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Here are my favourite spots for picking up dinner on the way home from work...

 1. Whole Foods Market

510 W 8th Ave
Vancouver, BC V5Z
(778) 370-4210

Categories: Grocery, Health Food Store

Neighbourhood: Fairview Slopes

5.0 star rating
  12/13/2010

After visiting and being completely in awe with Whole Foods in NYC at Union Square a few years ago, I was so excited when Capers merged with Whole Foods in Vancouver.

Lately, I've been shopping at the Cambie & West 8th location about 2 or 3 times a…More »

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 2. Duffin's Donuts

1391 41st Ave E
Vancouver, BC V5W 1R7
(604) 325-5544

Categories: Chinese, Doughnuts, Vietnamese

Neighbourhoods: Sunset, Kensington-Cedar Cottage

3.0 star rating
  8/1/2010

Best place in town (that I've found) for fresh, inexpensive tortas -- based on traditional Mexican methods, with an Asian twist (they have torta fillings such as teriyaki chicken, etc. -- oh, so good!).

All tortas are on bakery fresh rolls (which you…More »

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 3. Peaceful Restaurant

532 W Broadway
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1E9
(604) 879-9878

Category: Chinese

Neighbourhood: Fairview Slopes

4.0 star rating
  7/23/2011

Noodles...

I love the silky, hand-pulled noodles with a variety of treatments, lately our fave is the spicy DanDan peanut sauce. OMG...  So good!

We usually share a noodle dish with a spicy cumin beef sesame flat bread sandwich as well. Spicy and…More »

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 4. Thai Away Home

3315 Cambie St
Vancouver, BC V5Z 2W6
(604) 873-8424

Categories: Caterers, Thai

Neighbourhoods: South Cambie, Riley Park

4.0 star rating
  3/19/2011

As far as take-away Thai food goes, this is pretty good. We usually get one order of yellow curry (dinner) and one stir fry, and when we get it home, we dish up two big plates from the two dishes.

It's so good it seems sinful. Price is pretty good at…More »

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 5. Santa Barbara Market

1322 Commercial Dr
Vancouver, BC V5L 3X6
(604) 253-1941

Categories: Fruits & Veggies, Delis

Neighbourhoods: Grandview-Woodlands, The Drive

5.0 star rating
  12/13/2010

Whenever I'm in the neighbourhood, I stop here and pick up a few things that are hard to find elsewhere... and I get some deli meats and cheeses, stock up on produce, bread, crackers and tomato paste. It's a great store!

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 6. Want Want Hot & Spicy House

2116-4500 Kingsway St
Burnaby, BC V5H 2A9
(604) 438-2377

Categories: Fast Food, Food Stands, Chinese

Neighbourhood: Metrotown

5.0 star rating
  1/5/2011 ROTD 2/27/2011

Marc D.'s review of Want Want inspired me to check out the lamb patties, and I'm now a big fan of what he says are "little bites of joy"!!!

The Lamb Patties are tender. They're flavourful and perfectly spiced... and they are really reasonably priced!

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 7. El Caracol Café

5190 Victoria Dr
Vancouver, BC V5P 3V2
(604) 325-3461

Categories: Mexican, Latin American

Neighbourhood: Kensington-Cedar Cottage

4.0 star rating
  3/6/2011

Probably the most traditional South American meal I've had in Vancouver, at super economical prices!

I had their chicken fajitas and it was more food than I could eat. Stir-fried chicken with sweet peppers and onions, a large portion of wonderful…More »

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 8. Hubbub Sandwiches

859 Hornby St
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1T9
(604) 568-3398

Category: Sandwiches

Neighbourhood: Downtown

4.0 star rating
  1/7/2012

Yes, I tried the pulled pork sandwich and it was terrific. Huge (two meals for me) and yummy. I loved that they will not entertain any variance from the standard build. Cool.

The quinoa salad was really good too. :)

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 9. Shizen Ya

985 Hornby St
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1V3
(604) 568-0013

Category: Japanese

Neighbourhood: Downtown

4.0 star rating
  2/24/2012

Yay!!! Clean food, brown rice, fusion gourmet west coast crossed with sushi. Fresh and yummy.

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An updated selection of places to go for brunch and lunch in and around Vancouver BC.

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