Coal Harbor

The "IT" local for affluent empty nesters, Coal Harbour is one of the city’s newest master-planned communities, hugging the strip of waterfront that connects the downtown core with Stanley Park. This 50-acre parcel of land is dotted with 24 luxury high-rise towers that crowd around the neighbourhood’s best asset: a seawall with easy access to walk, run, blade or cycle into Stanley Park.

EAT:

Dungeness crab cakes (a local specialty) on the patio at Lift, a new heavyhitting room with unparalleled views of the harbour and the North Shore mountains (333 Menchions Mews, 604-689-5438).

DRINK:

Matcha green tea latté—a favourite with health-conscious business types—from Infuze (870 W. Cordova St., 604-688-3170).

BROWSE:

Sinclair Centre, officially considered part of the new downtown heritage community, but only a short wander along the seawall. A restored heritage project, the centre features staircases of marble, original tiling and wood panelling, and luxury shopping at Leone and The Perfume Shoppe (757 W. Hastings St., 604-683-1133).