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Any excuse to go to @savio_volpe. The pasta, the w Any excuse to go to @savio_volpe. The pasta, the wine, the room. Reliably one of our favourites in the city for a special night out.

This summer they’re running a feature dish with wild BC sockeye (cashew crema, sea asparagus, braised radish, fennel pollen) as part of a city-wide celebration of BC’s strongest Fraser River sockeye return since 2018. 

A number of other hotspots have salmon dishes featured too, all sourcing through @organicoceanseafood 

@apollonia_greek_restaurant 
@carlino.restaurant 
@juneoncambie 
@published.on.main 
@restaurant.kavita 
@honeysaltvancouver 
@liftbarandgrill 
@pinnaclepierhotel 
@autostradaoysterbar 

#districtlocal #media #bcsalmon
We had an incredible meal at @blvdyvr for a family We had an incredible meal at @blvdyvr for a family birthday. The team took such great care of us, from the thoughtful kids menu to knowing who would want mugs of hot water all night. :) Truly delivered on ‘special occasion’ meal for the whole family. 

Thank you @chefrogerma @chefkenta @blvdyvr BOH FOH team!
GIVEAWAY: Win Your Way Into This Filipino x Indone GIVEAWAY: Win Your Way Into This Filipino x Indonesian Collab Dinner

Chef @marksingson and Chef @akiratakaki are teaming up for a Filipino x Indonesian-inspired dinner, casual bistro-style. Expect big, bright flavours and a night built around Southeast Asian food, music, and community.

Collective Goods @collectivegoodsyvr 
Tuesday, July 28th
Doors open at 5 PM
Live musical performance by local artist @seventaviss 

We’re giving away a collab prize pack to TWO (2) winners:

👕 An exclusive collab T-shirt by @varialapparel_ from Bali, Indonesia
💵 A $50 dinner voucher to spend at the event

HOW TO ENTER:

Follow @districtlocal @cuisinebygenki and @mabuhayyvr
Comment with your favourite Filipino or Indonesian dish
Tag as many friends as you want; each tag counts as another entry

Winners will be picked by District Local via random scroll on July 17th. Good luck!

This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, Instagram.
Theatre Under The Stars is such a quintessential V Theatre Under The Stars is such a quintessential Vancouver summer experience. And it’s @tutsvancouver’s 86th anniversary this year. How awesome is that?!

On stage this summer on alternating nights from now until August 22 at Stanley Park:

🧜🏼‍♀️ Disney’s The Little Mermaid
⛪️ Sister Act 

Don’t miss it! #tuts2026
$2.99 bubble tea? Say less. 101 Boba launched 3 n $2.99 bubble tea? Say less.

101 Boba launched 3 new drinks and they have special pricing from July 6-8:

🧋 CheeCap Roasted Milk Tea
🧋 Pudding Milk Tea
🧋 CheeCap Mango Green Tea

Order on @fantuanofficial and pull up to any @101boba_canada location. 

PS. Pudding milk tea is already quite sweet, so get 0% sugar, less ice.
RAGAS FOR A RUPTURED WORLD | Indian Summer Festiva RAGAS FOR A RUPTURED WORLD | Indian Summer Festival’s 16th edition brings 90+ artists across Vancouver, Burnaby & Surrey with ticketed and free programming, panels & more.

Highlights at this year’s @indiansummerfestival include:

Vancouver debuts: comedian Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa + singer Rashmeet Kaur
Julian Brave NoiseCat in conversation
Live plant bioelectricity sound at @vandusengarden 
Anita Majumdar’s Why We Work Out
Abby Govindan’s Pushing 30
Ruby Singh’s HYDRONE sound installation

🗓️ July 9–19, 2026
🎟️ Tickets at indiansummerfest.ca
Pure gold in this thread. Save this post as a remi Pure gold in this thread. Save this post as a reminder to try something new for your next meal. 🍽️💛
Come with us to @claudiosristorante over in Solo D Come with us to @claudiosristorante over in Solo District in @exploreburnaby. They just launched a new brunch menu. 🍳 

Thank you for having us!

