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tourismvancouver.com | 33 L O C A L I N T E L SECRET LOCATION, PAMELA LITTKY (TEGAN QUIN) TVAN/NELSON MOUELLIC (MAIN STREET) Secret Location Main Street For the vintage hunter Hit Main Street for the best bang for your buck: from East Broadway to 33rd Avenue, you'll discover secondhand shops like The Main Exchange, Fab Finds and Woo Vintage. Front and Company nails the Mount Pleasant vibe perfectly with its massive mash-up of new and consigned fashion, all behind dynamite window displays that are worth the trek alone. TEGAN QUIN Quin makes up one half of indie pop duo Tegan and Sara with her identical twin sister, Sara Quin. Their memoir, High School, will be released in September 2019. ¢ ¢ LUNCH SPOT: I stumbled on Bestie, this cute little hole- in-the-wall in Chinatown. I love the simple decor and the great music. It's the perfect place to grab a late Sunday lunch. My favourite is the currywurst plate. ¢ ¢ BOUTIQUE: I'm not a vintage shopping kind of gal, but whoever is doing the buying at Hunter & Hare in Chinatown is curating a collection of excellent, reasonably priced finds. Pretty much every single time I go in, I get at least two or three things. ¢ ¢ ITALIAN FOOD: I was in Rome in December and can officially say that Caffe Di Beppe is doing a solid job bringing simple Italian favourites to this beautifully decked-out space. It's hip while also cozy, and it appears to appeal to a broad range of people which makes it great for people-watching. ¢ ¢ BOOKSTORE: I had the pleasure of being invited to a reading at Massy Books in Chinatown. The books range from the new release you want right now to the strange, unique, political and quirky books you might not know about – yet. FOR THE COLLECTOR Situated in the downtown core, Le Soleil Fine Art Gallery show- cases an impressive selection of contemporary art, as well as pieces from 20th-Century artists, old masters, and French impres- sionists. Don't miss works by Keith Haring, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, as well as the textile art and calligraphy collections. A local destination for old-world European art, Uno Langmann Limited Fine Art offers paintings and antiques by respected figures such as Auguste Bouvard, Grafton Tyler Brown and Francois Krige. ART: Find sculpture, masks, pottery and more by Canada's First Nations and Inuit people at Coastal Peoples Fine Arts Gallery, along with hand- crafted jewelry. SHOES+: Tucked behind the Gastown Steam Clock at Water and Cambie streets, Six Hundred Four is part store, part gallery, where you can buy limited-edition art sneakers. FOR THE LOCAVORE A visit to Vancouver isn't complete without a stop at Lululemon Athletica, the locally born yoga empire that helped invent the concept of athleisure. Check out the company's West 4th Avenue flagship, which occupies a former autobody shop and comes complete with a rooftop patio and kombucha on tap. Not far off in Kitsilano, RYU Apparel, also founded and based in Vancouver, offers its own range of tailored athletic wear. Think moisture-wicking T's, zip-ups and four-way-stretch chinos that are designed to take you from the gym to happy hour in a snap. Hipster accessories label Herschel Supply Co. may be named after a small town in Saskatchewan, but it's a West Coast brand through and through. Check out the company's impressive Gastown flagship, which carries the world's largest selection of Herschel backpacks, wallets, luggage and more. Outdoor adventurers will find much to love at Arc'teryx, the North Vancouver -founded label known for its high-performance wear and technical gear. Shop everything from jackets and base layers to toques and boots—all designed to keep you warm on the trail, slopes and everything in between.