by Andrew Morrison | Foreign Restaurant Porn looks at covet-worthy restaurants from parts afar and uses them to plug holes – geographically or conceptually – in Vancouver’s own restaurant landscape. This week we’re drooling over the stained glass and tile-decorated Fleischerei Bar in Leipzig, Germany. It’s a gorgeous 40-50 person stand-up sit-down watering hole that I think would suit the Riley Park neighbourhood well (roundabout the 4300 block of Main Street in a space similar to Lifetime Collective‘s).
Why? Because it’s pretty, for starters, and that train station-style bench is a dead ringer for the one at Don’t Argue. What’s more, it would be nice to have a few liquor-forward (not liquor primary) establishments in our neighbourhoods. I’m not talking about the kind of gargantuan steroidal shit show bro-pubs that Vancouver is now completely over-run by, but rather small cloisters of craft where nearby residents could come together for a pint of beer, a dram of whisky or an Old Fashioned cocktail without having to drive downtown (or be pressured to order dinner). No televisions. No shitty satellite radio station. Just a little style with a massive oak bar serving up honest to goodness drinks. (photos)