The Ultimate Guide to Vancouver in a Weekend

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Spend a worthwhile weekend in British Columbia’s largest city Vancouver to sample the best the Pacific Northwest has to offer. From awesome breweries, stunning landscapes, and delicious cuisine, Vancouver has it all!

Here’s my ultimate guide to Vancouver on a weekend!

Brewery Hopping

Vancouver’s microbreweries are the talk of the town—and if you feel like some company, book a tour with a fun company like Vancouver Brewery Tours. The best neighborhood in East Vancouver, where you’ll find most of the top breweries clumped together.

Stop by Granville Island Brewing, which opened in 1984 as Canada’s first microbrewery, or sample the popular brews at 33 Acres Brewing Company, who craft a range of delicious floral IPAs, Schwarz bier, and lemony Belgians.

You’ll find smaller, neighborhood breweries with tasting rooms, like Brassneck Brewery that have fun atmospheres as well!

Food Trucks

There are awesome food trucks abound in Vancouver, and there’s no better way to fill your tummy up for a low price. Grab a smoothie at the Juice Truck or a handheld pie at the Aussie Pie Guy.

If you’re a cheese-lover, check out Community Pizzeria– where you’ll get pizzas cooked from scratch and in a wood-fired pizza oven- or Mom's Grilled Cheese Truck!

For the best fish tacos this side of the border, head over to Tacofino and then top it off with some banana churros or diablo cookies.

Momo Sushi

For cheap eats that you can enjoy sitting down, try Mamo Sushi in Gastown. The food isn’t the most gourmet in Vancouver, but it’s a great place to sample nigiri and rolls at a low price point.

They serve everything from takoyaki and avocado rolls to bento boxes and chirashi—and most dishes are under $10. The place tends to be fairly busy during rush hour at noon, so grab a seat just before or after!


Stanley Park

Stanley Park is a massive 1,000-acre outdoor area, Vancouver’s popular and wild backyard. Head here in the morning and expect to spend a few hours enjoying the zoo, train, swimming pools, beaches, historical landmarks, and aquarium.is a massive 1,000-acre outdoor area, Vancouver’s popular and wild backyard. Head here in the morning and expect to spend a few hours enjoying the zoo, train, swimming pools, beaches, historical landmarks, and aquarium.

Grab lunch at the Fish House or Waterfall Cafe, or go for a quiet tea hour at the Teahouse. If the weather is good, I recommend playing a game of tennis or golf, or going for a peaceful hike among the 500,000 cedar and fir trees!

Vancouver Aquarium

Within Stanley Park, you’ll find Vancouver Aquarium, which opened in 1956 and regularly hosts educational events, exhibitions, and kid-friendly activities.

It has a total of 166 aquatic displays featuring a diverse array of dolphins, sea otters, beluga whales, anacondas, sloths, eels, sea lions, eels, and more.

Plus every winter there is an annual visit of “Scuba Claus” where Santa Claus dives in the tanks and swims with the fishes- talk about holiday spirit!

The Farmer’s Market here is open every Thursday from June to September. Shop for warm baked goods, preserves, plump fruit—and don’t leave without trying the candied salmon!

Bella Gelateria

Get a pre-dinner scoop of old-world handcrafted gelato at Bella Gelateria This upscale gelateria is immensely popular with visitors and locals alike, and it’s no wonder—with original flavors like Amarena Cherry, banana bread, earl gray, lavender, matcha green tea, and fior de latte.

They also serve sorbets (can you say strawberry lime?) and excellent coffee!


Dinner at Nicli Antica Pizzeria

End a fun weekend in Vancouver and look for the red neon “Pizzeria” sign in the old neighborhood of Gastown! At the Nicli Antica Pizzeria, you’ll find authentic wood-fired pizza along with a chic atmosphere.

Go traditional with the Marinara, a tasty mix of Pomodoro, oregano, garlic confit, and fresh basil, or jump on the creative train and order the Cavolo Nero e Funghi, with its grana Padano cheese, marinated mozzarella, Tuscan kale, and mixed mushrooms.


Buck Buck Mule from The Diamond

Top off an active day of sightseeing at the Diamond, a classy cocktail lounge above Maple Tree Square. Sit back and relax with the Buck Buck Mule, a refreshing mix of gin, sherry, cucumber juice, cilantro, lime, and ginger beer.

Cozy, old-world vibe. Share it with some bar snacks like charcuterie, ceviche, and the house Cuban sandwich!

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Your Guides are really great! They can help us a lot, if we ever visit some of those cities that you have been writting about. Tourists usually do not know where to go, when they visit a new city.

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Yes, you are right. It is easy to go to visit a city or country if you have a tourist guide. You need to be alone and go on an adventure.

