We had such a blast in Vancouver! Especially Granville Market was an awesome place to eat at. We wish we would have had more time, but we made the most of the time we had in the city! Let us know what we should try next time we are able to visit! Do you know a hidden gem that we missed? As always, thanks for watching! In our next video we will be exploring a city in the US. Make sure you don't miss that! 😊 - Brandon & Anja
Some of the cuisine you’ll find throughout British Columbia (not just Vancouver) is amongst some of the best in North America. Definitely the best seafood in the world. If you can ever get ahold of a B.C. Spot Prawn, you’ll need a steak knife - they can get that big 😊
We wish we had the chance to try a lot more fresh seafood. Unfortunately for us, we're on a budget, so that makes it a bit difficult! Hahaha. Hopefully, the next time we return, we'll have a bit more money to spend. 😅
We were planning on going to Richmond, as we heard that's where some of the best Chinese restaurants are. We just didn't have enough time. Next time, for sure!
You did fantastic! Definitely hit some of my favourite spots. The Burrow has gone downhill since the rebrand took off quite a few menu items. For affordable delicious vegetarian/vegan food I definitely prefer Meet on Main (or any of the Meet locations). Another 24 hr bakery to check out if you come into town late with several locations is Breka.
Commercial Drive in the day was all Italian and it was fantastic. Italian shoe stores, restaurants. It all started to change after the 80’s. The restaurants were fabulous. You should have tried the restaurant at the Italian Culture Centre off of Grandview Hwy. Great food.
Thanks for the suggestion! Maybe we can try it next time. There were so many great food choices in the city, it was impossible to fit it all in, in such a short time. We'd love to be able to spend a few weeks in B.C. sometime in the future.
We're not sure what it was like 20 years ago, but we have heard that the drug and homeless problem wasn't nearly as bad in the past. Besides the cost, that's the one negative we found there. Otherwise, it's an incredible city. Super beautiful, and such a diverse food culture. We would love to go back some time - and also see more of B.C. in general.
You guys hit great spots. Wonderful imagery, one of the best food videos on Vancouver, our home city. We sure miss the food variety available there as we travel the world. We were spoiled there. As you can see, very expensive.
Thanks! We really appreciate it! It's an incredible city. I'm from the East Coast, so of course I feel at home near the ocean..but Vancouver is much more our vibe than Halifax. One of the best and most diverse food destinations in Canada, for sure. It could be pretty expensive, but we were pretty surprised by how cheap some things could be. That sushi was amazing - and incredibly affordable. The amount of drug addicts openly using in the street was a lot more shocking than the prices. Saw at least half a dozen people, face-planted into the sidewalk. 😬
@@wherearewe-yt yes the downtown east side. What a tragic situation that is. For a city and country with such wealth, how is this possible. This doesn't exist this way in so many other countries.
If you come back to Vancouver, there's a great pasta restaurant called Anton's. Huge portions, decent price, in house made pastas, etc. It's amazing. There are a few other places: Pizzeria Ludica, Kozak Ukrainian Eatery, Angelina's Dutch Corner, and Serious Coffee (all in New Westminster). My mom also suggests Tomahawk Restaurant (North Vancouver) 😅.
Thanks for all the suggestions! Vancouver was such an amazing food city. We really want to come back again some day and try and find a pet sit somewhere, so we can stay a while and take our time. There are just too many great food spots to hit up.
Your vid popped in my feed and I figured I would give it a go. Right away I could pick out Brandon's east coast/maritime accent, albeit mild, so I was surprised you have never had candied salmon before. Didn't realize that was more of west coast thing. Glad you caught the last of the good weather while you were here, cuz it sure starts to turn about a month or so afterwards. Liked and subbed.
Yeah, the candied salmon seems like more of a west coast thing for sure. I grew up with lobster, mussels, clams and all sorts of other seafood..but salmon is more of a BC thing. We love salmon, so we were more than happy to eat it in as many forms as we could during this trip! SO GOOD. Thanks for liking and subbing!
@@wherearewe-yt Richmond is Pan-Asian, and they're planning to build a new Asian Night Market soon. Google the currently seasonal Night Market to get an idea what it's like. As much as I like shopping and dining in Chinatowns I can't help but know they started out as a ghetto, as Asians weren't wanted back then.
Our next two videos will be Seattle! We loved it there as well. Honestly, I'm not sure which city we enjoyed more. I just really love the West Coast! So much different than where I'm from. You'll have to check out Vancouver some day, for sure. The homelessness is pretty shocking in some areas, but it's still a very beautiful city.
My dad was a commercial fisherman and we mostly only ate wild sockeye salmon as it's the healthiest omega 3 and disease free. Maybe you can try some Lebanese food next time you're here 😋. Thanks for sharing your reviews 👍💕
Jealous! We absolutely love salmon. We would LOVE to try some fresh caught salmon some day. We absolutely love Lebanese food. One of our favorite cuisines, I'd say. We will have to try some there next time! There were just too many amazing things to try. 😄 Thanks for watching!
