Our Vancouver
Our Favourite Vegetarian Restaurants:
Budgies Burrito: A cool place with awesome vegetarian burritos. #44 Kingsway. 604.874.5408
The Naam: Delicious and affordable hippy food. #2714 West 4th Avenue. 604.738.7151. http://www.thenaam.com/naam/
Rhizome: is an affordable neighbourhood café that supports progressive social justice work. #317 East Broadway. Phone: 604.872.3166. http://www.rhizomecafe.ca
The Foundation: Awesome Nachos. Affordable prices. #2301 Main. 604-708-0881
Cafe Deux Soleil: This is a Commercial Drive cornerstone. Vegetarian food in a relaxed atmosphere. A good place to bring kids. They have music and poetry slams. Their breakfast is kick-ass, as are their home-made veggie burger & veggie pot-pies .
2096 Commercial Drive
http://www.cafedeuxsoleils.com/
Radha: a beautiful space where you can eat beautiful and delicious vegan food #728 Main Street. 604.605.0011. http://radhavancouver.org
Our Favourite Non-Vegetarian Restaurants:
Little Nest: is a haven for families and foodies alike. Great food and play area for children. #1716 Charles Street. 604.251.9994
The Templeton: is a cool diner with milkshakes, vegan poutine, and vegan nut loaf. We like it. #1087 Granville Street. 604.685.4612
Cafe Kathmandu: is our neighbouring restaurant. The owner is a wonderful left wing radical and serves authentic Nepali food. 2779 Commercial Dr. (right beside us). 604.879.9909
The Roundel Caf:e has great breakfasts (get a benny) and a cool atmosphere. 2465 E Hastings St. 604.253.2522
Grub: Amazing food! These guys can cook. Cute, simple atmosphere. Daily rotating specials with meat, fish, chicken, vegetarian, or vegan options. Always delicious and fresh. They have a nice wine list, great cocktails, or you can get a bowl of punch for your table.
4328 Main Street
http://www.grubonmain.ca/
The Whip: Good food--we recommend the unique veggie burger. Craft beer. They have a great patio, and a cozy dining room.
209 E 6th Ave
http://www.thewhiprestaurant.com/
Finches: This place is so cute, we're jealous. They make tea, coffee, yummy cookies and baked goods, and amazing sandwiches, with fresh ingredients, always beautifully presented.
353 W Pender
http://www.finchteahouse.com/
Dona Cata: has great Mexican food and a ton of different salsas. #5076 Victoria Drive. 604.436.2232
Bike Shops we like:
Super Champion: An awesome Downtown Eastside track bike shop. Huge inventory of high quality parts that you might not be able to get anywhere else in town, nice staff, rad space. Check them out.
245 Main Street.
http://www.superchampionshop.com
Mighty Riders: A well established road bike shop. These guys know their shit, build good bikes, sell lots of parts, do custom fitting, and are just downright awesome. Don't worry if they are a little grumpy at first, they're just shy.
10 E Broadway
http://www.mightyriders.ca
On the Rivet: Just next door to Mighty Riders. This is a sweet bike apparel shop--cycling shoes, helmets, spandex, and street clothes. These guys are so awesome! They sell locally-made clothing and hats, as well as name brand bike-ware.
8 E Broadway
http://www.ontherivet.ca
Our Community Bikes (OCB): This is a central hub of the East Van cycling community. This not-for-profit community shop offers new and used parts, repairs, tool rental, and bike repair training. Yeah, if you want someone to teach you how to work on your bike, this is your place! If you haven't been to this shop, you should just go check it out.
3283 Main Street
http://www.pedalpower.org/?q=our_community_bikes
Coffee Shops and Pubs
Our Town Cafe: Non-pretentious. Relaxed atmosphere. Yummy muffins. Good coffee. Lots of nice seats in the windows. Free wireless. A great place to study, hold a casual business meeting, or have a coffee date with a friend. Bandidas was pretty much completely developed inside this coffee shop--idea discussed, business plan written and re-written, logo designed. We've spent a lot of time here because we like it.
245 E Broadway
The Brickhouse: A bike friendly pub (you can bring your bike inside). Cool, laid-back atmosphere. Good people. Pool table. As much a local pub as you'll find in Vancouver.
730 Main Street
Other local things we think you should know about:
VACC (the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition): A local bike advocacy organization, working to promote more cycling, improve infrastructure and safety for riders. They offer training for adults and children.
Check them out: http://www.vacc.bc.ca/
BEST (Better Environmentally Sound Transportation): A non-profit organization promoting sustainable transportation in BC. Have you seen their bike valet parking at local events?
Check them out: http://www.best.bc.ca/