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Find Local Businesses in North Vancouver, BC

The North Shore's own directory of independent businesses

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These are the categories I cover in North Vancouver, each one carrying a live count of what is in it. The food categories are the biggest, which will surprise nobody who lives here.

Food & Drink in North Vancouver BC

Food and drink is the widest section of any local directory and usually the reason someone opens one. It covers everywhere you can sit down for a meal, pick something up on the way home, or restock a cupboard: full-service restaurants and quick counters, coffee bars, bakeries and dessert shops, pubs and taprooms, grocers, liquor stores, and the corner shops that stay open after everything else on the block has closed. The subcategories split the section along the lines people actually search. Someone booking a Saturday dinner and someone hunting a bag of rice at nine at night are not doing the same task, and one blended list serves neither. Each subcategory keeps its own listings, its own map and its own neighbourhood filters. Every listing shows address, phone, website and posted hours wherever the business has published them, with a short description of what the place actually is rather than a line lifted from a brochure. Businesses that genuinely straddle two subcategories, a bakery with a full café menu, a brewery with a kitchen, appear in both, with one marked primary so the breadcrumb trail and the structured data stay consistent.

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Shopping in North Vancouver BC

Retail is the part of a local economy that people miss only once it has gone. This section covers the shops you can walk into: florists, pet stores, hardware and garden centres, furniture and home goods, clothing, shoes and jewellery, books, toys, sporting goods, bikes, electronics, music, phones and the department stores that still anchor a mall. The organising principle is what you are shopping for, not who owns the business. A national chain and a forty-year-old independent sit in the same list and carry the same fields, and neither is pushed up the page for paying us: nothing on this site is a paid placement. Listings show address, phone, website and posted hours, plus the neighbourhood, which is the filter most people want: retail is an errand, and errands are geographic. Where a shop offers something that changes whether the trip is worth making, repairs, rentals, custom orders, delivery, in-store pickup, the listing says so rather than leaving you to phone and ask.

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Beauty & Personal Care in North Vancouver BC

Personal care is a relationship business. Most people find one hairdresser, one nail technician or one barber and stay with them for years, which means the search that brings someone here is usually a first visit or a move to a new part of town: and both are decisions people want to get right. This section covers hair salons, barbershops, nail salons, day spas and tattoo studios. Each subcategory holds its own listings with address, phone, website and posted hours, plus the neighbourhood, because proximity genuinely matters when an appointment is a monthly habit rather than a one-off. Booking practice varies enormously across these trades: some businesses are appointment-only, some take walk-ins, some run an online booking system and some still work a paper book at the desk. Where a business publishes how it prefers to be booked, the listing says so and links to the booking page where one exists. No listing here is a paid placement, and no rating is published unless it comes from real, verifiable data.

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Health in North Vancouver BC

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The health section lists local practices and clinics people need to find quickly: dentists, medical clinics and doctors, optometrists, pharmacies and veterinarians. Most searches here are practical rather than exploratory: a clinic accepting new patients, a pharmacy still open, an eye exam this week, a dentist for a tooth that has started to hurt. Listings show address, phone, website and posted hours plus the neighbourhood. Where a practice publishes it, the listing notes whether new patients are being accepted, whether appointments can be booked online, and whether walk-in service is available : the three questions that decide almost every search in this section. Nothing in this directory is medical advice, and no listing here is an endorsement or a credential check. Practitioner registration in British Columbia is a matter of public record with the relevant regulatory college, and verifying it is always worth the two minutes. For anything urgent, contact HealthLink BC at 8-1-1 or emergency services at 9-1-1.

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Automotive in North Vancouver BC

Everything to do with keeping a vehicle on the road: repair and maintenance shops, new and used dealerships, tire specialists and car washes. It is a category where a bad choice is expensive and a good shop gets kept for fifteen years, so the information that matters is specific: what the shop actually works on, whether it is certified, and whether it can take the car this week. Listings show address, phone, website and posted hours plus the neighbourhood. Where a business publishes it, the listing notes appointment and drop-off arrangements, courtesy or loaner vehicles, shuttle service, and whether after-hours key drop is available. Automotive businesses cluster into a handful of areas in most cities, highway frontage, light-industrial blocks and auto malls, rather than spreading evenly, which makes the neighbourhood filter unusually useful here. No listing in this section is a paid placement, and no rating is shown unless it comes from real, verifiable data.

