Reasons to Shop in Vancouver's Gastown

If you love contemporary home decor, furniture, and design, Gastown is the place to shop. The epicenter of interior design in Vancouver, Gastown is home to several internationally-acclaimed design stores--the stand-out being Inform Interiors, owned by Niels Bendtsen. Bendtsen designed the Ribbon chair, which was accepted into the permanent collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).

Best Interior Design, Furniture & Home Decor

• Inform Interiors
• Örling  & Wu
• Parliment Interiors

Along with Main Street, Gastown is the destination for independent, local or designed-in-Vancouver fashion. Gastown's independent fashion boutiques are more plentiful and varied than Main Street, but they are also more expensive.

Best Independent & Local Fashion

• Nouvelle Nouvelle
• dutil.denim
• One of a Few
• Gentille Alouette

Vancouver is packed with fabulous fashion for women, but equally creative and luxe goods for men are sadly scarce. Aside from the mainstream Robson Street, Gastown is the only Vancouver fashion destination that's as good for men as it is for women.

Fashion for Men

• Roden Gray
• Inventory Stockroom
• Nouvelle Nouvelle
• dutil.denim

As a historic district, Gastown's cobbled streets and gorgeous architecture make it a tourist destination, which means art galleries that cater to both locals and visitors looking for a piece of the Pacific Northwest to take home with them!

First Nations Art

• Coastal Peoples Fine Arts Gallery
• Hill's Native Art
• Inuit Gallery of Vancouver

Many of Gastown's oldest shops are antique stores. While the packed-to-the-rafters Salmagundi West is probably one of the most famous, there are several hole-in-the-wall curio shops just waiting to be rifled through by antique-lovers searching for a great find!

Best Antique Stores

• Salmagundi West
• Uniques Antiques