Lonsdale Quay Market & Shops

Located in North Vancouver, Lonsdale Quay offers everything from quick easy meals to unique gift ideas. This multi-level market, located on the waterfront, is home to over 90 shops and services. Lonsdale Quay is only a Seabus ride away from Downtown Vancouver. The Seabus departs the waterfront, near Canada Place, at least every half hour and every 15 minutes during peak times. The cost is under $3.00 per person and is well worth the ride across Vancouver’s harbour.

Harbour Centre Mall

Check out the shopping at the base of Vancouver’s Harbour Centre Tower. Shoppers can take a trip to the LookOut - a 360 degree viewing deck that offers a glimpse of Washington State’s Mount Baker. The Harbour Centre is a short walk from most downtown hotels and is located close to the tourist-friendly Gastown district.

Metrotown Centre

Metrotown Centre is the commercial anchor of the Metrotown neighbourhood of Burnaby. This large shopping mall, with dozens of shops, services, restaurants and movie screens, is less than a half-hours drive from Downtown Vancouver. You can also take the Skytrain from downtown Vancouver directly to Metrotown. The Skytrain is a subway-like commuter train—only nicer.

Granville Island

With its Public Market, theatres and galleries, Granville Island is Vancouver’s cultural hotspot. This hub of activity is located at the south end of False Creek under the Granville Street Bridge. Visitors to Granville Island should expect a wide scope of sights and sounds. This is a popular spot for all sorts of artists and is a place where you can enjoy many kinds of different food and fresh produce. See a map of Granville Island.

Pacific Centre

With over 165 shops, Pacific Centre is located in Downtown Vancouver near the Vancouver Art Gallery and Robson Street. The world’s most famous brand names are easily found. Shoppers can also find entertainment tickets, currency exchange and gourmet food to go.

Yaletown District

Yaletown was a warehouse district as late as the 1980s, having been established in 1886 when Canadian Pacific Railway moved its maintenance yards from the town of Yale to Vancouver. The area has been re-developed, and the warehouses now serve as fashionable restaurants, boutiques, cafes, and apartments for the artsy types and young urban professionals who make the area their home.

Robson Street

They call it “The street that makes the city!” This vibrant shopping and dining district has been attracting thousands of people to the heart of Vancouver for more than 100 years. The eclectic mix of chic boutiques, high-end retailers, unusual and artistic goods, hip cafes and casual to exquisite dining draws a large diverse group of individuals to one of the city’s famous hot spots. (Back when the European flavor was denser, the street was called ‘Robsonstrasse’.)