In a French macaron-crazed city like Vancouver, Soirette Macarons & Tea has made a welcomed addition to the current dessert scene. The beautiful shop recently opened its doors in a prime downtown location, perfectly situated on West Pender Street in dazzling Coal Harbour. Stylish and sophisticated, the space is impeccably decorated with calming soft blue [...]
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Copper Chimney Restaurant & Bar Review
We were contacted by Copper Chimney Restaurant & Bar – Vancouver’s top fine dining destination for Indian inspired cuisine – to join them for dinner one evening. Always on the lookout for great Indian fare, we happily obliged, so Copper Chimney graciously hosted Eating in Vancouver for dinner on Friday night. Copper Chimney Restaurant & Bar is [...]
Guu With Garlic Izakaya Review
Out of the six Guu izakaya locations on the Lower Mainland, we’ve previously eaten at Guu with Otokome in Gastown and Guu’s original location on Thurlow. Most recently we checked out the second oldest Guu restaurant, Guu with Garlic on Robson Street. This popular Japanese tapas eatery boasts an amusing concept: “Garlic is sexy”. Sexy [...]
The American Cheesesteak Co. Review – Vancouver’s First Philly Cheesesteak Restaurant
Invented on the streets of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the 1930s, the Philly cheesesteak is the iconic sandwich of this Rocky city. So much so that Philadelphia now boasts more than 2000 restaurants dedicated to serving this meaty indulgence. Love this style of sandwich? Well Vancourites, you’ll be happy to know that Vancouver now has its very [...]
StackHouse Burger Bar Review – Gourmet Burgers In Vancouver
Located in the GED – Granville Entertainment District – StackHouse Burger Bar is a stylish hamburger hub offering gourmet burgers in an alluringly casual-sleek environment. StackHouse has a great vibe and is the kind of place you want to hang out all night in. The decor is reminiscent of Meat and Bread and there’s good reason: [...]
Dunn’s Famous Review – Iconic Montreal Smoked Meat In Vancouver
An iconic Montreal smoked meat restaurant and delicatessen has opened its first western Canadian location in downtown Vancouver! That’s right, Dunn’s Famous – a truly loved Quebec institution founded in 1927 – is located in the lower lobby of the new Capital 6 building, on Seymour Street & Robson. Dunn’s Famous is a family friendly [...]
Coast Restaurant Review
Coast Restaurant, part of the famed Glowbal Group, is a seafood establishment located in downtown Vancouver. Situated on Alberni Street near Burrard, Coast is popular for their fresh British Columbia seafood including their colossal seafood towers. It was Gary’s birthday last week (a monumental birthday for that matter) so I made reservations at Coast since, [...]
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver – Afternoon Tea At The Castle
Located in the heart of downtown Vancouver (on the corner of West Georgia & Hornby Street), The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver offers daily Afternoon Tea in their 900 West Lounge. High Tea At The Castle is ‘steeped’ in Victorian tradition: The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver’s traditional Afternoon Tea includes multiple varieties of Fairmont loose leaf teas, scrumptious [...]
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