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Kitsilano
Neighbourhood of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada

Kitsilano

Kitsilano is a neighbourhood in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Named after Squamish chief August Jack Khatsahlano, Kitsilano is located along the southern shore of English Bay between Fairview and West Point Grey, with Burrard Street as the neighbourhood's eastern boundary, Alma Street its western boundary, and 16th Avenue its southern boundary. The area is mostly residential with two main commercial areas, West 4th Avenue and West Broadway, known for their retail stores, restaurants and organic food markets.

Get in

Getting to Kitsilano

See Vancouver for options to get in the Vancouver area by plane, by bus, and by train, and by boat. The neighbourhoods are easy to access by car, bike or bus, especially from downtown Vancouver. Parking is somewhat limited and traffic around the beach can back-up on weekend afternoons, so public transit (or walking/biking) will frequently be a better option.

See

Worth seeing

There are a trio of museums in Vanier Park on Kits Point, the peninsula forming the mouth of False Creek just west of the Burrard Street bridge. There is some free parking in front of the Space Centre, and it's an easy walk from Translink bus #2 and #22 at Cornwall and Cypress streets. You can also walk down from the 4th Avenue buses (such as #4), or over from Granville Island about 1000 m away.

  1. 01
    H.R

    MacMillan Space Centre and Planetarium, 1100 Chestnut St, fax: +1 604-736-5665, info@spacecentre.ca.

  2. 02
    Museum of Vancouver
  3. 03
    Vancouver Maritime Museum

    Canada's premiere western maritime museum.

  4. 04
    Vanier Park

    1000 Chestnut St (at Whyte St, and shoreline of Kits Peninsula).

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Kitsilano Beach
  2. 02
    Reckless Bike Stores

    Tandem bikes, trailers and baby seats extra charge.

  3. 03
    Cooper Boating

    Offers drop-in Friday night racing for all comers.

  4. 04
    Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage

    The main stage for the Vancouver Arts Theatre Company.

  5. 05
    Vancouver Arts Club Theatre

    1585 Johnston St (beside the Public Market),.

  6. 06
    The Improv Centre

    Long-running improv company in the Improv Centre on Granville Island.

Eat

Where to eat

The area has one of the highest densities of restaurants you will find anywhere, with a huge variety in the dishes offered. Most of them are along 4th Avenue, Yew Street, Broadway, Cornwall Ave, Granville Ave or on Granville Island.

  1. 01
    Whole Foods
  2. 02
    Cheesecake

    Vancouver's first late-night dessert cafe.

  3. 03
    East is East

    An interesting concept that sometimes works with low shared tables and wailing Asian music in a carpeted room.

  4. 04
    The Naam

    Vegetarian restaurant with organic options.

  5. 05
    Aphrodite's Cafe and Pie Shop

    3598 W 4th Ave (On 4th Ave, at Dunbar), info@organiccafe.ca.

How locals move

Getting around Kitsilano the local way

  • Get inThere are multiple ferries (operated by False Creek Ferries and Aquabus) in Vancouver that can take you to the two ferry stations on Granville Island.
  • Get aroundTwo ferry operators provide similar service to Granville Island, Yaletown, Science World and the Olympic Village.
  • Get aroundTrips connecting with Kitsilano are only offered by False Creek Ferries.
  • Get aroundTrips by both ferry operators generally depart on a schedule of every 15 minutes from roughly 7:30 am to 8:00 pm.

From Wikivoyage: Vancouver/Kitsilano-Granville Island, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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