During Your Visit
Take in the sights,
sounds and great service
Maximize your visit with these on-site services and amenities. From cafés to the gift shop to accessibility resources, we’ve covered the details so you can go with the flow.
Take in the sights,
sounds and great service
Maximize your visit with these on-site services and amenities. From cafés to the gift shop to accessibility resources, we’ve covered the details so you can go with the flow.
Some services and amenities will not be available at re-opening. Thank you for your understanding.
The Vancouver Aquarium boasts three food outlets: the Courtyard Café & Coffee Bar, the Upstream Bar + Grill, and our Marine Market that's accessed from Stanley Park.The Marine Market offers a wide range of freshly made offerings, including vegetarian options.
All our seafood selections are 100% Ocean Wise, a conservation program that the Vancouver Aquarium founded to encourage ocean-friendly seafood choices.
Courtyard Café & Coffee Bar
10:00 am to 4:30 pm
*Saturdays for Members opens at 9 am.
Upstream Bar + Grill (Open Friday - Sunday & Holidays)
11:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Marine Market (Accessed only from Stanley Park - Open Seasonally)
Currently Closed
Vancouver’s Water is Better on Tap. We only offer Vancouver’s tap water at the Aquarium – it comes filtered, fresh from the mountains, and is safe to drink. You’ll find dispensers throughout the building – enjoy!
Serving it to you warm, while keeping our kitchen cool. Our kitchen appliances are connected to an energy-efficient exchange loop that redistributes heat throughout the building. We save energy by using the heat already produced in our café to warm galleries like the Amazon.
We only serve shade grown, organic coffee. Buying shade grown ensures our coffee grows under the shade of the rainforest canopy, preventing deforestation, and protecting animals like our Goeldi Monkeys.
All dishware and food waste is composted, and turned into Class A compost that is used to grow certified organic alfalfa and hops in the Lower Mainland.
We only feed our guests sustainable seafood to ensure that our seafood is harvested in a method that ensures limited bycatch on non-target and endangered species, and that populations are abundant and resilient.
Straws hurt wildlife. But relax because we don’t use them. We have many onsite single-use plastic elimination programs and support research that reduce plastic pollution.
Need more information?
View our visitor FAQ or email us.