Follow us on the discovery of new cities, new rooms, and new menus by reading our restaurant editorials—all with original photography and commentary to match. Where due, some of these reviews will acclaim and some will lambaste, but truth will always remain pertinent.
Straight & Marrow
December 3rd, 2020 - HASTINGS SUNRISE
Growing up, Chris Lam spent most nights helping out in his father's restaurant: bussing tables, inquiring about ingredients, and sometimes just horsing around. The Vancouver chef comes from a long line of restauranteurs. His grandfather and great-grandfather both had restaurants in Macau …
Bar Gobo
November 12th, 2020 - CHINATOWN
An approachable wine bar with ecology-focused bottles and bites from the team behind Burdock & Co.
Say Mercy!
August 30th, 2020 - FRASERHOOD
It's a few hours before dinner service on a late summer afternoon. Antonio Cayonne and Andrew Jameson are seated in their restaurant's dining room …
Ophelía
July 18th, 2020 - OLYMPIC VILLAGE
Although they don’t open until 4:00 pm for dinner service, Chef Francisco Higareda goes into his new restaurant Ophelía at 9:00 am every day.
¿CóMO? Taperia
June 15th, 2020 - MOUNT PLEASANT
The Spanish city-inspired eatery, perched inside a corner room on Main street, successfully brings the spirit of Barcelona to North America.
The Flourist
May 9th, 2020 - COMMERCIAL
Bishop and McDermott’s mission was to offer a dry-goods source that focused on traceability.
High Street on Hudson
April 18th, 2020 - WEST VILLAGE
It's easy to have high standards for bread these days.
Caffè La Tana
February 12th, 2020 - COMMERCIAL DRIVE
In North America, it's not often you find a daytime caffè, known for its coffee and pastries, that is also lauded for its handmade pasta.
Ubuntu Canteen
January 27th, 2020 - FRASERHOOD
There’s a special place in many Vancouverite’s hearts for anything David Gunawan does.
Coquille Closes
December 28th, 2019 - GASTOWN
It's always disheartening to hear about the closure of yet another prominent Vancouver restaurant.
Nook
November 21st, 2019 - OLYMPIC VILLAGE
At both the Olympic Village and Kitsilano locations of the casual-Italian restaurant, service is a blend of unaffected and exceptionally jovial.
Row Fourteen
August 15th, 2019 - CAWSTON, B.C.
We approach the plating counter that stands in front of the large, open-faced, wood-fire hearth in the open-concept kitchen.
St. Lawrence
July 29th, 2019 - RAILTOWN
Chef J.C. Poirier of Ask For Luigi had to do some digging to decide what direction to take this new menu in—and the city is lucky he looked to his home province.
Wildebeest
June 3rd, 2019 - GASTOWN
The Wildebeest Executive Chef connects with British Columbia-based foragers.
Dachi
April 7th, 2019 - HASTINGS SUNRISE
What is the decree behind Dachi? A strong focus on locality, both in sourcing and in terms of place.
Cacao
March 17th, 2019 - KITSILANO
Cacao has philosophies that set them vastly apart from the tens of other proclaimed ‘farm-to-table’ restaurants in Vancouver.
Hundy
February 21st, 2019 - KITSILANO
When Their There opened just under a year ago, there was something suspicious about the large walls of light oak paneling that shut off the back part of the café.
Their There
February 13th, 2019 - KITSILANO
Confetti cruller, chocolate malt cronut, creme brûlée doughnut, honey matcha croissant.
Atla
October 22nd, 2018 - NOHO, NYC
A chef who often stops by her local Farmer's Markets, Soto-Innes seems to understand the value of permaculture and biodiverse farming.
The Arbor
January 24th, 2018 - MOUNT PLEASANT
Deeply-satiating foods like poutine, burgers, and southern fried sandwiches don't have to be junk. In The Arbor's case, they don't even have to be sourced from animals.
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