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Pa bogami kad pogldam tvoj post ovde mi se zavrte brate od lepote Vankuvera, al sva ona jela sto si postavio to nije dobro, znas da mi dosla voda na usta to je mnogo dobro , pa na kraj da se zasladis s jednim lepim sladoledom mmm

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3 years ago

Ice cream.. ohhh yeah! Shall we go ? 😉❤

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3 years ago

nice article my friend

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Thank you baby! 😉💙❤

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Svi clanci su jako zanimljivi ocigledno je da volis putovanja, jako pismeno i koncizno izrazavanje i precizna prezentacija

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Hvala puno na komentaru. Da, tacno je da volim putovanja, od 2009. Sam poceo da obilazim svet, nadam se da nikada necu stati. Ostani sa mnom, slede novi postovi ovih dana.... ❤

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You shared with us beautiful pictures and ideas about Vancouver fasting. If I travel there, I will definitely listen to your advice for pubs and beer, as well as for food. Also, a visit to the aquarium would be very exciting.

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Thanks for the wonderful comment. Vancouver is a beautiful city, I also visited Hamilton and Toronto.

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Bas dobar post mnogo mi se svidja a ja opet kae begi nznm sta da pisem i ukradem foru od nemanje hahahah lol koje gubljenje na max

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Aaa ne, nikako ne kradi fore, izmisli nesto za sebe i nesto sto je zanimljivo prvenstveno tebi, ... Hvala na komentaru.. prati me i dalje.. lajkuj itd.. Juhuu... 😂

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The first thing I noticed was that they had beer, great ice cream. The article is really nicely written, concise. Each picture is described.

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Thank you, MiniMus. 😊

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3 years ago

Beautiful pictures and very nicely written. I want to visit Canada soon, may be next summer, only thing that the flight duration is very long

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Thanks for visiting my post. Yes, it is usually a long flight if you travel from one continent to another, but it will pay off because Canada is a beautiful country.

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True. I might plan next summer for a trip to Canada as I guess winters are gonna be too cold for me

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Canada is cold in winter, although it is not felt because all shops and malls are covered by heating.

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Yeah I know. I have a friend who usually shares pictures in our watsapp group and keeps us updated with the situation there

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Wow, that's great!!

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Of all the food places that I name with such enthusiasm, my favorite would be the one with the pizzas. I love them, and enjoy a good ice cream with the view of the sea, beautiful weekend, God bless....

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Thank you for reply. 😊

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odlican clanak, samo kad se pogledaju slike osetis se ko da si i obiso neki deo.

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I think the food will be delicious

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Yes, you'll right. :)

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This is a song about a town you'll find, If you trace the Fraser down, And leave your finger at the place, Where the river meets the Georgia Straight. We come from all around the globe, In many languages we call this home, What we eat and what we wear may differ, But that just makes our culture richer. You may complain about the rain, But those are just tears from the clouds out here, Cause they can't stay every day.

Treelines - The Vancouver Song

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Nice song. Thank you very much. :)

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3 years ago

Bravo.. lepo i edukativno.. prosto da pozelis da posetis ovo mesto.

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Skoro pa dabome. heh

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Pa ne skoro, nego odmah.. evo idem da vidim koliko kosta avionska karta :D

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Dam ti link gde imas jeftine karte :)

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3 years ago

Fantastično.Divan post.Volim Vankuver,tamo mi žive rodjaci.Čak sam se zaludjivala da 1995 odselim tamo.

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3 years ago

Nikad nije kasno Snezana. Kanada je prelepa zemlja,.. posetio sam i Toronto, Hamilton,... :)

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Jako vrijedno pažnje za posjetit kao turista.

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Naravno, cak i ziveti tamo,...

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e pa druze ovo je post bas po mojoj meri kao turiste, popijem pojedem, pa malo prosetam, pa onda lepo rucak, pa se zasladim i pravac vecera :D

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Hahaha, eto od sad cu da prilagodim postove i tvom ukusu. Dobar si, tako si me nasmejao... Ziv bio! :)

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Kod nas ti je bila praksa da mi kao deca iz unutrasnjosti posecujemo beogradski novogodisnji sajam na jedan dan. Potrpaju nas ujutru u autobuse dodjemo na sajem oko 10 sati, i u 4 sata nas pokupe i ajd nazad kuci. U autobusu deca ko deca svi pokazujemo jedan drugom sta smo kupili samo moj drug iz odeljenja praznih saka se vraca kuci. Mi ga pitamo pa dobro zar ti se nije nista svidelo, da te nisu odzeparili u cemu je problem zasto nisi nista kupio. A on ce ma ja cim udjoh na prvom standu mirisu kobasice, ja sedoh pa daj jednu porciju, taman to pojedoh krenem dalje kad na drugom standu imaju domace lepinje pecene na rostilju, ja sedoh i tu i opet pojedoh, treci stand tamo imadose i pomfrit i tako od jednog do drugog ja sve pare potrosih a da sajam i ne videh. :D

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Hahaha, drugar je bio u pravu! haha kakv hit !! :)

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pa dzaba im bile kule i zidovi ako krce creva non stop :D

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Sve je tacno! Nemo da dirate nista dok se tata ne vrne! :))

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:D

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3 years ago

great

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Thank you for your comment. :)

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