Set up like an art gallery (or a posh skate kid's dream bedroom, take your pick), AntiSocial is a shrine to West Coast skateboarding culture.

Aritzia is the city's most service-conscious, trend-setting store for young women. It is a rite of passage for local girls to work here before becoming...

The owner, Barbara-jo McIntosh, has over 25 years of experience in the food industry, as a bestselling cookbook author and, previously, as the owner of a...

Belly jelly for pregnant women, beard lube for macho men, and all kinds of fabulous make-up and skincare lines. A men's shaving station, a healthy herbal...

Forget doughnuts - cupcakes are the quintessential North American treat: brightly coloured, full of air and sugar, and yet somehow deeply satisfying. The...

An excellent, established source for up-and-coming local designers, as well as international brands such as APC, Converse, RVCA and Red Flag Designs,...

This Korean supermarket chain opened its second Canadian location in 2006. It specialises in imported Asian and Korean food and kitchen items, as well as a...

Canada's most luxurious department store chain manages to feel more intimate than ever, despite the opening of these swish, multi-million-dollar, 12,700sq m...

A local legend, Fluevog's been cobbling since the 1980s, when high-school girls wore his black pointy flats and street punks donned his 12-eyelet boots....

A homegrown shoe retailer known for its often-quirky and colourful designs, John Fluevog's massive modern store - a tourist attraction in its own right - is...

Canada's largest bookshop for children is a veritable treasure-trove of all things literary for under-16s, with frequent author visits and special events.

The best place in town, bar none, to indulge your passion for all things cheese. Anywhere from 350 to 500 different varieties are stocked at any given time,...

If there is one store that sums up the pioneering spirit, raging entrepreneurialism, health obsession, body perfectionism and anti-establishmentarianism of...

In addition to a range of vintages, this longstanding private wine store also sells Reidel crystal and inexpensive pine crates for shipping gifts. Informal...