Aurora Bistro

Blue Water Cafe and Raw Bar

Boneta

Chambar

Chef and co-owner Nico Schuermans, who worked in Michelin three-star restaurants in Belgium, prepares stellar North African cuisine; he’s also... More

Go Fish

Vancouver fell in love with Go Fish the minute the crane set the shack, fully intact, onto the wharf area... More

Italian Kitchen

Legendary Noodle

Nu

Last September, Nu opened in a space under the Granville Street Bridge, with sweeping waterfront views. The menu, from talented... More

Pied-a-Terre

Rangoli

Chef Vikram Vij’s solution to the crowds that line up for his spectacular no-reservations Indian restaurant, Vij’s, was to open... More

West

Canadian-born David Hawksworth spent the ’90s working in England with chefs like Marco Pierre White and Raymond Blanc. Since setting... More

Yew Restaurant and Bar

Aerie Resort Restaurant

Chef Christophe Letard's menu plays up local ingredients in edgy dishes like sweet anise-cured weathervane scallops and yellow plum sake-poached... More

Après

Ultramodern Après fuses French and Italian cuisine in dishes such as Carnaroli risotto with white asparagus and wild mushrooms.... More

Araxi Restaurant & Seafood Bar

Krista and I chatted as I devoured a plate of wild B.C. spot prawns with spaghettini in a lemon sauce... More

Aurora Restaurant

At the resort's handsome neo-Arts-and-Crafts Aurora Restaurant, talented young chefs Brett Huber and Meaghan O'Brien serve delicious wild-lavender-roasted local lamb... More

Banana Leaf

Bearfoot Bistro

That night, I headed to the Bearfoot's stunning pewter-and-copper bar (bar dining is an advantage of traveling alone), where the... More

Brasserie L'École

'We work with the island's small farmers,' says chef Sean Brennan, owner of Victoria's Brasserie L'École and the group's past... More

Caffè Artigiano