Awesome eats! We were just in Vancouver and I didn’t have enough time to hit up the vegetarian spot you went for Mexican food, but I’ll give it a try next time!
It's worth checking out for sure! Vancouver is such a good food city. Wish we had more time to explore it, but it three nights was all we could afford this time around. 😅
The wild salmon is healthier for you versus farmed and it supports the local fishermen/ economy. It’s super expensive to buy tho, most places lie about it being wild
The one we tried had a pretty distinct difference in both colour and taste, but of course, we can't know with 100% certainty what they're serving is. It was super delicious, either way!
You're basically safe anywhere in downtown, but it starts to get sketchy in Gastown once you go East past Abbott Street. Anywhere West of there is fine. Of course Gastown is closest to East Hastings which is pretty bad so stay away from there. I don't think you'd get jumped persay, but best not to be around the night folk when they're high. Also, Bc Rolls generally don't have much Salmon. It's all about the crunchy skin. Also, BC salmon is sockeye as opposed to Atlantic salmon. As for the homeless problem. There are a lot of homeless here for a couple reasons: 1) Vancouver is a pretty good climate for a homeless person year round when compared to other parts of Canada, and there are a plethora of shelters. 2) we used to have a horrible mental health institute called Riverview. It was abusive in a lot of ways for people with mental health, and underfunded. They shut down the hospital years ago, but instead of figuring out a transfer to other facilities, all the patients basically were just left to fend for their own, and so a lot of them found their way into downtown drug scene. 3) there are a lot of tourists and wealthy people who live here which makes panhandling pretty good. 4) instead of locking up the homeless when they commit crimes, the police instead release them after a few days.
@wherearewe-yt yes. The only solace with regards to security and the feeling of safety is that nobody is armed with guns. I think to solve the issue you'd have to reopen some mental health institutes that specialize with addiction and pump a LOT of money into getting people off the streets and into those facilities in order to rehabilitate them, teach them skills, have doctors diagnose and fine tune their medication (mental health medication is often more than one, and finding the correct mix at the proper dosages is a bit of a crap shoot/trial and error. ). Once you graduate people, it is also challenging to find them homes in an environment that supports their continued growth (not just sticking them all back together somewhere), and finding them family doctors so that they can get consistent care from a doctor that knows their specific health history.
For donuts in vancouver, 49th Parallel & Lucky's Donuts (they are a bit more premium, the ones featured were good choices too). For Asian food, Crystal Mall near Metrotown in burnaby might have been an interesting choice and accessible by transit, Richmond is better for chinese food. Vancouver and the Lower Mainland really is spoiled for choice. There are some fantastic gelato places in the city too.
Richmond was where we originally wanted to go for Chinese - but we were really pressed on time. Whenever we make it back to Vancouver, we plan on exploring the food scene in Richmond for sure!
The cake donut an old-fashioned donut in US. I prefer them. Too funny - schmaltz is chicken fat. You put a smear of cream cheese on. Love the steam powered clock. Wild salmon "maybe it was a stripper in a past life". LOL Wild salmon is less fatty because it's active. Filipino place's food looked amazing. Lots of good food. Thanks for entertaining me on a cool rainy Oregon evening.
I love an old-fashioned donut! Simple, but delicious. I'm not typically a fan of super sweet things with lots of icing/ frosting. Hahaha. Yeah, I had a total brain-fart. Couldn't think of the right word! I wish we got to try one of those spreads. They sounded so good! That sushi was incredible! Especially for the price. We've been to Japan in the past, which has the best quality sushi (obviously) for the best best price of any place we've traveled. This place was definitely up there. Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks again for watching and commenting. 😁
Siegel's bagels are about as good as you can get as far as authentic Montreal style bagels in Vancouver. Apparently the quality of water here is different which results in a different texture. The water in Vancouver is much softer than water back east.
@@MickLoud999 That makes sense! We would have loved to grab half a dozen with some of those spreads, but we were only in Vancouver for 2 and a half days. 🙁
I haven't tried Kam Wai, but there are killer baozi (steamed buns) at Sunfresh Bakery in Chinatown. As good as what you'd find in Taiwan or Mainland China. And Richmond is a goldmine for.....well, everything Chinese food-related.
We would love to return and make a video completely in Richmond next time. I had so many places marked there, but we had such a small amount of time! Next trip, for sure. We are headed back to Asia in January, so there will be plenty of delicious baozi to come. 😋
I lived there in 2010 / 2011 - it was one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Every time I go back though, it’s sketchier. The voters are so empathetic to the addicts that it’s kind of made big swaths of the city unsafe. I don’t have answers, but trying to stop the flow of drugs into the city and putting resources into getting people clean couldn’t hurt.
We've heard it was quite different in the past. We would have lived to visit then. It's a beautiful city, and we really loved it, but the homelessness and open use everywhere is kind of insane.
We'd love to re-visit Bosnia at some point, but we likely won't be visiting any time soon. We loved it the first time - but that was before our UA-cam days.
