Seaside serenity. Majestic mountains. City sophistication. This Pacific Northwest beauty by the bay has incomparable vistas in every direction. After taking in the scene, here’s where to go to make the scene..
Great Eats
2420 Main Street
Vancouver BC. V5T 3E2, 604-873-9944
Besides Aurora Bistro’s mouthwatering Five Spice doughnuts, regulars go for its always-on-the-mark price fix tasting menu and wine parings ($49), which features such savory delectibles as Dungeness Crab & Potato Perogies, with crème fraîche, basil, house made bacon and
crisp onion rings, served with Sumac Ridge 2004 Steller’s Jay Sparkling Brut.
1788 W. Broadway, Kitsilano, 604-738-3648
The city with the largest Chinese population on North America’s West Coast is bound to have an astronomical number of good restaurants, serving Chinese food. For great cuisine in any language, try Golden Szechuan for its cold-poached free-range chicken, topped with peanuts and a succulent sauce.
2551 Broadway West, Vancouver, BC, V6K 2E9, Canada, 604-739-8185
Thanks to its eclectic blend of European sophistication, modern French cuisine and a homegrown cornucopia of tasty delights, Lumière
is the first freestanding restaurant in Canada to receive the Relais
Gourmand designation. Its elegant yet cozy 30-seat tasting bar is a
great place to try some of its renowned delicacies, including the
heavenly barbecue duck broth, butternut squash risotto with regianno
parmesan, and the macaroni & cheese with four cheeses and double
smoked Irish bacon.
689 Denman St., West End, 604-738-8226
And while sushi is ubiquitous with all great Pacific Rim cities, Vancouver has an extraordinary collection of them. High on that list is Yoshi. Its Stanley Park patio is the perfect setting for its where the long knives
prepare sushi and cooked meals that gently placate even
the toughest critics, and the patio facing Stanley Park
is an added summertime bonus, as is the beer jello (trust
us). This is a restaurant where ponying up for a kaiseki
meal is totally worth it.
Great Meets
350-1222 Hamilton St., Yaletown, 604-689-7010
All are hailed in tony Yaletown’s Bar None, a favorite with the twenty-to-thirtysomething set. Because of its long-standing house bar, SoulStream, and its great DJ remix sets, the dance floor is always hopping.
965 Granville St.,
Downtown, 604-685-3288
Granted, its warehouse-size space should allow plenty of room to see and be part of the scene, but still the velvet rope is always out at this favorite club of the beautiful people. Expect a line at the door, but a party that’s worth it.
Spectacular Sights
Vancouver boasts 3,200 acres of parks. At 1,000 acres, Stanley Park is not only the largest in Vancouver, but all of Canada, and is ranked the 16th Best Park in the World, and the 6th Best in North America, according to Project for Publ
