Vancouver - Gaslight District Recommendations

[TXFrank]

With a little time to stroll the area, what recommendations for restaurants, pubs, shoping, etc in the Gaslight District would you recommend? If other "don't miss" options are close to Canada Place, please mention those as well.

[DragonOfTheSeas]

I am interested in this, too. We are staying near there.

[CMcG]

Go over to the West Coast Departures forum and check out this thread -

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=723387#

 

If you don't want to read through over 4 years of questions & answers just post a new question - there are several locals that give excellent advice and recommendations.

[Urban trekker]

Here's a link to the Gastown not Gaslight web site:

 

http://www.gastown.org/

 

Enjoy

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

[Appygirl]

Little in the way of tourist attractions within walking distance. This is a shopping and business area within walking distance. Gastown is always interesting to wander around. I like the Old Spaghetti Factory when I'm down there but if you don't like pasta and sourdough bread then skip it. http://www.oldspaghettifactory.ca/

 

Just keep wandering around until you find a restaurant or pub that looks good to you. There are plenty. Or walk up to Robson Street, a few blocks away. Lot of boutiques and eating places there.

[Glaciers]

It's been a few years but after exploring Gastown we stopped for a beer and dinner at Steamworks Brewing Company. Food and beer were very good at the time although it was the outside seating that brought us in after a lot of walking on a warm day.

 

Gastown! Thanks scottbee...

[scottbee]

Gaslight District: San Diego

Gastown: Vancouver

 

in Gastown, I would throw recommendations out for Steamworks [brew] Pub, The Alibi Room (pub) and also for Boneta http://boneta.ca/ for higher end fare.

[TXFrank]

Thanks for all of the corrections ..... for some reason it was easier to say Gaslight than Gastown!! :o

[indigosails]

We ate at Sitar http://sitarrestaurant.net/. It was pretty good. Not the best Indian food we'd ever had, certainly not the worst either.

[koolforkatz]

Other highly rated restaurants in Gastown:

 

Salt Tasting Room http://www.salttastingroom.com/

Cork and Fin http://corkandfin.ca/

L'Abattoir http://www.labattoir.ca/

[Putterdude]

Some other good dining spots in Gastown are the Water Street Café and Al Porto. A couple of shops worth visiting are Canadian Maple Delights, Rogers Chocolates, Hudson Trading, Hill's Indian Art, as well as a couple of cigar shops that carry (dare I say) Cuban Cigars. Don't forget the obligatory photo in front of the Steam Clock and the statue of Gassy Jack. While not really part of Gastown a lot of people do enjoy going up to the Vancouver Lookout which is part of Harbour Centre.

 

 

www.waterstreetcafevancouver.ca/

http://www.alporto.ca/

www.mapledelights.com

www.rogerschocolates.com

www.hudsonhousetrading.com

http://www.hills.ca/Hill-s-Native-Art-Gallery-Vancouver-18.html

www.vancouverlookout.com/

[fleckle]

For a pre-cruise walking tour of the area, see this thread with 4 pages of daliflor's great Vancouver photos

 

***PHOTO Vancouver walking tour

 

 

Unless you have an interest in the Renaissance Harbourside, just scroll down past the hotel photos at beginning of the first page to where the photos of the walking tour begin.

[Pittypatbr]

One of the bellboys at Pan Pacific recommended Rogue, which is only a few blocks from Canada Place. It was kind of a young trendy looking place but had the best hamburgers we have ever had! Price wasn't too bad, comparatively.

[scottbee]

One of the bellboys at Pan Pacific recommended Rogue, which is only a few blocks from Canada Place. It was kind of a young trendy looking place but had the best hamburgers we have ever had! Price wasn't too bad, comparatively.

 

Rogue is in the Waterfront Station complex (where the subway comes in from the airport), a couple of blocks east of Canada Place itself. It is also owned by the same people who own Steamworks, which is another ½ block east.

[Putterdude]

The Rouge Wet Bar and Kitchen was in fact a Steamworks pub but was re-branded about 2 or 3 years ago.

[laughing husky]

Nicli Antica Pizza.....62 E. Cordova Street...Gastown....Best pizza in Vancouver...upscale modern urban feel...I go to Vancouver just to eat here...Love it, love it, love it....About 4 blocks from the clock...and a 15 minute walk from the ship...