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Kitsilano and the West Side

49°15′ N 123°11′ WVancouver4 sights1 town4 eat & drink1 stay4 makers2 markets1 event

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Sights

A silver pheasant stands on a rock among red poinsettias inside the Bloedel Conservatory in December.

The Bloedel Conservatory dome glows blue at night above the lit fountains of Queen Elizabeth Park.

Bloedel Conservatory

City of Vancouver

Conservatory$8.55

Sailboats crowd the Granville Island marina on False Creek below the West End towers and the Burrard Bridge.

Masts crowd the Granville Island marina below snow on the North Shore mountains.

Granville Island

City of Vancouver

DistrictFree

Snow covers the lawn and the pond in front of the Museum of Anthropology's Great Hall at UBC.

The Museum of Anthropology at UBC under fresh snow with its concrete and glass front beside the pond.

Museum of Anthropology at UBC

Metro Vancouver Electoral Area A

Museum$26

Coloured lights on the trees shimmer across the lake at VanDusen Botanical Garden during the Festival of Lights.

A curved bench faces the lake and a bare willow at VanDusen Botanical Garden in early spring.

VanDusen Botanical Garden

City of Vancouver

Garden$10.23

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Towns and neighbourhoods

Grouse Mountain's lit ski runs glow above the West End towers in a winter night view from Kitsilano Beach Park.

A magnolia blooms in front of the steep white gables of a Kitsilano house under a deep blue March sky.

Kitsilano

City of Vancouver

NeighbourhoodPop. 43,045Kitsilano and the West Side

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Places to eat and drink

A couple sits on a bench above a crowded Kitsilano Beach facing the West End towers and the North Shore mountains.

Photo of Kitsilano

AnnaLena

Kitsilano · City of Vancouver

Restaurant$$$$

The Naam's miso benny comes with poached eggs over greens, roast potatoes and fruit on West 4th Avenue.

The Naam

Kitsilano · City of Vancouver

Restaurant

Fall colour edges Granville Island Public Market and its False Creek marina in a view from the Granville Bridge.

Photo of Kitsilano and the West Side

Tojo's

City of Vancouver

Restaurant$$$

Pink light catches fresh snow on the North Shore mountains above downtown Vancouver in a winter view from Fairview.

Photo of Kitsilano and the West Side

Vij's

City of Vancouver

Restaurant$$

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Places to stay

The white main building of HI Vancouver Jericho Beach hostel under a clear blue sky.

The white three-storey HI Vancouver Jericho Beach hostel stands among trees under a clear summer sky.

HI Vancouver Jericho Beach

City of Vancouver

Hostel$

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Makers

A close view of the Welcome Blanket from Salish Blanket Co., woven in red, gold, black and white.

The Welcome Blanket from Salish Blanket Co. folded, with its fringe at the edge.

Debra Sparrow

Kitsilano and the West Side

ArtisanWeaving, Textiles

A Hilary Morris watercolour of a still inlet at dusk, with a treed point mirrored in the water.

Hilary Morris greeting cards printed with her watercolours of Vancouver scenes, fanned out on a dark table.

Hilary Morris

City of Vancouver

ArtisanPainting, Prints

Kasama Chocolate bars laid out among cacao pods, cacao beans and broken squares of chocolate on a wooden board.

Three Kasama Chocolate white chocolate bars in strawberry, raspberry and blackberry wrappers.

Kasama Chocolate

City of Vancouver

FoodChocolate, Bean to bar

Three LanaBetty silver pendant necklaces with engraved designs laid on pale stone.

A LanaBetty gold ring set with a dark faceted stone, resting on a cluster of barnacles.

LanaBetty

City of Vancouver

ArtisanJewellery, Goldsmithing

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Markets

Produce stalls light an aisle inside the Granville Island Public Market in December.

Diners fill the tables below Christmas garlands in the food hall of the Granville Island Public Market.

Granville Island Public Market

City of Vancouver

Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2026Mon–Sun 09:00–18:00

Baskets of carrots, radishes, squash and greens on a burlap table at the Kitsilano Winter Farmers Market.

Kitsilano Winter Farmers Market

Kitsilano · City of Vancouver

KitsilanoNov 8, 2026 to Apr 25, 2027Sun 10:00–14:00

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Events and seasons

Coloured lights on the trees shimmer across the lake at VanDusen Botanical Garden during the Festival of Lights.

VanDusen Festival of Lights

City of Vancouver

LightsNov 27, 2026

15 places on the map

Find your way around Kitsilano and the West Side

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What can you do on a rainy day in North Vancouver and Vancouver?
Ride the SeaBus to Lonsdale Quay and a wet morning at the Polygon Gallery and MONOVA costs an adult $15 and a donation, with the Food Hall open until 9 pm.