Originally, "Little Italy”, this Vancouver Drive now includes every kind ethnic shop and restaurant such as Jamaican patty shops, Ethiopian restaurants, Spanish tapas bars, Portuguese coffee shops, Indian clothiers, organic food stores, Chinese grocers, Moroccan falafels, Italian furniture, French bakeries and Cuban cafes.Intense and richly diverse, The “Drive” consists of character homes, coffee shops, delis and cheap grocers and is the host of annual events such as the Fringe Festival, the Parade of Los Souls and other streets festivities
