HK style cafe: golden stone (china town)
dim sum: top gun richmond or sun sui wah
best hk style bakery and milk tea: li do cafe in richmond
japanese sushi: hamaei in north van, okada in downtown, or takumi in west van
japanese ramen: motomachi shikodu downtown
japanese izakaya: gyoza king downtown
japanese fusion: bonqula richmond
high-end french: parkside (just RIP)
casual french: pied-a-terre on cambie or jules @ gastown
casual italian with local intelligence: la buca kitsilano
friendliest chef: connor butler
coffee: cafe artigiano, ethical beans, or any bean around the world
vietnamese: song huong on nanaimo and E 1st Ave, or Bao Chau on E. Hastings and Slocan
burger: Veras
milk shake: hamburger mary's on davie
dessert: kreation on cambie
best food to consume while driving ... McDonald's !!!
... more to come
best environment (but never the food): brix yaletown's courtyard
best contrast: white spot triple O fast food outlets (cheap and good burger but really yukky breakfast)
best variation(of quality) by location: denny's
worst fast food management: burger king north van
consistent of poor service (but good ice cream): mondo gelato downtown (both locations)
best "known to have quality going down": cafe d'lite hainanese chicken rice (seems like most people are missing the good stuff from the old old store on broadway and macdonald) |