A no messing around guide to the coolest things to eat, drink and do in Vancouver and beyond. Community. Not clickbait.

Harmony In A Bright, Busy Bowl At Ed’s Daily On Powell St.

joeyarmstrong-scout-tacobowl-edsdaily-5171

by Joey Armstrong | The Downtown Eastside’s Ed’s Daily recently made me the best lunch I’d had in a while. I put some of that down to good company (my food-blogger friend Samantha from My Kitchen Love), but mostly it was because it balanced really healthy and fresh ingredients with amazing taste. Ed’s offers lots of quick-service bowls to choose from (with gluten-free & vegan options), or you can mod and/or build your own. I amped up the stock Taco Salad Bowl, adding some roasted chicken for extra protein. The result might be a busy-looking thing with too much going on – loaded with brown rice, pinto beans, kale, beets, corn, daikon radish, hemp hearts, corn tortilla strips, fresh avocado, pico di gallo, and a really tasty cashew cream dressing – but there was brightness and harmony to the diversity of flavours and textures, making the palate work without ever really exhausting it. Ed’s is a bit out of the way on a quick-moving stretch of a one-way street, but it’s a wonderful little midday hideaway. The kitchen knows what they’re doing, even if they allow you to do some of the doing yourself.

Ed’s Daily | 686 Powell Street | DTES | Hours: 11-3 M-F | www.edsdaily.com

UPDATE | THIS RESTAURANT HAS SINCE CLOSED PERMANENTLY

EXPLORE THIS NEIGHBOURHOOD

There is 1 comment

An Updated List of Where to Grab a Weekday Breakfast Around Vancouver

We've compiled a (non-exhaustive) list of our go-to breakfast joints to share with you, where you can get something beyond coffee and a muffin.

Vancouver’s Best Fries: Nine Versions

Although the origin of French fries may be implied in their name (more likely, Belgian, though), the food has since been picked up and modified by almost every cuisine going. Here are our choices for some of the best versions in Vancouver.

Expert Intel on Vancouver Area Dumplings

William Liu from Kam Wai Dim Sum shares his favourite dumplings and where to get them just in time for Year Of The Dragon celebrations.

The Tricky Business of Finding Vancouver Restaurants Open on Monday

It's the beginning of the week. You want to meet friends for a meal (or just don't want to cook), but so many restaurants are closed that figuring out where to go only leads to frustration, compromise, or a sad frozen pizza... No more! This updated guide is here to help.