Fun Stuff in Vancouver BC

[2ndTimer]

Hi fellow MMMers:

We are planning a day in Vancouver, BC on our way back from a camping/hiking trip to see the Burgess Shale.  I was thinking of visiting the aquarium and also sampling the tofu pudding at Excellent Tofu and Snack.  What other things would you guys suggest.  We are particularly interested in food/city stuff to provide some contrast in what is otherwise mostly an outdoorsy kind of vacation.   

Any opinions on the aquarium would also be welcome.

Thanks

2ndTimer

[Zikoris]

I like the aquarium. I went a couple of weeks ago and the new jellyfish sections particularly are really cool to watch - absolutely mesmerizing.

If your trip is pretty soon, you could stop by the PNE Fair - it's always a lot of fun. You can ride the old rickety wooden roller coaster and have mini donuts. It's a pretty big fair with lots to see and do.

[anisotropy]

our last trip there we were basically eating non-stop.

we really liked urban tea merchant's afternoon tea services and their fluffy macarons. There's also a very unique native american restaurant called Salmon n' Bannock if you want to give it a try.

bakery, footo croissant. check their schedules to see when they are making a new batch

ramen, kintaro and santouka. get the shio base at santouka, i like the miso base at kintaro.

food trucks, my favs were tacofino and hubbub. Hubbub has one of the most unique pulled pork sandwich i've had, no bbq sauce! it's spicy though.

if you are a sushi fan, i'd recommand octopus garden, in my opinion it's better than miku waterfront.

pub, flying pig

fancy dinner, labortier and 5 sails, i've had better though...

there's a cool oyster bar somewhere on robson's but i dont remember the name, i think it's part of an izakaya

[2ndTimer]

I like the aquarium. I went a couple of weeks ago and the new jellyfish sections particularly are really cool to watch - absolutely mesmerizing.

If your trip is pretty soon, you could stop by the PNE Fair - it's always a lot of fun. You can ride the old rickety wooden roller coaster and have mini donuts. It's a pretty big fair with lots to see and do.

This sounds great.  I adore jellyfish!!

[2ndTimer]

our last trip there we were basically eating non-stop.

we really liked urban tea merchant's afternoon tea services and their fluffy macarons. There's also a very unique native american restaurant called Salmon n' Bannock if you want to give it a try.

bakery, footo croissant. check their schedules to see when they are making a new batch

ramen, kintaro and santouka. get the shio base at santouka, i like the miso base at kintaro.

food trucks, my favs were tacofino and hubbub. Hubbub has one of the most unique pulled pork sandwich i've had, no bbq sauce! it's spicy though.

if you are a sushi fan, i'd recommand octopus garden, in my opinion it's better than miku waterfront.

pub, flying pig

fancy dinner, labortier and 5 sails, i've had better though...

there's a cool oyster bar somewhere on robson's but i dont remember the name, i think it's part of an izakaya

Thanks.  The Urban Tea Merchant sounds like a great place to recover after walking around the aquarium.  The Hub adores macaroons