Vancouver Good

The long awaited Hawksworth Restaurant is here! Hawksworth is a fresh addition to the Vancouver dining scene, featuring a gorgeous room, beautiful food, plus an even more stunning clientele. This is the restaurant where you put on that killer dress you’ve been saving up and work it. First, the good: – I love the room. [...]

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I enjoyed a lovely night out last week on Keefer Street – first drinks with the Downtown Networking Association at The Keefer Bar followed by a great dinner with friends at Bao Bei Brasserie down the block. The Keefer Bar is a dark, long, and narrow bar but it’s also modern and intimate -  they [...]

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Guilt & Co. is now my go-to place for drinks in the downtown area. It’s a relaxed, unpretentious, and fun atmosphere, which can sometimes be hard to find. Located downstairs from Chill Winston, Guilt & Co. feels like you’re in a underground cave or tavern with a well-stocked bar. There’s a stage with live entertainment [...]

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Summer 2010 in Vancouver isn’t exactly warm so far. But, one thing I love about this city is how it loves patios. Even if the sun comes out for just 20 minutes, people are on the patio. And when Vancouver gets (and it will come) our beautiful sunny summer weather, the patios will be packed. [...]

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After an inspiring evening at Pecha Kucha Vancouver (volume 9 – Elvy Del Bianco, David Duprey, and Vancouver 2010 design team were the best), the hubby and I strolled over to Stella’s on Cambie, the sister location to the original Commercial Drive outpost. Located in the former Tomato Cafe location, Stella’s looks nothing like its [...]

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Last Friday night – a rainy, truly miserable evening. I myself was feeling a little miserable and was craving some comfort food. Where to? Au Petit Chavignol – a restaurant from beloved cheese shop, Les Amis du Fromage. Au Petit Chavignol is part restaurant, part cheese & wine bar. You’ll find a menu with an [...]

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Since the Irish Heather moved across the street last year into their new location, I have not been in a hurry to see it. The old Heather was old, cozy, and the site of many drinking memories. But now that I’ve been to the new Heather a few times, I’m a fan again. The place [...]

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Everyone needs a good, casual neighbourhood bar to hang out in. The Cascade Room is part restaurant, part bar, always packed and brimming with 20-something and 30-something people drinking and eating. When you walk in you’re greeted with a big glass wall telling you to “Keep Calm and Carry On” (a poster phrase becoming more [...]

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[Update March 2011: Now closed, but in its placed is Cafeteria, another great restaurant] Near the corner of Main & 11th is….nothing, really. There are some stores and restaurants, but you’d never guess hiding amongst everything is Ping’s Cafe, a Japanese Restaurant specializing in Western influenced Japanese comfort food. Ping’s does not look like much [...]

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At the edge of Gastown near the train station and the cruise ship berths are two restaurants/pubs: Steamworks and Transcontinental by Steamworks. Both are perfectly fine. But. Walk into Gastown. If you are visiting Vancouver you’ll be walking through Gastown anyways. Keep walking a few blocks down Water St, past the clothing shops, the steam [...]

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