The GOODS from Beach Bay Cafe & Patio

Vancouver, BC | A wealth of experience, global influences and a fresh approach: Beach Bay Café and Patio’s new team is steering the restaurant into the next level of beachside dining – and the creative menu is guaranteed to appease even the most discerning of palates.

Carefully curated and effortlessly cohesive, the team is led by Executive Chef Michael Winning – a born-and-bred Vancouverite who brings global culinary experience to Beach Bay Café. Having previously worked as a private yacht and house chef all over the world, Chef Michael has travelled to 88 countries and lived in 17. Along the way, he immersed himself in a vast array of cultures and traditions – ranging from European to Southeast Asian, Japanese and beyond – and is now channelling those influences into an eclectic menu grounded in seasonally sourced, West Coast ingredients.

The team’s sous chef, Harrison Bryk, has an insatiable appetite for unexpected ingredients, worldwide cultures and good food. An avid hunter and fisher with a passion for nose-to-tail cooking, Harrison works closely alongside Michael to craft dishes influenced by different cultures while paying homage to the sheer variety of Vancouver’s homegrown ingredients.

Manning the bar is Australian-born Adrian Lindner, who has quickly achieved recognition across the region as an innovative bartender whose arsenal includes a double degree and sommelier certification in addition to a cluttered shelf of accolades, the most recent of which is a first-place win at this year’s Vancouver International Tequila Expo. Adrian’s relentless pursuit of knowledge pertaining to all things cocktails, wine and food surfaces in a spirited and approachable bar program that effortlessly complements Beach Bay Café’s constantly evolving menu.

Collectively, the Beach Bay Café team has renewed focus on crafting a menu that highlights local and seasonal seafood, and harmonizing West Coast products with international flavours and flair. The restaurant’s new daily fresh sheet features delectable specials like snapper ceviche with grapefruit and aji puree; watermelon goat cheese salad accompanied by albacore tuna; a light-as-sunshine tuna poke bowl with Japanese sticky rice; and much more. Though change is good, you also can’t mess with tradition, which is why Beach Bay Café will continue to serve customer favourites like fish and chips (also available at the restaurant’s handy takeout window) and mussels and fries.

“I’ve been lucky enough to have lived in some of the most awe-inspiring cities in the world and to have experienced entire scopes of global cuisine, everything from street food to five-star restaurants – but I’m thrilled to be back home in Vancouver and part of such a talented team at Beach Bay Café and Patio,” said Michael Winning, executive chef. “Cooking is such a huge part of who I am, and nothing gets me more excited than a bounty of local ingredients to play with and diners who appreciate creative, well-made food. It’s an added bonus that every day I get to work in, and take inspiration from, one of the most gorgeous areas in the city.”

“Our team has never been so cohesive, energized and creative,” said Adrian Lindner, bar manager. “We are so excited about Beach Bay Café’s current food and drink offerings, and I have no doubt our diners – locals and visitors alike – will be as well.”

Beach Bay Café and Patio is open for brunch and lunch seven days a week (11am to 3pm, Monday to Saturday; and 10am to 3pm on Sunday). The restaurant also features daily happy hour (3pm to 5pm) and dinner (5pm to 10pm). To reserve, call 604.685.7337 or visit www.beachbaycafe.com.

DETAILS

1193 Denman St.| Vancouver, B.C.
Telephone: (604) 685-7337 | Email: [email protected]
Web: www.beachbaycafe.com | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
Brunch — 11am to 3pm, Monday to Saturday and 10am to 3pm, Sundays
Happy Hour — 3 to 5pm, Daily | Dinner — 5 to 10pm, Daily

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The People Who Make It Happen

Michael Winning – Executive Chef
Adrian Lindner – Bar Manager

About Beach Bay Cafe

Situated on Denman Street, just steps from the ocean at English Bay, Beach Bay Café & Patio offers fresh West Coast cuisine in its natural habitat. Proudly partnering with the Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise program, the team is pleased to use sustainably sourced ocean-friendly seafood to create simple and delicious dishes that can be enjoyed al fresco on the patio or inside the warm and welcoming restaurant.

Showcasing the freshest local ingredients of each season, Beach Bay’s West Coast inspired menu combines intricate flavour combinations with casual and comforting Canadian staples. Behind the bar, award-winning mixologist Adrian Lindner is placing the West End on the map as a destination for creative cocktails. His artfully crafted drinks menu offers a range of accessible and delicious cocktails that provide a multi-sensory experience, with bold ingredients such as pepper (in the Sunburnt Ginger) providing a unique twist on traditional recipes. The curated wine list includes hidden-gem wineries, unique boutique vineyards, and classic contemporary winemakers, accompanied by plenty of bubbles for celebrations.

Reflecting our pure and simple food philosophy, the newly refreshed interior is bathed in natural light and is softened by pale wood accents throughout. Bringing the outdoors inside, new touches include locally sourced timber and a soft colour palette that works in harmony with the artwork that adorns the walls, such as the large vintage sepia photograph from 1910 that portrays the historic English Bay neighbourhood.

In spring and summer the restaurant spills outside onto the heated patio for guests to soak up the stunning views over sunny lunches, and to enjoy evening cocktails while the sun sets over the bay. Popular with locals as a neighbourhood spot at the bustling cross-roads of Davie and Denman, Beach Bay Café & Patio is also a delight for visitors to discover when exploring English Bay – the fish and chips take-out window being the perfect way to enjoy a beach picnic.