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Song (by Kin Kao) [REVIEW] – Elevated Thai in Vancouver

One year after opening and one listing on the Vancouver Michelin Guide's Bib Gourmand later has Song (by Kin Kao) one of the hottest places to get a reservation at in Mount Pleasant. While prices are on the elevated side here, and nearly everything has an equivalent dish at a »

La Taqueria Brentwood [REVIEW] – An Innovative and Fun Taco Outpost in Burnaby

When you talk about Mexican food pioneering in Vancouver, La Taqueria is always a part of the conversation. While they aren't the tiny Cambie Street nook slinging out $2.50 tacos anymore, they are the casual taco place I can recommend to just about anyone looking for Mexican. I recently »

Vancouver Christmas Market 2022 [REVIEW] – With Prices

Despite what people say about the pricing at the Vancouver Christmas Market, I think it's one of the best places to spend your holiday dollars if you've never been. Absolutely you could spend $100 for 2 at a pretty decent restaurant but you'd miss out on the lights, the vibe, »

Apollonia [OVERVIEW] – Secret Greek Mystique in Vancouver's Kitsilano

I wouldn't fault you if you haven't heard of Apollonia [https://www.apolloniagreekrestaurant.com/] near Granville Island yet. It was only until recently I knew it as either the restaurant I'd always run past during the Vancouver Sun Run or the first wife of Michael Corleone from The Godfather. But »

Beauty and the Beast: Cocktail Experience in Vancouver [EVENT]

I don't know where the used props go but Viral Ventures [https://www.viralventuresglobal.com/] is doing a really cool thing by dressing up venues and dressing up people in themed immersive cocktail experiences and reinventing old fairytales anew every single season. The latest iteration is Beauty and the Beast »

Paragon Tea Room [REVIEW] – Elevated Tea in Vancouver

The price of specialty coffee and tea is no joke in Vancouver. On average you can expect to spend $6-10 for a drink so I'm on the hunt for the ones that are worth it. For today's research, I found myself drawn over to Paragon Tea Room [https://www.paragontearoom. »

Myst [OVERVIEW] – Seasonal Taiwanese Fare in Burnaby

It's pretty standard for Asian restaurants to have special menus for cultural holidays but Myst [https://myst6400.com/] takes it up a notch by celebrating Halloween and Fall with a seasonal food and drink menu that matches with the staff decking themselves out in full costume. Last week I had »

Motonobu Udon [REVIEW] – An Underrated Ode to Udon in Burnaby

Ever since travelling to Hawaii, and experiencing handmade fresh udon, there's been a udon-sized hole in my heart that's been hard to fill in Vancouver. Sanpachi Ramen had a hot minute on Robson Street but the truth is now at Motonobu Udon [https://motonobuudon.ca/], a small outpost on the »

Linh Cafe [REVIEW] – French-Vietnamese Cuisine with a Wide Menu Spectrum in Vancouver

In a city as Asian as Vancouver, it's surprising to me there aren't more French-Vietnamese restaurants – banh mi are often as French as it gets. Linh Cafe [https://linhcafe.com/] made waves in the news as a popular Kitsilano restaurant moving into the Vancouver House building and while there still »

Moltan [REVIEW] – Vancouver's Secret Japanese Pasta in Kitsilano

People are talking about Moltan Roll Bar [https://moltanrollbar.com/] with the hype around their hand rolls and upper-but-not-quite-Miku priced sushi, but I'm telling you the real deal here is the pasta. Cooked with a Japanese flair, the noods here feature a deep umami that I think is overlooked by »

Gram Cafe & Pancakes – The Japanese Import With Questionable Quirks in Vancouver [REVIEW]

I'm going to be biased in my review of Gram Cafe & Pancakes [https://www.gramcanada.com/] because I've been to Tokyo for soufflé pancakes and they were a far cry from what I had at Gram at The Amazing Brentwood. I'll do my best to go into detail what my »