Guidebook for Commercial Drive (Italian District)

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Guidebook for Commercial Drive (Italian District)

Kishimoto Japanese Kitchen

This is by far the best sushi (maybe in Vancouver). It's impossible to get in to sit, but you can do take out...or you can stand in line and wait. It's worth it!
Best breakfast brunch place! Cuban - great atmosphere! Outdoor seating with heaters when the weather is iffy. Make SURE to have their Caesar's! They are the BOMB!
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Havana Vancouver
1212 Commercial Dr
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Best breakfast brunch place! Cuban - great atmosphere! Outdoor seating with heaters when the weather is iffy. Make SURE to have their Caesar's! They are the BOMB!
Millenial-hang out for coffee fixes. Coffee is good but strong. Cool place with a good vibe.
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Prado Cafe
1938 Commercial Dr
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Millenial-hang out for coffee fixes. Coffee is good but strong. Cool place with a good vibe.
Yummy - white table cloth more fancy French / Moroccan cuisine. I LOVE the mussels here (all of them YUMMY). Great service, small - quaint, reservations recommended.
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Carthage Cafe
1851 Commercial Dr
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Yummy - white table cloth more fancy French / Moroccan cuisine. I LOVE the mussels here (all of them YUMMY). Great service, small - quaint, reservations recommended.
Music? Here's your place...late night jazz (and other types). Love the vibe here, they make great martinis! Local hang out for sure.
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Libra Room
1608 Commercial Dr
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Music? Here's your place...late night jazz (and other types). Love the vibe here, they make great martinis! Local hang out for sure.
My fav coffee place. Not fancy but the lattes are SOOOOOO good. Total local favourite.
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Continental Coffee
1806 Commercial Dr
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My fav coffee place. Not fancy but the lattes are SOOOOOO good. Total local favourite.
If you have to have, go here - but there are so many other great coffee shops on The Drive.
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Starbucks
1752 Commercial Dr
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If you have to have, go here - but there are so many other great coffee shops on The Drive.
Our fav go-to sushi bar. Simple and cheap...must have the "Spicy Tuna Sashimi" (the best EVER!). They have great rolls, I also love the Hornby & the Spider Roll.
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Sake Maki Sushi
3932 Commercial Dr
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Our fav go-to sushi bar. Simple and cheap...must have the "Spicy Tuna Sashimi" (the best EVER!). They have great rolls, I also love the Hornby & the Spider Roll.
If you want the best, you have to wait for it, and it's NOT cheap. But get in line, the quality of this sushi is WORTH the wait. I order for take out to avoid the lines...
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Kishimoto Japanese Restaurant
2054 Commercial Dr
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If you want the best, you have to wait for it, and it's NOT cheap. But get in line, the quality of this sushi is WORTH the wait. I order for take out to avoid the lines...
Fabulous Mexican (have the lava bowl!) Great margaritas​!
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La Mezcaleria
1622 Commercial Dr
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Fabulous Mexican (have the lava bowl!) Great margaritas​!
Breakfast here is amazing and it's got a cool hipster​ vibe.
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Cafe Deux Soleils
2096 Commercial Dr
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Breakfast here is amazing and it's got a cool hipster​ vibe.

Shopping

Fantastic locally owned gift shop. Tons of cards and toys and also home decor.
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LaLa's on the Drive
1748 Commercial Dr
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Fantastic locally owned gift shop. Tons of cards and toys and also home decor.

Essentials

Closest LARGE grocery store. Approx 8 min walk. Taxis easy to get if you have too many bags to carry home. Approx $5/ride back.
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Safeway Broadway & Commercial
1780 E Broadway
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Closest LARGE grocery store. Approx 8 min walk. Taxis easy to get if you have too many bags to carry home. Approx $5/ride back.
Great smaller grocery store.
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Super Valu
1645 E 1st Ave
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Great smaller grocery store.
LOVE this market for fresh veggies, fruit & bread. Great prices and totally the place all the locals shop.
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City Avenue Market
2279 Commercial Dr
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LOVE this market for fresh veggies, fruit & bread. Great prices and totally the place all the locals shop.

Drinks & Nightlife

Love this place. Food is great too - Belgium, great atmosphere. Great local and international craft beer.
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BierCraft Tap and Tapas
1191 Commercial Dr
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Love this place. Food is great too - Belgium, great atmosphere. Great local and international craft beer.
Stunning views of the lake as you sip rose.
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Nita Lake Lodge
2131 Lake Placid Rd
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Stunning views of the lake as you sip rose.

Parks & Nature

Take a walk around Trout Lake, take a picnic if it's summer. Great place to spend time in the outdoors.
Head to Deep Cove, hike Quarry Rock (about 1 hour in tota) it's called the "Baden Power Trail" built by the cub scouts in the early 70's. Pack a lunch and sit over the ocean view. Then head into deep cover and go to Honey's Doughnuts and have their famous honey's dounghut. It's to-die-for!
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Deep Cove
4322 Gallant Ave
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Head to Deep Cove, hike Quarry Rock (about 1 hour in tota) it's called the "Baden Power Trail" built by the cub scouts in the early 70's. Pack a lunch and sit over the ocean view. Then head into deep cover and go to Honey's Doughnuts and have their famous honey's dounghut. It's to-die-for!

Activities

Sit in real-old theater and enjoy movies from past and present. They even serve wine!
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Rio Theatre
1660 E Broadway
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Sit in real-old theater and enjoy movies from past and present. They even serve wine!
This is the best theater in town. This UN-hollywood movie theater plays the best of the non-maintstream movies. The theater licensed, you can have dinner and drinks before or after and the best part is there are no children allowed. This theater is the best in town.
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Fifth Avenue Cinemas
2110 Burrard St
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This is the best theater in town. This UN-hollywood movie theater plays the best of the non-maintstream movies. The theater licensed, you can have dinner and drinks before or after and the best part is there are no children allowed. This theater is the best in town.
Take a nice walk around Trout Lake
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Trout Lake Beach
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Take a nice walk around Trout Lake
Working out? Or want to swim etc.
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Trout Lake Community Centre
3360 Victoria Dr
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Working out? Or want to swim etc.
Another gym on the drive
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Spartacus Gym
1522 Commercial Dr
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Another gym on the drive
yyoga has a number of studios around the city. The quality of instruction is excellent. This is one of the best yoga studios in the city.
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YYOGA Downtown Flow
888 Burrard St
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yyoga has a number of studios around the city. The quality of instruction is excellent. This is one of the best yoga studios in the city.
Great yoga studio walking distance from the house
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Open Door Yoga
1651 Commercial Dr
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Great yoga studio walking distance from the house
The big-big movie theater with all the blockbusters.
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Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver
900 Burrard St
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The big-big movie theater with all the blockbusters.

Transportation

Buses leave from "Nanaimo Street" (2min walk from the house) BC Transit Download the local BC Transit (Translink) app. Buses leave from Nanaimo Street and are downtown in 20 minutes
The closest station around. Will get you into downtown Vancouver in 5 minutes.
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Commercial Platform 3 station
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The closest station around. Will get you into downtown Vancouver in 5 minutes.
Translink is the local public transit system
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TransLink
590 Beatty St
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Translink is the local public transit system