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Ah, yes... Robson Street. The street that many tourist brochures advertise as "Vancouver's Rodeo Drive", which kind of makes me want to roll my eyes. However, it does have a Santa Monica 3rd Street feel to it, without the beach. This ain't Beverly Hills, but it's consumerism at its finest. Think of it like an outdoor mall.
Robson Street is the heart of the downtown shopping district. It's a street that goes east-west, splitting downtown down the middle. Realistically, there's only about 2 blocks of Robson where the height of shopping exists, and that's between Burrard and Bute.
Robson Street exists to see and be seen. It's a place where wannabe models show off their latest clothes and where guys in flashy cars try to blast their music the loudest. It's also a street where local residents try to avoid, as it's nearly impossible to walk down Robson on your way to somewhere else without tripping over the ankles of hundreds as they lull across the sidewalk with their eyes fixed on the window displays of trendy clothing boutiques.
Robson Street once used to be a residential street flecked with German delis and shops. Prior to the 1980's, the area was fondly called "Robsonstrasse" for this reason alone. However, the German characteristics have disappeared entirely and have been replaced by flagship stores of every big retail franchise.
Robson Street is the heart of Vancouver shopping, but it's not really unique to Vancouver. Chances are you've seen the stores in other cities and countries. The Gap, Banana Republic, Esprit, Zara, Bebe, Danier Leather, La Senza, Buffalo, Lush, Nike, The Body Shop, and half a dozen Starbucks await you on Robson Street.
There are also a bunch of restaurants on Robson, whether they're coffee shops, sushi bars, local franchises such as Milestones, Earls, and the Cactus Club, or finer dining establishments such as Cin Cin or Hapa Izakaya.
In the end, if you like busy sidewalks, a lively people-watching environment and you crave a shopping spree, Robson is certainly worth a visit. Leave a Comment
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This unique street was named after John Robson, Premier of British Columbia from 1889 - 1892. Its commercial traditions date from 1895 when train tracks were laid along it, and a wide variety of small shops sprang up to serve Vancouver's rapidly growing population.
Today, one finds along Robson and its side streets fine dining, premier fashion stores and services, and an opportunity to 'people watch' as the world shops the street.
Robson Street is yet another trendy area of Vancouver that you should take some time and explore. The more tips I write on Vancouver the more I realize you need a lot of time to do this place justice!! Leave a Comment
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Robson Street is Vancouver's answer to Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive, boasting an assortment of expensive, designer fashions and some hip clothing stores. The Robson "strip" pretty much starts on Robson Street at Burrard in downtown Vancouver and continues for two blocks until Bute Street. Once you pass Bute, there are still many shops for another block but the crowds have thinned out by there. Don't expect to be able to get much bargains there as Robson Street is usually quite busy (with hefty rent) and thus any "bargain" will hardly turn out much of one. But, it's a great place to window shop because of the numerous selection of stores. Here you will mostly find clothing stores such as the Gap, Club Monaco, Cotton Ginny, Boca, Roots. Other stores and restaurants found along the "strip" include the Nike Store, HMV, Planet Hollywood and Virgin Megastore (at the corner of Burrard and Robson Street), Starbucks (at diagonal corners of Thurlow and Robson Street), TGIF, Cactus Club.
Robson Street is a great place to do some people watching. You can sit outside at any of the many coffee shops along Robson Street and watch people. Since the street is almost littered with people all hours of the day, street metered parking is almost impossible to find. It's suggested to take a bus to downtown and do your shopping on foot rather than pay for pay parking.
While you're in downtown Vancouver, you may as well walk up a few blocks, passing by the Vancouver Art Gallery to Granville Street and continue your shopping experience at Pacific Center Mall. The semi-underground mall is connected to a much smaller Vancouver Center mall and has over 200 stores. At one time, the Vancouver Center was busier than it is today, boasting of expensive apparel when expensive jewelery store Birks was located there. Leave a Comment
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Robson Street is a shoppers paradise - there's such a diverse range of shops and the cosmopollitan feel of the street as you walk down it is really cool - I found it very entertaining people watching...which you can do in Robson Square. Seems to be a little meeting place for friends.
It's also a good place for demonstrations - there was one for Mordechai Vanunu (see homepage) while I was there which was great.
There's loads of restaurants - you're spoilt for choice really.
This was my favourite street in Vancouver.
You do get approached by beggars (panhandlers) very regularly but you kind of get used to it. Its difficut to differentiate between the genuine homeless and the drug addicts so I did offer to buy someone a drink or sandwich (didn't go down very well unfortunately) Leave a Comment
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I hate to make the comparison, but Robson Street in Vancouver is like a small Rodeo Drive. Here you'll find tons of designer clothing stores, along with some really nice restaurants. It's a road to walk down in the evenings.. Leave a Comment Directions: Head down Granville Street. Stop when you hit Robson.
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Close the intersection of Robson and Granville is Robson Square. In the wintertime, this used to become a large outdoor skating rink ... Unfortunately, I don't believe this still happens, but it used to be a lot of fun.
Beside Robson Square is the Vancouver Art Gallery, and across the street is the entrance to UBC's downtown campus. Leave a Comment Directions: Robson and Granville
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Walk along Robson Street, Vancouver's very own Rodeo Drive
If you're a fan of outdoor shopping and frequenting classy boutiques and coffee bars, this is the place for you. In the evenings, hip people stroll along this street just to meet other hip people. During the summer, this street becomes a car show, as you see the latest models of BMW and Mercedes cabrios cruise by. What's strange is that the owners of these sweet machines are only 16 years old! Leave a Comment Directions: Get off at Granville SkyTrain station and walk past the Optical Shop and turn right. You won't miss Robson Street, and if you do, just ask anyone for directions. Canadians are known for being friendly
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I guess I would compare Robson St. to Ste-Catherine St. in Montreal, even though it is a bit smaller (and minus all the stripclubs). Located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, Robson St. is lined with stores big and small, trendy and casual, especially between Jervis and Burrard St. It is probably the busiest street in downtown Vancouver on the weekend - when people are not out shopping, they are likely to be resting their feet in one of the street's numerous coffee shops. If you don't feel like shopping I don't know that it is worth going on Robson St., other than to enjoy the busy atmosphere. There is, however, a really nice Chapter's bookstore located at 788 Robson St.! Leave a Comment
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Robson Street--
The shops on this corner get more foot traffic than any other in Canada. Things were different back in the '50s, when so many German delis and restaurants opened up that for a time the street was nicknamed "Robsonstrasse." Beginning in the 1980s, these older stores were replaced with high-end clothiers and new restaurants and gift shops with signs in Japanese. Whether you're into shopping or not, Robson Street is still a great place to walk and people-watch, listening to the babble of Cantonese, Croatian, Japanese, and other tongues that surrounds you.
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One of the best shopping experience.... somehow on the day I was there.... almost every store on that street is having a sale... It was the beginning of July... but before July 4...probably on Canada Day?? ( sorry...never keep track with dates *.* ) ....my fav.. david buitton!!! Leave a Comment
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