Vancouver Souvenirs and Local Gifts to Take Home

We all want the gifts we bring home to loved ones from our travels to be memorable. It’s right there in the word we use for it! The word “souvenir” means “to remember” in French, after all.

If you’re looking for something a little more unique than the classic t-shirts and fridge magnets, we’ve compiled a list of places to get Vancouver souvenirs that stand out.

From local artisan shops to unique Indigenous-made products, these Vancouver souvenirs will help you bring home an authentic slice of the city.

Where to find Indigenous-made Vancouver souvenirs?

Spirit Gallery

Located in the quaint community of Horseshoe Bay, Spirit Gallery is an Indigenous-owned art gallery and gift shop overlooking the unreal views of Howe Sound.

Just minutes from the B.C Ferries terminal that serves Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast, this gallery specializes in Northwest Coast Native art.

Whether you’re into hand-carved silver jewelry or botanical self-care products, you’ll want to check out this gift shop on your way up the Sea to Sky highway to Squamish or Whistler.

Wickaninnish Gallery

Operating in the heart of vibrant Granville Island since 1987, Wickaninnish Gallery is an Indigenous-owned gallery that showcases the artwork of established and emerging Indigenous artists.

Founded by Patricia Rivard (Nuu-chah-nulth), you can find everything from stunning home décor to designer apparel and accessories at this unique souvenir shopping destination.

Sriracha Revolver

This proudly Indigenous hot sauce brand believes that food brings people together.

Sriracha Revolver offers an array of hot sauces, including Jalapeño Ginger Hot Sauce, Beets and Tequila Hot Sauce, and astrology-themed options like their Scorpio Season Hot Sauce.

The perfect souvenir for spicy food lovers, these tasty hot sauces can be found at over a dozen businesses around Vancouver, including Salmon n’ Bannock, Meinhardt Fine Foods, and Welk’s general store.

Authentic Indigenous Seafood

Authentic Indigenous Seafood offers a unique, sustainable approach to high quality seafood. This co-op of Indigenous fisheries operates from the Pacific Coast to Arctic waters, with members including Nisga’a Fisheries, the Wet’suwet’en Nation, and Pangnirtung Fisheries (the Inuit Fisheries of Baffin Island).

Producing tasty, environmentally conscious seafood treats like Candied Wild Coho Salmon, Wild BC Chinook Salmon Caviar, and Wild Sockeye Salmon Poké, you can find these snacks across town at locations like Meinhardt Fine Foods and Snack City Granville Island.

The best part? All their products come with a unique QR code telling you where the seafood in your hands came from.

Nk’Mip Cellars

Owned and operated by the Osoyoos Indian Band, Nk’Mip Cellars is North America’s first Indigenous winery. No need to travel all the way to Osoyoos to taste their delicious wines, though. These products are carried by liquor stores across the city and make for a memorable souvenir.

Check out their award-winning Merlots, Chardonnays, Rosés and more at the nearest BCLIQUOR location.

Where to find Vancouver souvenirs at local artisan shops?

Banquet Atelier & Workshop

If you’re into funky patterns and bright colours, Banquet Atelier & Workshop is the Vancouver-based design studio for you. Run by Sarah Edmonds and Tammy Lawrence, products are conceived, designed, printed and produced in Canada with attention to environmental sustainability and eye-catching design.

Stop by this Granville Island atelier to shop linens, calendars, posters, clothing, and lots of cards.

Nooroongi Books

Another beloved Granville Island shop to find souvenirs at is Nooroongi Books. Artfully curated, this gorgeous bookstore specializes in stories that are not mainstream.

With books in various languages and a keen interest in art and philosophy titles, a book from Nooroongi makes a special souvenir for the bookworms in your life.

Artisan SakeMaker

Vancouver’s only sake winery, Granville Island-based Artisan SakeMaker makes award-winning handcrafted local sake that is authentically Canadian.

Having launched a sake produced with 100% Canadian ingredients over a decade ago, this local maker has been upping the sake game ever since with sustainable, local and natural ingredients at the forefront.

You can even find luxury Canadian skincare products made with rice grain and gorgeous ceramic drinkware at this sake shop and winery.

The Circle Craft Co-op and Gallery

Founded in the 1970s, Circle Craft Co-op and Gallery is an artist-run BC cooperative representing well over 100 local artisans.

Whether contemporary or traditional craft is your style, you’ll find glass, clay, metal, wood, and fibre works here to bring home and dazzle your loved ones with. When you shop here for Vancouver souvenirs, you know you’re helping local artists and sustaining the local craft economy.

Shop Makers Kitsilano & Gastown

Visiting Shop Makers when you’re looking for Vancouver souvenirs just makes sense. Artisans earn 100% of every sale they make at this local shop, where handmade stickers, earrings, candles, soaps and more await.

With a location just blocks away from Kits beach, this Vancouver-born business now empowers local makers by platforming their works in cute and cozy retail spaces across the country.

Be sure to visit their Gastown location before you leave town, which has just as many goodies to browse, many of which are one-of-a-kind.

Café au Clay Pottery Studio and Café

This hidden Kitsilano gem, Café au Clay, is a fully functioning pottery studio, a cozy café, and a small gift shop selling ceramics made by the potters who work out of the studio.

Sip on an espresso and shop unique mugs, bowls, vases and plates made by local ceramicists right there in store.

With so many talented artists and makers in one city, it’s no surprise that the options for memorable gifts to bring back for family and friends are endless here. Vancouver has a lot to offer, and unique souvenirs are just one of its many charms.