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 1. Fraiche Restaurant

2240 Chippendale Rd
West Vancouver, BC V7S 3J5
(604) 925-7595

Category: Canadian (New)

4.0 star rating
  11/10/2008 First to Review

Chef Wayne Martin's venture situated  -very high, I mean very high - in one of Vancouver's most affluent areas, West Vancouver's British Properties. The views are breath-taking and small intimate setting of the room adds instant comfort (bet that…More »

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 2. C Restaurant

1600 Howe St
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2L9
(604) 681-1164

Category: Seafood

Neighbourhood: Downtown

5.0 star rating
  11/14/2008

When you can spot celebrities, business tycoons and the who's-who of the world at the restaurant and there isn't a major event going on in the city, you know that this is the place to be.  It's expensive, but it's an experience you need to try at…More »

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 3. La Buca Restaurant

4025 MacDonald St
Vancouver, BC V6L 2N8
(604) 730-6988

Category: Italian

Neighbourhood: Arbutus Ridge

3.0 star rating
  11/12/2008 First to Review

I had dinner last night for the second time in a year at this small, hole-in-the-wall place. Despite the deluge outside, inside it was full of people. The seats are very close together and it is truly a family-style experience, but it felt like…More »

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 4. Lolita's South of the Border Cantina

1326 Davie Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 1N6
(604) 696-9996

Category: Mexican

Neighbourhood: West End

5.0 star rating
  11/11/2008

A small, narrow and dark space entirely made of wood (it feels) is one if my favourite spots. The servers almost all have full bodied tattoos and are female and very pretty. It's an edgy space that mixes fresh, organic West Coast ingredients with a…More »

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 5. Parkside Restaurant - CLOSED

1906 Haro Street
Vancouver, BC V6G 1H7
(604) 683-6912

Category: French

Neighbourhood: West End

5.0 star rating
  11/11/2008

This is one of Vancouver's best kept secrets -- sort of. The small space is underneath an old Heritage Hotel and unless someone tells you it's there, you'll never know. It has an elegant, 1960's era feel. The wait staff knows their food and wine…More »

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 6. Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar

1095 Hamilton St
Vancouver, BC V6B 5T4
(604) 688-8078

Categories: Seafood, Live/Raw Food

Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Yaletown

3.0 star rating
  10/31/2008

I suggested the restaurant after my editor from Toronto wanted fresh seafood in Yaletown at any cost.  I enjoyed the vibe in the room.  It was a brokers-meets-trendy-Yaletown loft dwellers feel upon arrival. The hostesses were pretty, the wait staff…More »

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