Specializing in French Vietnamese cuisine, owners Chef Tai Nguyen and his wife Linh have opened this beautiful restaurant at Vancouver House in the Beach District of downtown Vancouver.
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This is their second location for the couple who has created a devoted clientele since starting off in Kitsilano over 6 years ago. The new space at Vancouver House has been in the planning stages for 4 years and is 4-1/2 times the size of the original and it’s been packed almost daily since opening.
Over the years I had tried much of their menu at the Kitsilano location, here at their downtown location I recently tried a selection of delicious items.
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The kitchen is a chef’s dream, large with various cooking stations throughout including 2 large 80 gallon pots for the Pho, copper pans for cooking, pastry section for pastry chef @momobakesyvr
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Shared the house favourite Nem-Cha Gio Spring Rolls filled with shrimp, pork, wood-ear mushroom, and glass noodles. The House-made bread was also very good and went well for dipping in the sauces.
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Loved the Cassoulet with Duck confit, house made sausage, white beans. Also, loved the Braised Short Ribs that were slow braised in a delicious peppercorn sauce, with honey glazed carrots.
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Tour Bouscasse Madrian 2012 red wine (France)
They feature a nice selection of wines from BC and France.
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The Desserts Platter featuring pastry chef @momobakesyvr featured Palmiers, pumpkin pie, chocolate tart and lemon tarts. I also tried their Chocolate Macarons.
Linh Café is located at 1428 Granville Street in downtown Vancouver. Follow them on Instagram @linhcafe_yvr
By: Richard Wolak