Donuts and coffee isn’t weird a lot of Canadians are mixed with European cultures I’m native/irish/norwegian a lot of Canadians are mixed with Irish Scottish or other countries around the world
It's not weird in North America - but it's definitely not as common here in Europe to start a day with donuts. I've never seen anyone doing it, actually. Maybe a sweet croissant in some countries, but never a donut. It's more of a snack or dessert in most of Europe.
I can imagine! We lived in Toronto for years, and there's no way we could afford to live there now. Same for Vancouver. Rent and grocery prices are just out of control. 😬
30 year in Vancouver and all I knew about Duffin's Donuts was that it was a place where fights happen like American Waffle House. Turns out the food is great for the price.
As my husband says "total failure of a city". My sister moved there and was evict from 3 different property in less than 2 years for no cause other than owner wanting to increase rent and lying about some kind of family moving in (how that is legal anyway??). Befroe she finally returned to japan she was brutally attacked by a man that we learned had been in prison many times before but somehow walking around in that society (impossible in japan). This happened in the very public area. I did working holiday there in 2009 and really loved it at that time (I know some bad places at that time but definitely it was not comparable to these days and actually i volunteered in dtes those days) but it has been totally destroyed by western style parasite investing since that time. Greed of upper world creates more broken bottom world. Vancouver has no balance now and lovely beauty cannot hide that ugliness. I will never go back to there.
We're sorry to hear about what happened with your sister! Sadly, not surprising. Rent in most major cities in Canada has gotten totally out of hand. We can't even afford to live there anymore! Our apartment in Toronto was $1200 when we rented it 7 years ago. We looked it up and discovered it now goes for quite literally DOUBLE that now. Wages have certainly not doubled in the meantime, either. There are drug problems in a lot of major cities in Canada, but it's so much more open and in your face in Vancouver. We've heard from many locals that it's gotten much worse over the years. We'd have liked to visit years ago, when it wasn't so bad. Such a beautiful city- but clearly with many problems. We miss Japan. It's one of our favorite countries to visit. We plan to return next year.
We love Spam. Hahaha. I (Brandon) grew up with those "flakes of ham/turkey" cans of processed meat. Mysterious pink meat. They still hold a special place on my heart. 😂
if you want more steam bun options, you'll want to jaunt over to Sun Fresh Bakery - you'll like the filling to bun ratio and they have a few more steamed/fried bun options. Kam Wai my family usually just grabs the non steam bun dim sum items and then buns from Sun Fresh (along with congee and rice noodle rolls if we want more cheap meal options). Def check out Richmond if you want more Chinese/East Asian options as most of the Chinese shops and restaurants have moved over there many years ago. East Hastings is where a lot of homeless has been pushed to, and have resource availability there so a lot of people feel uncomfortable in that area, though wandering through at daytime is fine but why a lot of the newer Chinese spots have opened in Richmond. As for Japanese, I live downtown and haven't been to Sonoya. I prefer more authentic food, but I'd suggest if you want easy take out really high quality sushi,, maki and chirashi don, try Sashimiya - it's a small Japanese mini grocery store but mostly does take out rolls and such. As for wild salmon, it means it was wild caught not fish farm salmon. There are a bunch of different salmon varieties in BC as well. For cheap eats, I'd suggest trying Oyo downtown. it's actually a tiny stall that funnily enough, is inside a Pokkerito. You have to know about it, but you go into the Poke shop and then walk to the back to the Oyo window. You can get a bowl of Korean noodles for $10. There are a ton of places to try here. I'm glad you managed to try indigenous food - it tends to be a bit pricier because most of it has to be made in house and isn't mass produced unlike staples for other ethnic foods. That price isn't actually too bad if you think about how much work they have to put into the food. There are so many food options especially if you venture a little further out of the city centre, but even then there are so many options to try just in the downtown core but 2 days is really too short. You could also do some of the Asian food courts out in Richmond or Crystal Mall in Burnaby (though be prepared to bring cash as a lot don't take cards). If you want to hit up Korean food, there's a great area in Burnaby where it's all compacted together and easily walkable. Honestly 2 days in any city isn't enough to try all the yummy food - couldn't imagine doing Tokyo in 2 days....I'm doing 2 months and feel like it's not going to be enough XD
Thanks for all of the suggestions! It'll be a while before we're back, but we would love to come back and actually stay a few weeks next time. The food scene seems amazing there. We missed out on Richmond this time, but it was on the list! Going to make sure we check out some of these places in the future.
@@wherearewe-yt they are amazing! Brioche donut spot. A Donukie is basically a donut with a cookie baked onto the top of it. Its a wild but delicious experience
There’s way better donut places than lees and Granville Island is the last place I’d go for good food. China town is definitely not the place to go for good Chinese food, you should have gone to Richmond or anywhere along Kingsway street between Joyce street and boundary road so many different Asian restaurants.
