Places to Shop in Vancouver
Robson Street
Robson Street is a major southeast-northwest thoroughfare in downtown and West End of Vancouver, British Columbia. Its core commercial blocks from Burrard Street to Jervis are also known as Robsonstrasse. As of 2006, the city of Vancouver overall had the fifth most expensive retail rental rates in the world, averaging USD$135 per square foot per year, citywide. Robson Street tops Vancouver with its most expensive locations renting for up to USD$200 per square foot per year. It is always bustling with shoppers and features many well known named shops and restaurants along the long stretch of street. You will always be able to find something you like there with all the variety it has to offer! To check out more information on Robson Street, click here.
Pacific Centre
At the edge of fashion in the heart of downtown, Pacific Centre is Vancouver’s premier shopping destination featuring: Holt Renfrew, Harry Rosen, Aritzia, MaxMara, Hugo Boss, Hollister, Sephora, Apple, Coach, Browns Shoes, Atmosphere/Sport Chek, the Four Seasons Hotel and so much more. It is located on the corner of Georgia and Howe, adjacent to Robson Street and the Vancouver Art Gallery. To find out more information on Pacific Centre, click here.
Yaletown
Yaletown is an area of Downtown Vancouver approximately bordered by False Creek, Robson, and Homer Streets. Formerly a heavy industrial area dominated by warehouses and rail yards, since the Expo 86, it has been transformed into one of the most densely populated neighbourhoods in the city. The marinas, parks, high rise apartment blocks, and converted heritage buildings constitute one of the most significant urban regeneration projects in North America. It is abundant with shopping (especially expensive boutiques) and great restaurants. To get more information on Yaletown, click here.
Gastown
Gastown is a national historic site in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the northeast end of Downtown adjacent to theDowntown Eastside. Its historical boundaries were the waterfront (now Water Street and the CPR tracks), Columbia Street, Hastings Street, and Cambie Street, which were the borders of the 1870 townsite survey, the proper name and postal address of which was Granville, B.I. ("Burrard Inlet") It is abundant with restaurants, nightclubs, bars, and especially tons of shops. Many unique designer boutiques and edgy stores are scattered across Gastown making it one of the most desirable places to shop for Vancouverites! To get more information on Gastown, click here.
South Granville Street
Granville Street runs generally north-south through the centre of Vancouver, passing through several neighbourhoods and commercial areas, differing appreciably in their land value and the wealth of their residents. South Granville is particularly known for it's shopping, as it has stretched out kilometres of great boutiques, furniture stores, and many restaurants. To get more information on South Granville Street, click here.