“On Granville Island in the center of the city you can see the creativity of Vancouver at work. A group of shabby warehouses and derelict factories has been converted into studios for glass blowers, potters, weavers, quilters and the like; only the best, chosen by a jury, are granted space. A rope factory nearby has been transformed into a public market selling everything from classic French stocks to Korean sweetpotato noodles to dolmas to fish, fish, fish, and more fish. The island has quickly become one of the city’s favorite places.”

R.W. Apple Jr.
The New York Times

“Whether you’re looking for a few organic avocados or 5,000 tonnes of foundation-ready cement, Granville Island is the place to go.”

Kasey Wilson
Best Places Vancouver: Rated Number One Attraction in Vancouver

What the Chefs Say

"I cannot overestimate the importance of Granville Island Public Market. It has been an integral part of the overall improvement and appreciation for good food here in Vancouver.”

Margaret Chisholm
Culinary Capers

"Vancouver has been going through a culinary renaissance, and Granville Island Public Market has certainly played a big part in generating and sustaining that interest.”

Stephen Wong
Chef/Author

“Granville Island has become a shopping destination for ‘foodies’ and casual shoppers. It is a great place to find specialty products, relax and have a coffee or show off Vancouver to visiting tourists.”

Carol Chow
The Hart House

“Granville Island is the best thing that ever happened to Vancouver. The market puts the village back into the city and takes the plastic wraps off our dinners. There’s no better place to decide what you want to cook, instead of what you have to.”

 
"For so many years now, Granville Island has been a great place to shop. It is Vancouver’s original market for farmers to bring their fresh, locally grown produce. It has always been a fun place to go, a place where you can bring the family and kids and enjoy spending the day shopping for Saturday night dinner.”

Rob Feenie
Lumière, Food Network Canada

“Granville Island Market is a sprawling collection that is almost impossible to take in on a single day. Acres of warehouses hold arts, crafts, clothes and kitch. The food market features aisles and aisles of locally grown produce, cheeses and meats. Overwhelmed by the choices, we finally resorted to just making a list of a single section: Frozen bags of fish stock. Caribou wool sweaters. Two coloured fresh pastas. Stuffed squid. Fresh duck foie gras. Cauliflower mushrooms. Antique apple varieties including Coxís orange pippins and Gravensteins. And two men on a bass and guitar playing ‘The Blues Ain’t Nothing But A Good Man Feeling Bad.’ Now that’s a market.”

Kathleen Purvis
The Charlotte Observer