Restaurants in Vancouver
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Prospect Point Café
A typical family-style tourist eatery and takeout with an attractive forest- surrounded patio deck, this is the place most Stanley Park visitors end up eating at – usually because their tour bus has dropped them outside to partake of the adjoining gift shop. The takeout includes all the usual menu suspects (think burgers, hot dogs and chicken strips), while the seated patio cafe adds slightly overpriced salmon, steak and fish-and-chips mains along with a full bar.
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Gelato Espresso Bar
If Yaletown is your rest spot of choice, drop by the Gelato Espresso Bar for a sophisticated approach that includes a toasted marshmallow and apple pie variety (the baked pie crust is crumbled in) and a ‘drunken gelato, ’ which comes with a drizzle of booze – limoncello (Italian lemon-flavored liqueur) is recommended.
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Culinaria Restaurant
The training restaurant for the Dubrulle Culinary Arts program, this heart-of-downtown dining spot focuses on fine West Coast cuisine. The menu changes weekly and if you don’t want to gamble on dinner, the lunch menu is a good deal with gourmet sandwiches, pastas and salads for under $10.
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Kettle of Fish
'Eat lotsa fish' is its motto, and staff will do what they can to help you do just that. Oddly and overly decorated with land-based vegetation, Kettle makes phenomenal dishes with ingredients from under the sea. Daily fresh sheets might include Szechuan spearfish or cornmeal-encrusted oysters.
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Tree House Café
This magical outdoor spot in Ganges, in the shade of a large plum tree, serves comfort pastas, Mexican specialties and gourmet burgers. Make sure you also tuck into a large bottle of Salt Spring Gold Ale, brewed right here on the island.
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Altitudes Bistro
The atmosphere is laid-back at the Altitudes Bistro, which offers pub-style food in a casual ski-lodge setting. It is atop Grouse Mountain adjacent to the Observatory.
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Capers
Now part of the giant Wholefoods empire, local chain Capers is a popular pit stop for natural and organic groceries plus good takeout wraps and salads.
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No Frills
The city’s thriftiest food store is the West End’s No Frills, piled high with no-name brands and cut-price fruit and veg.
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Urban Fare
Near the foot of the giant Shangri-La tower, Urban Fare is a yuppie supermarket that has a large takeout-food component.
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Mum's Gelato
Amble along Denman St and you’ll soon come to Mum's Gelato, where the popular faves include mocha, pistachio and lemon sorbet.
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Honey's
Fuel up with a scrummy yeast-free donut at Honey’s.
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Samba Brazilian Steakhouse
In a city with plenty of boring North American steak joints, this unusual subterranean gem is recommended, especially if you’re a blood-sucking carnivore. Despite the uninspiring family-restaurant interior and large but oft-ignored salad bar, diners come here to gorge on meat, including beef, lamb and ostrich – all served in a kitschy manner from swords wielded by wandering waiters. It’s all-you-can-eat and there’s a regular side dish of Brazilian dancers on most evenings.
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