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Get Your Noms On at Vancouver's Granville Island Public Market

February 2, 2012 at 1:37 PM | by | Comments (0)

If the Pacific Northwest foodie-ism of Portlandia has been stoking your appetite for locally-grown and harvested yumminess, put Vancouver's Granville Island Public Market on your to do list, stat.

The formerly industrial, now artsy neighborhood of Granville Island gets a lot of tourist traffic but it also draws locals shopping for anything pulled fresh from the ocean, the ground and the oven, thanks to the Public Market.

Of course, trawling through a market while traveling is one of life's greatest joys, even when you're not able to wrap up a whole salmon and shove it in your carry-on. We're not usually fans of guided tours but when a tour promises to introduce us to some of the best vendors of cheese, tea, bread, sausage and chocolate--and let us sample their wares--we're all over it.

Which is why we love the concept of Edible Canada's Granville Island Market Tour.

Gallery: Granville Island, Vancouver's Public Market

You can click through our gallery for some of the tastiest stops on our tour, and here's the skinny on how it works: the tour is guided by a representative from Edible Canada (a store and restaurant on Granville Island and a champion of B.C. produce, ingredients and cooking) and takes up to two hours.

You'll need at least two people to take the tour and a max of eight. It costs $35 per person plus gratuity and you must book in advance. There's also a chef-guided Sample & Shop Tour, which is $75 per person but lasts a bit longer and lets you use the chef as your personal shopper as you browse the market.

Right now there's a special Dine Out Vancouver rate for the Market Tour of $25 per person--but it's only valid until Sunday. So reserve your space now and reserve some space in your tummy and your tote bag. You'll need it.

Disclosure: Our market tour was as a guest of Edible Canada, but all opinions are our own.

[Photos: Rebecca Wallwork for Jaunted]

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