West 4th Avenue

Lonely Planet review

A strollable smorgasbord of stores and restaurants may have your credit card whimpering for mercy after a couple of hours here. Since Kits is now a bit of a middle-class utopia, shops where you could once buy cheap groceries or grow-op paraphernalia are now more likely to be hawking designer yoga gear, hundred-dollar hiking socks and exotic (and unfamiliar) fruits from around the world.

It's nice to look - although your resolve may buckle at some of the excellent themed bookshops and clothing stores. It's also a great place for a coffee stop, and some of the city's most exciting new restaurants have opened here in recent years. You're also never far from the beach if you want to tote a picnic instead.