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Establishment Lounge – Media Tasting Event

on July 23, 2012 in International, Kitsilano, Tapas

On July 18th, Eating in Vancouver & the World was invited out to Kits to sample the brand new menu at Establishment Lounge by Executive Chef Victor Bongo. Before attending the event, I took a quick peek at the new menu attached to the press alert and was quite surprised at what I saw. Unlike [...]

Suika Izakaya – VANEATS.ca ‘SUIKA PUNCH’ Dining Package [PREVIEW]

on June 19, 2012 in Fairview, Japanese, Tapas

In a foodie’s paradise like Vancouver, one could literally eat out at a different restaurant every day for an entire year and not even make a dent in the overall culinary ecosystem. It is this sheer wealth of variety and choice that Vancouver foodies have come to know and appreciate. The one downside of having [...]

Guu With Garlic Izakaya Review

on January 20, 2012 in Downtown, Japanese, Tapas

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 [...]

Kingyo Izakaya & VANEATS.ca ‘KINGYO CRAZE’ Dining Package Preview

on November 24, 2011 in Japanese, Sushi, Tapas, West End

The wonderful folks at VANEATS.ca invited us to preview Kingyo Izakaya’s upcoming dining package, called KINGYO CRAZE! Kingyo is a one of a kind Japanese izakaya located on Denman Street, in Vancouver’s West End – just a couple blocks down from Robson Street. For the past four years, Kingyo Izakaya has won “Best Casual Japanese” [...]

Ebisu On Robson – VanEats ‘Cheers Ebisu’ Dining Package Preview

on October 26, 2011 in Downtown, Japanese, Sushi, Tapas

The Kamei Group of Japanese establishments operates six restaurants around the lower mainland, including Ebisu on Robson. This stylish izakaya is situated on the corner of Robson St. & Bute, in downtown Vancouver. Located on the second floor, you’ll easily find stairs to its entrance just off the sidewalk on Bute Street. This contemporary restaurant [...]

Guu With Otokomae (Gastown) Review

on September 26, 2011 in Gastown, Japanese, Tapas

Guu is an ever growing izakaya empire because there are now six Guus around Vancouver (Thurlow, Nelson, Robson, Denman, Gastown, and Richmond), two in Toronto, and even one in China! Gastown’s Guu With Otokomae was the second Guu location that we tried, and the first was actually Guu’s original location on Thurlow. (We’ve since visited [...]

Elements Urban Tapas Parlour Review (Whistler, BC)

on July 29, 2011 in Breakfast, Brunch, Cafe, Tapas

We dined at Elements Urban Tapas Parlour on Friday evening, after our awesome experience at Bearfoot Bistro’s Belevdere Ice Room. A few highlights of the night were Elements Signature Bruschetta ($10) and Grilled “Butler” Steak & Two Tone Frites ($13). I forgot to snap photos of our dinner, but we ended up returning for breakfast on [...]

Suika Izakaya Review

on April 28, 2011 in Fairview, Japanese, Sushi, Tapas

We attempted to make a reservation at Suika on a previous occasion, but the restaurant was fully booked. Fortunately we managed to secure a table for an early seating last Saturday evening (after our long walk, lunch at Taco Shack, and dessert at Dairy Queen in Kits). Sister restaurant to the famous Kingyo on Denman, [...]

Bin 942 Tapas Parlour Review

on January 14, 2011 in Fairview, Tapas

Chef & owner, Gord Martin, created Bin 942 and its sister restaurant Bin 941 Tapas Parlours to reflect New York-style wine and tapas bars twelve years ago. Fairview’s trendy tapas restaurant has been serving “glorious gastronomique delights” ever since, and their signature contemporary small plates offer something for everyone. A pioneer, Chef Martin was among [...]

Guu Thurlow Review

on April 19, 2010 in Downtown, Japanese, Tapas

Guu is a Japanese Tapas restaurant with a few locations around Vancouver, and one in Toronto. We visited the original Guu on Thurlow (just south of Robson Street). Let me start off by saying this place is lively and LOUD! The kind of noise that actually hurts your ears. I’ve been to Tokyo, but I [...]

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