VANCOUVER RESTAURANT GUIDE

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JOHNSON HERITAGE HOUSE

Take your chances.  ” I never had a meal I didn’t like.”

Restaurants Within Walking Distance of Johnson Heritage House B&B

(section one only – all within a leisurely ten minute walk ).     If you phone you need to dial (604) as a prefix.

Avenue Grill      Lovely meals – good portions – wines by the glass 2114 W.41 Ave. 2668183

Red Onion      Great burgers – salads – soup – rustic/funky 2028 W.41 Ave. 2630833

Bean Brothers      Tasty light meals, deserts, & specialty coffees 2179 W.41 Ave. 2662185

The Secret Garden    High Tea -unique – sandwiches & soups – fun & cute 5559 W. Boulevard 2613070

Locks Chinese    Small and cute bistro style – regular and unique dishes. 2436 W. 41 Ave. 2632618

Jungle Café      Mexican – light meals, very small. Good and reasonable. 2293 W. 41 Ave. 2612274

Kerrisdale Rest.      Chinese, quite plain. Try their hot / spicy squid. Yummy! 2105 W. 40 Ave. 2664223

Golden Ocean Seafood      Very good upper scale Chinese – second floor –large room 2046 W. 41 Ave. 2638886

Cheshire Cheese     British pub style – reasonable food / cost 5645 W. Boulevard 2612834

Torrezione Italia      Specialty coffees and Italian sandwiches ( Penini ) 2154 W. 41 Ave. 2670077

Sun Sushi    Japanese All you can eat options. Pretty good and close by. 5688 Yew St. 2638068

Irashai Sushi      Very reasonable – tiny place – no booze 2260 W.41 Ave. 2669332

White Spot     Old time B.C. family restaurant – cheap – very close 5367 W. Boulevard 2661288

Minervas     Italian pizza & steak house – reasonable 2411 W. 41 Ave. 2631774

Subway      Same as the other 49,999 of them in North America 5605 W. Boulevard 2634073

Mac Donalds     Listed under protest. See the walking map. Please don’t tell us if you eat there.

You need transportation to the following restaurants if you hope to eat before sunrise tomorrow.

Our Favorite

Tapastree “Best chef in town” – Westcoast tapas & bistro. 1829 Robson St. 6064680

Lotsa wines. Free parking in rear – (at Robson and Denman streets) – walk to Stanley Park

Greek

Kalamata     Good food, Great lamb chops . We eat there. 478 W. Broadway 8727050

Romio’s    We eat there sometimes too. So what eh? 2272 W. 4 th. Ave. 7362118

Athenes      They’re all Greek to us. 3618 W. Broadway 7314135

Simpatico      What more needs to be said ? 2222 W. 4th. Ave. 7336824

Italian

Chiantis      Good and cheap – busy – students 1850 W. Fourth Ave 7388411

Cin Cin     On busy Robson St.- popular 1154 Robson St 6887338

Il Giardino      Wild game specialties – beautiful- a tradition 1382 Hornby St. 6692422

Il Quatro    High class – good but pricey. 2611 W. 4th. Ave. 7344444

“little Italy”      The area – lots of local places to check out Commercial Drive

Il Ducato      Good upscale Italian food and pretty restaurant. 2042 W. 4 th Ave. 7397675

Ecco Il Pane      Fabulous bread and excellent small restaurant – beautiful 2563 W Broadway 7391314

Japanese

Tojo’s      Big reputation for unique food and high prices. # 202-777 W.Broadway 8728050

Kamei Sushis      Various locations 1414 W. Broadway 7320112

The Eatery     Funky- good and cheap-different-a student hangout 3431 W.Broadway 7385298

Thai

Sawasdee      Reasonable – family run – good – one of our favorites. 4250 Main St. 8764030

Salathai      Someone else’s favorite 3364 Cambie St. 8756999

Thai House    1766 W. 7 th. Ave. 7370088

East Indian

Akbar’s Own    Our favorite East Indian food but not large portions. 1905 W. Broadway. 7368180

Raga      Long time established – good food 1177 W.Broadway 7331127

All India Sweets      Good $6.95 Vegetarian buffet – also meat dishes 6505 Main Street 3270891

Vij’s    Indian cuisine with Western presentation (no reservations) 1480 W. 11th Ave 7366664

