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Granville Island Visitor Tips
Granville Island is one of Granville Island Visitor Tips.

1. Granville Island

(Cartwright St.), Vancouver, BC
Island · 66 tips and reviews

Sandy W.Sandy Wakeling: From the market, to the brewery, to the restaurants, and the kids park, a truly fantastic place. Take the water taxi to access from the east side of False Creek or Science World. Read more.

Granville Island Public Market is one of Granville Island Visitor Tips.

2. Granville Island Public Market

9.1
1661 Duranleau St (at Johnston St), Vancouver, BC
Market · Fairview · 233 tips and reviews

Kumiko I.Kumiko I: After stocking up on fresh fruit and produce, check out the beautiful selection of flowers for your home.

The Crystal Ark is one of Granville Island Visitor Tips.

3. The Crystal Ark

Granville Island, Vancouver, BC
Hobby Store · Fairview · 3 tips and reviews

Carla B.Carla Benton: Knowledgeable, friendly service, beautiful crystals. They know their stuff!

Paper-Ya is one of Granville Island Visitor Tips.

4. Paper-Ya

8.6
9-1666 Johnston St (in the Net Loft), Vancouver, BC
Stationery Store · Fairview · 8 tips and reviews

Wellington W.Wellington Wong: The assortment of paper here is fantastic. The vellums are 100% wood fiber transparentized paper. Non-porous. It's like writing on glass. Also a great selection of deckle paper. Read more.

Granville Island Tea Company is one of Granville Island Visitor Tips.

5. Granville Island Tea Company

8.2
1689 Johnston St (in Granville Island Public Market), Vancouver, BC
Tea Room · Fairview · 22 tips and reviews

Noah B.Noah Bloom: Great selection of loose leaf black estate teas. But their homemade chai is a special spicy buttery treat

Net Loft Cafe is one of Granville Island Visitor Tips.

6. Net Loft Cafe

#7-1666 Johnston St., Vancouver, BC
Café · Fairview · 8 tips and reviews

Granville IslandGranville Island: Don't just go into Net Loft, look around the outside of the building too! You'll find some great stores such as Liberty Wine Merchants, Halfmoon Yoga, Dundarave Print Workshop & Kroma Artist Acrylics.

Granville Island Pet Treatery is one of Granville Island Visitor Tips.

7. Granville Island Pet Treatery

7.4
1550 Anderson St, Vancouver, BC
Pet Supplies Store · Fairview · 1 tip

Raymond L.Raymond Lau: Dried sardines - a great snack for cats and dogs alike.

Opus Art Supplies is one of Granville Island Visitor Tips.

8. Opus Art Supplies

7.5
1360 Johnston St (Granville Island), Vancouver, BC
Arts and Crafts Store · Fairview · 5 tips and reviews

Wellington W.Wellington Wong: Opus is my favorite art supply store in Vancouver. They carry my preferred brands of paint brushes, drawing pads & pencils. A great selection of picture frames can also be found here.

The Sandbar Seafood Restaurant is one of Granville Island Visitor Tips.

9. The Sandbar Seafood Restaurant

8.3
1536 Johnston St. (Granville Island), Vancouver, BC
Seafood Restaurant · 85 tips and reviews

SabinaSabina: The Sandbar may be known for its seafood but the G.I. Burger is some next level deliciousness!

Bridges Restaurant is one of Granville Island Visitor Tips.

10. Bridges Restaurant

1696 Duranleau St, Vancouver, BC
American Restaurant · 48 tips and reviews

David D.David Drucker: While this is technically a restaurant, come here late in the day just for some drinks on the patio. The view is nice, and you won't be subjected to some of the high prices of the dinner menu. Read more.

11. Granville Island Brewing

8.4
1441 Cartwright Street (at Old Bridge St), Vancouver, BC
Brewery · Fairview · 81 tips and reviews

Shelley C.Shelley Chen: Get a round of tasters, you can't go wrong! When in season, their winter ale is amazing.

Cats Socialhouse is one of Granville Island Visitor Tips.

12. Cats Socialhouse

1540 Old Bridge St. (at Cartwright St), Vancouver, BC
Lounge · Fairview · 30 tips and reviews

Pitch RyderPitch Ryder: $4 drinks all day. Cats Social lager & wine.

Granville Island Broom Co. is one of Granville Island Visitor Tips.

13. Granville Island Broom Co.

6.6
1406 Old Bridge Street (at Johnston Street), Vancouver, BC
Arts and Crafts Store · Fairview · 3 tips and reviews

Evangeline B.Evangeline Brown: The brooms with the manzanita handles are gorgeous .

NetLoft is one of Granville Island Visitor Tips.

14. NetLoft

7.4
Johnston St. (Granville Island), Vancouver, BC
Arts and Crafts Store · Fairview · 2 tips and reviews

Douglas S.Douglas S: Great craft shops. Paper-ya has some of the best stationery in the city.

Osake Artisan Sake Maker is one of Granville Island Visitor Tips.

15. Osake Artisan Sake Maker

7.6
1339 Railspur Alley, Vancouver, BC
Brewery · Fairview · 11 tips and reviews

Sotheby's International Realty CanadaSotheby's International Realty Canada: Taste a flight of three sakes for $5, then pick up a bottle of their Junmai Nama Genshu sake for an evening of take out sushi.

Dragonspace is one of Granville Island Visitor Tips.

16. Dragonspace

Granville Island, Vancouver, BC
Gift Store · Fairview · No tips or reviews
GI Gelato & Coffee House is one of Granville Island Visitor Tips.

17. GI Gelato & Coffee House

6.7
16-1535 Johnston St., Vancouver, BC
Ice Cream Parlor · Fairview · 5 tips and reviews

Aron B.Aron Bjornson: Excellent gelato with an unbeatable view.

Benton Brothers Fine Cheese is one of Granville Island Visitor Tips.

18. Benton Brothers Fine Cheese

8.2
225 - 1689 Johnson St (in Granville Island Public Market), Vancouver, BC
Cheese Store · Fairview · 2 tips and reviews