The City of Port Coquitlam is located on the west bank of the confluence of the Pitt River and the Fraser River. Port Coquitlam lies east of Coquitlam and is a separate city.

Don’t be misled by the City’s name, Port Coquitlam is not a port district highly involved in shipping via ocean freighter. There are no docks for ships in Port Coquitlam

If you look at a map of the city most of the waterfront is designated as park or residential lands, not industrial. However, one of Port Coquitlam’s largest facilities is the Canadian Pacific rail yards that run for about 2 miles (3.2 Km) along the south side of the Lougheed Highway (BC-7).

Port Coquitlam is located in the yellow area labeled Coquitlam left of center in the bottom map to the left. Port Coquitlam is located in the southeast corner of the area across the Pitt River from Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge. In the southwest portion of the City it is across the Fraser River from Surrey.

Port Coquitlam is bounded on the south by the Fraser River on the east by the Pitt River, on the west by the Coquitlam River and on the north by the Coast Mountain Range.

You will find nearly all of the shopping opportunities in Port Coquitlam along the Lougheed Highway and south of the Lougheed Highway on Shaughnessy Street.

In recent years Port Coquitlam has experienced substantial commercial growth. They have a new shopping area called the Dominion Triangle which is on the north side of the Lougheed Highway, north of the CP rail yard near the eastern border of the city.

There are four shopping areas in Port Coquitlam;

Dominion Triangle – Lougheed Highway and Dominion Avenue

PoCo Place mall – 2755 Lougheed Highway (Westwood & Lougheed Highway)

(located at the west city limit)

The downtown core – Shaughnessy Street & McAllister Avenue)

Northside commercial area – Along Prairie Avenue (north of Lougheed Highway)

A little History of Port Coquitlam

Before 1913 when Port Coquitlam was incorporated there were two Coquitlams. The rural Coquitlam was the entire area shown as Coquitlam. Inside of Coquitlam was a new industrial area surrounding the Pacific Coast terminal of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. On April 18, 1913 the City of Port Coquitlam was incorporated.

The Canadian Pacific Railroad had moved its west coast terminal from Vancouver to this location only two years earlier because of the availability of flat land for their switching yard and growth potential for industry. The industry and port facilities never came to Port Coquitlam. Instead, most of the growth in the area in the first half of the 20^th Century was residential, much of it from railroad, quarry, and mental health workers. Since the 1950’s Port Coquitlam has seen slow but steady industrial growth

At the end of World War II the population was about 1,500. By 1952 the population had doubled and by 1960 the population was over 8,000. Today (2008) the population is in the neighborhood of 60,000.

Recommended Attractions

Restaurants
See listings below
Lodging
See listings below
Attractions
Leigh Square Community Arts Village #1100 – 2253 Leigh Square Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 3B8 604-927-8400
Museums
Heritage Display Centre 2571 Mary Hill Road Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada V3C 4X3 604-927-2388
Parks & Gardens

Visitor Information
City of Port Coquitlam 2580 Shaughnessy Street Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada V3c 2A8 604-927-5411 Visit the web site

Listed Attractions

We have not necessarily visited or recommend listed establishments

Restaurants

Applebee’s Neighbourhood Bar & Grill – 604-468-1173

300 – 2325 Ottawa St, Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 8A4

Earl’s – 604-941-1733

2850 Shaughnessy St, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 6K5

Empire Pizza & Steak House – 604-942-8414

2232 McAllister Ave, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2A6

White Spot – 604-468-4844

2310 Ottawa St, Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 7Z1

Restaurants – Ice Cream & Desserts

Matteo’s Gelato & Bistro – 604-464-2211

2615 Mary Hill Rd, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 3B5

Restaurants – Pizza

Me-N-Ed’s Pizza Parlor – 604-942-1200

2233 McAllister Ave, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2A9

San Remo Restaurant – 604-941-8644

3022 Flint St, Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 4H4

Restaurants – Pubs

The Arms Pub & Beer & Wine Boutique – 604-941-4711

3261 Coast Meridian Rd, Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 3N3

Cat & Fiddle Neighbourhood Pub – 604-941-8822

1979 Brown St, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2N4

Gillnetter Pub – 604-941-5599

1864 Argue St, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 5K4

Treehouse Bar & Grill – 604-942-6020

2099 Lougheed Hwy, Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 1A8

Restaurants – Specialty

Amigo Pancake House Restaurant – 604-464-2040

102 – 2228 McAllister Ave, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2A5

Asahi Japanese Restaurant – 604-941-2933

103 – 2540 Mary Hill Rd, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 3B2

Mumbai Sweets & Restaurant – 604-941-1993

2803 Shaughnessy St, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 3H1

Pallas Athena Greek Kousina – 604-941-4871

101 – 1250 Dominion Ave, Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 8G7

Ruby Chinese Restaurant – 604-941-8777

2585 Mary Hill Rd, Port Coquitlam, BC V3E 1K9

Restaurants – Fast Foods

Dairy Queen – 604-941-6343

2550 Shaughnessy St, Port Coquitlalm, BC V3C 3G2

Subway – 604-942-2001

114 – 2540 Shaughnessy St, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 3W4

Restaurants – Coffeehouse

Caffe Addictions Coffee House – 604-468-1623

101 – 3242 Westwood St, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 3L8

Lodging

Lodging – Hotels – (with room service)

Lodging – Hotels – Limited Services (no room service)

Best Western Poco Inn & Suites – 604-941-6216

1545 Lougheed Hwy, Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 1A5

Lodging – Motels

Lodging – Inns or Bed & Breakfast

Lodging – Vacation Rentals & Cabins

RV & Camping

RV & Camping Information

Other Attractions

Antiques

Versailles Furniture& Antique – 604-945-1050

2726 Larkin Ave, Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 2H7

Art Galleries

Gift Shops

Camelot Gifts & Décor – 604-468-6450

2620 Shaughnessy St, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 3G6

Pacific Basket Co, - 604-464-4614

9A – 1850 Kingsway Ave, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 1S6

Sophie’s Gold & Gift Shop – 604-941-9119

2550 Shaughnessy St, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 3G2

Ten Thousand Villages – 604-464-8770

2101 – 2253 Leigh Square, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 3B8

Under the Moon Whimsical Giftware – 604-464-7199

119 – 2540 Shaughnessy St, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 3W4

Golf

Carnoustie Golf Club – 604-941-4076

533 Dominion Ave, Port Coquitlam, BC V3E 3G7

Museums

Parks/Gardens

Aggie Park –

3050 Chester St, Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 1A1

Hyde Creek Nature Park

1091 Spruce Ave, Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 5T9

Railside Outdoor Youth Park at Lions Park

Lions Way and Shaughnessy Street

Quilting/Needlecrafts

Scrapbooking/Crafts

Michaels Arts & Crafts Store – 604-468-2900

2755 Lougheed Hwy, Porot Coquitlam, BC V3B 5Y9

Creative Outlines – 604-468-7447

24 – 1833 Coast Meridian Rd, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 6G5

Theatres/Performing Arts

Giggle Dam Dinner Theatre – 604-944-4453

2616 Shaughnessy ST, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 3G6

Tours/Charters

Wine

Just Fine Wine – 604-944-7818

311 – 2071 Kingsway Ave, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 6N2