Metro Vancouver neighbourhood
The stretch of No. 3 Road roughly between Cambie Road and Alderbridge Way, plus the streets either side of it. Aberdeen Centre, Yaohan Centre, Parker Place and President Plaza stand within walking distance of one another, and Alexandra Road packs dozens of restaurants into three short blocks. Richmond's densest food and retail district by a wide margin.
Family-operated hand wash on No. 3 Road doing full body washes, waxing, paint coating and interior detailing. A long-standing Golden Village option for drivers who prefer hand washing over an automatic tunnel.
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Chinese-language bookshop on the upper level of Aberdeen Centre, carrying traditional-character titles alongside stationery and magazines. One of the few places in Metro Vancouver to browse a serious Chinese book selection in person.
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An Asian bakery on Alexandra Road built around softball-sized meat floss cakes, savoury cream inside and floss outside, in flavours running from seaweed and salted egg yolk to Oreo chocolate and lemon yogurt. Unusual enough to draw people across town.
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Lamb specialist in Continental Centre cooking the northwest Chinese way: lamb soup, skewers, ribs, dumplings and buns, including cuts most Richmond menus skip. A good option for a group that wants something other than Cantonese seafood.
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Music school on an upper level of Aberdeen Centre offering private instrument and voice lessons, theory classes and exam preparation. Convenient for families already in the Golden Village for shopping or dinner.
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High-end piano showroom on the third level of Aberdeen Centre and BC's exclusive dealer for several European makers including Fazioli. Also runs a music academy on site, so you can hear the instruments being played most days you visit.
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A small specialty bar in Empire Centre near Aberdeen Station that takes coffee and matcha equally seriously, with careful pour-overs in a tidy, minimal room. Free mall parking makes it an easy weekday stop for Golden Village office workers.
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An independent Golden Village shop that pairs its bubble tea with Hong Kong egg waffles and ice cream, so most orders leave with a drink in one hand and a waffle in the other. Afternoon and evening hours only, running later on weekends.
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Nail and lash shop on Alexandra Road, right in the middle of Richmond's restaurant strip. Gel manicures, pedicures and lash extensions, and a sensible stop to pair with dinner nearby since evening slots exist.
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A small pickup-only bakery on No. 3 Road working from a short rotating list of cakes and pastries. Order online or at the counter and collect at the store; their products also turn up at a couple of other Richmond dessert shops. Closed Mondays.
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A long-standing Golden Village Taiwanese tea house that is as much a restaurant as a boba shop, serving rice plates and snacks until late. Handy when half your group wants dinner and the other half only wants a milk tea.
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Golden Village accounting firm above Hazelbridge Way offering cloud bookkeeping, GST and PST compliance, corporate tax planning and reorganizations, estate returns and non-resident tax advice. A practical fit for Richmond business owners and landlords.
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Third-floor nail studio in Aberdeen Square, surrounded by dessert shops and bubble tea. Gel manicures, extensions and nail art booked by phone, and the mall parking makes it an easy weekday-evening stop.
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Jiangsu and Zhejiang cooking on Alexandra Road, a regional style far less common in Richmond than Cantonese. Xiao long bao and sheng jian bao are the signatures, alongside the braised, slightly sweeter dishes of eastern China.
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A tiny Japanese-French cake studio on Alexandra Road, open Thursday to Sunday only. Chiffon-based entremets and choux in flavours like matcha yuzu, restrained on sugar and finished carefully. The popular ones sell out, so it is worth calling first.
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Cantonese restaurant tucked into an Alexandra Road strip, quieter than the big banquet halls nearby. Dim sum is the draw at lunch: steamed dumplings, rice rolls and taro puffs made to order, with plenty of seafood on the dinner menu.
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A small Chinese-run beauty spa on Hazelbridge Way offering facials and skin treatments in a private room setting. Worth a call if you want a treatment in Mandarin without heading to a large clinic.
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Small Japanese izakaya in Continental Centre serving ramen, okonomiyaki, donburi and hot pot in a tight, dimly lit room. It went viral years ago for a beer-styled ramen, but the everyday draw is shareable plates and late hours.
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