Vancouver

Recommendations for people visiting the Mozilla office in Vancouver.

Airport Transportation

The best way is to take the 'Canada Line' train from the airport.

Hotels

We've had the best luck with the St. Regis Hotel which is near the office and the Canada line station, and bookable via egencia:

• Hotel Website: http://www.stregishotel.com/
• Directions from the Airport
• Walking directions from the hotel to office

Food

Vegetarian-friendly Options

• Nicli Antica Pizza
• Verace Pizza
• Incendio Pizza
• Deacon's Corner (diner)
• Sitar (indian)
• Acme (diner)
• Nuba (lebanese)
• La taqueria (tacos, duh)
• Golden Garden (vietnamese)
• Salad Loop (one under harbour centre, one in central library)
• MoMo Sushi
• Finch's (sandwiches, slow but very good)
• Gorilla Food (raw vegan)
• International Village food court (by stadium)
• Harbour centre food court

Non-Vegetarian Options

• Chambar (belgian, dinner)
• Cafe Medina (brunch, lunch, waffles, pseudo-european-fusion)
• Meat & Bread (lunch; excellent "sandwiches")
• Acme Cafe (lunch; diner)
• Guu Izakaya in Gastown (water st. location)
• Pour House (excellent burger among others, not cheap)
• Revel Room (decent burger)
• Irish Heather
• Salt (cold cuts, cheeses, wine)
• Jules Bistro
• L'abbatoir (cutting edge, v. good, not cheap)

Not close to the office

• Sushi: Hitae Sushi on 4th in Kits for traditional; The Eatery for a weird hip scene. There are lots of other good choices.
• Italian: La Buca; La Quercia; Campagnolo; Quattro
• Pizza: Verace; Bibo
• Indian: Vij's (fancy fusion); Rangoli (related, less fancy)
• Thai: Krua Thai in North Vancouver
• Japanese: the other Guu restaurants; Gyoza King; Kintaro Ramen on Denman; Motomachi Shokudo Ramen
• French: Regalade; Au petit Chavignol; Aux faux bourgeois; Salade de fruits

Chinese: I'm not competent in that domain, but there are apparently world-class options here. Ask Roland Tanglao.

• Refuel's sous-vide fried chicken is quite tasty. Meat & Bread for a yummy sandwich; Harvest Deli on Broadway for classic sandwiches; Salt is a charcuterie/cheese/wine destination; Judas Goat is a fancy $$ tapas run by the same folks;
• Templeton (check out the Portobello "burger", and the $5-shake); Deacon's corner for a corned beef hash;

Lots of street food vendors!

Drinks

• Alibi Room - lots of local beers on tap & decent food
• L'abbatoir - fancy cocktails
• The Diamond - Fancy cocktails and fun Asian fusion food but closed on Mondays!
• Six Acres - lots of bottled beers and pub grub and staggering distance from Irish Heather
• Irish Heather - Guiness! and decent pub grub!

Other

• Chiropractor
• Massage Therapist
  • i've used Sitka Therapeutic in basement of Georgia Hotel -- da
  • Pacific Coast Massage Therapy
  • Vancouver College of Massage Therapy student clinic (http://vcmt.ca/our-clinic/)
• Gym
  • YWCA
  • Steve Nash
• Yoga Studio
  • One Yoga For The People
  • Blue Egg
• Physio Therapist
• Dentist
  • Harbour Centre Dental
  • Andrew Shannon (Bentall Centre)
  • i'm satisfied w/ http://dentalclinicrobson.com/
• Walk in Clinic
• Dance Studio
  • Blue Egg
• Spa
• Sauna
  • Hastings Steam
• Acupuncturist
• Nutritionist
• Walking trails
  • Crab Park
  • Sea Wall north side (Burrard Inlet, Stanley Park)
  • Sea Wall south side (False Creek)