We liked Granville Island! Everything was quite good - and for filming purposes, being able to try a bunch of things in one place is definitely ideal. Especially since we were already running around the entire city for all of the other things we tried. Hahaha. Yeah, we heard that Richmond is the better spot to go - but again, a bit out of the way with only two days to explore. We had a few places marked there, though. Chinatown was pretty sketch, so it'd have been really nice to check out Richmond. What would you recommend for donuts? We also went to Duffins, which came up a lot when we were looking online for spots to try.
We thought the Japadog was good, but we do agree that it's pretty expensive for what it is. Especially given the incredible sushi we had, which wasn't even that much different in price for the two rolls! Yeah, we did out best to avoid East Hastings. Chinatown was a lot more sketchy than we had imagined. So many people openly using in groups, or passed out in the streets. Can't even imagine how bad East Hastings is. I've seen video from others, with the homeless encampments. Yikes. We missed out on Stanley Park this time, but hopefully we can get back to Vancouver again. We loved it, overall!
That was an exaggerated view of Gramble Island. Those food shops are selling common grocery store type items at about three times the price and the food court has been completely abandoned. In fact most of Gramble Island looks like a shadow of its former self.
Metro Vancouver had 2.6 million residents in 2021 (last census). You might be surprised to learn that of that population 55% are deemed 'visible minorities'. Of these citizens, 20% are Chinese, 14% are South Asian, 5.5% Filipino, 2.5% West Asian, 2.4% Korean, 2.4% Latin American, 1.6% Black, 1.2% Japanese, and 1% Arab. I suggest everyone living in the Lower Mainland area is a minority because when you add in Brits, Germans, Italians, South Africans, Greeks, etc., etc., there is no real dominating nationality ... other than we are all Canadians ... with great 'fusion' food offerings. 👋😎
btw jj bean is terrible terrible employer please do not ever support that kind business. at least please support some real local shop not big corporation that exploits employee and steals all tips
maybe canadian would say full time job (i worked 40 hours in the week) sorry we use different word in japanese. For me feels not like 正社員 but was closer to 契約社員 since my working holiday was fixed term. But pay and respect level felt close to アルバイト (；＿；)
Ooooh, gotcha! That's really sad to hear. We likely won't be back to Vancouver any time soon, but if we do return, we'll make sure to try some more independent coffee spots.
We had such a blast in Vancouver! Especially Granville Market was an awesome place to eat at. We wish we would have had more time, but we made the most of the time we had in the city! Let us know what we should try next time we are able to visit! Do you know a hidden gem that we missed? As always, thanks for watching! In our next video we will be exploring a city in the US. Make sure you don't miss that! 😊 - Brandon & Anja
Some of the cuisine you’ll find throughout British Columbia (not just Vancouver) is amongst some of the best in North America. Definitely the best seafood in the world. If you can ever get ahold of a B.C. Spot Prawn, you’ll need a steak knife - they can get that big 😊
We wish we had the chance to try a lot more fresh seafood. Unfortunately for us, we're on a budget, so that makes it a bit difficult! Hahaha. Hopefully, the next time we return, we'll have a bit more money to spend. 😅
Glad you tried Duffins its a staple and the best place I think for chicken and donuts
It was so good. Wish we could've tried some of the other dishes, like the tortas, but we had already eaten so much - we were dying by this point. 😂
chinatown is in Richmond now. vancouver chinatown is only a vestige , there used to be streets of resteruants and curio shops.
We were planning on going to Richmond, as we heard that's where some of the best Chinese restaurants are. We just didn't have enough time. Next time, for sure!
Just stay away from those horrible Shanghai places. What in the world are they thinking by BOILING everything then dousing it in SAUCE?
You did fantastic! Definitely hit some of my favourite spots. The Burrow has gone downhill since the rebrand took off quite a few menu items. For affordable delicious vegetarian/vegan food I definitely prefer Meet on Main (or any of the Meet locations). Another 24 hr bakery to check out if you come into town late with several locations is Breka.
Thank you, and thanks for the recommendations! 😃
Glad you enjoyed Vancouver! Much love!
We loved it. Can't wait to head back someday! Thanks for watching. 🍻
Commercial Drive in the day was all Italian and it was fantastic. Italian shoe stores, restaurants. It all started to change after the 80’s. The restaurants were fabulous. You should have tried the restaurant at the Italian Culture Centre off of Grandview Hwy. Great food.
Thanks for the suggestion! Maybe we can try it next time. There were so many great food choices in the city, it was impossible to fit it all in, in such a short time. We'd love to be able to spend a few weeks in B.C. sometime in the future.
Lived in Vancouver for nearly 20 years, really great place to live. Was better in 90s imo before it became so expensive.
We're not sure what it was like 20 years ago, but we have heard that the drug and homeless problem wasn't nearly as bad in the past. Besides the cost, that's the one negative we found there. Otherwise, it's an incredible city. Super beautiful, and such a diverse food culture. We would love to go back some time - and also see more of B.C. in general.
You guys hit great spots. Wonderful imagery, one of the best food videos on Vancouver, our home city. We sure miss the food variety available there as we travel the world. We were spoiled there. As you can see, very expensive.
