Shopping
Shopping in Vancouver ensures a diverse range of
products and quality, with everything from haute couture to
laid-back flannels, as well as jewellery and home accessories
available in malls and shopping areas throughout the
city.Commercial Drive is known as 'Little Italy' and has very
trendy boutiques, while Davie Village in the West End is home to
great bookshops. Chinatown, encompassing Main Street and Keefer,
trades in ginseng, green tea, silks and exotic fresh produce; there
are weekend night markets here in summer. Main Street also offers a
wide selection of antique and home accessory shops. Granville
Island Market sells fresh produce, meats, fish and baked goods, and
there are a diverse range of shops, stalls and galleries in the
area.Downtown Vancouver and Gastown have shops offering high
fashion, jewellery, shoes and home wares. The Sinclair Centre has
upmarket fashion and art shops, Royal Centre is made up of a
variety of underground shops and the Pacific Centre is home to the
famous Holt Renfrew shop. Nearby Water Street is home to art
galleries, antique shops and native art stores, as well as
souvenirs in the many speciality shops. GST is charge, refundable
to international visitors.
