Fresh West Coast cuisine with Japanese-inspired fusion, stunningly decorated, exceptional service, Coast is one of the trendiest places you want to be seen in Vancouver.
Joe Fortes is the creme de creme of patios in Vancouver. Not just because of the swanky San Francisco style restaurant below, but for amazing park-like tranquillity it creates. http://bit.ly/pu4W2M Read more.
Try the West Coast Sablefish, and really any other seafood that you can get here. Excellent service as well!
Will pies be the biggest food trend of 2011? Mia Stainsby says: "Nico Schuermans of Chambar, Dirty Apron Cooking School and Deli, and Medina is into it and that would suggest there would be followers. Read more.
Prepared to be blown away by the purity of flavours and complexity of textures. Try the intense espresso, distinctly peaty, Ileach Cask-strength Scotch and chocolate gelato. Read more.
You can't go wrong with any of the sandwiches here, the porchetta is especially delicious. Napkins & water at the back. Their mustard is outstanding & available for sale.
If you're getting the waffles (which you should), go with the chocolate lavender or white chocolate pistachio rosewater toppings. Or both.
Macarons, cakes, ice creams and real hot chocolate! A great after dinner spot, fully licensed too!
The best pain au chocolat in the city. Sorry Thomas Haas, you've lost your crown!
Start with the Terimayo and then move up to something like the kurobuta (Japan's world famous prized pork!). Yum.
If you plan to stay here, be sure to book a harbour view room. Classic vistas of Stanley Park, Burrard Inlet and the mountains to the north. This is the Vancouver of the tourist brochures.
Did you know that at 62 stories, the Shangri-La is the tallest building in Metro Vancouver and British Columbia, and the 15th tallest building in Canada?
Beautiful hotel. If you're visiting or a local, the restaurant is a perfect place to hang out.
Stanley Park is one of the biggest city park in the world, with the best beaches around including English Beach. Take a walk around the sea wall or visit the Vancouver Aquarium. This is the best park.
Be careful combining the power of bacon and apple fritter. You just might tear a hole in the space time continuum... But it's entirely worth it.