Thanks! We really appreciate it!
It's an incredible city. I'm from the East Coast, so of course I feel at home near the ocean..but Vancouver is much more our vibe than Halifax.
One of the best and most diverse food destinations in Canada, for sure.
It could be pretty expensive, but we were pretty surprised by how cheap some things could be. That sushi was amazing - and incredibly affordable.
The amount of drug addicts openly using in the street was a lot more shocking than the prices. Saw at least half a dozen people, face-planted into the sidewalk. 😬
@@wherearewe-yt yes the downtown east side. What a tragic situation that is. For a city and country with such wealth, how is this possible. This doesn't exist this way in so many other countries.
Duffins is amazing. Where else can you get fried chicken, bubble tea, a chili cheese dog and a donut in one place?
Right? Honestly, it's the perfect late night spot.
If you come back to Vancouver, there's a great pasta restaurant called Anton's. Huge portions, decent price, in house made pastas, etc. It's amazing. There are a few other places: Pizzeria Ludica, Kozak Ukrainian Eatery, Angelina's Dutch Corner, and Serious Coffee (all in New Westminster).
My mom also suggests Tomahawk Restaurant (North Vancouver) 😅.
Thanks for all the suggestions! Vancouver was such an amazing food city. We really want to come back again some day and try and find a pet sit somewhere, so we can stay a while and take our time. There are just too many great food spots to hit up.
Your vid popped in my feed and I figured I would give it a go. Right away I could pick out Brandon's east coast/maritime accent, albeit mild, so I was surprised you have never had candied salmon before. Didn't realize that was more of west coast thing. Glad you caught the last of the good weather while you were here, cuz it sure starts to turn about a month or so afterwards. Liked and subbed.
Yeah, the candied salmon seems like more of a west coast thing for sure. I grew up with lobster, mussels, clams and all sorts of other seafood..but salmon is more of a BC thing. We love salmon, so we were more than happy to eat it in as many forms as we could during this trip! SO GOOD.
Thanks for liking and subbing!
The Chinatown in Vancouver is now a slum. It was great back in the 70’s and 80’s. Chinatown is now in Richmond.
Yeah, it was quite bad. We've heard things weren't nearly as bad in the past. We'd have liked to see it then.
@@wherearewe-yt Richmond is Pan-Asian, and they're planning to build a new Asian Night Market soon. Google the currently seasonal Night Market to get an idea what it's like.
As much as I like shopping and dining in Chinatowns I can't help but know they started out as a ghetto, as Asians weren't wanted back then.
I was just in Seattle. Now I wish I had popped up to Vancouver. Looks awesome!
Our next two videos will be Seattle! We loved it there as well. Honestly, I'm not sure which city we enjoyed more. I just really love the West Coast! So much different than where I'm from.
You'll have to check out Vancouver some day, for sure. The homelessness is pretty shocking in some areas, but it's still a very beautiful city.
Really love Seattle, great town and people.
Love your content. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Thank you, and thanks for watching and commenting! 😁
My absolutely favourite donut at Lees is the Butter Crunch. I think that's probably the "crunch" in your mermaid donut
That sounds delicious. The donuts there were so good, but we had no idea what to choose. We imagine most of them are pretty great!
My dad was a commercial fisherman and we mostly only ate wild sockeye salmon as it's the healthiest omega 3 and disease free. Maybe you can try some Lebanese food next time you're here 😋. Thanks for sharing your reviews 👍💕
Jealous! We absolutely love salmon. We would LOVE to try some fresh caught salmon some day.
We absolutely love Lebanese food. One of our favorite cuisines, I'd say. We will have to try some there next time! There were just too many amazing things to try. 😄
Thanks for watching!
Awesome eats! We were just in Vancouver and I didn’t have enough time to hit up the vegetarian spot you went for Mexican food, but I’ll give it a try next time!
It's worth checking out for sure! Vancouver is such a good food city. Wish we had more time to explore it, but it three nights was all we could afford this time around. 😅
Seven years in Vancouver and i never knew Shameless Buns is a Pinoy food resto, just knew it today when i watched your video. I might try it one day.
You absolutely should! It's so good.
The wild salmon is healthier for you versus farmed and it supports the local fishermen/ economy. It’s super expensive to buy tho, most places lie about it being wild
The one we tried had a pretty distinct difference in both colour and taste, but of course, we can't know with 100% certainty what they're serving is. It was super delicious, either way!
You're basically safe anywhere in downtown, but it starts to get sketchy in Gastown once you go East past Abbott Street. Anywhere West of there is fine. Of course Gastown is closest to East Hastings which is pretty bad so stay away from there. I don't think you'd get jumped persay, but best not to be around the night folk when they're high.
Also, Bc Rolls generally don't have much Salmon. It's all about the crunchy skin. Also, BC salmon is sockeye as opposed to Atlantic salmon.
