Best first date spots in Vancouver

40 venues, ranked on what OpenStreetMap actually records about each one.

40Ranked
3Wi-Fi recorded
40Hours published
1541Eligible in Vancouver

How this page is built. Every venue below is drawn from OpenStreetMap and scored on recorded facts — Someone needs a low-pressure venue for a first meeting. Venues that OpenStreetMap knows nothing relevant about are left off rather than padded in, which is why this list is shorter than the total number of cafe-type venues in Vancouver. Full method.

Compare at a glance

Rank#	Venue	Hours	Access	Veg	Vegan	Booking	A/C
1	Cactus Club Cafe	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2	Kulinarya Filipino Eatery	Yes	Limited	Yes	Yes	Recommended	Yes
3	Italian Kitchen	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Recommended	Not recorded
4	Glowbal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
5	Din Tai Fung	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
6	Red Robin	Yes	Yes	Yes	Limited	Yes	Yes
7	Cactus Club Cafe	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
8	Dovetail	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Not recorded	Yes	Not recorded
9	The Keg	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Not recorded	Yes	Yes
10	Mahony's Tavern	Yes	Not recorded	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not recorded
11	España Restaurant	Yes	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Yes	Not recorded
12	Zabu Chicken	Yes	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Yes	Not recorded
13	Tå Bom Korean Cuisine	Yes	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Yes	Not recorded
14	Elisa	Yes	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Recommended	Yes
15	Papi's Seafood and Oyster Bar	Yes	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Yes	Not recorded
16	Boston Pizza	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Yes
17	The Grind	Yes	Yes	Only	Only	Not recorded	Yes
18	Giovane Caffè	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
19	Mangez Mangez	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
20	Trees Organic Coffee	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded

Swipe the table sideways for the remaining columns. recorded recorded as absent not recorded in OpenStreetMap. A dash means the tag is missing, not that the facility is. Showing the top 20 of 40.

The ranked list

1
Cactus Club Cafe

Restaurant · 1085 Canada Place, Vancouver
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
Hours: Mon–Thu 11:30am–midnight; Fri–Sat 11:30am–12:30am; Sun 11:30am–midnight

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
2
Kulinarya Filipino Eatery

Restaurant · 1134 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, V5L 3X2
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Access: Limited
- Takes reservations
Hours: Tue–Thu 11am–8pm; Fri–Sat 11am–9pm; Sun 11am–8pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
3
Italian Kitchen

Restaurant · 860 Burrard Street, Vancouver
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
Hours: Mon 11:30am–10pm; Tue–Thu 11:30am–11pm; Fri 11:30am–midnight…

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
4
Glowbal

Restaurant · 590 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, V6E 1A3
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
Hours: Mon–Fri 11:30am–11pm; Sat 10:30am–11pm; Sun 10:30am–10pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
5
Din Tai Fung

Restaurant · 1132 Alberni Street, Vancouver
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
Hours: Mon–Sun 11am–3pm, 5pm–8:30pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
6
Red Robin

Restaurant · 803 Thurlow Street, Vancouver
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
Hours: Mon–Thu 11am–11pm; Sat–Sun 11am–midnight

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
7
Cactus Club Cafe

Restaurant · 357 Davie Street, Vancouver
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
Hours: Mon–Wed 11:30am–midnight; Thu–Sat 11:30am–1am; Sun 11:30am–midnight

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options
8
Dovetail

Restaurant · 1079 Mainland Street, Vancouver, V6B 5P9
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Takes reservations
Hours: Mon–Thu 11:30am–midnight; Fri–Sat 11:30am–1am; Sun 11:30am–midnight

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Has a website
9
The Keg

Restaurant · 1011 Mainland Street, Vancouver, V6B 5P9
- Wi-Fi
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
Hours: Mon–Thu 4pm–midnight; Fri–Sat 4pm–1am; Sun 4pm–midnight

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Has a website
10
Mahony's Tavern

Restaurant · 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, V6C 0C3
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Takes reservations
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Thu 11:30am–10:30pm; Fri 11:30am–midnight; Sat 10am–midnight…

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Vegetarian options · Has a website
11
España Restaurant

Restaurant · 1118 Denman Street, Vancouver
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Takes reservations
- Non-smoking
Hours: Thu–Sun 4pm–10pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Has a website
12
Zabu Chicken

Restaurant · 1635 Robson Street, Vancouver
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Takes reservations
- Non-smoking
Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Has a website
13
Tå Bom Korean Cuisine

Restaurant · 1536 Robson Street, Vancouver, V6G 1C2
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Takes reservations
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Thu 5pm–midnight; Fri–Sat 11:30am–3pm, 5pm–2am; Sun 11:30am–3pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Has a website
14
Elisa

Restaurant · 1109 Hamilton Street, Vancouver
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Takes reservations
- Non-smoking
Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Has a website
15
Papi's Seafood and Oyster Bar

Restaurant · 1193 Denman Street, Vancouver
- Wi-Fi
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Takes reservations
Hours: Mon–Thu 12pm–9pm; Fri 12pm–10pm; Sat 10am–10pm…

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Takes reservations · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Has a website
16
Boston Pizza

