Vancouver’s Chinatown is one of the largest Chinatowns in North America. It is east of the downtown core at Main Street and Pender Street. It is shown on the right side of the map as a salmon colored circle.

It is so large that you will feel like you have entered China and almost forget you are in Vancouver. There is a wide variety of unique shops and restaurants. This is a place you can really feel the cultural diversity of Vancouver. Chinatown has been doing its thing for over 100 years in Vancouver. You will enjoy the unique atmosphere of the area with its open store fronts with hanging poultry, its bright neon signs, and vast displays of things Chinese.

Chinatown is bordered by Hastings Street on the north and Keefer on the south, on the west is Taylor Street and Gore Street on the east. Every time we have driven through this area we were hard put to find parking

So, here is parking information:

Indoor Parking	Outdoor Parking:
Chinatown Plaza Parking at 180 Keefer Street Sun Wah Centre at 239 Keefer Street Golden Crown Centre at 211 East Georgia Street	Taylor and Keefer corner Columbia and Keefer corner 231 E Pender 23W Pender Union near Main
On Street Metered Parking
Along Taylor, Keefer, Carrall, Pender, Columbia, Main Gore and Georgia Streets

Recommended Attractions

Restaurants
See listings below
Lodging

Attractions
Silk Road Route A pedestrian walkway connecting downtown Vancouver to Chinatown featuring Shanghai Alley, the International Village, the Chinese Cultural Centre, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Garden, and at its western end, the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Library Square, the Robson Street corridor, GM Place and BC Place	Chinatown Millennium Gate dedicated in 2002 welcomes visitors to the Chinese-Canadian community Pender Street at Taylor Street

West Han Dynasty Bell a gift from the city of Guangzhou Just east of the Millennium Gate in historic Shanghai Alley	Century’s Winds of Change Mural Covers a hundred years of Chinese-Canadian history. Across from the entrance to Shanghai Alley
The Monument of Canadian Chinese The western end of the triangular section of Columbia and Keefer streets	Sam Kee Building World’s narrowest building- only 6 feet wide 8 West Pender St Vancouver, BC Canada V6B 1R5
Museums

Parks & Gardens
Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden 578 Carrall Street Vancouver, BC Canada V6B 5K2 604-662-3207 www.vancouverchinesegarden.com
Visitor Information
Chinese Cultural Centre 555 Columbia St Vancouver, BC Canada V6A 4H5 604-658-8880 Built in the Ming Dynasty architectural style www.cccvan.com	Vancouver Chinatown BIA Society 508 Taylor St Vancouver, BC Canada V6B 6M4 604-632-3808 http://www.vancouver-chinatown.com/
Walking Tour of Chinatown Visit the website.

Listed Attractions

We have not necessarily visited or recommend listed establishments

Restaurants

The Boss Bakery & Restaurant –

532-534 Main St., Vancouver, BC Canada

Kent’s Kitchen – 604-669-2237

232 Keefer St, Vancouver, BC Canada

Mitzie’s Café & Restaurant – 604-689-9763

179 E Pender St, Vancouver, BC Canada

New Town Bakery & Restaurant – 604-681-1828

158 E Pender St, Vancouver, BC Canada

Restaurants – Ice Cream & Desserts

Restaurants – Pizza

Restaurants – Pubs

Restaurants – Specialty

Hon’s Wun Tun House – 604-688-0871 (award winning)

280 Keefer St, Vancouver, BC Canada

Gain Wah Restaurant – recommended by locals

604-684-1740

218 Keefer St, Vancouver, BC Canada

Floata Seafood Restaurant – 604-602-0368 - http://www.floata.com/

400-180 Keefer St, Vancouver, BC Canada

Foo’s Ho Ho Restaurant – “old style Chinese” – 604-609-2889

102 E Pender St, Vancouver, BC Canada

Mylite Soya Foods Health Café – 604-682-8867

163 Keefer St, Vancouver, BC Canada

Park Lock Seafood Restaurant – 604-688-1581

544 Main St, Vancouver, BC Canada

Phnom Penh Restaurant (Cambodian/Vietnamese) – 604-682-5777

244 E Georgia St, Vancouver, BC Canada

Restaurants – Fast Foods

Restaurants – Coffeehouse

Mr. Coffee – 604-341-6920

39 E Pender St, Vancouver, BC Canada

Lodging

Lodging – Hotels – (with room service)

Lodging – Hotels – Limited Services (no room service)

Lodging – Motels

Lodging – Inns or Bed & Breakfast

Lodging – Vacation Rentals & Cabins

RV & Camping

RV & Camping Information

Other Attractions

Antiques

Décor of China – 604-681-5099 - http://www.decorofchina.com/

539 Columbia St, Vancouver, BC Canada

Peking Lounge – antique and modern décor - http://www.pekinglounge.com/

83 East Pender St, Vancouver, BC Canada

Art Galleries

Vancouver Chinese Art Gallery – 604-888-6848

123 Pender Street East, Vancouver, BC Canada V6A 1T6

Family Art Gallery – 604-682-3281

103 Pender St E, Vancouver, BC Canada V6A 1T6

Gift Shops/Specialties

Artistic Arts & Craft Ltd – 604-682-7118

107 E Pender St, Vancouver, BC Canada

Arts De Chine (Tea) – 604-633-1322

101 E Pender St, Vancouver, BC Canada V6A 1T6

Bamboo Village – 604-662-3300

135 East Pender St, Vancouver, BC Canada V6A 1T6

Cathay Importers – 604-684-2632 - http://www.cathayimporters2000.com/

104 East Pender St, Vancouver, BC Canada

Chinese Arts & Crafts – 604-323-2078

72 E Pender St, Vancouver, BC Canada

Dollar Meat Store

266 East Pender St, Vancouver, BC Canada

Dragons Martial Arts Supplies – 604-685-2187

28 East Pander St, Vancouver, BC Canada

Live Like Water

104-633 Main St, Vancouver, BC Canada

Ming Wo (cooking equipment) – 604-683-7268

23 East Pender St, Vancouver, BC Canada

Sino United Publishing – 604-688-3785

78-80 East Pender St, Vancouver, BC Canada

Ten Lee Tea and Ginseng

500 Main St, Vancouver, BC Canada

Tinland Cookware – 604-608-0787

260 E Pender St, Vancouver, BC Canada V6A 1T7

Museums

Parks/Gardens

Theatres/Performing Arts

Cinema 319 ( a private theatre in the former Golden Harvest Chinese Movie House)

604-899-1077 ext 301

319 Main Street, Vancouver, BC Canada V6A 2S9

Tours/Charters

Wine

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