Fairview & South Granville
Now in its third South Granville location in the space of a few years, this popular stop on the city's one-time gallery row focuses its chin-scratching…
Must-see shopping in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver's oldest independent record store is still a major lure for music fans, with its High Fidelity ambience and time-capsule feel. But it's not…
Vancouver
Like an explosion at a garage sale, this rambling used and vintage store invites serious perusing. The front room is packed with racks of mostly women's…
Vancouver
This arts, crafts and fashion market runs four times a year – one for each season – in the heritage Roundhouse building. Expect to find an eclectic blend…
Vancouver
From Dolphin Boy to The Wonky Donkey, this huge, highly inviting store – reputedly Canada's biggest children's bookshop – has thousands of novels, picture…
Vancouver
The smallest of Pulpfiction's miniempire of three Vancouver bookstores, this spartan-looking shop has little decoration but lots of well-stocked wooden…
Vancouver
If your to-buy list includes taxidermy, vintage cameras and old hotel matchbooks, this cleverly curated, highly browsable shop is the place for you. Among…
Vancouver
One of Vancouver's oldest and most respected indigenous galleries has moved to this huge new storefront, whose two floors are crammed with often…
Vancouver
A Drive fixture for 70-plus years and a loud echo of the area's counterculture heyday, this is the store to find the latest copy of Proletarian magazine…
Vancouver
Along with the shelves of used boots and shoes near the entrance of this outdoor gear and sports equipment consignment store, you'll find racks of end-of…
Gastown & Chinatown
Crammed with locally made bright-hued T-shirts, backpacks and ball caps, Blim's main business is the roster of workshops on everything from patch-making…
Vancouver
This unisex footwear temple is a dangerous place to come if you have a shoe fetish; best not to bring more than one credit card. Quality and designer élan…
Vancouver
The 'Signature' in the name means this well-located shop – just off Robson St at Bute – is one of the larger-format BC government liquor stores. You'll…
Vancouver
From its creaky floorboards to its scuzzy carpets and ever-teetering piles of books, this legendary locals' fave is a great place to peruse a cornucopia…
Vancouver
This German-style Christmas market lures thousands of Yuletide-loving locals to its alfresco waterfront location every festive season. They come for…
Vancouver
Vancouver's best urban alfresco farmers market is in the heart of the West End, alongside Nelson Park. It runs during the warmest months of the year and…
Vancouver
Downtown's biggest vintage store houses multiple racks of used clothing that invite a serious browse-a-thon. Alongside the well-priced yesteryear T-shirts…
North Shore
Smaller than its Vancouver parent, this MEC branch has a friendlier, more neighborly feel. Almost everyone here – staff and customers – seems to know each…
Vancouver
Vancouver's largest hipster clothing store, with Herschel daypacks and ironic cropped T-shirts, offers a cornucopia of men's and women's fashions as well…
Vancouver
Divided between Vancouver's best selection of guidebooks and travel literature (plus maps) on one side and a huge array of luggage, backpacks and travel…
Main Street Station Farmers Market
Vancouver
Transforming the south side of the park that fronts Pacific Central Station, this convivial farmers market is also handily located across from a SkyTrain…
Fairview & South Granville
Combining designer women's clothing on one side with a room full of perfectly curated trinkets piled high on antique wooden tables on the other, Bacci's…
Vancouver
On UBC's very own farm grounds, this popular alfresco market includes dozens of stands selling the farm's own produce plus additional artisan treats and…
Vancouver
At this bright and friendly nonprofit gallery run by the Craft Council of British Columbia (CCBC), the shelves hold everything from glass goblets and…
Vancouver
Specializing in BC artisans, there's an eminently browsable and surprisingly diverse array of tasteful handmade goodies at this ever-friendly store. Your…
Vancouver
With its cool array of retro reproduction sportswear and framed historic sports photography, this is the perfect pit stop for sports nuts. It's a great…
Vancouver
Don't be put off by the unassuming windowless exterior of this local favorite; instead nip inside for a cornucopia of esoteric storybooks, graphic novels,…
Vancouver
The bottled-beer selection at this private liquor store (ie not run by the government, like many in the city) is among Vancouver's best. Alongside…
Vancouver
The small tables at this independent chocolatier are often filled with sweet-tooth visitors sipping coffee and nibbling decadent pastries. But there's…
Vancouver
Proving that Yaletown men are just as aesthetically focused as women, this hip menswear boutique is the perfect spot to upgrade your style from that snow…
Little Sister's Book & Art Emporium
Vancouver
Launched almost 40 years ago as one of the only LGBTIQ+ bookshops in Canada, Little Sister's is a bazaar of queer-positive tomes, plus magazines, clothing…
Gastown & Chinatown
Occupying the barn-like old wooden building popularized by the now-relocated Eastside Flea, this monthly free-entry artisan market features an ever…
Gastown & Chinatown
The friendly flagship store of this hot, Vancouver-based bags-and-accessories brand is a must-see for Herschel fans. Inside a beautifully restored,…
Vancouver
Almost hidden in a back alley maze of buildings, this beloved local favorite is a crafter's delight. It's hard not to stroke every strand of silk in sight…
Gastown & Chinatown
Keep your eyes peeled for the easily missed doorway that leads downstairs to this exposed-brick subterranean store. You'll find artfully arranged racks of…
Vancouver
High-end-label lovers flock here to peruse the artfully presented D&G, Armani and Issey Miyake togs and accoutrements arrayed over several brightly lit…
Vancouver
A tiny, small-batch vegan cheese shop that'll challenge your deepest dairy attachments. Arrive early to avoid the crush during its limited opening hours…
Granville Island Licorice Parlour
Vancouver
A satellite branch of Commercial Dr's popular candy store, this sweet-tooth pilgrimage spot serves up dozens of jars of serious licorice (anyone for salty…
Vancouver
Comprising seven super-cool vintage vendors offering everything from 1970s outfits (at Thirteen Moons) to antique taxidermy (Salamander Salt Curio), this…
Vancouver
Not everything is white at this huge, high-ceilinged interiors store but it certainly veers toward the cooly pale. From perfect wine glasses to chic…
