Vancouver Magazine
Chef Alex Kim’s Award-Winning Menu Is Now Available at Five Sails Restaurant
Vancouver’s Newest Thai Restaurant Opens its Doors in Olympic Village
How to Do Brewery and the Beast Right in 2025
Wine List: 4 Must-Try Bottles Using Cross-Border Grapes to Reboot Okanagan Wines
The Best Happy Hours to Hit Right Now: February 2025 Edition
Prophecy Gets in On the Bartender Exchange Big Time
Spring Flings: Your Ultimate March/April Events Guide Is Here
A Very Cool Free Event Series That Feels Like a Secret: The Phil Lind Initiative
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Very Good Day Trip Idea: Eating and Vintage Shopping Your Way Through Nanaimo
Weekend Getaway: It’s Finally Ucluelet’s Time in the Spotlight
Where Vancouverites Should Eat in Montreal
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Watch Out, Longhorn’s: The Best Après-Ski Fashion Pieces to Snag Before Winter Wraps
The Haul: Vancouver Comedian Julie Kim’s 2025 Must-Haves
The old-fashioned, earthy cooking at La Régalade (Gold) makes it the best old-fashioned French bistro in town; chef Alain Rayé is a master of rustic terrines and deeply flavoured stews. A more modern take is found at the hillside gem that is Fraîche (Silver), where Dino Renaerts has put his stamp on the elegant room with note-perfect flavours shining through dishes like mushroom velouté and pan-seared steelhead with braised pork belly. Then there are the tight fusion rolls and impeccable service at West Vancouver’s Zen (Bronze), our first OceanWise sushi room. Honourable Mentions to Gusto di Quattro, with its famous grilled bocconcini in radicchio and knockout spaghetti Quattro, and to The Observatory, whose “tourist destination” status has been laid to rest by chef Dino Gazzola.
