Vancouver

Recommendations for people visiting the Mozilla office in Vancouver.

Many of these are compiled in this FourSquare list.

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

• Guu Izakaya (A Vancouver Gastown tradition)
• 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

Drinks that make you feel funny

• 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!
• Guilt & Co Luxurious cocktails and board games!

Coffee drinks

(FYI: Vancouverites are *serious* about coffee places.)

• Revolver (the boss)
• Acme (for when you want to impress)
• East Van Roasters (tiny, cute, chocolate involved)
• Nelson the Seagull (next to East Van Roasters, better for longer stays, fresh-made bread too)
• Timbertrain [wooden, Gastowny, "hip"]

Health Professionals

• Acupuncturist
• Chiropractor
• Dentist
  • Harbour Centre Dental http://www.harbourcentredental.com/
  • Andrew Shannon http://www.dr-shannon.com (Bentall Centre)
  • i'm satisfied w/ http://dentalclinicrobson.com/
• 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/)
• Nutritionist
• Physio Therapist
  • Gastown Physio http://gastownphysiopilates.com/
• Walk in Clinic

Get off your butt

• Gym
  • YWCA http://www.ywcahealthandfitness.com/content/FACILITIES/64/1/0
  • Steve Nash http://www.snclubs.com/locations/fitness-world/
    • this gym tried to pitch me a personal trainer by telling me how fat I was YMMV.
• Yoga Studio
  • One Yoga For The People http://oneyogaforthepeople.ca/
  • Blue Egg http://blueeggstudios.com/
• Dance Studio
  • Blue Egg http://blueeggstudios.com/
• Walking trails
  • Crab Park
  • Sea Wall north side (Burrard Inlet, Stanley Park)
  • Sea Wall south side (False Creek)
    • turn left leaving the office, right on Abbot and go 4 blocks to Pacific Bvld, left on Pacific, right at Carrell, which takes you onto the trail.

Treat yourself

• Haircuts
  • For ladies, Lisa's Chop Shop is down the road, cheaper than most, and great, especially if you have dyed hair and like rockabily music. Ask for Jen, who is lovely.
  • For mostly men but they do women too: JD's barbershop is close. Unpredictable results if you don't have a specific person.
• Spa
• Sensory isolation tanks: http://www.floathouse.ca/
• Sauna
  • Hastings Steam http://www.hastingssteamandsauna.com/