This place has beautiful, high quality home goods and lifestyle items. The price reflects the…read moreheirloom quality of each item. Whenever I am able to treat myself to a kitchen tool or bathroom supply upgrade, this is my go-to place.

Amazing Japanese shop with all sorts of fun items. Very helpful and friendly owner and staffread more

Love these candles! Makes your home smell unreal and they look beautiful. A creative scent for…read moreeveryone.

Awful awful awful customer service. I placed an order in May that i never recieved, and now it is…read moreJuly and still no refund. After filling out a claim with USPS and filling a claim with whatever they sent me, they have suddenly gone silent. Do not order.

This shop is really really really cool. It is a great place to buy someone a gift. Everything here…read moreis like Japanese themed. They have a lot of stuff good for a home. This place is definitely expensive, would not recommend if you're broke, I'm not though. But yea I bought a soap shaped as a fish. I thought this was the coolest thing ever, I've never seen that before. Yea I paid $50 CAD for a soap. Yea that's absolutely ridiculous and yes you can call me stupid BUT at least it's cool though, amirite. Also, it smells good. But yea it's a gift, however I think I need to come back here and buy one for me. I think this is one of the coolest shops in gastown, this isn't a place you're going to read a review for and go, you just kinda walk into it like I did. Also, this place has really good books, I ended up buying the same book I saw here on amazon for half the price. But hey, at least I bought that fish soap.

Old Faithful is one of those shops that is merchandised so well where if you remove something off…read moreof a shelf someone else could tell exactly what you moved. I have been to the Old Faithful shop many times and it hasn't disappointed. It is very true to their theme of artisan, home-made or well-crafted-and-the-woodsy-bent items, which speaks to a particular customer. Some may love this shop and others may find it expensive and too specific to integrate into their personal style. I appreciate the care in the selection of the goods and the kindness of the employees. The first time I was in the shop (being overwhelmed by the visuals) I just bought several journals. When I got home, I realized that I wanted more and ordered them by phone because they don't use their website for special orders. They were very nice and when the package arrived, it was beautiful. Brown paper package, tied up with string... no kidding. This time I bought a huge wool blanket that I thought I could fit in my luggage (I couldn't) and it made a perfect gift. The thing about the blanket purchase was how much banter I had the the employees while I was purchasing it. While we were talking, THEY referenced that I had bought the journals the previous year. What memory. Their attention to detail gets me every time. I will always go back to Old Faithful when I am in Vancouver... whether or not I can fit what I buy into my luggage.

My favourite honey place OF ALL TIME. I exclusively drink this honey only and more specifically the…read moreblueberry blossom honey. It's also a great gift to give away as it's practical delicious and they always have gift sets of minis available. I don't know how many jars of honey I've drank from here at this point

I went here a few months ago, and I purchased the bee pollen. I spoke the employee there and they…read moreinformed me it helped them a-lot with allergies and some advice on use to take the bee pollen. The advice was awesome and it really helped me during allergy season.

It's a one stop shop at La Fraise Rose. Flower…read moreArrangements, Candles, Chocolate Covered Strawberries, same day delivery, great online website. No excuses right? I was gifted a congratulatory gift from a friend from La Fraise Rose, which led me to gifting some bouquets to some friends and family recently via delivery and was told it arrived in such care and were so fresh and beautifully arranged. On to the strawberries, I've tried a few versions. I see the appeal and they are very pretty. I'm more of a Wimbledon Strawberry and Cream person so, they are a very good option for gifting rather than the usual chocolate and nuts.

Thinking of getting Floral arrangements, preserved flowers or chocolate covered strawberries?! Look…read moreno further @lafraise.rose They are the perfect stop to pick up a gift for a special someone! They are Vancouver's first chocolate covered strawberry store and they also have beautiful dried and fresh floral arrangements, preserved flowers, and candles! I tried the Bailey's & Coffee box -- A perfect mix of Belgian milk chocolate, coffee crisp, caffe latte almonds and of course Bailey's liqueur.

Lovely store will all Canadian made product. Locally owned and exceptionally helpful staff with a…read moregreat line of products.

This place is adorable and is a great place to purchase gifts. I also really appreciate that the…read moreshop offers local goods. I highly recommend everyone gives this shop a visit.

Another bustling home decor boutique store, along this Gastown stretch, beside the parkade…read more Quality and fashionable products here, home and kitchen, with the headboards at the front, and a bit of kitchen ware by the store front window, a glass holder for butter, though not sure if I'd leave this on the table at room temperature but I digress. Some dishware sets, teapots... What did piqued my eye are these measuring spoons in the shape of a heart, a set for $28, and you bet it's stainless steel, so a nice fun secondary gift to get in time for Valentine's ;), and especially for a great cook. Friendly service, offered a few suggestions.

The comfortable and warm service in this cozy establishment is always such a joy for my shopping…read moreexperience. The selection of vintage and vintage-inspired goods is wide-ranging, from tea cup candles, to metal furniture, to quaint decor like phrenology hands and puppy dog tail hooks. It's always a pleasure to pass by to see whether they have anything new in store! They also have a website in which you can browse through their collection and later ring them to hold for you (as they understandably don't hold everything in-store). And the other useful services they offer are upcycling your used furniture and a finding service in which you can submit photographs of what you're looking for and have the store help you in your search. Very nifty! Overall, L'Atelier offers extensive services and a remarkable array of home decor, and the people have never failed to provide excellent hospitality. This is definitely one of my favourite shops in the area for all these reasons!