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2.7 (60 reviews)
ModerateGrocery, Pharmacy
Open 8:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Vancouver's gift to the world - Ketchup Chips!
Daniel C.

This has got to be one of the nicer Safeway's I've ever been too. Its a huge, brightly it store with two(!) levels. There's a huge, underground parking lot. You take elevators to access the store. I came here with the main objective of snagging a bunch of Lay's Ketchup Chips. Ketchup chips are one of Vancouver's many gifts to the world. It sounds simple but these chips have intense flavor - sweet, salty, and vinegary all at the same time. For some reason, it seems impossible to find them in the USA and I'm not even sure they are available online. Be sure to try some when in Vancouver. We bought 12 bags during a sale of 2 for 5 CAD. Excellent gifts to bring back home. Even the border patrol agent agreed they're awesome.

Denise W.

Not my go to Safeway. But I do pass by it every time I return or go to Richmond. Parking here is hard to get in. You can only get into the parkade heading south. If you are heading north and want to enter you will have to make a detour. So the good thing about this Safeway is that its quiet. plentiful free parking. If the item is on sale than there is a high chance you will find it in stock. staffs are ok. may have to hunt someone down if you need help. This Safeway is spacious and big.

Pam C.

I am a fan of this Safeway. I see staff always on their feet working and serving customers. I am very happy with how they handle customer care for both Safeway staff and Starbucks staff. Everyone is very happy to work around here and they are always smiley and helpful. I don't think I've seen such a unison in any other Safeway locations. There is definitely something special about this one. :) Produce is super fresh. Everything seems well-maintained. I am a happy shopper. Huge parking lot underground. Always happy to come back!

Serving Vancouver since 1966.
Russell Z.

I usually hate Safeway... In the USA! But here in Canada, I love that they have their own dedicated parking garage, you have multiple points of entry/exit, the store is kept immensely clean and selections are packed a-plentiful especially given the store being in a city. Came here earlier this morning because I really hate the features of the hotel that I'm staying at (Days Inn Vancouver Airport, and yes I have a 2-star review of it up already). Anyway, found myself in the bath aisle, excuse me, *washroom* aisle (this is Canada, get the fuck out of here with your "restroom", USA!). Got myself shampoo, body wash, and lotion. No tissues. Toured produce, selection seemed fresh. However since I'm not living here, there was no need to buy any. Didn't have time to tour any of the other departments, but I did buy an umbrella which I found in a rack by the customer service counter past the check out stands. Speaking of checkout, they take Android Pay here. In fact, on a sidenote, I've noticed a lot of places in Vancouver take Android/Apple Pay, but I know of few places in the United States that do. Customer service was neat-o, cashier was kind, we chatted briefly about differences between USA-California and Canada-Vancouver, and the cashier was surprised that in California by law most places are required to charge 10 cents for a freaking plastic bag, when they just give em out like free candy here in Vancouver apparently. As far as entry/exit points: When you enter the underground garage, you can either enter from the street above or the street below. Once you enter the garage and park your car, there are two doors you can go to on either side, or if you're on the street side above you can enter from yet another two front entrances. There's also an elevator and escalator, with a special escalator that'll take your shopping cart up to the actual store itself. Very few places in the US do this, except for maybe the big metropolitan cities like Chicago, NYC and LA/SFO, you just don't see these types of cart-escalators in most major grocery stores USA-side. All in all, happy I could get a pit stop in here and, if I were to relo to Vancouver, I could see myself coming to this Safeway a bit more often than other grocery stores that I've passed through so far.

Bought two packages of chicken thighs totally approx. $40. Skin on and I knew I would have to remove it for my taste and health but was shocked to see how much fat was tucked under the thighs so the buyer could not see it. I weighed the discarded skin and it was 1 1/2 lbs :-(((( So basically, I paid for 1 l/2 lbs for something that I had to throw away!!!! This seems to be a sneaky way for Safeway to make more money!

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Great high quality of food and very clean. Lots of parking. Usually in and out quickly. Sometimes line get long but nothing like superstore

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Not sure why the negative reviews? It's a safeway grocery store, like most others. Clean, accessible, well stocked.