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Professional Services in North Vancouver BC

The advisers and offices people deal with a few times a year and remember for a decade: real estate agents and brokerages, insurance brokers, accountants and bookkeepers, lawyers and notaries, and bank and credit union branches. These are appointment businesses rather than walk-in ones, and the questions people ask are different from the rest of the directory. Not just where and when, but what this office actually handles, whether a first consultation costs anything, and whether they take on work of your size at all. Listings show address, phone, website and posted hours plus the neighbourhood. Where a firm publishes it, the listing notes areas of practice, whether consultations are free, whether remote or virtual appointments are offered, and which languages are spoken at the office: the last of these matters more in this section than almost anywhere else. Nothing in this directory is legal, financial, tax or insurance advice, and a listing is not a recommendation. Professional licensing in British Columbia is publicly searchable through the relevant regulator, and it is always worth checking.

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Home Services in North Vancouver BC

Trades and services that come to the property: electricians, roofers, landscapers and lawn care, general contractors, locksmiths, movers, cleaning companies, pest control and self-storage. These businesses are found differently from every other section of the directory. Many work from a yard, a unit in an industrial block or a truck rather than a storefront, so the address is often an office rather than somewhere to visit, and the service area matters more than the pin on the map. Where a company publishes the areas it covers, the listing carries that instead of implying it only works on its own street. Listings show phone, website and posted hours plus the neighbourhood the business is based in. Where published, the listing notes whether free estimates are given, whether emergency or after-hours call-out is available, and whether the company is licensed, bonded and insured. For any work requiring a permit or a trade qualification, ask for licence and insurance details in writing before work starts. It is a normal request and a reputable contractor will expect it.

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Things To Do in North Vancouver BC

The section for everything that does not fit a trade heading: gyms and fitness studios, yoga, hotels and places to stay, childcare and daycare, schools and tutoring, dry cleaners and photographers. Some of it is what you do with a free afternoon and some of it is the standing arrangement that makes the week work, and both belong in a directory people actually use. Listings show address, phone, website and posted hours plus the neighbourhood. Where a business publishes it, the listing notes booking and registration practice, whether drop-ins or trials are available, and whether there is a waitlist: which is the deciding factor in several of these categories rather than a footnote. Community centres, public pools, arenas and library branches are civic facilities rather than businesses and are not listed as such, though they are often the right answer and are linked from the articles where they belong. No listing here is a paid placement, and no rating appears unless it comes from real, verifiable data.

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Worth knowing about

This row rotates, and the places on it are the kitchens, counters and workshops people in North Vancouver keep sending me back to; not one of them paid to be here.

Mylena Merlo | Skin & Soul, beauty and personal care business in Pemberton, North Vancouver BC

Mylena Merlo | Skin & Soul

Pemberton

I provide personalized aesthetic and wellness treatments in North Vancouver, including deep pore cleansing facials, customized skin treatments, microneedling, lymphatic drainage, and professional foot care. My approach is calm, attentive, and individualized, with treatments selected according to each client’s needs…

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Zula Driving School, school in Lynn Valley, North Vancouver BC
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Zula Driving School

Lynn Valley

Zula Driving School provides one-on-one driving lessons in North Vancouver for new and experienced drivers. We help Class 7 and Class 5 learners develop safe driving skills, build confidence behind the wheel, and prepare for their ICBC road test. Refresher lessons are also available for licensed drivers and newcomers…

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I Know a Tech Guy, professional service in Lynn Valley, North Vancouver BC

I Know a Tech Guy

Lynn Valley

I Know a Tech Guy provides practical technology support for homes and small businesses across North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Vancouver and Burnaby. We help with computer problems, Wi-Fi and home networking, mesh Wi-Fi installation, Ethernet, data recovery, new computer setup and general technology support…

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NuDerma Laser Clinic, beauty and personal care business in Central Lonsdale, North Vancouver BC

NuDerma Laser Clinic

Central Lonsdale

NuDerma Laser Clinic is a laser and medical aesthetics clinic in North Vancouver offering laser hair removal with Candela GentleMax Pro Plus, RF microneedling, Laser Genesis, facials and skin rejuvenation. We are open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 AM–7:00 PM. Online booking, free consultations, card payments and free…

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Perform Art Studios, school in Lower Lonsdale, North Vancouver BC
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Perform Art Studios

Lower Lonsdale

Here at Perform Art Studios, we are a dance family! Offering dance classes, camps & birthday parties for ages 3-18yrs. Recreational and professional levels. RAD ballet, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, lyrical, musical theater, and preschool dance & more! For over 20 years, our philosophy of smaller class sizes, personal…

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Life, In Order, home service business in Capilano, North Vancouver BC

Life, In Order

Capilano

A certified professional organizer who comes to your home, whether the job is one closet or an entire downsize. Professional organizing sits in an unusual spot in this directory, because the listed address barely matters. The work happens wherever the client lives, and the business itself needs little more than…

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Climb Base5, gym in Capilano, North Vancouver BC
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Climb Base5

Capilano

Climb Base5 is an indoor bouldering and rope climbing gym at 1485 Welch Street in Capilano, North Vancouver.

