Awesome Nails No. 2
Neighborhood nail shop in the No. 2 Road plaza at Blundell, the west-side sister to the Blundell Road location. Standard manicures, pedicures, gel and acrylics at everyday prices, with a parking lot right out front.
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Central Richmond either side of Blundell Road, between Granville Avenue and Francis Road. Blundell Centre at No. 2 Road is the everyday anchor, grocery, pharmacy, bakery, salons, and the surrounding grid is mostly single-family with a growing number of duplex conversions. Central enough to reach anywhere on the island in about ten minutes.
Blundell sits in central Richmond, either side of Blundell Road between Granville Avenue and Francis Road. The position matters more than the size: from here, most other parts of the island are about ten minutes away by car, which keeps daily errands close to home and makes the longer trips easy when they are needed. No. 2 Road and Garden City Road carry traffic through the area alongside Blundell Road itself. Housing across the surrounding grid is mostly single-family, with a growing number of duplex conversions altering individual blocks rather than the street pattern itself.
Blundell Centre at No. 2 Road serves as the everyday anchor for the area. A grocery store, a pharmacy, a bakery and salons sit within the same short walk, an arrangement that lets a weekday errand list be finished in one stop. Beyond the centre, commercial frontage thins out quickly into residential street, so the businesses listed in Blundell are found mainly along three routes: Blundell Road, No. 2 Road and Garden City Road.
The commercial mix here leans domestic rather than destination. Bakeries and restaurants lead the categories recorded in Blundell, alongside bubble tea shops, grocery and liquor stores, and a run of personal care in the form of hair salons, nail salons and day spas. Food and grooming set the tone in an area whose customers are largely the people living on the surrounding blocks, and whose central position makes a stop on the way through cost very little time.
Fifteen businesses are listed under Blundell in the directory at present. Several of the categories appear more than once, so a search can return more than one option of the same kind, and the street is often the detail that separates them. Away from Blundell Road, No. 2 Road and Garden City Road, the grid returns to housing, which is why the listings gather along those three routes rather than spreading evenly across the neighborhood.
Neighborhood nail shop in the No. 2 Road plaza at Blundell, the west-side sister to the Blundell Road location. Standard manicures, pedicures, gel and acrylics at everyday prices, with a parking lot right out front.
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Optometrist inside Blundell Centre seeing patients from six months old upward. Comprehensive exams with glaucoma and macular checks, OCT scanning, myopia control including Ortho-K, and same-day attention for eye infections and injuries.
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General and cosmetic dentistry inside Blundell Centre, sharing a parking lot with the mall's grocery and pharmacy. Open six days a week including Saturday afternoons, which suits families who cannot get away during weekday working hours.
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Neighborhood salon in the Blundell Centre strip, open Tuesday through Saturday. Straightforward cuts for the whole family, and it is one of the few nearby spots that also does eyebrow threading and facial waxing while you are in.
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The liquor store at Blundell Centre, open 9am to 11pm every day of the week. Spirits, wine, beer and coolers at straightforward prices, and staff with a reputation for hunting down the last case of something in the back room if you ask them.
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Dry cleaner tucked into Blundell Centre, handling shirts, jackets, trousers and general garment care. It opens at 7:30am on weekdays, so you can drop off before work and collect on the way home with the groceries.
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Neighborhood flower shop in the Garden City Shopping Centre at Blundell Road, open every day into the evening. Handles walk-in bouquets, occasion arrangements and local delivery for people around Blundell and Broadmoor.
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Richmond's kosher bakery, family-run and Filipino-Jewish, turning out challah, cinnamon rolls, croissants, muffins and donuts. The hours are short and it closes Saturdays, so plan around them. Bread is baked fresh rather than held over.
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A small scoop shop off Blundell Road making its own ice cream in rotating batches, leaning Asian with black sesame, Thai milk tea, Vietnamese coffee and ube. No seating and no free samples, but the ice cream is dense and pints travel home well.
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Small Richmond electrical company run by a Red Seal journeyman, taking on panel upgrades, added circuits and lighting, smart-home wiring, EV charger installs and emergency repairs for both houses and commercial spaces around Metro Vancouver.
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A Blundell Centre bistro with a reputation for generous portions at low prices, run by operators with decades in Richmond kitchens. The menu mixes Western grill standards with comfort plates, and it draws a steady regular crowd.
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Richmond's long-running sports pub on Blundell Road, with more than thirty screens including three large ones. There are separate pub and dining sides, weekend entertainment, and standard pub food. The default neighborhood spot for watching a game.
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A private store in the Garden City Shopping Centre with a premium spirits selection that regulars rate above the government stores. Competitive pricing, same-day delivery, open until 11pm, and parking shared with the Save-On-Foods next door.
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Combined salon and spa on Garden City Road near Blundell, where you can get skin and body treatments and hair done in one visit. Appointment-based, and a practical mid-island option if downtown Richmond parking puts you off.
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Neighborhood salon in the No. 2 Road plaza at Blundell, sharing a parking lot with a grocery store and a couple of nail shops. Everyday cuts, color and blow-dries for west Richmond regulars, no appointment gymnastics required.
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Thai cooking at everyday prices in the Blundell Centre plaza at No. 2 Road and Blundell. Curries, noodles and stir-fries for dine-in or takeout, serving the surrounding residential blocks rather than any tourist trade.
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A neighborhood Chinese bakery of about a decade's standing at No. 2 and Blundell, run on self-serve tongs and trays behind glass. Pizza buns, mousse cake slices and moon cakes in season; whole cakes need a day's notice. Free lot parking outside.
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Independent pharmacy in the Blundell area whose pharmacists assess and prescribe for minor ailments and birth control at no charge. Also does compounding, travel vaccines, blood pressure checks and smoking cessation support. Weekdays only.
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