Friday
- 7:00 PM
Kissa Tanto
Japanese-Italian · $$$ · ChinatownCozy dinner indoors — 1960s Tokyo jazz club, hardest reso in town.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Chinatown — short walk from your other stops
- ·A peaks in summer
- 9:30 PMGuilt & Co.Nightlife · Gastown
Intimate underground live music venue in Gastown with jazz, soul and folk acts in a candlelit basement bar for dates.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Gastown — short walk from your other stops
- ·A peaks in summer
Saturday
- 10:00 AMBoard Game CaféFamily · Walkable neighbourhood
Hundreds of games, coffee and snacks — equally great solo, on a date or in a group.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Walkable neighbourhood — short walk from your other stops
- ·A peaks in summer
- 12:00 PMMuseum of AnthropologyCulture · UBC
World-class museum of Indigenous art and culture with stunning architecture and Bill Reid masterworks, ideal solo or date outing.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in UBC — short walk from your other stops
- ·A peaks in summer
- 2:00 PM
Vij's
Modern Indian · $$$ · CambieWarm indoor lunch — Vikram Vij — no reservations, worth the wait.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Cambie — short walk from your other stops
- ·A peaks in summer
- 4:00 PMGranville Island Public MarketFood & Drink · Granville Island
Bustling covered market with local artisans, fresh seafood, baked goods and street performers — endlessly entertaining.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Granville Island — short walk from your other stops
- ·A peaks in summer
- 5:30 PMVR ArcadeFamily · Downtown
Free-roam VR rooms — works for friend groups, parties or rainy-day plans.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Downtown — short walk from your other stops
- ·A peaks in summer
- 8:00 PM
Joe Fortes
Seafood · $$$ · West EndLow-lit dinner — Roof patio, oysters and the classic Caesar.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in West End — short walk from your other stops
- ·A peaks in summer
- 10:00 PMThe Roxy CabaretNightlife · Downtown
Long-running Vancouver live music bar with nightly bands and a legendary dance floor — an institution for locals.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Downtown — short walk from your other stops
- ·A peaks in summer
Sunday
- 11:00 AM
Phnom Penh
Cambodian-Vietnamese · $$ · ChinatownSlow brunch — Famous butter beef + chicken wings.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Chinatown — short walk from your other stops
- ·A peaks in summer
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