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IGA Market Place Robson

3.7(30 reviews)
8.1 kmDowntown
$$

On a recent business trip to Vancouver, I ended up being unwell while attending a conference. I…read morewas in need of some oranges, salad, and some other easy tidbits to snack on in my hotel. In Illinois, we used to have many IGA's in smaller towns, especially in the more rural parts of the state. They were always reliable little grocery stores with a good selection of your basic needs and many were put out of business by Walmart. Imagine my surprise to find this gem in a bustling Canadian city! There was a really nice selection of produce, as well as anything else you could need from the grocery store. The deli counter had a great selection and the person there was really charming and helpful and giving some recommendations on salads I have not heard of before. The store seemed very clean and efficiently organized for maximizing what can be offered in an urban grocery store. Plus, as an American, it was m fun to walk around the aisles and see what's the same or different.

This grocery store was near where I was staying and I wanted to stop in to see if there were any…read moresnacks I wanted to buy. This is not what I assume a full size grocery store would be. It is a split opening. You either walk into IGA or Home Sense. The store is very small inside and almost a triangle/wedge shape, which made it difficult to navigate. The aisles are very narrow and very tall. I was overwhelmed by all the close proximity of things and people so basically cruised through then left. I had wanted to buy some chips but I am not sure if this particular store is expensive or that is just the price of things but I didn't find anything I wanted to buy. Lines were long and near the exit (which is already a long, narrow entrance). Upon entering the store there was a pop up tent out front of the store and someone was selling fresh fruits and vegetables. Not sure if they are an outside vendor or affiliated with the store. I assume that if I had gone to a store not in downtown it may have been larger, more spread out and less expensive. I assume that the aisles are tall and narrow as a space is at a premium and they are trying to fit the most amount of product in to cater to people.

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Loblaws City Market The Post - Produce area~

Loblaws City Market The Post

3.1(21 reviews)
8.1 kmDowntown

I was walking towards the Vancouver Public Library. I was kind of hungry as I didn't have lunch…read moreyet. Saw this huge building with a couple of shops on the ground floor including a Starbucks. Loblaws is on the second floor. The place is nice and clean. Lots of cooked food choices. Price and servings were reasonable. I ordered a quarter sized ribs with korean noodles as my side. Don't ask me why. I just did. Never heard that pairing before! But wish I ordered some potatoes or veggies instead! There were lots of sides to choose from. Can you believe this was $8? It's their $8 menu, available everyday. Can't go wrong with that! Took it to the self serve counter and paid for it. Then went around the back where they have plenty of tables to enjoy my lunch. There are microwaves to heat my order. The area is really clean. After my meal, went downstairs where they have plenty of places to sit, study, read, hangout. This place is great! They have a nice membership gym on the third floor as well! It's nice place downtown to hang out in! This place is modern and very spacious! I'll definitely come here often!

Nice spacious grocery store near stadium skytrain. It took over the old post office. It's located…read moreon the second floor. I liked the cooked food area where you can see the staff cooking and prepping the food. So fresh. I was the there around 10 am and the lunch items were not ready yet. They were still serving breakfast stuff. The bakery section had freshly baked bread which looked pretty amazing. Around $4-5 for a loaf. I was enticed by the cakes and the prices were decent. They ranged from $15 to $30 for 5" and 8" round cakes. Some had 50% off. So I found out the cakes with 50% discount are about 6-7 days old. So it will be best to eat it that day or next day. It also makes me wonder how do we know which cakes are made on that day. NGL, I did get a cake with 50% off. It was NYE and it would be a treat for the family and friends to try it. With the discount it came to $15. Awesome price in today's time. I got the truffle royale cake which looked like a tuxedo cake. It was recommended by the staff. It was delicious, not overly sweet. I would get cakes here again. Docked a star off for the payment area. At 10+ am, there was only self check out available. Only after the self check out line area was busy, then a customer service counter started serving people buying stuff. There was no staff in the self check out area to assist until later when more people had issues. I needed a staff to take 50% off the sticker price. Even after payment, the machine/kiosk did not register payment to print receipt even though the screen indicated payment was made. The staff had to try many times before it was fully processed. The staff was busy helping 3 other customers besides me at the self check out. Either that morning was an anomaly or they need to look into getting a new system or more staff to help.

