UPDATED – BUSINESS HAS CLOSED 833 Denman Street, Vancouver Tel: (604) 428-2528 Web: http://buckstop.ca/ Twitter: @BuckstopDenman Advice: Sharing is the way to go here if dining with friends. Yearning for a taste of barbq and beef ribs downtown, this saloon…
1669 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver Tel: (604) 929-1817 Web: http://www.rosemaryrocksalt.com/ Twitter: @RoseRocksalt Advice: Bagel varieties change often, seasonal bagels offered. With her father’s reigning bagelry business thriving, daughter Parise Siegel took the same bagel recipe rolling to upper Lonsdale. The…
4090 Hastings St, Burnaby Tel: (604) 500-4548 Web: http://glenburnsoda.com/ Twitter: @glenburnsoda Advice: Closed Monday and Tuesday. I have fond memories from visiting the neighborhood diner years ago for a good old fashioned milk shake that was served in a large…
4016 Hastings Street, Burnaby Tel: (604) 299-1141 Web: http://www.baguettebistromaui.com/vancouver.html Twitter: n/a Advice: Open for breakfast and lunch only. For years friends have been telling me to head East on Hastings to their favourite sandwich emporium, happen chance I visited recently…
UPDATED – BUSINESS HAS CLOSED 1513 West Broadway, Vancouver Tel: 604 620 1262 Web: www.boca2go.ca Twitter: @boca2go Advice: No reservations, limited seating. As a fan of Latin American food, I love the different flavours and dishes from all of the…
2401 E Hastings Street, Vancouver Tel: (604) 559-6400 Web: https://www.facebook.com/TheEastCafe Twitter: @theeastcafe Advice: Free wifi The view from the inside looks out onto the hub of the East Village neighborhood, where on the inside the café is bustling with all those…
2331 East Hastings Street, Vancouver Tel: 604.428.1455 Web: http://platform7.ca/ Twitter: @Platform7Coffee Advice: Free wifi, has Gluten-Free goodies as well. As a purist of finding the best espresso, I am always searching to try new coffee roasters as well as cafes locally and…
2616 East Hastings Street, Vancouver Tel: (604) 620-7078 Web: http://www.tamam.ca/ Twitter: @TamamVEV Advice: Sit in the Solarium on a bright day. Love Middle Eastern cuisine, over the years I have enjoyed the flavours of Israelli, Lebanese and Syrian dishes. I…
3835 Main Street, Vancouver Tel: 604-569-2494 Web: www.portlandcraft.com Twitter: @Portland_Craft Advice: Sit at the communal table. Takes reservations, Walk-Ins welcome. The star of this room with its high ceilings, long communal table is its long list of craft brews many of…
3992 Fraser St Vancouver Tel: (604) 428-0697 Web: http://earnesticecream.com/wp/ Twitter: @Earnesticecream Advice: Open Thursday – Sunday. Pints include $1 deposit for the glass containers. Since I was a kid I have loved Ice Cream, my favourite flavour growing up was…
Water Street (Gastown) Tel: (604) 771-8164 Web: www.chouchoucrepes.com Twitter: @chouchoucrepes Advice: Monday to Friday lunch. Follow them on twitter for updated opening times. Loved the cute trailer that is situated in front of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, most of all…
888 Homer Street, Vancouver Tel: 604- 428 4299 Web: http://homerstreetcafebar.com/ Twitter: @HomerStCafeBar Advice: Reservations suggested, they have a private room known as the Cockpit for private parties. It’s all about the elements here that make this eatery work so well, first of…
Various locations daily Tel: (604) 306-7841 Web: www. fliptop.ca Twitter: @fliptoptruck Advice: Monday to Friday lunch. Follow them on twitter for updated opening times. Serving Filipino fusion cuisine on a food truck, this is not your traditional Filipino cuisine, you…
Burrard & Pender, Vancouver Tel: (604) 336-1803 Web: www.viateverepizzeria.com Twitter: @ViaTeverePizza Advice: Monday to Friday lunch. Follow them on twitter for updated opening times. It’s no secret that I love pizza and equally love Via Tevere’s pizzeria in East Van. This past…
UPDATED – BUSINESS HAS CLOSED 1139 West Pender Street, Vancouver Tel: 604-559-7625 Web: http://smakfastfood.com/ Twitter: @smakfood AdviceL Sharing picnic table outside in front, no reservations, counter service. It’s all about feeding us well and sustainability in this spot in the…
1535 W 6th Avenue, Vancouver Tel: (604) 620-2070 Web: www.farmersapprentice.ca Twitter: @gunawan_dave Advice: Advance reservations are a must. Finding the spot that is somewhat hidden, overflowing with passion isn’t always so easy to find even in a city such as…
2001 Macdonald St, Vancouver Tel: (604) 731-0617 Web: http://www.darbyspub.ca/ Twitter: @darbys_in_kits Advice: No reservations needed unless you have a large party. Snag a seat on the upstairs patio weather permitting. They serve 20oz Pints. Known as the pub on the…
397 Railway Street, Vancouver Tel: 604.428.0800 Web: www.railtowncafe.ca Twitter: @RailtownCafe Advice: Avoid the 12-1pm lunch hour rush. Sit at the communal table if dining solo. Hidden in the heart of Railtown which is off the beaten track just East of…