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Hangry Hackspace Helper

There is lots of excellent food, coffee, and beverage options near the hackspace. The following is just the absolute closest options. For more food, head to commercial drive.

Food:

Uprising Breads - A bakery, with sandwiches, soups, and coffee
- 0.2km / 3min away @ 1697 Venables St
- 7AM to 7PM Sat + Sun 7-6PM
Fujiya Japanese Foods - Japanese grocery store with a wide selection of cheap takeaway sushi.
- 0.3km / 4min away @ 912 Clark Dr
- 10am-7pm

Coffee:

Uprising Breads - A bakery, with sandwiches, soups, and coffee
- 0.2km / 3min away @ 1697 Venables St
- 7AM to 7PM Sat + Sun 7-6PM
Bump 'n Grind - If you need a coffee fancier than what they have at Uprising
- 0.4km / 5min away @ 916 Commercial Dr
- 7am-7pm

Drinks:

East Van Brewing Company - A pub. Beer, some pub fare.
- 0.1km / 2min away @ 1675 Venables St
- Noon to 11
Bomber Brewing - Brewery, they have beer - sometimes there is a food truck out front
- 0.2km / 3min away @ 1488 Adanac Street, down and around the corner of woodland
- 12pm-11pm daily

Local places to eat, and a few notes about them. Please list your favorites! Helpful notes like if they deliver, etc. are welcome.

Off the Drive

Name	Distance	Days & Hours	Location	Description	Price
East Van Brewing Company	0.1km / 2min	Noon to 11	1675 Venables St	Pub. Beer, pub fare.	$$
Bomber Brewing	0.2km / 3min	12pm-11pm daily	1488 Adanac Street, down and around the corner of woodland	Brewery, they have beer - in the summer there is a food truck out front	$$
Uprising Breads	0.2km / 3min	7AM to 7PM Sat + Sun 7-6PM	1697 Venables St	Bakery with sandwiches, soups and coffee	$$
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Earnest Ice Cream	0.4km / 6min	mon-tues closed, wed-sun 2pm-10pm	1485 Frances St - Just diagonally past woodland park, down Frances street	The opposite direction of commercial drive, this place has your ice cream fix. Milkshakes, sundaes and pints available.	$$
Yolks	0.5km / 7min	mon-fri 8am-3pm sat-sun 9am-3pm	1598 E Hastings St	Eggs, bacon 'n pancakes breakfast on woodland and hastings	$$
Fujiya Japanese Foods	0.3km / 4min	10am-7pm	Down the street on Venables and Clark - 912 Clark Dr	Japanese grocery store with a wide selection of cheap takeaway sushi. Home of the $2.95 california roll	$

On the Drive

The space is located right near Commercial Drive, a great hub of food places to choose from!

Name	Distance	Days & Hours	Location	Description	Price
24 Hr Food Stop	0.3km / 5min	24 hours	Corner of Commercial and Venables	corner store with snacks and drinks	$
Sunrise Pizza	0.4km / 5min	closed monday, tues-fri 11:30am-11pm, sat 4pm-12 sun 8am-11pm	949 Commercial Dr	Great cozy place for pizza and Greek / Italian comfort food. Free delivery after 5 604‑251‑2411	$$
The London Fish	0.4km / 5min	7 days 11:30am to 8/9/10pm	937 Commercial Dr	Quiet, hidden gem if you hate loud restaurants. Everything on the menu is good and incredibly inexpensive; fish and chips, salmon or burger. Laura's Favourite	$
Britannia Sushi	0.4km / 6min	7 days 11:30am-10pm	1016 Commercial Dr	Inexpensive sushi, typical decent Vancouver quality	$
Downlow Chicken Shack	0.4km / 5min	Closed Monday, tues-sat 11am-5pm, sun 11am-4pm	905 Commercial Dr	Spicy chicken lives here. This place always has a line up.	$$1/2
Kin Kao	0.4km / 5min	5pm - 9:30pm	903 Commercial Dr	Upscale Thai food, this is for date-night.	$$$
Bump 'n Grind	0.4km / 5min	7am-7pm	916 Commercial Dr	If you need a coffee fancier than what they have at Uprising	$$
Eternal Abundance	0.5km / 6min	9am-9pm	1025 Commercial Dr	Vegan, organic smoothie cafe and market. Expect mason jars.	$$1/2
Lunch Lady	0.5km / 7min	11am-9pm	1046 Commercial Dr	Upscale Vietnamese food	$$$
Sweet Cherubim Restaurant	0.5km / 7min	10am-10pm	1105 Commercial Dr	Vegan, gluten free cafe and bakery. If you have all the allergies, you can still eat here.	$1/2
Storm Crow Tavern	0.8km / 10min	11am-1am	1305 Commercial Dr	The Drive's local geek hangout with beer, burgers and boardgames. DnD and trivia nights. Very loud and always busy.	$$