Yaletown

Yaletown Known to many as Vancouver's little Soho, Yaletown has experienced a revival in the past several years to emerge as downtown's trendiest residential neighbourhood for urban professionals. Impeccably hip, Yaletown is brimming with quality restaurants, boutiques, and galleries. It is a neighbourhood to see-and-be-seen.

Vancouver has the fastest-growing residential downtown in North America: nearly 40,000 people have moved downtown in the last 10 years. Nowhere is this urban renaissance more apparent than in the densely packed high-rise condos and converted warehouses of Yaletown.

Once an industrial district, today Yaletown is one of Vancouver’s hottest neighbourhoods. It’s home to many of the city’s trendiest restaurants, bars and night spots, hip shopping boutiques, and celebrity haunts.

Yaletown Boundaries:

Yaletown is situated in the southeastern portion of Downtown, bordered by Homer St. to the west, Beatty St. to the east, Smithe St. to the north and Drake St. to the south.

Yaletown People:

While the majority of Yaletown residents are young professionals between 20 and 40, wealthy penthouse dwellers, families, and a growing number of empty-nesters factor into the mix.

Whoever they are, there are certain traits all Yaletown locals share: they love their gyms, their yoga, their weekends in Whistler, their easy access to the area’s gourmet food and hip nightlife, and their dogs. Little dogs are de rigueur.

To see the locals in action, head over to the neighbourhood’s favorite gourmet market, Urban Fare--Yaletown’s daytime hub--where you can eat breakfast and lunch or bring home dinner.

Yaletown Restaurants and Nightlife:

Hamilton Street and Mainland Street are two of the busiest streets for nightlife in Vancouver. Both streets have a collection of bars and restaurants—including Yaletown Brewing Company, Cactus Club, Section (3), and Bar None—that makes bar-hopping easy. If one spot’s too crowded—and these places get very crowded on weekends—just try next door.