The Area - South Granville

This neighbourhood, c’est très chic. Boutique furniture and fashion shopping (with spendy shops such as MaxMara, Boboli and DKNY) and sophisticated art galleries set a tony tone for this district. Connecting the upper-crust Shaughnessy residential neighbourhood to the Granville Street bridge leading into downtown, South Granville is where new money intersects with old. The venerable Stanley Theatre stands alongside fashionista hotspots like Cattiva, 2665 Granville St., (604) 608-1141; and modern home décor mecca Caban, 2912 Granville St., (604) 742-1522.

Eat:
Mother-in-law’s pork curry for lunch at Rangoli, 1488 W. 11th Ave., (604) 736-5711; dinner is next door at Vij’s, 1480 W. 11th Ave., (604) 736-6664. Both restaurants are owned by Vikram Vij, a Vancouverite as famous for his award-winning Indian fusion cuisine as he is for his reservation policy — he won’t take them.

Drink:
A pot of pear oolong tea, blended in-house and served with fresh scones and clotted cream at T, 1568 W. Broadway, (604) 730-8390.

Browse:
The hottest imports from New York and L.A. (such as 3.1 Phillip Lim and Vanessa Bruno) at Misch, 2960 Granville St., (604) 731-1017.