9 splurge places in Vancouver, editor-picked. Tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Vancouver. All Vancouver food.
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Order The multi-course tasting menu, the only option, at $178 per person.
AnnaLena is a two Michelin-starred tasting menu restaurant steps from Kitsilano Beach, open Tuesday to Sunday evenings, with dining room and bar seating.
Order Oreilles de crisse (fried pork rinds with maple) and the duck liver mousse eclair, both STL classics.
St Lawrence is a Michelin-starred Québécois and French restaurant at 269 Powell Street, opened by chef J-C Poirier in 2017 and open Wednesday to Sunday.
Order The nigiri omakase, about 20 courses: $260 at the sushi bar, $245 at a table.
Masayoshi is a Michelin-starred omakase sushi restaurant at 4376 Fraser Street, with 24 seats and seatings at 6pm and 8:30pm Monday to Saturday.
Order The Botanist tasting menu, $180 per person for the entire table.
Botanist is a Pacific Northwest restaurant at 1038 Canada Place in the Fairmont Pacific Rim, serving dinner daily plus weekday lunch and weekend brunch.
Order The seafood tower, or caviar and oysters, both timeless luxuries on the menu.
Hawksworth serves Pacific Northwest food in the Rosewood Hotel Georgia at 801 West Georgia Street, with weekday lunch from 11:30am and dinner from 4pm daily.
Order The Moon Menu tasting series, six seasonal botanical themes through the year.
Burdock & Co is a Michelin-starred restaurant at 2702 Main Street in Mount Pleasant, where chef Andrea Carlson has served tasting menus since 2013.
Order The tajarin, hand-cut pasta with butter and a miso-cured egg yolk.
Kissa Tanto is a Japanese-Italian restaurant on the upper floor of a building in Chinatown at 263 East Pender Street, open Wednesday to Sunday evenings.
Order The seafood tower for two, or the baked oysters with creamed spinach and wild oregano.
Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar is a seafood restaurant at 845 Burrard Street in the Sutton Place Hotel, led by Executive Chef Roger Ma and open seven days.
Order The baked Pacific oysters with whipped garlic butter and black truffle, a firm favorite.
L'Abattoir is a Michelin-recommended restaurant at 217 Carrall Street in Gastown, serving French-influenced West Coast cuisine Tuesday to Saturday from 5pm.
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