Hotel dining around Burrard Street and Canada Place: Hawksworth in the Rosewood Hotel Georgia, Botanist in the Fairmont Pacific Rim and Boulevard at 845 Burrard.
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 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 Aburi salmon oshi sushi: pressed BC wild sockeye salmon with jalapeno and Miku sauce.
Miku is a Japanese restaurant in Granville Square at 200 Granville Street, known for Aburi-style cuisine since 2008, with a waterfront patio and sushi bar.
Sushi Masuda is a six-seat omakase sushi counter in Oceanic Plaza at 1066 West Hastings Street, open Wednesday to Sunday evenings, with free parking.
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Uva at 900 Seymour Street is an Italian-inspired caffe by day and a wine and cocktail bar by night, with charcuterie, artisan cheeses and cocktails.
Botanist Bar at 1038 Canada Place is a cocktail bar led by Creative Beverage Director Grant Sceney and ranked number 24 in World's 50 Best Bars North America.
Gerard Lounge, in the Sutton Place Hotel at 845 Burrard Street, is an English-club style cocktail bar for cocktails and light fare by the fire.
The 515 Bar is an intimate downtown lounge at 521 Seymour Street serving handcrafted classic cocktails and elevated bar snacks to an eclectic soundtrack.
The Magnet is a friendly spot for food, beer, wine and the occasional stiff drink at 309 West Pender, with 30 draft lines of BC craft beer and cider.
Order The Kurobuta Terimayo, the Oroshi or the Okonomi hot dog.
Japadog's Robson Street store at 530 Robson St in Vancouver sells hot dogs with Japanese savory toppings, from Kurobuta Terimayo to Oroshi and Okonomi.
Order The Oroshi or the All Beef Terimayo hot dog.
Japadog's Burrard Street trailer at 899 Burrard St is its first location, selling hot dogs with Japanese savory toppings such as Terimayo and Oroshi.
Mom's Grilled Cheese Truck is a street food truck on Howe Street at West Pender in Vancouver.
Order Shio ramen, the specialty with white tonkotsu soup, or the Tokusen toroniku ramen with roasted pork cheeks.
Hokkaido Ramen Santouka at 1690 Robson Street in Vancouver is open 7 days a week and serves shio, shoyu and miso ramen with soup made from scratch.
Dine Out Vancouver Festival, run by Destination Vancouver, fills January and February with fixed-price menus at hundreds of restaurants plus food events, from sea foraging to dumpling fests.
Vancouver International Wine Festival at the Convention Centre is the city's reference wine festival since 1979; the 2027 edition has about 90 wineries pouring about 750 wines, with food and wine pairings.
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Order Fried Chicken French Toast, fluffy three-stack pancakes or the hearty Charlie Bowl.
Jam Cafe on Beatty Street in Vancouver serves breakfast, brunch and lunch comfort food, with fluffy three-stack pancakes and Fried Chicken French Toast.
Order The Liège style waffle with milk chocolate lavender, or the Fricassée with braised short ribs.
Medina Cafe, open since 2008 and now at 780 Richards Street, serves Mediterranean-inspired brunch and lunch with its signature Belgian waffles.
Honey Salt at Parq Casino serves chef-driven, farm-to-table cuisine built on locally and regionally sourced ingredients, with a Weekend Brunch menu.
Relish the Pub at 888 Nelson Street is a downtown pub with an epic happy hour, open until 2am Sunday to Thursday and 3am on Friday and Saturday.
The Morrissey at 1227 Granville Street is a storied haunt with hand-crafted cocktails, pub food, DJs and live music, open to 3am on Friday and Saturday.
Devil's Elbow Ale & Smoke House at 562 Beatty Street is a BBQ, craft beer and whiskey bar with bourbon and bacon, open until 1:00 am on Friday and Saturday.
Celebrities Nightclub at 1022 Davie St is dedicated to electronic music, live performances and weekly club nights, open Tuesday and Thursday to Saturday.
The Commodore Ballroom at 868 Granville St has been synonymous with Vancouver entertainment and nightlife since 1930 and is fully wheelchair accessible.
Reflections The Garden Terrace at Rosewood Hotel Georgia is a rooftop garden escape with global tapas, weekend brunch, garden-inspired cocktails and wines.
The Fountainhead Pub at 1025 Davie Street calls itself one of the original gayborhood pubs in the Davie Village, with 17 draft lines and a food menu.
Prophecy Bar at 801 W Georgia St in downtown Vancouver serves cocktails and share plates, open 4:00pm to 1am Sunday to Thursday, 2:00am on weekends.
