Medina Cafe is a brunch brunch spot in Downtown, Vancouver.
Medina Cafe on Richards Street since 2008 is Vancouver's reference Mediterranean-leaning brunch room, the lavender waffle the city's most-photographed pour.
Must order: Belgian waffles with lavender or fig orange-blossom syrup, the kitchen's reference plate.
Tip: Walk-in only; weekend queue from 09:00, weekday lunch is calmer. The fricassee is the cult order.
Address: 780 Richards Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 3A4
Twisted Fork Bistro on Granville Street is a French-leaning brunch and dinner room since 2010, the reference downtown brunch with bookings on OpenTable.
Order: Creme brulee French toast and the smoked salmon eggs benedict, the kitchen's reference plates.
Tip: Reservations on OpenTable open 30 days out; weekend brunch books two weeks ahead.
Forage at the Listel Hotel on Robson Street since 2013 is a Pacific Northwest farm-to-table breakfast and brunch room, Ocean Wise certified plus a farms list.
Order: Bison hash and the foraged-mushroom eggs benedict, plus a Salt Spring coffee.
Tip: Hotel-restaurant breakfast from 06:30; weekend brunch books two weeks ahead on OpenTable.
Medina at Pierre's runs the city's reference Mediterranean brunch line since 2008, the lavender Belgian waffle the signature pour and a queue staple.
Order: Belgian waffle stack with the lavender-syrup pour and a glass of cava.
Tip: Same as Medina Cafe; walk-ins from 09:00 and the brunch line is busiest Saturday from 10:30.
Twisted Fork Bistro on Granville Street is a French-leaning brunch and dinner room since 2010, the reference downtown brunch with bookings on OpenTable.
Order: Creme brulee French toast and the smoked salmon eggs benedict, the kitchen's reference plates.
Tip: Reservations on OpenTable open 30 days out; weekend brunch books two weeks ahead.
Forage at the Listel Hotel on Robson Street since 2013 is a Pacific Northwest farm-to-table breakfast and brunch room, Ocean Wise certified plus a farms list.
Order: Bison hash and the foraged-mushroom eggs benedict, plus a Salt Spring coffee.
Tip: Hotel-restaurant breakfast from 06:30; weekend brunch books two weeks ahead on OpenTable.
OEB Breakfast Co on Hamilton Street is the Calgary-origin modern breakfast chain's Vancouver branch since 2017, a Yaletown patio and two more city locations.
Order: Soul in a Bowl with eggs and cheese curds; the Calgary-origin OEB breakfast classic.
Tip: Walk-in only; download the OEB app to hold your place from home. Weekend queue from 09:30.
The Flying Pig in Yaletown on Hamilton since 2010 runs a Sunday brunch with a Dungeness crab benedict, three Vancouver branches and a farm-to-table programme.
Order: Dungeness crab benedict with house hollandaise, the Yaletown branch's most-ordered brunch plate.
Tip: Reservations on OpenTable; Sunday brunch books two weeks out. The Olympic Village branch has the patio.
Medina at Pierre's runs the city's reference Mediterranean brunch line since 2008, the lavender Belgian waffle the signature pour and a queue staple.
Order: Belgian waffle stack with the lavender-syrup pour and a glass of cava.
Tip: Same as Medina Cafe; walk-ins from 09:00 and the brunch line is busiest Saturday from 10:30.
Bistro Sakana on Mainland Street in Yaletown since 2008 runs a Japanese brunch service with chirashi-don and salmon teriyaki, the reference Yaletown room.
Order: Chirashi-don with the sashimi rice bowl, the kitchen's reference brunch plate.
Tip: Reservations on OpenTable; the lunch-into-brunch service runs through Wednesday to Sunday.
