Main and broadway is sort of where all the hipster hangouts are cafes, shops etc.
West 4th & burrard is home to a lot of snowboard and ski shops, a little west along west 4th you find outdoor/lifestyle type shops like north face, helly hansen, lululemon, icebreaker etc.
richmond has an area called the
golden village where there are over 35 asian shopping centres
also in richmond and in the golden village is a street everyone calls "eat street" cause its all restaurants of the chinese/asian variety and always busy
in Vancouver on burrard just north of west 4th is where you will find all the luxury car dealers, Maserati, Ferrari, Lexus, Ranger Rover, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Porsche
garibaldiglass.com
regencyauto.com
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vancouver.porschedealer.com