Food
The Very Best Cocktail Bars In Vancouver, Ranked By Scout Readers
Drinks expert Talia Kleinplatz details Vancouver's best drinking spots and asks readers to pick their faves.
Take a Long Sip of this Made-For-Summer ‘Raspberry Changeling’ from Brassneck Brewery
Like those long, lazy days at the beach and those warm nights under the stars, Raspberry Changeling is only around for a short while. Take advantage!
Lining Up for the Delicious Funk of Richmond’s ‘Too Two Sauerkraut Fish’
The “Sauerkraut” is their special housemade pickled mustard greens. These lend the fish soup its characteristic funk and tartness.
This French-Style Ice Cream Parlour on the West Side is Worth Getting Excited About
Mark Tagulao's new La Glace artisanal ice cream parlour is now in soft opening mode and aiming for an August 4th grand opening.
Get this Soft Serve Sundae with Dulce de Leche and Caramel Popcorn in the West End
In weather like this it's important to know where your closest source of good ice cream is. This is one of our go-tos in the West End.
On $15 Cups of Coffee and the Best Wine Movies Ever Made
This week's briefing includes news about expensive coffee, dumpling porn, the trouble with bacon and much more.
‘Chancho’ Brings Authentic Mexican Tortillas and Carnitas to Seymour St.
The 15 seat, 750 sqft operation (anchored by a gas-electric "Lenin" brand tortilla machine) is imminent in the old Nuba location.
Five Minutes With David Bowkett, Powell Brewery’s Co-Founder & Brewmaster
The original momentum that propelled David and Nicole from nano to micro and carried them west along Powell Street shows no signs of abating.
Another Hintless, Next-To-Impossible ‘Name That Vancouver Restaurant’ Challenge
Aside from assuring you that the place in question sells food, there are no hints. Why? Because it’s supposed to be hard!
Abbotsford’s Field House Brewing To Host ‘Field Day’ Celebration Of Sour Beers
The Abbotsford brewery’s idyllic beer lawn will set the mood for a full day of live local music and sour beers.
Savage Scenes Of Carnivorous Debauchery From Sunday’s Brewery & The Beast
The dizzyingly meaty smells on Sunday were coming from Brewery & The Beast...
Gently Fizzed ‘Ri-Kyu’ Kombucha Cocktail At Grapes & Soda
A light yet complex cocktail with a touch of effervescence from the kombucha.
Making Sense Of Tall Tale’s Deliciously Different ’16 Syrah Nouveau
Called “Syrah Nouveau”, it’s a carbonically macerated syrah — think Beaujolais Nouveau, but registering higher on the serious meter.
On Dessert Cocaine & Casino Restaurants Coming To The Seawall
Victoria Cocktail Pros To Launch ‘Foxtrot Tango Whisky Bar’ In August
It sounds like a lot of fun; given the talents and personalities involved it's likely to attract anyone appreciate of a well made made cocktail.
Ken Tsui Eats Around The Edges Of Vancouver’s Delicious Dim Sum Landscape
If you're not biting into a dumpling from a bamboo basket at some point in your time here in Vancouver, then you haven't fully experienced what we have to offer.
Victoria Could Use This Slick London Spin On A 30s Taipei Social Club
"We are perhaps getting close to a saturation point with restaurant interiors that feature dark wood, rounded corners and pink upholstery..."
Timbertrain’s New ‘Depot’ Cafe Launches This Week On MacLean Drive
The long awaited Depot Cafe from Timbertrain Coffee Roasters quietly opened its doors in East Van yesterday and it looks great!
Breezy, Palapa-Topped Table #31 At Yaletown’s New ‘Fayuca’
Not only is it the only one of its kind in the restaurant but it's also right in the thick of it with sight lines to the patio, lounge and front door.
Another Hintless, Next-To-Impossible ‘Name That Vancouver Restaurant’ Challenge
Plant-Based ‘Virtuous Pie’ Announces Plans For UBC’s Wesbrook Village
Construction hasn't started yet, but the plan calls for a tentative opening date at some point in November, 2017.
Lebanese ‘Jamjar Canteen’ Launching This September On University Blvd
Good news for West Siders: Lebanese-themed Jamjar is opening another location, this time out at 6035 University Boulevard on UBC's campus.
On St. Lawrence Love & Predicting Doom For Mid-Level Restaurants
New Oddity Kombucha Bar Set To Launch This Week Near Olympic Village
Alicia updated me on the concept, describing it to me more as a cafe than a tasting bar.
Dageraad Finally Lands Lounge Endorsement, And There Was Much Rejoicing
With capacity increased to 50 seats, high ceilings, and a bright, open-concept design (complete with an upper-level mezzanine), the room is fantastic, and is a great place to while away the time (I'd suggest with a few glasses of their gorgeous new "Antwerpen" Abbey-Style Trippel).
The Timely ‘Campfire’ Cocktail At Nomad On Main Street
This is a deliciously spicy little number of Eagle Rare bourbon, dry gin and dry vermouth complicated by ginger syrup, Angostura bitters and charred citrus. The potent, aromatic mix is then poured into a smoke filled rocks glass for the win.
Cheeseburgers, Beer And Freedom From Bullshit At Parallel 49
You don't have to be long immersed in Vancouver's food and drink scene to remember a time when mention of a food truck operating inside a brewery would seem a ridiculous fantasy. Perhaps in Portland, you dreamers. But here? The no fun nabobs at City Hall would laugh the idea off the permit track.
There’s A New Tacofino On The Way, And In A Really Interesting Location
It's definitely a score for office workers, if they can find it! And I'm sure they will. Perhaps the route to it will be traded among them like a secret for the first little while, but they'll all eventually figure it out. I did!
