Metro Vancouver neighbourhood
Richmond's downtown core, built around the Canada Line and the No. 3 Road spine. Towers, offices and shopping centres sit beside City Hall, the public library and Minoru Park, with Richmond Centre and Lansdowne anchoring either end. It holds the densest concentration of everyday services on the island: banks, clinics, salons and restaurants within a few blocks of each other.
No. 3 Road nail bar between Westminster Highway and Lansdowne, open 10am to 7pm every day of the week. Manicures, pedicures and gel work, easy to fit in around a Canada Line trip since Lansdowne station is close by.
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The Vancouver chain's largest store, about 19,000 square feet on Garden City Road and open 8:30am to 10pm daily. Straightforward Chinese-Canadian grocery shopping: fresh meat and seafood counters, stacked produce, bulk dry goods and sauces.
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Richmond locksmith and security shop on Minoru Boulevard, trading under the long-established Al Scott Lock & Safe name. Covers key cutting, deadbolts and door hardware, safes and vaults, plus alarms, cameras and access control for businesses.
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Long-standing City Centre brokerage on Ackroyd Road offering Autoplan, homeowner and tenant, commercial and travel insurance, with Cantonese and Mandarin service. Convenient if you are already downtown Richmond for errands or catching the Canada Line.
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Family practice on Ackroyd Road in the City Centre, open weekdays plus Saturday mornings. Family doctors and nurse practitioners handle general checkups, chronic disease, reproductive health and children's care. Punjabi and English spoken.
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Small independent pharmacy on Ackroyd Road in the City Centre, in the same block as several medical and walk-in offices, which makes it an easy stop straight after an appointment. Prescription dispensing and pharmacist medication advice.
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Japanese-trained stylists working out of a quiet Saba Road unit just off No. 3 Road. Cuts, perms, balayage and colour correction are the core of the book, plus scalp and hair treatments. Open Tuesday to Sunday, with visitor parking in the building.
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A small independent shop on Minoru Boulevard in the city centre, handy for snacks, drinks and last-minute items, and used by neighbours as a parcel drop-off point. Prices are not always posted, so it is worth asking before you reach the till.
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Ground-floor studio on Minoru Boulevard between Lansdowne and Richmond Centre, handy if you work downtown Richmond. Cuts, colour and styling by appointment, with transit and mall parking both a couple of minutes away.
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Buswell Street cleaner offering dry cleaning, wash-and-fold laundry and an express turnaround option. It sits just behind the Richmond Centre block, which makes it walkable from a lot of the City Centre apartment towers.
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Richmond law firm on Cooney Road in City Centre, practising as a general firm: property purchases and sales, business and corporate matters, wills, estates and probate, family law and injury claims. A long-running local practice with several partners.
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A restaurant and bar on Minoru Boulevard serving Pacific Northwest cooking from breakfast through dinner, with cocktails, BC wine and local beer. Live music on Thursdays and free parking. Handy to Richmond Centre, Minoru Park and the hospital.
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Second-floor general dental office on Westminster Highway, minutes from Richmond City Hall and the Canada Line. Routine exams and hygiene, extractions with follow-up care, nightguards and whitening. Convenient if you work in the City Centre core.
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Vietnamese restaurant on Alderbridge Way named for the Vietnamese word for rice. Broken rice plates, pho and vermicelli bowls served in a bright modern room, within walking distance of Aberdeen Station and the Alexandra Road strip.
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Japanese-style salon in the newer Capstan Way towers, best known locally for its head spa treatments alongside standard cut, colour and straightening packages. Expect long combined appointments rather than a quick in-and-out trim.
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Small street-level studio on Elmbridge Way near the Canada Line, open four days a week. Cuts and colour plus hair weaves and permanent straightening, which is the reason most people phone ahead rather than drop in.
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A small Anderson Road cafe pairing gelato with matcha lattes and Vietnamese coffee. It works as a quieter City Centre dessert stop when the Golden Village dessert shops are packed, and the drinks are as much the point as the scoops.
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Richmond roofing and exteriors company handling replacement, repairs and free inspections, plus gutters, siding and skylights. Based on Cooney Road near the city centre, so it is a genuinely local option rather than a Metro Vancouver chain.
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Ground-floor clinic in the Service Canada building a block from Lansdowne Centre, taking both walk-ins and booked appointments on weekdays. Runs a full family practice and refers on to specialists, useful if you need a doctor near the Canada Line.
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Long-running Cantonese banquet restaurant on the second floor of London Plaza. Big round tables, live seafood tanks and a dim sum service that starts early. Richmond families book it for weddings and birthdays as often as for a regular lunch.
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Small independent garage off Minoru Boulevard handling routine servicing and general mechanical repairs for daily drivers. Regularly named alongside Richmond's better-reviewed shops for fair pricing on ordinary maintenance jobs.
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A 365-day-a-year strength gym a short walk from Lansdowne station, kitted out with Arsenal Strength machines you will not find elsewhere in Richmond. Every new member gets a one-on-one intro session, and there is a physiotherapist on site.
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Design-led flower studio on Westminster Highway near the City Centre, known as much for its houseplants as its bouquets. Good for a considered gift arrangement or a sympathy order when you want something less cookie-cutter.
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A long-running Richmond independent that brews ethically sourced coffee to order and bakes its own cakes and pastries in house. Tucked into a strip mall on No. 3 Road, it keeps a steady weekday crowd of regulars who know the baristas.
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