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[News] Vancouver’s Michelin Guide 2023 – New One-Star Restaurant Announced

Posted in Downtown Vancouver, Gastown, Joyce, Michelin Guide, News, Restaurants, Roundup, Vancouver, Yaletown, tagged Announcement, Bib Gourmand, Michelin, Michelin Guide, Michelin Star, Restaurant Recommendations, Vancouver on October 6, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Announced last night at an invitation-only ceremony, a total of nine Vancouver restaurants are now one-MICHELIN-Starred, plus 17 with the Bib Gourmand designations, and 51 Recommended eateries. This is the second year of Vancouver being in the MICHELIN Guide.

“The famously anonymous MICHELIN Guide inspectors once again were impressed with the culinary community here,” said Gwendal Poullennec, the International Director of the MICHELIN Guides. “This sort of steady growth is what we often see in second-year selections, and it is definitely a harbinger of great things to come. We are very proud of the passionate chefs and restaurant teams here in Vancouver, and they make their city very proud.”

The nine one-MICHELIN-Star Vancouver restaurants are:

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6 Additions to Vancouver’s Michelin Guide, September 2023

Posted in Joyce, Michelin Guide, News, Restaurants, Vancouver, tagged Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar, Downtown Vancouver, Elisa, Michelin Guide, Moltaqa, Seaport City Seafood Restaurant, Tetsu Sushi, Vancouver, Wildlight Kitchen + Bar on September 13, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Today, 6 more restaurants are added to the Recommended category of Vancouver’s MICHELIN Guide. According to the press release, the full 2023 MICHELIN selection will be announced on October 5, and these 6 new restaurants may earn themselves Bib Gourmand or Star awards then.

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Sammich time at Finch’s Tea & Coffee House

Posted in Cafe, Lisa, Lower Mainland, Lunch, Neighbourhood Gem, Vancouver, tagged baguette, black currant, brie, Downtown, edam, Finch's, hipster, Homer, old, pear, Pender, prosciutto, Sandwich, Vancouver, vintage on June 28, 2011| 8 Comments »

(Editor’s note: This is Lisa’s debut post on VanFoodies.com. Enjoy!)

To the followers of VanFoodies, I am a new contributor to the blog. Hope you enjoy my future posts!

It was a sunny day, a day where I burnt my arm and worsened my Tom’s (shoes) tan by sitting at a tiny sandwich shop at the corner of Pender and Homer. The interior is stuffy almost on hot days, but that doesn’t stop customers from piling into the shop.

The inside of the shop is old. Tables and chairs are fairly dated, maybe picked up from garage sales or vintage stores, glass jugs sitting at the counter with cucumber or lemon water, random ancient books in the corners gathering dust. As soon as you walk in, you look up at their menu, which consists of several chalk boards of chicken scratch handwriting of their different sandwiches, teas, cheese plate, etc. If you look to the side wall, there’s some peeling paint which may possibly explode moths out the wall any second. Beware.

This is one of my friends' sandwiches, the baked brie and pear.

There’s a charm to the place, like an old vintage store. (more…)

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Confessions of True Confections

Posted in Dessert, Group Dinner, Mr., Tapas, Vancouver, tagged Dessert, Kitsilano, Late night, Milk Shake, True Confections, Vancouver on June 16, 2010| Leave a Comment »

It’s funny that even though True Confections never stood out in my mind as the best place for desserts, I’ve actually gone there quite a few times over the last couple years.

A group of us paid them a visit after spending the day at the beach, and this will be my first review of True Confections.

Overview

I like the open and casual style of the shop, but I’m sure a lesser man out there would’ve preferred it to be more cozy and romantic. It’s pretty neat that they have all their finished products on display, so you know exactly what you are getting a slice of.

I must be getting old and feeble because I can’t believe I’m about to say this—they need to reduce their portion sizes, or at least offer ½ sized dishes. If you are heading in hungry and wants to get full, it’s perfect, but if you have had anything to eat within the last 3 hours, you are better off sharing an order. Out of the 9 of us, I’m the only one that finished what I ordered, and that’s because I only ordered a drink.

What went in

Having had about two tonnes of meat earlier in the day, I wasn’t feeling particularly peckish. So I ordered a blueberry milk shake. (more…)

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Frank’s Restaurant Wish List

Posted in Guest Post, Vancouver, tagged Au Petit Chavignol, Cafe Barcelona, Campagnolo, Charlie's, Corner Suite, db Bistro Moderne, food, gastown, Incendio in Gastown, Judas Goat Taberna, La Taqueria, Las Tortas, Le Faux Bourgeois, Lumiere, Maenam, Market, Mis Trucos, Refuel, restaurant, The Refinery, Thomas Haas, Vancouver, wish list, Yaletown on February 23, 2010| Leave a Comment »

There are way too many restaurants that I would like to try, but my brain is only so big to remember them all. This list is both for me and for you dear readers. I would like to share it with you along with my first impression of the restaurants. My view is obviously a biased one. I like restaurant that has an edge and a personality. I appreciate classic dishes that are done right and creative dishes that actually make sense. I will periodically update the list. Enjoy!

Cafe Barcelona

(Tasted) Serves traditional Spanish tapas dishes; good for snacks and drinks (more…)