#districtlocal #burnaby #media
All smiles at the pre-game parade down at Olympic All smiles at the pre-game parade down at Olympic Village today. Heard a lot of “Oops, sorry!” as people bumped into each other in this hyped crowd. 

Go Canada!! 🇨🇦 ⚽️
Downtown Vancouver is alive tonight. ⚽️ 🍻 🔥 Downtown Vancouver is alive tonight. ⚽️ 🍻 🔥
Families. Die-hards. Everyone in between. The FIFA Families. Die-hards. Everyone in between. The FIFA Fan Festival™ has arrived, Vancouver!

Watch every World Cup™ match live on massive screens, vibe to Canadian and global artists at the brand-new Freedom Mobile Arch amphitheatre, dig into incredible food, and experience football like never before, all set inside the PNE Grounds at Hastings Park. 

Food vendors include @vijsrestaurant @paellaguys @lataqueria @chouchoucrepes @nubatown @rizsushi @rosiesbbqsmokehouse @pastaggioyvr and much more! We sampled chef-inspired loaded @doritosca nachos in a bag, perfect game nosh. There are refreshment bars throughout, but our fave area is The Vineyard, focusing on local BC wines to enjoy in a lovely tree-lined setting. 

June 11 – July 19 
Free to enter and experience various activations, with the exception of reserved amphitheatre seating
@fwc26vancouver @pne_playland
A hidden gem until you look up! @parkerrooftop has A hidden gem until you look up! @parkerrooftop has refreshed its menu with Aburi-style sushi, miso black cod, wagyu, spicy tuna crispy rice and more. 

Open daily from 3pm on the 9th floor of The Parker Hotel, with panoramic city views across three patios.

Golden Hour daily 3–6pm.
📍 1379 Howe Street, Beach District
Momentum: Power and Identity in Sports opens today Momentum: Power and Identity in Sports opens today at the @ccmuseumbc. ⚽️ 🏈 🏒 🏓⛸️🏂⛷️

From Patrick Chan’s three Olympic medals to Norman Kwong’s four Grey Cups, from Lori Fung’s rhythmic gymnastics gold to Zach Edey in the NBA, Chinese Canadians have been competing, excelling, and showing up for over a century. And now, the story is getting its moment.

Staged in a sports bar-inspired gallery, Momentum brings together artifacts, photography, and boundary-pushing contemporary art to reclaim a place in Canadian sports history that was always earned but rarely told.

Catch it at the Poy Family Gallery through September 5, 2027.
📍 Chinese Canadian Museum, Vancouver BC
🗓️ Open Wed–Sun, 10AM–7PM (June 12–July 19)
District Local Family Meals // A series of quicks District Local Family Meals // A series of quicks snaps to document for our own memories, mere milliseconds before hungry kids, parents, grandparents, and friends descend on a feast; crowded tables, lots of hands, most of all, eating well in good company. 

Some places we’ve sipped and snacked at this spring / delicious moments around town:

@bentocafeyvr 
@homerstcafebar 
@lemarchestgeorge 
@fannybayoysters 
@mercatodiluigi 
@toukyvr 
@pantitlanbar 
@mountpleasantvintage 
@saikosushi_vancouver_ 
@chosunkoreanbbq 
@sprezzatura_van 
@cielitolindovan 
@rileysfishandsteak 
@raysdaydinnerdark 
@bistrosakanayaletown @sakanabistroyaletown
Pulp Fiction on 35mm. The Matrix. Fargo. Chungking Pulp Fiction on 35mm. The Matrix. Fargo. Chungking Express. Thelma & Louise. My Own Private Idaho. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

90s, Baby! is here at VIFF all summer long with 85+ films, with each week representing one year, chronologically through the decade that changed cinema. This is the biggest film series ever mounted in Vancouver, running June 19 through end of August.

Plus, catch live events all summer featuring surf band The ReViberators play Dick Dale before Pulp Fiction, a Cuban band fires up The Mambo Kings, Cantopop for Chungking Express, and Burt Bacharach songs before Austin Powers. Smashing, baby!

Series passes are $249 (less than $3/film). Ten-ticket packs $149.

Details at @viffest VIFF.org
The hottest place to be this morning. @oakridgepar The hottest place to be this morning. @oakridgepark
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