Vancouver Markets
• A WorldWeb.com Travel Guide to Markets in Vancouver, British Columbia.
At the Lonsdale Quay Public Market, visitors experience over 80 vendors, shops and restaurants. The market includes everything from a fresh-food market to specialty retail stores, a special children's section complete with a play area and fashions galore. Visitors enjoy variety and the excitement of waterfront shopping under one roof. Daily 9.30 a.m.-6.30 p.m., Fri. to 9 p.m., weekends to 6.30 p.m. Restaurants open later.
Lonsdale Quay Hotel, Vancouver Area - Waterfront Boutique Hotel
Located on the spectacular North Vancouver waterfront!
The Maritime Market
This maritime-themed market, located on Granville Island, features kayak shops and instruction centres, seafood restaurants, river rafting and exotic tour companies, boat rentals and marine souvenir shops amongst the repair shops, supply stores, and outboard dealers. The Maritime Market is also the home of the Sport Fishing Museum, the Model Trains Museum and the Model Ships Museum.
The Kids Market
Located in a refurbished two-storey building at the entrance to Granville Island, the Kids Market features shops catering to children. The market has over two dozen unique stores, restaurants and services.
Granville Island Public Market
The centrepiece of the Granville Island shopping experience, the Public Market features green grocers, butchers, bakers, fishmongers, importers, ethnic food sellers, craft vendors, sweet stands, florists and casual eateries. Fifty permanent vendors and a constantly changing array of farmers, artisans and cottage industry food producers are open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week. The Public Market is closed Mondays in January only.
Robson Public Market
This market features authentic ethnic selections in the food court, vitamins, produce, seafood, wine, gifts, facials, hair services and complimentary customer parking.
Chinatown Fresh Market
Chinatown's Fresh Market, located east of Main Street from Gore to Hastings Streets, is a lively cultural experience and culinary adventure. Many suppliers living and working in the Chinatown community sell their fresh produce and meats here, along with herbs and traditional Chinese medicines. Bilingual signs identify the many interesting items on offer.
