I'm Only Here for the Food!

The Soup Meister
Screaming Mimi’s
123 Carrie Cates Court – Lonsdale Quay Market
North Vancouver, BC

While most of the most populated areas of Metro Vancouver, namely Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and part of Surrey, has a fast transit system – and soon, Richmond will have one as well with the Canada Line, for North Vancouver and West Vancouver, well, there is not much for them. Sure, there are buses going there but the most popular way to cross the Burrard Inlet is not taking a bus. Rather, taking the Seabus. And what is at the other end? Lonsdale Quay.

To the right, the Seabus, in the back, Downtown Vancouver.

In the Vancouver side, the station is Waterfront. In the picture above, the ticker of when the next Seabus arrives. During weekdays, it is every 15 minutes; on weekends, every 30 minutes.

Crossing the Burrard Inlet. The Q to the right is Lonsdale Quay.

And in Lonsdale Quay, is Lonsdale Quay Market.

Shops and services. Interested in some pots? You got it. Cards or children toys? You got it as well. Or how about a massage?

And, if you are in a market, you ought to be able to buy groceries, right?

Meat shops, anybody?

Yes, including seafood! In the pictures above, halibut and spot prawn (which is/was in season).

Or how about some baked goods! Since they looked good, I ended up buying an empanada, the Spanish version of a turnover, from El Dorado Pie and Treats to take home:

Just like any good market, you would expect a food court, right?

Since I hadn’t had lunch yet, I decided to get some. To start, a seafood chowder from The Soup Meister. However, that ended up just being the starter…

This is Screaming Mimi’s, a seafood shop at the entrance of the market. What type of goodies?

 How about some fried fish head and seafood rolls? (Not picture, clams and mussels by the pound, as well as shucked oysters).

 Or baked and/or fried oysters? Yes, I end up getting some!

As well as a seafood bun! Lots of food but when you are given all these options… ^_^;;;