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SHORT STORY ODDITY CULTURAL VENUES MORNING FUEL SWEET SPOT LOCAL HAUNTS & WATERING HOLES NEW HOTSPOT SUMMER FESTIVAL SHOP STOPS OUTDOOR PLAYGROUND FAVOURITE WAY TO SWEAT tourismvancouver.com 23 West End & Yaletown Beaches and ethnic eats or chic shops and sexy nightlife? Visit two downtown destinations S andy shorelines and forests make the residential West End an urban outdoor dream. But Yaletown's old warehouses, now housing chic boutiques and bars, draw scenesters to its narrow streets. Here, we compare the best of both 'hoods. WEST END vs. YALETOWN Resident raccoons roaming at night Faux-grass fronting city sidewalks Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) for performing arts in summer and the Roedde House Museum for Tea and Tour Sundays Roundhouse Community Centre for Jazz in the Lobby and art in the Window Gallery Waffles and fruit smoothies at Cora Breakfast and Lunch Pour-over coffee and a yogurt cup with fresh berries at Small Victory Cafe International award-winning Bella Gelateria for a salted-caramel cone Yaletown Brewing Company for pizza, craft beer and pool and The Distillery Bar + Kitchen for a cocktail made with house gin WildTale Coastal Grill for sustainable seafood, like local oysters Moulé for fashion finds, Design House for modern furniture (and Marimekko) and Barking Babies, a lifestyle boutique for pampered pooches Pet-friendly Emery Barnes Park with its kids' playground or waterfront David Lam Park Barre, Pilates and spin Vancouver International Jazz Fest (June 23–July 2) D'oro Gelato e Caffè (Denman or Robson streets) for an affogato Timber for deep-fried cheese curds and a Canadian Tuxedo cocktail and Hub Restaurant for beef dip and smoky bacon Caesars Village Resto for lemongrass fried chicken House of Jewels for a trove of baubles, the Quick Nickel for discounted name-brand clothing and Little Sisters Book & Art Emporium for queer reads English Bay for sunning, strolling and swimming Running along the seawall or Stanley Park's woodsy trails Vancouver Pride Parade and Festival (August 6) and Honda Celebration of Light (July 29, August 2, August 5) Old mansions have been replaced with compact condos rising among the tree-lined streets The former warehouse district has morphed into a 'hood for the well-heeled JMV/FLICKR (ROUNDHOUSE), ROB GILBERT (YALETOWN BREWING COMPANY), COURTESY WILDTALE COASTAL GRILL, ISTOCK, TVAN/NELSON MOUELLIC (ENGLISH BAY), TVAN/MICHAEL SONG (PRIDE PARADE), WELBERT-CHOI (TIMBER), GABRIEL NUARIN (D'ORO GELATO E CAFFÈ), CORA FRANCHISE GROUP INC., TVAN/DANNIELLE HAYES