Day-by-day eating plans for Vancouver: weekend classics, family routes, vegan plans, on-a-budget editions.
Day-by-day plans
Vancouver weekend: the Pacific classics
- ★ 4.7
- 2 days
- First-time visitor, two days
Two days: Gastown coffee, Granville Island Public Market, a Japadog and Vij's lamb popsicles, then Chinatown, a Thai noodle lunch and a sushi omakase counter.
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Day 1Day 1: Gastown, Granville Island and Vij's
- Morning
- Coffee at Revolver in Gastown (open 7 to 5, Monday to Saturday), then Granville Island Public Market, which sells fresh produce, meat, fish and seafood and cheeses.
- Afternoon
- A Terimayo hot dog at Japadog on Robson Street (open daily, from 10 am), then coffee and a doughnut at 49th Cafe & Lucky's Doughnuts, 2902 Main Street, open seven days a week.
- Evening
- Dinner at Vij's, open daily from 5:30 p.m. with walk-in guests welcome; the wine marinated lamb popsicles are on the menu. Nightcap at The Keefer Bar in Chinatown, an apothecary-inspired cocktail bar.
StopsRevolverGranville Island Public MarketJapadog49th Parallel Coffee Main StreetLucky's DoughnutsVij'sThe Keefer Bar
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Day 2Day 2: Chinatown and a sushi counter
- Morning
- Coffee at Nemesis Coffee, 302 West Hastings Street, then a walk through Chinatown to the Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Fat Mao Noodles, 217 East Georgia Street in Chinatown, open daily from 11:30 am to 8:30 pm; the khao soi is a northern Thai style chicken curry with crispy noodles.
- Evening
- Sushi Masuda, a six-seat counter serving an omakase course at $320 per person, reservations required, open Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 5:30 pm and Friday from 7 pm. Nightcap at Botanist Bar in the Fairmont Pacific Rim.
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Vancouver Michelin weekend
- ★ 4.8
- 2 days
- Tasting-menu traveller, two days
Two days around the Michelin Guide: brunch at Cafe Medina, a Bib Gourmand lunch at Anh and Chi, a sushi omakase, then Maenam's Thai lunch and a starred dinner at Burdock & Co.
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Day 1Day 1: Brunch, Anh and Chi and a sushi counter
- Morning
- Brunch at Cafe Medina on Richards Street, which calls itself Vancouver's original breakfast, lunch and brunch restaurant and serves Liege-style waffles with toppings such as milk chocolate lavender.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Anh and Chi on Main Street, a Michelin Bib Gourmand since 2022 (open from 11 am), where the Michelin entry describes a softshell crab and banana blossom salad and pho.
- Evening
- Sushi Masuda, a six-seat counter with one Michelin star since 2024, open Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 5:30 pm and Friday from 7 pm. Nightcap at Pourhouse in Gastown, which stays open past midnight.
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Day 2Day 2: Coffee, Thai lunch and Burdock & Co
- Morning
- Coffee and a doughnut at 49th Cafe & Lucky's Doughnuts, 2902 Main Street, open seven days a week.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Maenam on West 4th Avenue, open for lunch Thursday to Sunday from noon to 2 pm, a Thai restaurant the Michelin Guide calls the standard-bearer for Thai cooking in Vancouver.
- Evening
- Dinner at Burdock & Co on Main Street, a Michelin one-star restaurant open Thursday to Monday from 5 to 10 pm, for chef Andrea Carlson's farm-to-table cooking.
Stops49th Parallel Coffee Main StreetLucky's DoughnutsMaenamBurdock & Co
Vancouver neighbourhood crawl: Pacific Rim eats
- ★ 4.7
- 3 days
- Adventurous food traveller, three days
Three days: Chinatown with Phnom Penh and Bao Bei, Main Street with Anh and Chi, a brewery and Published on Main, then Yaletown coffee, Salmon n' Bannock and Blue Water Cafe.
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Day 1Day 1: Chinatown
- Morning
- Coffee at Nemesis Coffee, 302 West Hastings Street (open 8 to 4 every day), then a walk to the Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Chinatown.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Phnom Penh on East Georgia Street, a family-run Vietnamese and Cambodian restaurant since 1985 and a Michelin Bib Gourmand, for the golden-fried chicken wings coated in salt, pepper and sugar.
- Evening
- Dinner at Bao Bei on Keefer Street, which opens at 5:30 pm and serves small plates for sharing, then a nightcap at The Keefer Bar nearby.
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Day 2Day 2: Main Street
- Morning
- Coffee and a doughnut at 49th Cafe & Lucky's Doughnuts, 2902 Main Street, open seven days a week.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Anh and Chi on Main Street, open from 11 am, then a beer at Brassneck Brewery, 2148 Main Street (open from 2 pm Tuesday to Friday and from noon on Saturday).
- Evening
- Dinner at Published on Main, which holds one Michelin star and describes its food as a reflection of British Columbia's landscape.
Stops49th Parallel Coffee Main StreetLucky's DoughnutsAnh and ChiBrassneck BreweryPublished on Main
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Day 3Day 3: Yaletown and West Broadway
- Morning
- Coffee and pastries at Small Victory in Yaletown, 1089 Marinaside Crescent, open daily from 8 am to 5 pm.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Salmon n' Bannock Bistro on West Broadway, whose menu lists a bison pot roast and candied salmon, served with bannock.
- Evening
- Dinner at Blue Water Cafe, 1095 Hamilton Street, whose menu lists a Dungeness crab and Matane shrimp salad and a shellfish plateau with oysters.
StopsSmall Victory Bakery YaletownSalmon n' Bannock BistroBlue Water Cafe
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