People sitting and talking inside a glass-walled restaurant with string lights, and a person walking on the sidewalk outside.

YALETOWN VANCOUVER BC

Vancouver’s patio playground

Where heritage meets happy hour

Rather than erase its past, Yaletown built around it. Historic loading docks, warehouses, and brick-lined streets now house the city’s top restaurants, galleries, and shops, giving the area a vibe that is hard to find anywhere else in Vancouver.

People walking across a city street with buildings, cars, and decorative flags overhead.
Glass building with wooden beams displaying a vintage steam locomotive inside at dusk.

1887

Vancouver's first destination

Yaletown’s story began in 1887, with the arrival of Engine 374, Vancouver’s first passenger train. More than a century later, the locomotive remains on display at the Roundhouse, and the journey continues just outside along the False Creek seawall and aboard water taxis heading to Granville Island and beyond.

From coffee by the water to cocktails after dark, Yaletown puts the whole day within walking distance.

People walking on a curved waterfront promenade with city buildings and boats in the background.
Two women in casual summer clothes laughing and talking on a sunny city street corner near a Hamilton St sign.
Man in black outfit walking a white dog on a leash near colorful street barriers with people sitting at picnic tables under umbrellas.
Woman in a hat posing with a dog inside a large blue sunglasses sculpture at a marina while another person takes a photo.

Browse the boutiques, take a break on a patio or make time for a little self-care. Framed by historic streets, the stadium district and the seawall, Yaletown brings some of Vancouver’s best experiences together in one neighbourhood.

This is Yaletown

ACTIVITY | NATURE & SIGHTSEEING

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Walk score

Daily excursions do not require a car
  • 8 min to Robson Street

  • 9 min to Granville Street

  • 15 min to Davie Village

Bike score

Biking is convenient for most trips
  • See Vancouver Cycling Map

Driving

  • 5 min to Robson Street

  • 3 min to Granville Street

  • 7 min to Davie Village

Transit score

  • See Translink Skytrain

  • See Translink Bus