1147 Granville Street, Vancouver (Granville Entertainment district)
Who doesn't love brunch? A cozy nook that serves all day brunch, Twisted Fork Bistro has made a name for itself in the city as one of the best places to go for brunch. Open from 8-3 every day, Twisted Fork serves up brunch classics like frittata and eggs benny with fresh ingredients and a twist. My family and I went on a weekday morning to celebrate my parents' wedding anniversary. Each of the main food items are $14.50 (and that's tax included!), and you have a choice of wide variety of breakfast and lunch items. We had the Chorizo Frittata, Banana stuffed brioche French Toast, Eggs Benny with Maple sausage and a Croque Monsieur, which is a ham and Gruyere cheese sandwich with their homemade tomato dipping sauce. Everything was delicious and came out relatively quick. The restaurant is very cozy and intimate, with a lot of couches and soft throw pillows. Its's kind of like eating brunch at your own house, but way cooler. The one thing you want to watch out for is the fact that because of the small size of the restaurant and it's popularity, the wait can be upwards of an hour for a table. Twisted Fork does not take reservations, so definitely keep that in mind if and when you go. Having said that, Twisted Fork has delicious brunch food that is worth the wait.
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2328 Cambie Street, Vancouver
I have to give props to Shishinori for bringing a fresh new twist on Japanese food. Sitting at the intersection of Cambie and West 7th, Shishinori is a quaint little restaurant that has minimalistic furniture and extra festive Christmas decorations. Shishinori boasts "healthy eating", and all their dishes are chock filled with vegetables and uses brown rice and whole wheat bread. I have to say that I did feel pretty clean after lunch! The other thing that Shishinori is known for is matcha, matcha everywhere: their matcha soft serve parfaits are super popular with patrons, and it is something that I will try the next time I go! The two kinds of entrees you can get are their subs, which are all under $5, or their bowls (which are actually served on plates), which range from $9-$12. You can add $2.50 to the bowls and make it a meal, and that gets you a drink and side soup or dessert of the day. Eleanor and I opted to go drink (midnight in Paris, aka lavender tea) and dessert (matcha pudding) with our real crab meat California bowl, and a cream cheese and beef teriyaki sub. The food was incredible, filled with veggies and actual real crab meat! Everything tasted really fresh and was seasoned great. Even the odd things that I thought wouldn't go (apples in rice? beets? grapes in the salad?!) all fit together in harmony (so cliche) and was really delicious. The matcha pudding was also a hit, not too sweet and not too strong. I will definitely go back to Shishinori to try out their other dishes, and also their brunch items that they serve until the late afternoon. Because it is a small place, you may have to wait for a table, especially during peak hours. In the end though, I think it's worth it! 1583 Coal Harbour Quay, Vancouver
A lovely night out with my dad and sisters called for a fancy dinner on Coal Harbour. Thanks to my dad's collection of gift cards from travelling, we went for a seafood feast at Cardero's. Their tagline is "chops and a wok", and their dishes range from fresh seafood, exquisite meat cuts and their signature wok fried rice. From start to finish the dinner was delicious and felt incredibly expensive, beginning with raw oysters and finishing with creme brulee. The seafood was cooked well and the portions, while incredibly pricey, were the perfect portion: not too big and not just a few pieces of fish on a plate. Being an incredibly busy place, it is definitely recommended that you make reservations ahead of time. The meal will definitely put just a slight dent in your wallet, so be prepared for that. Overall, the presentation was beautiful and the food was delicious, and the service was prompt and friendly. |
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