Restaurant · 808 Beatty Street, Vancouver, V6B 1C2
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Thu 11am–midnight; Fri–Sat 11am–1am; Sun 11am–midnight

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
17
The Grind

Cafe · 1006 Beach Avenue, Vancouver, V6Z 2N9
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Sun 7am–6pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
18
Giovane Caffè

Cafe · 418 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, V6B 1Z3
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Fri 7am–6pm; Sat–Sun 9am–6pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
19
Mangez Mangez

Restaurant · 1100 Melville Street, Vancouver, V6E 4A6
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Fri 7am–4pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
20
Trees Organic Coffee

Cafe · 5078 Joyce Street
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
21
Cavo Bar+Kitchen

Restaurant · 911 Granville Street, Vancouver
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Sun 11am–11pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
22
Kafka's Coffee

Cafe · 860 Richards Street, Vancouver, V6B 3A7
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Sun 7am–7pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
23
Trees Organic Coffee

Cafe · 930 Burrard Street, Vancouver, V6Z 3G5
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Fri 7:30am–10pm; Sat–Sun 8am–10pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
24
Taf's Cafe

Cafe · 829 Granville Street, Vancouver, V6Z1K7
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Sun 11am–midnight

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
25
Giovane Caffè

Cafe · 1049 West Cordova Street, V6C 0B9
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Sun 7am–10pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
26
Cofu Pressed Sushi

Restaurant · 1833 Anderson Street, Vancouver, V6J 1J8
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Wed–Fri 5pm–9pm; Sat–Sun 12pm–9pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
27
Honolulu Coffee

Cafe · 888 Nelson Street, Vancouver, V6Z 2H1
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Fri 8am–5pm; Sat–Sun 10am–5pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
28
Tendon Kohaku

Restaurant · 190 Smithe Street, Vancouver, V6Z2L2
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
29
De Dutch

Restaurant · 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Sun 8am–3pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
30
Ong Ba Vietnamese Eatery

Restaurant · 976 Denman Street, Vancouver
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Sun 9am–9pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
31
lovelarte

Cafe · 345 Robson Street, Vancouver, V6B 6B3
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Sat 7am–8pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
32
Matchstick

Cafe · 1328 Richards Street, Vancouver
- Wi-Fi
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
Hours: Mon–Sun 7am–5pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
33
Romano's Pizza

Restaurant · 995 Granville Street, Vancouver
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Sun 10am–4am

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
34
Poke Time

Restaurant · 840 Howe Street, Vancouver, V6Z 2S9
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Sun 10:30am–8:30pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
35
Firecrust Neopolitan Pizzeria

Restaurant · 808 Davie Street, Vancouver, V6Z 2S2
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Thu 11am–1am; Fri–Sat 11am–4am; Sun 11am–1am

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
36
Original Joe's

Restaurant · 298 Robson Street, Vancouver, V6B 6A1
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon 11am–10am; Tue–Wed 11am–11pm; Thu–Sat 11am–midnight…

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
37
Le Crocrodile

Restaurant · 909 Smithe Street, Vancouver, V6Z 2N2
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
38
El Furniture Warehouse - Granville

Restaurant · 989 Granville Street, Vancouver, V6Z 1L3
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Sun 11am–2am

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
39
Pho Khanh Express

Restaurant · 910 Beatty Street, Vancouver
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Tue 10am–10pm; Wed–Fri 10am–10:30pm; Sat 10am–11pm…

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website
40
Tacofino

Restaurant · 1025 Mainland Street, Vancouver, V6B 5P9
- Hours published
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Step-free access
- Non-smoking
Hours: Mon–Thu 11am–9pm; Fri–Sat 11am–10pm; Sun 11am–9pm

Why it ranks here: Outdoor seating · Opening hours published · Non-smoking indoors · Step-free access · Vegetarian options · Has a website

Where they are

40 venues on the map Loads OpenStreetMap tiles on demand

Frequently asked questions

How many Vancouver venues are on this list?

This page ranks the top 40 of 1541 venues in Vancouver that OpenStreetMap records at least one relevant detail for. Of the 40 shown, 3 have Wi-Fi recorded and 40 publish their opening hours.

Which of these Vancouver venues have Wi-Fi?

Of the venues on this page, The Keg, Papi's Seafood and Oyster Bar and Matchstick all have Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap. Wi-Fi is not tagged for every venue, so absence here means "not recorded", not "no Wi-Fi".

Which of these venues stay open late?

Cactus Club Cafe, Italian Kitchen, Glowbal, Red Robin and Cactus Club Cafe are open until 11pm or later on at least one day of the week, according to the opening hours published in OpenStreetMap.

Which of these venues are step-free?

Cactus Club Cafe, Italian Kitchen, Glowbal, Din Tai Fung and Red Robin are tagged as wheelchair accessible in OpenStreetMap. Accessibility tagging is incomplete, so it is worth confirming with the venue.

How is this list ranked?

Venues are scored on the facts OpenStreetMap records about them - outdoor seating, takes reservations, opening hours published, non-smoking indoors, no live music - easier to talk - and ranked by that score. A venue with no relevant detail recorded is left off the list entirely rather than padded in. Nothing on this page is a paid placement.

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