As for the homeless problem. There are a lot of homeless here for a couple reasons:
1) Vancouver is a pretty good climate for a homeless person year round when compared to other parts of Canada, and there are a plethora of shelters.
2) we used to have a horrible mental health institute called Riverview. It was abusive in a lot of ways for people with mental health, and underfunded. They shut down the hospital years ago, but instead of figuring out a transfer to other facilities, all the patients basically were just left to fend for their own, and so a lot of them found their way into downtown drug scene.
3) there are a lot of tourists and wealthy people who live here which makes panhandling pretty good.
4) instead of locking up the homeless when they commit crimes, the police instead release them after a few days.
Thanks for all of the info! We went to Seattle after this, and the homeless situations is fairly similar there. It's pretty sad to see.
@wherearewe-yt yes. The only solace with regards to security and the feeling of safety is that nobody is armed with guns.
I think to solve the issue you'd have to reopen some mental health institutes that specialize with addiction and pump a LOT of money into getting people off the streets and into those facilities in order to rehabilitate them, teach them skills, have doctors diagnose and fine tune their medication (mental health medication is often more than one, and finding the correct mix at the proper dosages is a bit of a crap shoot/trial and error. ). Once you graduate people, it is also challenging to find them homes in an environment that supports their continued growth (not just sticking them all back together somewhere), and finding them family doctors so that they can get consistent care from a doctor that knows their specific health history.
For donuts in vancouver, 49th Parallel & Lucky's Donuts (they are a bit more premium, the ones featured were good choices too). For Asian food, Crystal Mall near Metrotown in burnaby might have been an interesting choice and accessible by transit, Richmond is better for chinese food. Vancouver and the Lower Mainland really is spoiled for choice. There are some fantastic gelato places in the city too.
Richmond was where we originally wanted to go for Chinese - but we were really pressed on time.
Whenever we make it back to Vancouver, we plan on exploring the food scene in Richmond for sure!
Just avoid shanghai restaurants at all costs. Boiling everything is just moronic.
The cake donut an old-fashioned donut in US. I prefer them. Too funny - schmaltz is chicken fat. You put a smear of cream cheese on. Love the steam powered clock. Wild salmon "maybe it was a stripper in a past life". LOL Wild salmon is less fatty because it's active. Filipino place's food looked amazing. Lots of good food. Thanks for entertaining me on a cool rainy Oregon evening.
I love an old-fashioned donut! Simple, but delicious. I'm not typically a fan of super sweet things with lots of icing/ frosting.
Hahaha. Yeah, I had a total brain-fart. Couldn't think of the right word! I wish we got to try one of those spreads. They sounded so good!
That sushi was incredible! Especially for the price. We've been to Japan in the past, which has the best quality sushi (obviously) for the best best price of any place we've traveled. This place was definitely up there.
Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks again for watching and commenting. 😁
Siegel's bagels are about as good as you can get as far as authentic Montreal style bagels in Vancouver. Apparently the quality of water here is different which results in a different texture. The water in Vancouver is much softer than water back east.
@@MickLoud999 That makes sense! We would have loved to grab half a dozen with some of those spreads, but we were only in Vancouver for 2 and a half days. 🙁
I haven't tried Kam Wai, but there are killer baozi (steamed buns) at Sunfresh Bakery in Chinatown. As good as what you'd find in Taiwan or Mainland China. And Richmond is a goldmine for.....well, everything Chinese food-related.
We would love to return and make a video completely in Richmond next time. I had so many places marked there, but we had such a small amount of time! Next trip, for sure.
We are headed back to Asia in January, so there will be plenty of delicious baozi to come. 😋
A FRITTER at Duffins is at least $0.50 cheaper than a regular donut at any of those fancy schmancy places.
Everything we had there was so good! We'd happily go back.
Is candied salmon a bc thing?
I've certainly never had it on the East Coast, where I'm from! It's so dang goooood!!
California roll was also invented in Vancouver 😊
Oh, really? Interesting! If we had to choose, I'd think we're still team BC Roll. SO GOOOD. Still can't believe how affordable that place was!
I lived there in 2010 / 2011 - it was one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Every time I go back though, it’s sketchier. The voters are so empathetic to the addicts that it’s kind of made big swaths of the city unsafe. I don’t have answers, but trying to stop the flow of drugs into the city and putting resources into getting people clean couldn’t hurt.
We've heard it was quite different in the past. We would have lived to visit then. It's a beautiful city, and we really loved it, but the homelessness and open use everywhere is kind of insane.
The best candied samon is not found at Grandville Iland or anywhere else other than the reservation.Actually, any smoked salmon to be honest.
Guess we need an invite! Haha.
Check out John Fox’s at Main and terminal . Cool Irish bar .
We love an Irish bar. I used to work at one, in Toronto!
You gotta get the OG Japadog next time: Terimayo ;)
When we saw all of the options, we panick ordered. We didn't even only what the OG was. Hahaha. That sounds delicious, though! KEWPIE FOR LIFE.
Will you ever visit Banja Luka?
