The four restaurants under the Top Table umbrella – Araxi, Blue Water Cafe, CinCin, and West – are now member supporters of Scout Magazine. We will be publishing their news and releases on our front page, and hosting individual pages for each in our list of Recommended restaurants. Scroll below for a taste:

Araxi

4222 Village Square | Whistler, BC | VON 1B4 | MAP
Voice: 604 932 4540
Web: Araxi.com
Email: [email protected]

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Hours

Dinner served nightly from 5:00 – 11:00PM
Late menu available until midnight
Lunch available during the summer months and for private events

Our Team

James Walt, Executive Chef
Aaron Heath, Pastry Chef
Steve Edwards, Restaurant Director
Samantha Rahn, Wine Director

About Araxi Restaurant

Best of the Pacific Northwest

A crossroads of mountain elegance and approachable dining in the heart of Whistler Village, Araxi enjoys a long-held international reputation for excellence in food, wine and hospitality, including the award for ‘Best Restaurant at Whistler’ from Vancouver magazine for an unprecedented nine consecutive years.

Executive Chef James Walt celebrates carefully sourced local ingredients from nearby Pemberton Valley farms, where he collaborates frequently with local growers. His seasonally rotating menus also feature the freshest seafood catches direct from the Pacific. Walt’s innovative and skillfully executed dishes deliver intelligent compositions and delightful flavours, carefully married to our award-winning wine list.

Araxi’s seamless service and hospitality is led by restaurant director Steve Edwards, a consummate host dedicated to providing his guests Whistler’s optimal dining experience.

The dining room offers lively ambiance enhanced with fresh flowers, original works of art and David Merino frescos. The adjoining Bar is the mountain’s popular gathering place for locals and visitors, and in the summer season the patio is the nexus of Whistler’s village life, wrapped by stunning mountain vistas.

Accolades

“This enduring room seems to get better every year. Chef James Walt takes his pick of ingredients from the nearby Pemberton Valley and crafts them into lush, textured dishes full of flavours.” – Vancouver magazine, 2008

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Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar

1095 Hamilton St. | Vancouver, BC | V6B 5T4 | MAP
Voice: 604-688-8078
Web: bluewatercafe.net
Email: [email protected]

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Hours

Dinner served nightly from 5:00 – 11:00PM
Late menu available until midnight
Lunch available for private events

Our Team

Frank Pabst, Executive Chef
Yoshihiro Tabo, Raw Bar Chef
Jean-Pierre Sanchez, Pastry Chef
Stephan Cachard, Restaurant Director
Andrea Vescovi, Wine Director
Danielle Abrams, Restaurant Manager

About Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar

Celebrating Our Ocean’s Harvest

An anchor in Vancouver’s culinary landscape, Blue Water Cafe is recognized as the City’s definitive destination for seafood.

Executive Chef Frank Pabst crafts innovative and brilliantly executed West Coast plates using fresh seafood from wild and sustainable harvest. At the raw bar, cut master Yoshi Tabo has his own dedicated following for his expert sushi and sashimi.

Enhanced by intuitive service from Stephan Cachard’s all-star team, the dynamic dining room provides action views of the opposing ‘East meets West’ kitchen and raw bar. The sweeping main bar leads out to the heated patio and the private wine room holds the extensive award-winning wine and bubble selection.

Housed in a handsome brick and beam heritage warehouse conversion, Blue Water Cafe is in the heart of historic Yaletown, the city’s vibrant and hip neighborhood.

Accolades

“At this chic spot in Yaletown, chef Yoshihiro Tabo prepares excellent sushi and raw-bar plates, while chef Frank Pabst adds a modern-Vancouver sensibility to his French-inspired seafood dishes.” – Food & Wine, 2008

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CinCin Ristorante

1154 Robson Street | Vancouver, BC | V6E 1B5 | MAP
Voice: 604-688-7338
Web: cincin.net
Email: [email protected]

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Hours

Dinner served nightly from 5:00 – 11:00PM
Late menu available until midnight
Lunch available for private events

Our Team

François Gagnon, Executive Chef
Thierry Busset, Pastry Chef
Ricardo Ferreira, Restaurant Director
Michael Mameli, Wine Director
Colin Turner, Bar Manager

About CinCin Ristorante

Italian inspired wood fired cucina

A winding stone staircase leads upward from bustling Robson Street to this celebrated Vancouver dining room, recognized for its contemporary, Italian inspired menu and award-winning wine cellar. The elegant marble bar is a central feature, accented by stone walls hung with original artworks, and punctuated with tall arched windows that open onto a secluded terrace. Housed in the private dining room, part of CinCin’s value-driven wine collection is on display: deep and global with rare vintages, boutique finds, and an extensive half-bottle selection.

Executive chef François Gagnon and his team work in the dramatic open kitchen, orchestrating another centerpiece, CinCin’s heritage wood-fired oven. An ingredient-driven, seasonal focus sets the tone for Gagnon’s menu, with distinctive dishes embracing the sensibilities of the Mediterranean. Outstanding desserts and baked goods demonstrate the Michelin star-studded pedigree of chef patissier Thierry Busset, whom chef Gordon Ramsay recently called ‘the best in the world.’

Restaurant Director Ricardo Ferreira and his service team choreograph unrivalled dining experiences, committed to their exemplary wine program and his own industry-leading service standards.

Accolades

“…the air is perfumed with an array of intoxicating Mediterranean aromas wafting out from the open kitchen.”
Westender, 2008

“Acclaimed patissier Thierry Busset is a master who turns both the simple and the intricate into sweet wonder.”
Vancouver View magazine, 2007

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West Restaurant

2881 Granville St. | Vancouver | MAP
Voice: 604 738 8938
Web: westrestaurant.com
Email: [email protected]

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Hours

Dinner served nightly from 5:30 – 11:00PM
Lunch available for private events

Our Team

Warren Geraghty, Executive Chef
Rhonda Viani, Pastry Chef
Brian Hopkins, Restaurant Director
Owen Knowlton, Wine Director
David Wolowidnyk, Bar Manager

About West Restaurant

True to our Region True to the Seasons

Recognized as the “jewel in Vancouver’s culinary crown,” West’s outstanding contemporary regional cuisine and seamless service has garnered much critical acclaim, including a prestigious four star rating by Mobil Travel Guide.

Pristine local ingredients are sourced by Executive Chef Warren Geraghty to deliver superbly conceived dishes offering modern interpretations of classics. Pastry Chef Rhonda Viani conjures equally compelling desserts. Exuding energy and action, the kitchen offers two ‘chef’s tables’ that render an up–close culinary theatre experience.

Maitre ‘D, Brian Hopkins gracefully choreographs West’s prized service team in the elegant dining room highlighted by a magnificent, temperature-controlled wall of wine. West’s extensive wine collection is an ever-evolving list of acclaimed Old World producers, rare finds and exciting New World vintners. At the gleaming cherrywood bar, martinis and cocktails are composed of pressed-to-order juices, fresh herbs and creative infusions by award-winning mixologist David Wolowidnyk.

West is located in Vancouver’s chic South Granville neighborhood (just five minutes from the downtown core).

Accolades

“Dining at West is a culinary adventure that never fails to surprise and satisfy. Chef Warren Geraghty honors the beauty of fresh local foods with creativity, balance and sophistication.” – Donald Olson, Frommer’s Vancouver & Victoria, 2008

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