Restaurant Graveyard
The ever-evolving Restaurant Graveyard series looks back at the countless, long-shuttered establishments that helped to propel Vancouver’s food and drink forward. May they never be forgotten!
Remember This Short-Lived Little Vegetarian Wine Bar on the Edge of Chinatown?
Today we inter the tiny, 20 seat vegetarian restaurant known as The Parker into Vancouver's Restaurant Graveyard.
If It Was Still Around Today, This Mt. Pleasant Eatery Would Probably Be Killing It
The 30 seat "Cafeteria" lasted two years at 2702 Main St. (now Burdock & Co.), featuring an eclectic menu with no dish exceeding $20.
The ‘Nouveau Dim Sum’ Concept in Gastown That Closed Before it Should Have
This interesting eatery on Powell St. (its name a portmanteau of "bamboo" and "buddha") now lies in Vancouver's Restaurant Graveyard.
This Gastown Wine Bar Was Named After a Stressed Out Animal Suffering a Nervous Breakdown
Opened in 2010 by the owners of nearby Salt Tasting Room, the Spanish-inspired 21 seat 'Judas Goat' lasted 3 years in Blood Alley
The Short-Lived ‘Modern Canadian’ Restaurant That Should Have Succeeded But Totally Flopped
Brian Fowke and Tim Keller's sprawling, 150-seat Metro restaurant boasted a great design and a tourist-magnet location, but barely lasted a year.
The Odd Little Strathcona Eatery We Really Wish Was Still Around
Dunlevy Snackbar opened in 2010 and transitioned from coffee and baked goods to cocktails and Korean pancakes. It closed in 2015
Remembering the East Van Cafe That Was Magic for Little Kids and Their Parents
Kids were encouraged to run guiltlessly, joyously amok at this memorable (if often outrageously loud) counter-service cafe off The Drive.
The Excellent West Side Restaurant Vancouver Somehow Let Slip Away
Daniel Boulud's DB Bistro Moderne opened in the midst of the 2008 financial meltdown and closed to the frustration of many in 2011.
Remembering Kozmas, Vancouver’s Game-Changing Mediterranean Restaurant of the 1970s
In this addition of the Restaurant Graveyard, we inter one of the most impactful Mediterranean eateries in Vancouver's history.
Vancouver’s Restaurant Graveyard
With the help of many diners and restaurant industry veterans, we bring you this growing token of remembrance!
