Best Vancouver Date Ideas

The Granville Island Public Market is the jewel in the Island’s crown. An indoor market featuring a fascinating assortment of colourful food and produce stores, showcasing handcrafted products and the very finest in unique gifts. All fresh from the ocean, the oven or the field.

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VanDusen Botanical Garden is situated in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Named for local lumberman and philanthropist Whitford Julian VanDusen,[1] it has been a public garden since its opening on August 30, 1975. The garden is managed by the Vancouver Park Board and run by an administrative staff bolstered by approximately 1600 volunteers and 9 full-time gardeners with seasonal interns.

VanDusen Botanical Garden is located in the Shaughnessy neighbourhood of Vancouver at the North West corner of 37th and Oak Street. The garden is open to the public every day of the year except Christmas. There are admission fees. The Garden covers 22 hectares (55 acres) and displays plants gathered from all over the world.

In 1970 the Vancouver Foundation, the provincial government, and the city of Vancouver signed an agreement to develop a public garden on part of the old Shaughnessy Golf Course. An early decision not to partake in scientific research enabled the channelling of funds and energy into garden construction and released the staff from the responsibility of building research collections or a herbarium. However, there is a specialized reference library in the new building (a LEED Platinum standard “living building” which opened in November 2011).

The building features a gift/garden shop, a book and seed library, a restaurant and a coffee shop.

Special features in the garden include carved totem poles, large stone sculptures, and a Korean Pavilion at the edge of the Asian plant collection. Children, in particular, enjoy the maze situated adjacent to the heirloom vegetable garden.

Horticulturally, visitors find a large collection of species and hybrid Rhododendron, cultivars of Fagus sylvatica, as well as collections of Sorbus, Fraxinus and Magnolia.

Specialized niche plantings include a Heather garden, a “black” garden, a seasonal “Laburnum Walk”, a majestic stand of sequoiadendron giganteum, a cypress pond, a formal perennial garden, a heritage vegetable garden (seasonal), a fragrance garden (seasonal) and a large sino-Himalayan garden.

Classic French Inspired cuisine by Chef JC Poirier.

Since opening in 2017, St. Lawrence is proud to have been singled out for numerous accolades, including: No. 4 on enRoute magazine’s 2018 list of Canada’s Best New Restaurants;

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The Vancouver Art Gallery is a wonderful place honouring local and international artists who place heartfelt emotions and memories into their work to create awareness and unity.

The Vancouver Art Gallery is a not-for-profit organization supported by its members, individual donors, corporate funders, foundations, and the City of Vancouver. The museum occupies a 15,300-square-metre-building adjacent to Robson Square in downtown Vancouver, making it the largest art museum in Western Canada.

As of 2021, the Vancouver Art Gallery is displaying 215 pairs of shoes in memoriam of 215 Indigenous children buried in a mass grave between 1900-1971 at the site of Kamloops Residential School. This exhibit is meant to honour their lives, those of their families, and raise awareness.

The gallery provides guided tours every month and has on going exhibitions, education, and special events. Order discounted tickets here for all ages in advance of your visit.

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A small neighbourhood gelateria uses fresh organic ingredients and a rich Italian heritage to create delicious gelato flavours. Passione Gelato serve a selection of vegan gelatos.

Salvatore has created delicious gelato flavours inspired by the flavours of Italy. He uses organic ingredients to create each flavour and even has a selection of vegan options.

Born in Naples, Salvatore grew up in a warm Italian family learning the lessons of quality, freshness and staying true to the season. A graduate of the world-famous Carpigiani Gelato University and winner of the Grand Title of North America Champions, Salvatore uses his expertise and passion to bring Passione gelateria to life.

Located at the mouth of False Creek, on Beach Ave between Bute St and Thurlow St, Sunset Beach is a less populated and beautiful beach close to the West End and downtown Vancouver. It is close to the Vancouver Aquatic Centre and has access to the False Creek Ferry pier.

Vancouver’s original live music venue reopens with a facelift and renewed approach to music and beer. Legendary Vancouver live music impresario Thomas Anselmi heads up a resurgent music program featuring live and mostly local entertainment 4 days per week. The Railway’s iconic history of supporting the community continues with 24 VERY local craft beers on tap, plus an additional four “cask engines” to be used exclusively for frequent, rotating local craft beer casks. Food is simple: fresh, local gourmet pressed sandwiches available all day, every day.

Plant-based ice cream, other desserts & coffee in the heart of Chinatown.

Kissa Tanto is an Italian-Japanese fusion restaurant in the Chinatown neighborhood of Vancouver.

Brix & Mortar–Yaletown’s dining house is located in a 1912 heritage brick building in the Yaletown neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Locally owned and operated, Brix & Mortar brings together modern Canadian cuisine, a commitment to fine wine, creative cocktails and personalized service in an inviting, sophisticated space to create talk-worthy experiences.

An evening at Dark table will take you on a culinary journey through uncharted territory, where the familiar—food, drink and friends—becomes a wonder to be explored and discovered, as if for the first time.

Without the sense of sight, the senses of touch, taste, hearing and smell are intensified, allowing a new perception of reality. Dark Table is open now in Kitsilano, at 2611 W4th, offering Vancouver exceptional cuisine, superb service and a voyage to the unknown.

Seafood café in Vancouver

English Bay Beach, also called First Beach, located along Beach Ave between Gilford St and Bidwell St, is the most populated beach area in Vancouver’s downtown area. The Stanley Park Seawall, a popular running and biking route, runs along the east side of the beach.

Downtown Vancouver’s public gallery name after the acclaimed Haida artist Bill Reid (1920 – 1998). The Gallery showcases the permanent collection of Bill Reid alongisde changing exhibitions of contemporary Northwest Coast Art.

We make real donuts from scratch. Take a look. Cartems is about three key things: smiles, conversation, and donuts.

If we can make people smile and talk about our donuts, then that’s a win, plain and simple.

The Good Chocolatier is a fine chocolate manufactory based in Vancouver. The Good Chocolatier’s chocolates are 100% natural, organic and fairtrade. Each bar is handcrafted with premium ingredients, providing energy, health benefits, and deep happiness.