# Tell me about Vancouver BC!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-vancouver-bc/441932>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 19, 2008, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-vancouver-bc/441932 "2008-03-19T13:12:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-vancouver-bc/441932/21 "2008-04-14T00:09:16Z")

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[QUOTE=Motorgirl]  
I _think_ the Empire Landmark at 1400 Robson Street is the West End - at least their web site makes that claim, but they’re pretty far away from Denman & Davie.  
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As has been said, it’s West End. I’ve actually stayed at the Empire Landmark before; it is a good base from which to explore Robson Street. It’s also close enough to Denman that you can walk to the beach, to Stanley Park, and so on. Not a bad place to stay really; the rooms were pretty nice, and there was a revolving restaurant on the roof.

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**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-vancouver-bc/441932/22 "2008-04-14T03:34:42Z")

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[QUOTE=Key Lime Guy]  
Granville Island is really cool: Public market with amazing food stalls, plus artists’ colony with lots of little galleries. There’s a good brewpub there.  
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You can do a great lunch at the Grandville market. Go to a bakery stall and buy some fresh baked rolls. Buy some sliced meat from a butcher, and some veggies or fruit from another vendor. Eat and enjoy. If it is cold out, there is a soup kitchen in the market.  
If you are in the mood for Pizza, go find a [Flying Wedge Pizza Company](http://www.flyingwedge.com/home.html) location. Fantastic pizza. If you don’t make it to one of their locations before you leave, they also have a location in the airport. Beats the hell out of airline food.  
ETA: If you want a great burger find a Vera’s. You can’t beat Vera’s meat.

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