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Trendy - Vancouver Restaurants
Black Tuna Japanese Tapas Bistro (web site, #202 – 1184 Denman Street, downtown Vancouver, phone: 604-408-7557) is quite a find for exceptional food quality, an upscale atmosphere with aesthetically pleasing decor and a great view of the English bay beach from the window. It’s an intimate dining room located on the second floor of the commercial building on Denman Street, very close to the Davie intersection. We tried the Chef’s Special Dinner Box ($29.95) which in my opinion was really worth it (some of the items are pictured below). And to accompany the food I really liked the restaurant’s choice of laid-back jazz background music.
[update Oct 14 2008: Black Tuna has closed and there is another Japanese restaurant there now.]
16,227 views - Posted Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Posted in Asian, Casual, Creative Dishes, Davie Street, Denman Street, Downtown, English Bay, Favorites, Fine Dining, Food Photos, Fusion, Japanese, Lunch, Modern Decor, Restaurant, Sashimi, Seafood, Small Plates, Sushi, Tapas, Tourist Attraction, Trendy, Upscale, Vancouver, Vancouver Restaurants, View, Waterfront, West End | 2 Comments »
Glowbal Grill and Satay Bar (web site, 1079 Mainland Street, Vancouver, phone 604-602-0835) is a trendy, upscale place to enjoy “Westcoast regional” cuisine – a kind of food rooted in the western tradition with influences from other cultures. Their signature dish is Spaghetti with Kobe Beef Meatballs, which I must say is not your ordinary spaghetti and meatballs. The spaghetti is done in a light cream sauce with black truffle shavings on top. The meatballs are liberally garnished with fresh herbs and spices that make them simply irresistible. ($25, pictured below)Â We also tried the Satay Platter ($23, pictured below) which included a big selection of little delicious grilled items such as the lamb, octopus, chicken, beef, salmon, and prawns.
11,487 views - Posted Sunday, September 30th, 2007
Posted in Casual, Chicken, Creative Dishes, Dine Out Vancouver, Downtown, Favorites, Fine Dining, Food Photos, Fun atmosphere, Lunch, Modern Decor, Patio, People Watching, Restaurant, Seafood, Small Plates, Tapas, Trendy, Upscale, Vancouver, Vancouver Restaurants, Yaletown | No Comments »
Griffins at the Hotel Vancouver (900 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, phone 604-684-3131) is a decidedly upscale and yet casual restaurant in the sumptuous Hotel Vancouver in the middle of downtown. Most of the patrons at lunch were wearing business attire, but this was not surprising considering that the restaurant is located very close to Vancouver’s main business and financial district. The attraction here is the lunch buffet which is a somewhat formidable $27, but at this price offers a good degree of quality as well as the expected quantity. Pictured below are some of my choices from the buffet table: there is a variety of cold and hot selections including seafood, salads, soup, cuts of meat and pasta dishes, as well as some very tempting desserts.
30,039 views - Posted Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
Posted in All You Can Eat, Buffet, Burrard, Business District, Casual, Celebrities, Downtown, Fine Dining, Food Photos, Hotel, Lunch, Lunch Specials, Modern Decor, Pasta, Restaurant, Seafood, Steaks, Trendy, Upscale, Vancouver, Vancouver Restaurants | 3 Comments »
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