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Loblaws City Market The Post - Huge long lobby with seats and tables.

Huge long lobby with seats and tables.

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Urban Fare

Urban Fare

3.7(133 reviews)
8.9 kmDowntown, Coal Harbour
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Urban Fare - we meet again :)…read more We were looking for some quick airport snacks before we headed to dinner and Urban Fare was perfect for the snackilicious occasion. I grabbed some "cheesy" paleo puffs and my husband grabbed a refreshing drink and we were set for the next traveling day. If you're needing some healthy sustenance for some Vancouver exploring - Urban Fare is a solid spot. I'm not necessarily wowed by the selection here, compared to other more niche natural grocery stores that I encountered on our recent British Columbia adventures, but I am always confident that I will find some fantastic healthy to-go item here. Bonus points for their casual dining area - which also happens to show hockey games (perfect for distracting my husband while I browse their aisles). Trust.

Ho Ho HUM HUM CAN ROLl a BoWLING BALL between Tables…read more It's pedestrian ... as it tries too hard to be the Dean and Delucca of Vancouver but has no local heart and soul ... Food is so ho hum and is well stocked and displayed ... maybe because it's selling so slow??? Service is lethargic and sometimes no one at the cashier ... where can they go ?? Are they hiding in the walk in cooler thus explaining their frigid behaviour ???? Their black uniform are quasi facists like Mussolini's Black shirts and sure act like it with their robot stoic stance. At least the washrooms are well kept and you can dump and urinate on them this way too ... Poo poo pee pee ... but lots of table space if you have a meeting as it's empty a lot of the times ... you can also add another multitask as you can easily roll a bowling bowl between the tables without disturbing anyone as no one is there most of the time ... ..

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H Mart

H Mart

3.1(103 reviews)
8.0 kmDowntown, Granville Entertainment District
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i stopped by hmart at the corner of robson and seymour, and it's one of those places that feels…read morelike it's doing a lot at once, but it works. it runs 9am to 10pm, 365 days a year, and you really get the sense of it being a hard working, always on kind of store. it spans two levels, with a main ground floor and an escalator up to the second floor, so it feels more like a compact vertical mall than a typical grocery stop. the ground floor leans heavily into kbeauty and lifestyle. there's makeup, skincare, fashion, luggage, and accessories, cuteness overload, all mixed together in a way that's easy to browse. the layout is compact (very downtown), but it adds to the energy. they've also got artbox items and a surprising amount of canadian souvenir goods, which gives it a slightly tourist friendly feel. interestingly, no bts merch in sight, maybe due to their hiatus? kpop music videos play on screens above us, full choreography and colour coordinated outfits adding constant movement while you browse. it makes even a quick stop feel a bit more alive. medicube on sale was tempting, and i'll probably look into it more later, mostly to justify whether i actually need it. one thing that stands out pretty quickly is how direct they are about shoplifting. for a store open every day of the year, you get the sense they've had to deal with it more than most. the signs with photos of shoplifters paired with police file numbers are very clear, and security is visible as soon as you enter. it takes a certain level of boldness to be that upfront about it, and instead of softening the message, they've chosen to address it head on. it shifts the tone, but it also makes their stance unmistakable. heading up the escalator to the second floor, the focus shifts to groceries. there's a small food court, along with housewares, a lottery kiosk, and everyday grocery staples, all tucked into the flow of the space. it's easy to lose a bit of time just moving between sections. from there, the snacks section does what it does best. they have hello kitty kikkoman soy sauce, roasted sweet potatoes, pouch drinks with separate ice cups, and a solid selection of ready to eat meals. on this visit, i ended up buying two new flavours of turtle chips: wagyu beef with wasabi and carbonara spicy chicken. priorities. they also have a stamp card system, collect ten stamps and you get a $25 hmart gift card, which feels like a quiet nudge that you'll probably be back anyway. overall, it's a high energy, well contained space: part grocery store, part beauty shop, part snack discovery zone, with a hardworking downtown rhythm and a very clear sense of how it runs.

One of my favourite asian grocery store in the core of DT Vancouver…read more Excellent produce and seasonal specialty produce and fruits is what I come in for. Pine Mushrooms is in season at the moment. Other items to look out for: special Korean style cut beef and imported kimchi.

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