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Restaurants in Vancouver?

I am from New York and have been spoiled by terrific food. I am in Vancouver often on business and would love some restaurant suggestions. I love all Asian food, Indian, really everything. I welcome your ideas (please include addresses, if you can) and I think you in advance.

I'm not that familiar with Asian restaurants in Vancouver but there are a lot of them. For other cuisine, I would recommend the Cafe de Paris on Denman, just off Robson towards Georgia. It is an excellent French restuarant. Very good wine cellar. Second choice would be La Grovoche, in the 1600 block of Alberni (between Robson and Georgia) You can check the address on the Rants and Raves for Vancouver. It is a wonderful very romantic restaurant in an old house, which gives it an air of intimacy. Superb wine cellar. Close third choice is Diva's at the Met, in the Metropolitan Hotel on Howe, across from the Four Seasons Hotel. I had honey brushed chicken that was lovely. Not as intimate as the previous two, but a wonderful experience all the same. Of course there is the Five Sails restaurant in the Pan Pacific. The view from a window table is incredible. Very expensive. The Chef and the Carpenter on Robson, a block or two up from Denman, off Bidwell, I think, is another great restaurant. I've heard one of the partners was the chef at the Cafe de Paris. While you are there, try Manhattan's on Pender. I've always wanted to go there but haven't yet. If you do, let me know. Bon Apetit Mandy

I also like the Chef and the Carpenter, partially because the food we had there was good but not fancy or overly spiced. I still have their card - it's at 1745 Robson.

Hey there, Of course, Vancouver's no New York, but for the size and population of the city, we have a lot of excellent, diverse restaurants. There's almost too many to name! My suggestion: pick up the Georgia Straight (www.straight.com), the free, weekly arts & entertainment newspaper when you arrive in Vancouver. They always have a good listing of Vancouver restaurants, including reviews. The Georgia Straight have their "Golden Plate" awards... a vote for the top restaurants in Vancouver. The results are posted online here: http://www2.mybc.com/aroundtown/stra...d/winners.html If you go to www.mybc.com and click on "food" it will give you up to date info on restaurants and dining events around town. MyBC.com is sort of like an up-to-date online news/yellow pages service that's quite popular in Vancouver. There's also descriptions on each restaurant. This link here: http://www.arbutushouse.com/eating.html gives you an accurate idea of Vancouver dining, plus quick reviews and opinions of each restaurant. I can't think of one restaurant that you "must" eat at, as there's really too many, and it all depends on how much you want to spend, and what kind of atmosphere and food you're interested in. Some of my personal preferences, or preferences of friends and family: For a casual lunch: Earl's (on Robson), Steamworks Brewing (in Gastown), Yaletown Brewing (in Yaletown) For a casual seafood dinner/lunch with an excellent view of the water: The Boathouse (on the corner of Beach/Davie and Denman) For dessert: Death By Chocolate For a quick sushi fix: Tsunami Sushi, on Robson For a fancy Japenese dinner: Tojo on Broadway, or Kobe, on Alberni For a relaxed, authenic French dinner with a colorful Parisian Bistro atmosphere: Cafe de Paris, on Denman Fancy French dinners: Lumiere, or Le Crocodile Excellent Italian: Cin Cin, on Robson Top rated restaurants in the city: - Joe Forte's - Bishop's - 900 West - Raincity Grill - "C" Hopefully this helps!

Hi Liz, I just got back from Vancouver (I'm a former New Yorker now living in Seattle and I visit Vancouver frequently). I finally had the chance to eat at Lumiere; I've been hearing raves for a couple of years and it is FANTASTIC. And an amazing value for Americans--$70 CDN for a seven-course seafood tasting menu, for example. There are four tasting menus to choose from--vegetarian, seafood, and chef's (all seven course) plus one 11-course extravaganza. Each course is small and the meal is well-paced, so although we were very full by the end, we weren't uncomfortably stuffed. I had lunch yesterday at Cin Cin (Italian), and it was great. That place has been around for years but it's still a consistent winner. Plus sitting out on the patio up above Robson on a nice day...can't be beat! I wanted to try Vij's last night--it's supposed to be an excellent, upscale Indian place, but they were closed for the holiday Monday. Oh well, next trip. My other faves: Le Crocodile, Diva at the Met and C.

as mentioned if it's Sushi you want it's Tojo's 777 W.Broadway,2nd floor,elevator button just says Tojo's. phone&reserve a Sushi Bar seat,buy Tojo-san a (large)Japanese beer & ask him to feed you,it's sublime! the man carries at least 2000 different recipes/combos/rolls in his head,a real artist.dinner only,closed Sunday. for Indian,Rubina Tandoor,on Kingsway,unmatched food quality,so~so atmosphere/building. of Chinese,there are so many fine restaurants it's almost embarrasing... not my favourite cuisine in anycase.