We'd love to re-visit Bosnia at some point, but we likely won't be visiting any time soon. We loved it the first time - but that was before our UA-cam days.
When you live and gre up in Vancouver(yes I am a vancouverite)
Gurl u ate in two bites?
I know, eh..what a wimp.
Donuts and coffee isn’t weird a lot of Canadians are mixed with European cultures I’m native/irish/norwegian a lot of Canadians are mixed with Irish Scottish or other countries around the world
It's not weird in North America - but it's definitely not as common here in Europe to start a day with donuts. I've never seen anyone doing it, actually. Maybe a sweet croissant in some countries, but never a donut. It's more of a snack or dessert in most of Europe.
Come to Hawaii for tasty dumplings!
We would love to! We also love a Spam Masubi..haha. Its high up on the list to visit, for sure!
@wherearewe-yt It's official when you have a Spam musubi. 😊 Hawaii has such a diverse array of food. You can find any type of dish your heart desires.
Yummy Vancouver is very expensive gotta be a millionaire to live in the city
I can imagine! We lived in Toronto for years, and there's no way we could afford to live there now. Same for Vancouver. Rent and grocery prices are just out of control. 😬
30 year in Vancouver and all I knew about Duffin's Donuts was that it was a place where fights happen like American Waffle House. Turns out the food is great for the price.
Hahaha. Really?? Didn't know that! Certainly didn't see any while we were there. 😂
As my husband says "total failure of a city". My sister moved there and was evict from 3 different property in less than 2 years for no cause other than owner wanting to increase rent and lying about some kind of family moving in (how that is legal anyway??). Befroe she finally returned to japan she was brutally attacked by a man that we learned had been in prison many times before but somehow walking around in that society (impossible in japan). This happened in the very public area. I did working holiday there in 2009 and really loved it at that time (I know some bad places at that time but definitely it was not comparable to these days and actually i volunteered in dtes those days) but it has been totally destroyed by western style parasite investing since that time. Greed of upper world creates more broken bottom world. Vancouver has no balance now and lovely beauty cannot hide that ugliness. I will never go back to there.
We're sorry to hear about what happened with your sister! Sadly, not surprising. Rent in most major cities in Canada has gotten totally out of hand. We can't even afford to live there anymore! Our apartment in Toronto was $1200 when we rented it 7 years ago. We looked it up and discovered it now goes for quite literally DOUBLE that now. Wages have certainly not doubled in the meantime, either.
There are drug problems in a lot of major cities in Canada, but it's so much more open and in your face in Vancouver. We've heard from many locals that it's gotten much worse over the years. We'd have liked to visit years ago, when it wasn't so bad.
Such a beautiful city- but clearly with many problems.
We miss Japan. It's one of our favorite countries to visit. We plan to return next year.
Hey! Do you handle editing yourself or have you hired someone? I’m an editor and would love to discuss, if you’re interested
We barely have 9K subscribers, so no, we don't have an editor..nor can we afford one. 😂
Either way, we're not looking for one. Thanks!
@@wherearewe-yt hope you'll get to that point one day. Keep me in mind!
Natives love spam also 😅
We love Spam. Hahaha.
I (Brandon) grew up with those "flakes of ham/turkey" cans of processed meat. Mysterious pink meat. They still hold a special place on my heart. 😂
if you want more steam bun options, you'll want to jaunt over to Sun Fresh Bakery - you'll like the filling to bun ratio and they have a few more steamed/fried bun options. Kam Wai my family usually just grabs the non steam bun dim sum items and then buns from Sun Fresh (along with congee and rice noodle rolls if we want more cheap meal options). Def check out Richmond if you want more Chinese/East Asian options as most of the Chinese shops and restaurants have moved over there many years ago. East Hastings is where a lot of homeless has been pushed to, and have resource availability there so a lot of people feel uncomfortable in that area, though wandering through at daytime is fine but why a lot of the newer Chinese spots have opened in Richmond.
As for Japanese, I live downtown and haven't been to Sonoya. I prefer more authentic food, but I'd suggest if you want easy take out really high quality sushi,, maki and chirashi don, try Sashimiya - it's a small Japanese mini grocery store but mostly does take out rolls and such. As for wild salmon, it means it was wild caught not fish farm salmon. There are a bunch of different salmon varieties in BC as well.
For cheap eats, I'd suggest trying Oyo downtown. it's actually a tiny stall that funnily enough, is inside a Pokkerito. You have to know about it, but you go into the Poke shop and then walk to the back to the Oyo window. You can get a bowl of Korean noodles for $10.
