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Main Street and East Van

49°15′ N 123°04′ WVancouver2 towns5 eat & drink7 makers4 markets1 event

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2 in Main Street and East Van

Towns and neighbourhoods

Packed snow covers Commercial Drive and the rooftops of its corner shops after a January storm.

People sit outside a corner coffee roaster on Commercial Drive below its grey bay windows.

Commercial Drive

City of Vancouver

NeighbourhoodMain Street and East Van

Main Street runs north from 16th Avenue past Heritage Hall toward the snowy peaks of the North Shore.

A yellow heritage house with stacked balconies and a red gable stands among trees in Mount Pleasant.

Main Street

City of Vancouver

NeighbourhoodMain Street and East Van

5 in Main Street and East Van

Places to eat and drink

Gỏi xoài at Anh and Chi on Main Street heaps green mango, herbs and fried shallots under grilled chicken.

Anh and Chi

Main Street · City of Vancouver

Restaurant$$

Main Street runs north from 16th Avenue past Heritage Hall toward the snowy peaks of the North Shore.

Photo of Main Street

Brassneck Brewery

Main Street · City of Vancouver

Brewery

The Lunch Lady fills the ground floor of a bay-windowed corner block on Commercial Drive in Vancouver.

Lunch Lady

Commercial Drive · City of Vancouver

Restaurant$$

People sit outside a corner coffee roaster on Commercial Drive below its grey bay windows.

Photo of Commercial Drive

Magari by Oca

Commercial Drive · City of Vancouver

Restaurant$$

Published on Main's pale brick frontage and grey awnings face Main Street at East 20th Avenue.

Published on Main

Main Street · City of Vancouver

Restaurant$$$

7 in Main Street and East Van

Makers

A jar of East Van Jam cherry spread against a dark background.

A jar of East Van Jam raspberry spread on a grey stone surface.

East Van Jam

City of Vancouver

FoodJam, Preserves

EastVan Bees beard balm, gardener's salve and lip balm set among white flowers on a wooden bench.

Packs of EastVan Bees beeswax food wraps in patterned cotton.

EastVan Bees

City of Vancouver

FoodHoney, Beeswax

Three risograph to-do notepads from Steph Ford Studio in teal, yellow and pink.

A risograph greeting card from Steph Ford Studio printed with a red folk-style heart and green tulips.

Fluoro Press

Main Street · City of Vancouver

ArtisanRisograph, Printmaking

Bars of Freesia Soap Company's Colour Me Lilac soap with sprigs of purple freesia.

Freesia Soap Company

City of Vancouver

ArtisanSoap, Skincare

Five speckled JAM Pottery mugs on a pale wooden ledge.

Speckled JAM Pottery candle holders seen from above.

JAM Pottery

City of Vancouver

ArtisanCeramics, Pottery

The counter at Melt Confectionary under a chalkboard menu of ice cream flavours and a bright painted wall.

Three chocolate-dipped ice cream bars from Melt Confectionary stacked on a marble counter.

Melt Confectionary

Main Street · City of Vancouver

FoodChocolate, Ice cream

A pair of green frog salt cellars by Ohhelloleigh Ceramics with open mouths and pink tongues.

Three white Ohhelloleigh Ceramics garlic keepers with cut-out holes beside bulbs of garlic.

Ohhelloleigh Ceramics

City of Vancouver

ArtisanCeramics, Pottery

4 in Main Street and East Van

Markets

People sit outside a corner coffee roaster on Commercial Drive below its grey bay windows.

Photo of Commercial Drive

Got Craft Holiday Market

Commercial Drive · City of Vancouver

Commercial DriveNov 21 to Nov 29, 2026Sat–Sun 10:00–17:00

Gỏi xoài at Anh and Chi on Main Street heaps green mango, herbs and fried shallots under grilled chicken.

Photo of Main Street

Mount Pleasant Farmers Market

Main Street · City of Vancouver

Main StreetMay 3 to Nov 1, 2026Sun 10:00–14:00

Coloured cauliflower and baskets of potatoes on a stall at the Riley Park Winter Farmers Market.

Riley Park Winter Farmers Market

Main Street · City of Vancouver

Main StreetNov 7, 2026 to Mar 27, 2027Sat 10:00–14:00

Crowds browse rows of white tents at the Trout Lake Farmers Market on a sunny Saturday

Sausages and a bun on a hot griddle at a food stall in the Trout Lake Farmers Market

Trout Lake Farmers Market

City of Vancouver

Apr 4 to Oct 31, 2026Sat 09:00–14:00

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Events and seasons

Fairgoers walk the PNE midway at Hastings Park below a Ferris wheel and two drop towers.

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PNE Fair

City of Vancouver

FestivalAug 21, 2027

14 places on the map

Find your way around Main Street and East Van

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