4216 Main Street, Vancouver Tel: 604-648-2244 Web: http://www.trafiq.ca/ Twitter: @TrafiqCafe Advice: Custom cakes available (call ahead) This café is a magnet for drawing in neighborhood regulars and others that commute across town for a taste of Paris. I adore the communal…
172 Powell St. Vancouver Tel: 604-608-8889 Web: http://cadeauxbakery.com Twitter: @cadeauxbakery Advice: Custom cakes to order in advance. Mixing the best of both worlds Cadeaux features Chef Eleanor Chow’s dessert creations with espresso based beverages in her own bakeshop café. Joining me…
639 East 15th Avenue, Vancouver Tel: 604-558-0639 Web: http://www.matchstickcoffee.com/ Twitter: @MatchstickYVR Advice: Sit at the communal table and meet others. As many of my friends know, one of my favourite past times is visiting cafes both near and far. My…
325 Cambie Street, Vancouver Tel: 604-558-4444 Web: http://revolvercoffee.ca/ Twitter: @revolver_coffee Advice: Choose from a couple espressos on offer, seating is limited as its often full so ask to join others and meet some fine folk. I have always loved cafes,…
UPDATED – BUSINESS HAS CLOSED Corner of Smithe & Howe Streets Tel: 778-558-7272 Web: http://www.facebook.com/EatSohoRoad Twitter @SohoRoad Advice: Follow them on twitter for daily open hours and location. Complimentary chai. With their own tandoor oven on board their mobile food…
5 Lonsdale, North Vancouver Tel: 604-985-9853 Web: http://www.anatolisouvlaki.com Twitter: @AnatoliSouvlaki Advice: Take a long a friend or two and share a variety of dishes. I decided to create a couple of Greek Nights for my own personal indulgence recently and…
2201 West 1st Avenue, Vancouver Tel: 604-558-4448 Web: http://www.chewies.ca Twitter: @ChewiesOysters Advice: Shuck & Suck Oyster Happy Hour 5pm-7pm daily. I loved the open kitchen where guests can sit and watch the chefs at play, the room is long and on…
UPDATED – BUSINESS HAS CLOSED 1551 Johnston Street, Vancouver Tel: 604-682-6681 Web: http://www.ediblecanada.com/bistro.php Twitter: @ediblecanada Advice: Located across from the Public Market on Granville Island. I love art and more so love art on a plate, visiting for lunch recently…
1059 Alberni Street, Vancouver Tel: (604) 608-6870 Web: http://www.thierrychocolates.com/ Twitter: n/a Advice: Snag a spot on the outside patio. You can purchase the Macarons individually, in a pack of 7 or 12. I have always had a sweet spot and…
12351 3 Ave, Richmond, BC Tel: 604-272-1588 Web: http://www.pajos.com/ Twitter: @Pajos_fishchips Advice: Seating outside on the patio and upper deck. This is a popular hangout for residents and tourists alike when visiting the historic fishing village of Steveston. The mainstay here…
315 Carrall Street, Vancouver Tel: (604) 681-5776 Web: http://www.nelsontheseagull.com/ Twitter: @gastownseagull Advice: Have a seat at the communal table and meet other folk. This is the living room we all once lived in, or want to escape to now. I…
244 E Georgia Street, Vancouver Tel: (604) 682-5777 Web: n/a Twitter: n/a Advice: The line-up is worth the long wait, take along a book to read while you wait. I am probably the last person in the city to dine…
UPDATED – BUSINESS HAS CLOSED 915 Main Street, Vancouver Tel: 604-681-9334 Web: www.pizzeriafarina.com Twitter: @pizzeriafarina Advice: Don’t share, you may be tempted to share a pizza with friends but my advice is that it is a perfect size for you….
Abbott and Water Street (on the corner), Vancouver Tel: 604-719-8861 Web: http://www.thejuicetruck.ca Twitter: @juicetruck Advice: Follow them on twitter for daily open hours and location. Bright and pink, this food truck is taking healthy to another level with their inventive…
Mobile around Vancouver Tel: 778-870-6436 Web: http://www.tacofino.com Twitter: @TacoFinoCantina Advice: Follow them on twitter for daily open hours and location. Who wants Tacos ? These days finding a taco at a food cart is seeming-less, there are tacos and…
4186 Main Street, Vancouver Tel: 604-566-9779 Web: www.rockymountainflatbread.ca Twitter: @flatbreadco Advice: Snag a spot on the patio on a sunny day, don’t be afraid to bring the kids as the environmentally kids friendly area will be popular. I have been…
4363 Main Street, Vancouver Tel: 604-338-6914 Web: www.trilussa.ca Twitter: n/a Advice: If you want to get a mix of two pizzas, I suggest you order a Large and ask them if they can give you half and half. Closed Mondays….
#115- 3900 Moncton Street, Richmond Tel: 604-284-5126 Web: http://www.rocanini.com/ Twitter: @rocanini Advice: Have a seat at the large Communal Table. This is one of those cafes that I would frequent if I lived nearby, it would probably become my office…