There are a ton of places to try here. I'm glad you managed to try indigenous food - it tends to be a bit pricier because most of it has to be made in house and isn't mass produced unlike staples for other ethnic foods. That price isn't actually too bad if you think about how much work they have to put into the food. There are so many food options especially if you venture a little further out of the city centre, but even then there are so many options to try just in the downtown core but 2 days is really too short. You could also do some of the Asian food courts out in Richmond or Crystal Mall in Burnaby (though be prepared to bring cash as a lot don't take cards). If you want to hit up Korean food, there's a great area in Burnaby where it's all compacted together and easily walkable. Honestly 2 days in any city isn't enough to try all the yummy food - couldn't imagine doing Tokyo in 2 days....I'm doing 2 months and feel like it's not going to be enough XD
Thanks for all of the suggestions! It'll be a while before we're back, but we would love to come back and actually stay a few weeks next time. The food scene seems amazing there. We missed out on Richmond this time, but it was on the list! Going to make sure we check out some of these places in the future.
If you can, check out Mello donuts on Arbutus street. Best donuts in Vancouver. try the Donukie if you can!
We're long gone, but by the looks of that place, it looks delicious. What's a Donukie?! I couldn't even find a photo. Haha.
@@wherearewe-yt they are amazing! Brioche donut spot. A Donukie is basically a donut with a cookie baked onto the top of it. Its a wild but delicious experience
There’s way better donut places than lees and Granville Island is the last place I’d go for good food. China town is definitely not the place to go for good Chinese food, you should have gone to Richmond or anywhere along Kingsway street between Joyce street and boundary road so many different Asian restaurants.
We liked Granville Island! Everything was quite good - and for filming purposes, being able to try a bunch of things in one place is definitely ideal. Especially since we were already running around the entire city for all of the other things we tried. Hahaha.
Yeah, we heard that Richmond is the better spot to go - but again, a bit out of the way with only two days to explore. We had a few places marked there, though. Chinatown was pretty sketch, so it'd have been really nice to check out Richmond.
What would you recommend for donuts? We also went to Duffins, which came up a lot when we were looking online for spots to try.
Japadog is a Rip off! Stay away from east Hastings and gas town at night. Stanley park is a beautiful place.
We thought the Japadog was good, but we do agree that it's pretty expensive for what it is. Especially given the incredible sushi we had, which wasn't even that much different in price for the two rolls!
Yeah, we did out best to avoid East Hastings. Chinatown was a lot more sketchy than we had imagined. So many people openly using in groups, or passed out in the streets. Can't even imagine how bad East Hastings is. I've seen video from others, with the homeless encampments. Yikes.
We missed out on Stanley Park this time, but hopefully we can get back to Vancouver again. We loved it, overall!
That was an exaggerated view of Gramble Island. Those food shops are selling common grocery store type items at about three times the price and the food court has been completely abandoned. In fact most of Gramble Island looks like a shadow of its former self.
Well, we loved it!
doubt if you could do that 48 days you would have to stuff your face to do it quicker
48 days is a pretty long time..😂
Metro Vancouver had 2.6 million residents in 2021 (last census). You might be surprised to learn that of that population 55% are deemed 'visible minorities'. Of these citizens, 20% are Chinese, 14% are South Asian, 5.5% Filipino, 2.5% West Asian, 2.4% Korean, 2.4% Latin American, 1.6% Black, 1.2% Japanese, and 1% Arab. I suggest everyone living in the Lower Mainland area is a minority because when you add in Brits, Germans, Italians, South Africans, Greeks, etc., etc., there is no real dominating nationality ... other than we are all Canadians ... with great 'fusion' food offerings. 👋😎
The diversity is what makes it such a great foodie destination. So many authentic and fusion foods available all over the city. We loved it.
Lee's in my opinion is very overrated. There are places that are much better like Cartems, Mochido and Mello
We will have to try some of those next time! 😋
duffins... sorry you ate that u might get norovirus
Given that this was filmed months ago, I think we're good. 🫡
What? you came to Vancouver for that donut? pity!
Which donut? We technically tried 6, from two different spots. 😂
btw jj bean is terrible terrible employer please do not ever support that kind business. at least please support some real local shop not big corporation that exploits employee and steals all tips
I haven't heard anything like that before. Where did you hear that?
@@wherearewe-yt it was my part time job during working holiday
maybe canadian would say full time job (i worked 40 hours in the week) sorry we use different word in japanese. For me feels not like 正社員 but was closer to 契約社員 since my working holiday was fixed term. But pay and respect level felt close to アルバイト (；＿；)
Ooooh, gotcha! That's really sad to hear. We likely won't be back to Vancouver any time soon, but if we do return, we'll make sure to try some more independent coffee spots.
haha Canada's best food city ..Toronto and Montreal my friends are Canada''s food capitals ...way off with that title
We used to live in Toronto for years, and have also been to Montreal. Vancouver is easily up there as one of the best, in our opinion!
Sorry we have some of the best food in the world not just in Canada! Not sure why you're so aggressive about it!
We actually grow a fair bit of food right in Vancouver. 20% of the Metro is in crops or pasturage, and providing 12,000 farm jobs.
Bro had the opportunity to have the best Kathi roll of his life @rollzzy
We love kathi rolls!
In vancouver and not trying Indian Food is a crime .. 😊
We did go to Momo Hut, which was a Nepalese/ Indian place! We had a goat curry there, and butter chicken momo. We just didn't film there. 😁