

Scenic & Romantic
Grab Denman Street takeout, claim a driftwood log, and watch the sun drop behind the North Shore mountains. Free, always.
If the city had an official place to fall a little bit in love, someone would have put up a plaque here and charged admission. English Bay is the West End's front porch: a wide curve of sand where half of downtown drifts down at dusk to watch the sun drop behind the freighters and the North Shore mountains, completely free of charge. Grab takeout on Denman, claim one of the bleached driftwood logs before the good ones go, and let the sky do the heavy lifting. No tickets, no reservation, no agenda. Just the two of you, the inukshuk down the beach, and a horizon that genuinely shows off every single time. Come 45 minutes before sundown and stay until the colour quits.