizer, steak with potatoes as main. Menu might have changed.
THE best sushi close to my home. My favourite is the beef yakisoba, dynamite roll, tempura, salmon sashimi :)
Valley Sushi
1233 Lynn Valley RdTHE best sushi close to my home. My favourite is the beef yakisoba, dynamite roll, tempura, salmon sashimi :)
Parks & Nature
This is a privately owned park, with a suspension bridge. It is one of my favourite places in North Vancouver. I just love it, it doesn't matter the season, there is always something going on. Best souvenir shop I have ever been. It is expensive to get in. If you live in BC, check out the annual pass for locals.
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Capilano Suspension Bridge
3735 Capilano RdThis is a privately owned park, with a suspension bridge. It is one of my favourite places in North Vancouver. I just love it, it doesn't matter the season, there is always something going on. Best souvenir shop I have ever been. It is expensive to get in. If you live in BC, check out the annual pass for locals.
This is a free park which also has a suspension bridge, just smaller. It is beautiful to go for a walk, but lots of stairs. Not suitable if you have knee problems. You can just do the short part, cross the bridge and back.
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Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre
3663 Park RdThis is a free park which also has a suspension bridge, just smaller. It is beautiful to go for a walk, but lots of stairs. Not suitable if you have knee problems. You can just do the short part, cross the bridge and back.
This is a beautiful park. There are short and long trails. Make sure you have proper shoes, water and follow the signs. I would suggest telling someone - even me - that you are going there. It is busy, so if you follow the trails you will be fine. You can go to Rice Lake from there, also.
Headwaters Trail
Headwaters TrailThis is a beautiful park. There are short and long trails. Make sure you have proper shoes, water and follow the signs. I would suggest telling someone - even me - that you are going there. It is busy, so if you follow the trails you will be fine. You can go to Rice Lake from there, also.
Nice place to walk. You can also bike or rollerblade on the Seymour Demonstration Forrest road (inside the park).
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Rice Lake
Nice place to walk. You can also bike or rollerblade on the Seymour Demonstration Forrest road (inside the park).
The closest Park just around the corner from our house! Great for a walk after dinner, or anytime you don't want to go too far! There are lots of trees so it is not too hot to walk in the summer. A beautiful place.
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Princess Park
The closest Park just around the corner from our house! Great for a walk after dinner, or anytime you don't want to go too far! There are lots of trees so it is not too hot to walk in the summer. A beautiful place.
Another favourite... I love this place. It’s expensive to get in, so make sure you spend a couple of hours exploring it!
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Capilano Suspension Bridge
3735 Capilano RdAnother favourite... I love this place. It’s expensive to get in, so make sure you spend a couple of hours exploring it!
Shopping
I love the Lonsdale Quay. You can browse the shops, and also buy food to bring home for later. You can eat there and enjoy the view to Downtown Vancouver. In the summer, sometimes there are bands playing on the weekends. You can also take the sea bus from there and go to Gastown in Vancouver.
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Lonsdale Quay Hotel
123 Carrie Cates CtI love the Lonsdale Quay. You can browse the shops, and also buy food to bring home for later. You can eat there and enjoy the view to Downtown Vancouver. In the summer, sometimes there are bands playing on the weekends. You can also take the sea bus from there and go to Gastown in Vancouver.
Park Royal in West Vancouver is the best shopping mall close to us. It is beautiful and it is FULL of amazing shops! Anthropologie, Simmons, The Bay, etc. There is an open are called "The Village" with restaurants, coffee shops. You can spend a whole day there!
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Park Royal
2002 Park Royal SPark Royal in West Vancouver is the best shopping mall close to us. It is beautiful and it is FULL of amazing shops! Anthropologie, Simmons, The Bay, etc. There is an open are called "The Village" with restaurants, coffee shops. You can spend a whole day there!
You can find everything here. It is about 2km from our place and not on the bus route. Grocery stores, pharmacy, fruit and vegetables, butcher, clothing and shoe stores, dry cleaners, liquor store, bank.
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Lynn Valley Centre
1199 Lynn Valley RdYou can find everything here. It is about 2km from our place and not on the bus route. Grocery stores, pharmacy, fruit and vegetables, butcher, clothing and shoe stores, dry cleaners, liquor store, bank.
Essentials
If you are driving, this is easy. If you are taking the bus, I suggest you go to a grocery store on Lonsdale and 17th.
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Save-On-Foods
2770 Lynn Centre AveIf you are driving, this is easy. If you are taking the bus, I suggest you go to a grocery store on Lonsdale and 17th.
Pharmacy. There is also a Medical Clinic right beside it on Lonsdale and 19th that opened 9am to 9pm.
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London Drugs
2696 E Hastings StPharmacy. There is also a Medical Clinic right beside it on Lonsdale and 19th that opened 9am to 9pm.
Sightseeing
I couldn't find a category for this. It is a park, a beach. A sightseeing spot, because you can see Stanley Park and Lions Gate bridge. You can walk on the sea wall and get your work out. It is stunning. It can be windy, so bring a light coat, even in the summer. You will also find lots of restaurants and shops if you go to Dundarave or Marine Drive close by, in West Vancouver.
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Ambleside Park | West Vancouver
1150 Marine DrI couldn't find a category for this. It is a park, a beach. A sightseeing spot, because you can see Stanley Park and Lions Gate bridge. You can walk on the sea wall and get your work out. It is stunning. It can be windy, so bring a light coat, even in the summer. You will also find lots of restaurants and shops if you go to Dundarave or Marine Drive close by, in West Vancouver.
Getting Around
This bus goes in circles. So you take the bus in the same bus top you get out of the bus. It goes all the way down to Lonsdale Quay. On Lonsdale Quay, there is the seabus to go Downtown Vancouver (I love going on the seabus). You can find buses to go pretty much everywhere from the Lonsdale Quay. The buses are located right in front of the sea bus entrance. On the way from our home to Lonsdale Quay, the bus goes down Lonsdale Ave. Lonsdale is packed with restaurants, coffee shops, grocery stores, fruits stores, markets. You can really find everything there, from beauty salon to banks to a psychic reading!
230 Princess Ave
230 Princess AvenueThis bus goes in circles. So you take the bus in the same bus top you get out of the bus. It goes all the way down to Lonsdale Quay. On Lonsdale Quay, there is the seabus to go Downtown Vancouver (I love going on the seabus). You can find buses to go pretty much everywhere from the Lonsdale Quay. The buses are located right in front of the sea bus entrance. On the way from our home to Lonsdale Quay, the bus goes down Lonsdale Ave. Lonsdale is packed with restaurants, coffee shops, grocery stores, fruits stores, markets. You can really find everything there, from beauty salon to banks to a psychic reading!
Neighbourhoods
Adorable little part of North Vancouver. Little shops and cafés. Beautiful Marina. A waterfront park to walk around.
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Deep Cove
4322 Gallant AveAdorable little part of North Vancouver. Little shops and cafés. Beautiful Marina. A waterfront park to walk around.