Alibi Room

157 Alexander.

nice big open space. great to accommodate lots of people.

accomplished list of beer and wine. perhaps the best in the city.

http://www.alibi.ca/

brunch on the weekends. eggs benny served on potato latkes. mmm.

$$

Campagnolo

ITALIAN

1020 Main Street Vancouver

http://www.campagnolorestaurant.ca/

In the back room, the bar is the best.

Phnom Penh

VIETNAMESE

244 E Georgia St (off main st.)

(604) 682-5777

Vietnamese in Chinatown.

AMAZING chicken wings.

no frills.

Guu

1698 Robson.
IZAKAYA

my favorite of the Guu's is Guu with Garlic on Robson . For izakaya, Guu Robson and Kingyo (on Denman) are at the top of my list. Favorites are the daikon salad, salmon carpaccio, pumpkin balls, and kim chi.

The other Guus (838 Thurlow and 375 Water Street) are great. At the Guu in Gastown, the spinach gomae is unbelievable.

http://www.guu-izakaya.com/

$ - $$

Bao Bei Chinese Brasserie

163 Keefer Street

CHINATOWN

Tuesday to Saturday 5.30pm - midnight.

No lazy susans, not exactly your traditional chinatown joint. Really nice, kinda swankier than what you usually think for chinese. hip. delicious.

$$-$$$

http://www.bao-bei.ca/

La Brasserie

FRENCH

1091 Davie Street

great steak tartare, and endive salad, poutine... and oysters!

http://www.labrasserievancouver.com/

$$-$$$ depending on what you drink

Nuba

LEBANESE

3 locations.  
Gastown:  207 West Hastings,

Just off Main st:  146 East 3rd.
and Kitsilano. 

For authentic Lebanese cuisine, hummus, baba ghanooj, taboulleh, lentils, roasted cauliflower, feta, olives, etc.

Turkish coffee with cardamom, perfecto.

http://nuba.ca/

$$

Burgoo

3096 Main Street. & 4434 W. 10th Ave.

comfort food. irish stew, burgoo, soups, fondue, beef bourguignon ...

http://www.burgoo.ca/

with a drink, $20-25

$$

Les Faux Bourgeois

663 15th Avenue
FRENCH

http://www.lesfauxbourgeois.com/

$$ - $$$

Motomachi Shokudo

740 Denman (north of robson)

Ramen
a big bowl of hot ramen noodle soup. you're good to go. rivals legendary noodle.

ramen bowls around $10.

$

East is East

East is East.
4413 Main Street (Main and 28th)


East is East - Chai Silk n Spice.
3243 W. Broadway

chai tea. chicken masala, roti rolls .... !

http://www.eastiseast.ca/

$ - $$

Cascade Room

2616 Main St.

Great wine and beer list. Great salads. yummy polenta fries.

http://thecascade.ca/about.htm

$$

Lolita's

1326 Davie. Street. at Jervis. downtown. West End.

nice mexican food.

http://www.lolitasrestaurant.com/

$$

Zipang Sushi

3710 Main Street.

http://www.zipangsushi.com/

$ - $$

Habit Lounge

2610 Main Street. (next door to Cascade Room).

Great for dinner and drinks.

carrot & brie perogies, humous, beet salad ...

http://habitlounge.ca/intro.htm

$$

Rodney's Oyster House

Rodney's Oyster House
Two locations - Yaletown and Gastown.

(1228 Hamilton Street, between Davie & Drake St.) is a lively restaurant; my favorite place to sit at the bar and drink beer and eat oysters. Other great seafood plates too.

http://rohvan.com/

$$

Cobre

52 Powell Street. gastown.

Nuevo Latino Cuisine.

ceviche, taqueria, boars belly ...

http://www.cobrerestaurant.com/main.html

$$-$$$

Six Acres

203 Carrall Street.

substantial beer list. great food. pub-sy, bricks, wood. one of my favorite places to hunker down with a couple friends for a good chat.

http://sixacres.ca/

$$

Bin 941

941 Davie St.

it's a very busy narrow restaurant, not good to go with more than two or three people.

great for tapas, wine. homous is amazing. risotto. crab cakes...

http://www.bin941.com/

$$-$$$

Foo's Ho Ho

CHINESE

102 East Pender

classic Chinatown restaurant, great dishes. no frills.

$-$$