Reply #10: Some details...

[CanuckAmok]

The "Farmer's Market" is called Granville Island. It's across False Creek from the Downtown Core, but there are 5 minute ferry rides leaving from the foot of Howe Street for Granville Island every five minutes (or you can walk or drive). In addition to the Market, there are galleries, restaurants, and other fun things to do

Granville Island link: http://www.granvilleisland.com/en

The "Hydrofoil" is gone, but for two bucks, you can take the "SeaBus" from Downtown to the City of North Vancouver. It's the water-based section of the TransLink commuter system, and crosses the harbour. North Vancouver is a nice place to visit, and the area neat the SeaBus Terminal is a heritage area with lots of antique shops, restaurants, etc. And, the view of Vancouver from North Van and the SeaBus is very impressive.

SeaBus (and TransLink) link: http://www.translink.bc.ca/ (this is a good place to start if you want to use public transit to get around. One word of warning, the bus system sucks!

Restaurants:

Breakfast: The Templeton Diner, Granville Street @ Davie. Nestled inbetween a couple of huge and gaudy sex shops, the Temp is the best greasy spoon around. Veggie meat substitutes if you like.

Lunch: Soobies, Smythe Street at Homer. Cavernous "hip" lunch place, moderately priced, with pierced and indifferent servers and the latest ambient trip hop playing all-day long.

Dinner (high End): Le Crocodile Just off Burrard Street, around the corner from the Sutton Place Hotel. Expensive, but an amazing experience in French Cuisine

Sushi: Tama Sushi, on Broadway, two blocks west of Granville (second floor of some huge internet cafe). Best in town, and a separate lounge with blacklight Karaoke hosted by a Japanese Elvis impersonator--a must see.