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Why this directory

About North Vancouver

A directory is only worth anything if somebody keeps it honest. Here is what I actually do about that.

North Vancouver sits on the North Shore of Burrard Inlet, where the city meets the mountains. Two municipalities share the name; the compact, walkable City of North Vancouver anchored by Lonsdale Quay, and the sprawling District that stretches from the Capilano River to Deep Cove. Together they form one community of roughly 146,000 people who live between the sea and the peaks, and who support a dense strip of independent shops, studios, and trades along Lonsdale, Marine Drive, and the village centers up the hill.

This directory covers both. A plumber in Lynn Valley and a bakery on Lower Lonsdale are neighbors here, even if their city halls differ.

What makes this different

Checked, not scraped

Every entry starts from an address I can find, a phone number that rings and hours somebody confirmed. When a place closes, it comes off. Plenty of directories are still sending people to restaurants that shut years ago, and I think that is a rotten thing to do to somebody driving across town on a Sunday.

The whole city, not one strip

All 10 North Vancouver neighbourhoods have a page here, Lower Lonsdale and Capilano included, and every listing tells you which one it sits in. Most directories learn one strip of town and guess at the rest. The parts they skip are usually where I eat.

Free to list, quick to fix

Being listed costs nothing, and that is not a launch offer. Owners can claim their page, correct the hours, add a website, and I get to it that week. There are no tiers and no ad slots, so nobody here climbs over anybody else by paying me. My parents sold produce out of a stall, and I know what a rigged aisle looks like.

I'm a local

One person writes this site and that person is Maren Holt. I eat in North Vancouver most days and I walk it most mornings, so the guides come with opinions attached. Where I would pick one place over a near identical one down the road, I say which and why. Where I have not been since the owners changed, the page admits it.

Rain droplets clinging to a cedar branch, the cold green water of Burrard Inlet and forested slopes dissolving into soft blur behind them in North Vancouver BC

Between the inlet and the peaks, 146,000 people support one of the densest strips of independent business in Metro Vancouver.

Maren Holt, Editor in North Vancouver BC Maren Holt Editor, North Vancouver Local More about Maren Holt

Guides and local news

What's happening in North Vancouver

I write these for people who are going this weekend, not for people reading about the city from somewhere else. Expect ranked lists, warnings about what sells out early, and the answers to questions I get asked over and over.

Halloween Ideas and Events in North Vancouver in North Vancouver BC

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Halloween Ideas and Events in North Vancouver

The Shipyards District trick-or-treat, Canyon Frights at Capilano Suspension Bridge with confirmed 2026 dates, and Loutet Farm's harvest.

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Maren Holt, Editor in North Vancouver BC

Editor, Maren Holt

Written by someone who lives here

Maren Holt has covered the North Shore's small businesses for a decade, walking every block from the Quay to Deep Cove.

  • Lifelong Lynn Valley resident
  • Keeps a spreadsheet of every shop opening since 2015
  • Walks, never drives, to verify a listing

Owner verified

Verified businesses in North Vancouver

These entries are not scrapes. Each of these businesses has checked its own listing here, confirmed the details are right, and keeps them current as things change, which is more than can be said for most of what you will find about any company online.

Taylor Restoration Services, home service business in North Vancouver BC

Taylor Restoration Services

Out of Surrey, Taylor Restoration Services runs a 24/7 emergency crew serving North Vancouver basements and suites hit by flood, fire, or sewer backup. Every technician is IICRC certified, and the company holds an A+ Better Business Bureau rating with two decades of Lower Mainland calls logged.

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Peace Arch Plumbing & Heating, home service business in North Vancouver BC

Peace Arch Plumbing & Heating

Peace Arch Plumbing and Heating runs a small Surrey-based crew handling burst pipes, sewer backups, water heater swaps, and full bathroom or kitchen renovations across the Lower Mainland. The same person who quotes the job usually shows up to do it, day or night.

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Cloverdale Appliance Repair, home service business in North Vancouver BC

Cloverdale Appliance Repair

Cloverdale Appliance Repair fixes refrigerators, dishwashers, washers, dryers, ovens, and microwaves for homeowners across the Lower Mainland, with same-day service available on most calls. The shop is BBB accredited and runs out of Surrey with pricing quoted up front before any work begins.

