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CITY GUIDES: Vancouver
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Gastown Resurrection
From design stores to coffee houses, the new Gastown’s got it going on.
Here are a few of our favourite stops. By Rebecca Philps
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556 Beatty St.
604-879-3114
medinacafe.com |
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Sweet Escape
Start your day decadently at Café Medina with a chewy
Belgian liege waffle topped with lavender milk chocolate or fig orange marmalade.
Operated by the gang at next-door Chambar restaurant, the industrial-chic
café opened a full-service kitchen with liquor licence in early summer,
and will be Chambar’s private dining room by night. |
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529 Beatty St.
604-632-0095
providehome.com
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The New Collectibles
Robert Quinnell and partner David Keeler have curated a bold collection of home-decor
essentials in their high-ceilinged, concrete-floored boutique, Provide.
We especially love candlesticks inspired by nature from Roost;
graphic pillows by Judy Ross Textiles; and smartly stylish Nespresso coffee machines. |
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332 Water St.
604-669-4488
socialatlemagasin.com |
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Cuts Above
Stop in at the butcher shop at So.Cial at Le Magasin, where sliced-to-order
charcuterie is piled high on soft focaccia bread with homemade pickles, piccalilli
(a relish of chopped veggies and mustard), heirloom tomatoes and havarti—hands-down,
the best deli sandwich in the city. Hosting a soirée? Pick up a platter
of organic, custom-cut meat, terrine, sausage and gourmet condiments for a no-brainer
cocktail-party snack. |
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210-21 Water St.
604-909-0201
versus21.com |
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The Shape of Things
State-of-the-art equipment, award-winning personal trainers, sweeping views of
the North Shore mountains—if this isn’t enough to inspire a powerhouse
workout at the brightly appointed Versus 21 fitness studio, it
also offers mixed martial arts, ZenRide (which combines stationary cycling and
yoga), and many other custom classes that move well beyond a routine workout.
Classes start as late as 7:30 p.m. (ideal for workaholics) and trainers offer
30-minute private sessions for the time-crunched. |
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1 Water St,
604-875-9004
koolhausdesign.com |
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Modern Digs
Koolhaus has settled in nicely at its new brick-and-beam locale
on Water Street, which now offers a wider selection of contemporary furniture
and accessor-ies. Notable for its extensive collection of Jonathan Adler’s
Palm Beach-chic furniture line, Koolhaus also stocks work by the environmentally
minded line Glowbal Views and abstract pottery by Brooklyn-based Klein Reid.
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