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King crab sushi at
Blue Water Cafe
L'Abattoir
LINGER OVER BRUNCH
The Liège-style waffles at Café Medina
are a brunch mainstay (topped with salted
caramel). The Charlie bowl at Jam Cafe
is a blockbuster concoction of crumbled
buttermilk biscuit, hashbrowns, tomatoes,
bacon, sausage and cheese, all topped
with gravy and eggs. Or head to the
swish lobby of the Fairmont Pacific Rim
for next-level sushi. The chef's-choice
omakase long-table sushi experience is a
family-style feast of sustainably sourced
Ocean Wise fare (maki rolls, sashimi, nigiri,
oysters) served on a locally crafted drift-
wood longboard. Paris meets Vancouver
in the croque madame (avec frites, bien
sûr) at Tableau Bar Bistro: ham, gruyère
cheese and Mornay sauce (béchamel
with more gruyère – always a good thing)
sandwiched, grilled and topped with a
fried egg.
BEST OF THE SEA
Boulevard Kitchen and Oyster Bar's
chef Alex Chen, in addition to claiming
the national title at last year's Gold Medal
Plates competition, serves up a mean
linguine alle vongole. Try his ahi tuna
tartare prepared tableside, rich uni and
lardo crostini, or a plate of shucked-to-order
oysters. Frank Pabst's consistently beautiful
seafood has put Blue Water Cafe at the
top of Vancouver magazine's Restaurant
Awards list for a decade-plus. The
Yaletown spot is the go-to for special
occasions, and no wonder: the robust
caviar menu is second to none and the
seafood tower is designed to wow.
T
he taste of the city is as diverse as the people who live here. You can find
acclaimed eateries serving virtually every meal, every dish, for every occasion.
Here are a few things Vancouver's gastronomic scene is known for.
Glorious food
HUBERT
KANG
(L'ABATTOIR),
JOHN
SHERLOCK
(BLUE
WATER
CAFE)