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Third Generation Painters, home service business in North Vancouver BC

Third Generation Painters

Third Generation Painters runs a Vernon-based residential crew out of founder Brook Nullmeyer's cabinet shop, handling interior repaints, exterior work, cabinet refinishing, and wood restoration across the North Okanagan. Projects use Benjamin Moore products chosen for the dry, sunny climate.

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Clayton Heights Chiropractic, health service in North Vancouver BC

Clayton Heights Chiropractic

Clayton Heights Chiropractic has been treating Surrey-area patients since 2009 under Dr. Bill Hogan, MSc, DC, with a mix of chiropractic adjustments, massage therapy, traditional Chinese medicine, and Class 4 laser therapy. No referral is needed and most extended health plans are accepted.

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Sonic Health Clinic, health service in North Vancouver BC

Sonic Health Clinic

Sonic Health Clinic is a multidisciplinary clinic in Willoughby, Langley, with registered massage therapists, an acupuncturist, and a physiotherapist working out of one treatment space. Direct billing and ICBC claims are handled in-house so patients do not have to chase reimbursement.

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Kelly Adler & Associates Counselling, health service in North Vancouver BC

Kelly Adler & Associates Counselling

Kelly Adler and Associates is a New Westminster counselling practice run by a registered clinical counsellor with fifteen years of experience, working alongside other counsellors, social workers, and dieticians. The team focuses on trauma, eating disorders, parenting, and reproductive mental health.

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LabTest Certification Inc., professional service in North Vancouver BC

LabTest Certification Inc.

LabTest Certification is a Delta-based testing, inspection, and certification body accredited in Canada, the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom. Manufacturers ship products there for electrical, EMC, plumbing, solar, and hazardous-location approvals before going to market.

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Potential Security, professional service in North Vancouver BC

Potential Security

Potential Security builds custom security plans for individuals, businesses, and communities out of its Delta base, working on the consulting side rather than selling off-the-shelf alarm packages. Each engagement is scoped to the actual risks the client is trying to address.

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StayInCanada Immigration, professional service in North Vancouver BC

StayInCanada Immigration

StayInCanada Immigration is a Coquitlam-based consultancy handling Express Entry, provincial nominations, family sponsorship, study permits, work permits, and business immigration for clients heading to Canada. Free eligibility assessments run before any retainer is signed.

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Oi Marketing, professional service in North Vancouver BC

Oi Marketing

Oi Marketing is a Surrey-based digital agency covering local and national SEO, custom website design, brand identities, Google and Meta ads, and social media management for businesses across the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley. The team includes a Python developer alongside the marketing coordinators.

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T.K. Graphics, professional service in North Vancouver BC

T.K. Graphics

T.K. Graphics has been running wide-format printers out of Surrey since 1993, with rolls up to sixteen feet wide for vehicle wraps, murals, election signage, retail displays, and transit advertising. The shop holds 3M Select Graphics Provider Gold status and works on film, television, and event projects.

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Dream It Creations, photographer in North Vancouver BC

Dream It Creations

Dream It Creations is a Langley-based video production and creative agency handling brand video, photography, and marketing content for businesses across the Lower Mainland. The team uses cinema-quality cameras and includes color grading on every finished piece.

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Havn Hosting, professional service in North Vancouver BC

Havn Hosting

Havn Hosting is a Courtenay-based short-term rental management company founded by two couples who run their own Superhost properties across BC. The team handles pricing, listings, guest communication, and turnovers for owners who want rental income without the late-night phone calls.

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Vertex Auto Corp, car dealership in North Vancouver BC

Vertex Auto Corp

Vertex Auto Corp runs a used car lot at 21697 Fraser Highway in Langley Township with a rotating inventory of cars, trucks, SUVs, and crossovers from brands like Toyota, Honda, Ford, Hyundai, Mazda, and Tesla. The dealership offers flexible financing and books test drives online.

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Pacific Batteries, automotive business in North Vancouver BC

Pacific Batteries

Pacific Batteries started as a mobile battery service in 2010 and now runs shops in Maple Ridge and Surrey selling new and reconditioned car, truck, and marine batteries. Every reconditioned unit has to pass a visual, hydrometer, and cranking test before it goes on the shelf.

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Guarding Life Home Care, health service in North Vancouver BC

Guarding Life Home Care

North Shore home care: hourly, overnight, companionship, respite and specialised Alzheimer's, dementia and stroke support, open 24 hours for North Vancouver households.

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