Date night in Vancouver
Pick the vibe — first date, anniversary, or low-key Friday — and use this Vancouver shortlist of romantic spots, dinner picks and walks.
Top spots in Vancouver
Stanley Park Seawall
OutdoorsWest End
10 km of ocean-edge cycling under cedars and totem poles.
Granville Island
Food & DrinkFalse Creek
Public market, craft breweries and harbourfront buskers.
Grouse Mountain
OutdoorsNorth Shore
Hike the Grind in summer, ski + skate in winter.
Queen Elizabeth Park
OutdoorsRiley Park
Cherry blossoms in April, panoramic city views.
Best date-night spots in Vancouver
12 curated picks — from candlelit dinners to sunset views.
Hawksworth
$$$$Restaurant · Downtown
Refined room in Rosewood Hotel Georgia.
St. Lawrence
$$$Restaurant · Railtown
Quebecois cabin feel — date-night magic.
AnnaLena
$$$$Restaurant · Kitsilano
Tasting menu in a candlelit corner room.
Stanley Park seawall sunset
$Walk · Stanley Park
Bike or walk the seawall at golden hour.
Granville Island ferry
$View · False Creek
Mini-ferry across False Creek at dusk.
L'Abattoir
$$$Restaurant · Gastown
Heritage Gastown room with intimate banquettes.
Reflections at Rosewood
$$$$View · Downtown
Rooftop garden bar with fireplaces.
Capilano Suspension Bridge night
$$$Experience · North Shore
Light-up forest night in the trees.
Botanist Bar
$$$$Cocktail bar · Coal Harbour
Greenhouse-vibe bar, World's 50 Best.
Bauhaus
$$$$Restaurant · Gastown
Modern Bavarian fine dining in heritage building.
Queen Elizabeth Park
$View · Riley Park
Sunset picnic at the highest point in Vancouver.
Pacific Cinematheque
$$Experience · Downtown
Arthouse cinema with rep series.
Where to eat
Vij's
$$$Modern Indian · Cambie
Vikram Vij — no reservations, worth the wait.
Kissa Tanto
$$$Japanese-Italian · Chinatown
1960s Tokyo jazz club, hardest reso in town.
Phnom Penh
$$Cambodian-Vietnamese · Chinatown
Famous butter beef + chicken wings.
Joe Fortes
$$$Seafood · West End
Roof patio, oysters and the classic Caesar.
Frequently asked
- Start with a wine bar, then a slow-paced dinner, then dessert or a walk. Highlights right now: Stanley Park Seawall, Granville Island, Grouse Mountain.