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Vancouver weekend: the Pacific classics ★ 4.7

First-time visitor, two days2 days

A weekend built around Vancouver's Pacific seafood and Pacific Rim canon: Granville Island Market, a Vij's tasting, a sushi omakase, plus a Cantonese dim sum window in Richmond.

  1. Day 1: Day 1: Granville Island Market, Pacific seafood, Vij's dinner

    Morning
    Granville Island Public Market at 09:30, walk the Pacific seafood and produce stalls; coffee at Revolver on Cambie; brunch at Edible Canada market hall.
    Afternoon
    Lunch oysters and seafood tower at Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar with a glass of BC sparkling; coffee at 49th Parallel Coffee Main Street with a Lucky's Doughnut.
    Evening
    Walk-in queue at Vij's on Cambie from 18:00, lamb popsicles and the family-style sharing platter; nightcap at The Keefer Bar in Chinatown for the dragonfly cocktail.

  2. Day 2: Day 2: Chinatown morning, Cantonese Richmond dim sum, sushi omakase

    Morning
    Phnom Penh at 11:30 for the chicken wings and pho ga; coffee at Nemesis Coffee on West Hastings; walk the Chinatown belt and the Sun Yat-Sen Garden.
    Afternoon
    Take SkyTrain Canada Line to Richmond for late dim sum at Aberdeen Centre Asian Food Court; bubble tea on No 3 Road; back to Vancouver by 16:00.
    Evening
    Sushi omakase counter at Sushi Masuda at 18:00; nightcap at Botanist Bar at the Fairmont Pacific Rim for a garden cocktail and the city's reference cocktail tour.

Vancouver Michelin weekend ★ 4.8

Tasting-menu traveller, two days2 days

Two days of Vancouver's tasting-tier kitchen: a Michelin one-star sushi counter, an AnnaLena chef's menu, a St Lawrence Quebecois dinner and lunch at Burdock & Co.

  1. Day 1: Day 1: Sushi Masuda counter and St Lawrence dinner

    Morning
    Coffee at Elysian Coffee Broadway at 09:00; walk the Granville Bridge to Kitsilano along the seawall.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Maenam on West 4th for the crispy oyster pad Thai; espresso at Small Victory in Yaletown.
    Evening
    Sushi omakase counter at Sushi Masuda at 17:00, the Michelin one-star tasting; walk to L'Abattoir in Gastown for a Sazerac nightcap.

  2. Day 2: Day 2: Burdock & Co lunch and AnnaLena dinner

    Morning
    Brunch at Medina Cafe on Richards for the lavender waffle; espresso at Matchstick Main Street roastery.
    Afternoon
    Lunch tasting at Burdock & Co on Main Street; cocktails at Bar Susu on East 6th for a glass of natural Anjou Chenin.
    Evening
    Dinner at AnnaLena in Kits, the chef's tasting menu, Canada's Best Restaurant 2020; nightcap at Pourhouse in Gastown for a classic old fashioned.

Vancouver neighbourhood crawl: Pacific Rim eats ★ 4.7

Adventurous food traveller, three days3 days

Three days through Vancouver's Pacific Rim food belts: Chinatown's Cantonese line, the Robson izakaya corridor, then Main Street's modern Canadian, plus the Italian Drive.

  1. Day 1: Day 1: Chinatown and Robson izakaya

    Morning
    Phnom Penh at 11:30 for crispy chicken wings and butter beef carpaccio; espresso at Revolver on Cambie.
    Afternoon
    Walk the Chinatown belt to Bao Bei for late lunch shao bing pork belly bun; coffee at Caffe La Tana on Commercial Drive; an aperitif at Juice Bar in Chinatown.
    Evening
    Dinner at Kingyo Izakaya on Denman, stone-grilled gyu tan plus the buta kakuni; nightcap at The Keefer Bar for a dragonfly cocktail.

  2. Day 2: Day 2: Main Street modern Canadian and Commercial Drive

    Morning
    Brunch at Jam Cafe on Beatty Street for the cinnamon-roll French toast; espresso at 49th Parallel Coffee Main Street with a Lucky's Doughnut.
    Afternoon
    Walk Main Street to Anh and Chi for late lunch banh xeo; coffee at Pallet Coffee Roasters; sample at Brassneck Brewery for the cask Tuesday tasting.
    Evening
    Dinner at Published on Main, the Michelin-starred tasting menu; nightcap at The Shameful Tiki Room down the strip for a Zombie cocktail.

  3. Day 3: Day 3: South Granville and Yaletown

    Morning
    Vij's pre-lunch walk-in queue at Vij's on Cambie at 11:30; coffee at Prado Cafe on Commercial Drive.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Salmon n' Bannock Bistro on West Broadway, bison pot roast plus salmon and bannock; espresso at Buro the Espresso Bar in the West End.
    Evening
    Dinner oysters and seafood tower at Blue Water Cafe in Yaletown; nightcap at Key Party for a basement dealers' choice cocktail.
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