Velvet Café      Also with Western flair. Cute, small place. 1453 W. Broadway 7363312

Vegetarian

Naam   Our favorite-funky – since 1968 – live music (24 hours) 2724 W. 4th. 7387151

Bo Kong    Chinese Large room, good fresh ingredients. 3068 Main Street. 8763088

Annapurna   East Indian in Kitsilano area 1812 W. 4th. Ave. 7365959

Planet Veg   East Indian flavor, fast food deli, good, cheap – in Kits 1941 Cornwall Ave 7341001

Deserts   Falafels, soups, salads, good, very cheap, funky-we like it. 1935 Cornwall Ave 7370157

Nyala      Ethopian – very good vegetarian buffet on Wed, Sun, $10.95.   2930 W. 4th. Ave. 7317899

Chinese

Golden Ocean Seafood        Excellent food, close by – second floor – large room 2046 W. 41 Ave. 2638886

Chongqing Szechuan       Good szechuan, second floor, seafood. #205-1668 W. Broadway 7341668

Flamingo   Long tradition – very good – large room 7510 Cambie St. 8771231

Spicy Court    Szechuan upscale – very good near Oakridge Centre 5638 Cambie St. 3251189

Sun Sui Wah    Seafood Best lunch DIM SUM. Humongous room. It gets packed. 3888 Main St. 8728822

Chinatown area      Many restaurants – all are adventures.

Upper Scale- including seafood

The Teahouse      A romantic favorite in Stanley Park – sunset view – ask for directions  6693281

Observatory      Best view in North America – excellent food at the top of Grouse Mountain.  9840661

(Reserve in advance and get free gondola ride to top)

Lumiere      French – very good and pricey – upscale 2551 Broadway 7398185

Bishops      One of Vancouver’s best -renowned – pricey 2183 W. 4th 7382025

Seasons In The Park      Beautiful place, excellent. food and lovely view of downtown On top of Queen  Elizabeth  Park 8748008

Seafood Specialty

Tapastree     “Best chef in town” – Westcoast tapas and bistro 1829 Robson Street 6064680

The Fish House      Beautiful setting – good food – in Stanley Park ask for directions 6817275

The Cannery      One of the top – oceanside – tricky to find, expensive. 2205 Commissioner 2549606

Bridges      Dockside on Granville Island – good food – great setting Granville Island. 6874400

Other Good Places

Locus Café      Excellent West Coast food, funky grunge décor, loudish music, generous portions, unique, fun, good value. 4121 Main St. 7084121

Water Street Cafe     Good west coast food in Gastown – by steamclock 300 Water St. 8792832

Banana Leaf   Malasian Interesting dishes – some hot and also very hot – curries. 1016 W. Broadway 7316333

Shaughnessy Restaurant      Nice restaurant – good food – in Van Dusen Gardens. 5251 Oak St. 2610011

Sophies Cosmic Cafe      Funky – old diner / cafe – huge menu. 2095 W. 4th Ave. 7326810

Tomatoes     Neat old diner / cafe – lots of tomato items 3305 Cambie St. 8746020

The Griffin      In Vancouver Hotel – great buffet and desert buffet 900 W. Georgia St . 6621900

Chocolate Lovers Buffet      Don’t fight it! Fri / Sat – Sutton Place Hotel. 845 Burrard St. 6825511

Andales    Mexican – pretty good and reasonable – streetside patio. 3211 W. Broadway 7389782

Havanna      Cuban food. Pretty good. Funky – music – outdoor patio. 1212 Commercial Drive 2539119

Nyala      Ethopian – vegetarian buffet on Wednesdays 2930 W. 4th. Ave. 7317899

Wild Garlic      Very good.  Not for first dates!  Say no more.  2120 W. Broadway 7300880

Yaletown Brewing Co.      Restaurant and separate pub – in trendy Yaletown – patio. 1110 Hamilton St. 6881778

Steamworks Brew Pub      Near Gastown . “At Johnson House  leave your car if you hitch your wagon to a bar.”  375 Water St. 6892739

The Keg Steak House      Granville Island – traditional local steak chain 1499 Anderson St. 6854735

Hy’s Encore    Oldest steak house in Vancouver – still successful. 637 Hornby St. 6837671

Old Spaghetti Factory      Lotsa pasta – fun place – cheap – neat antique décor. 53 Water St. 6841288

Earl’s     Contemporary – fun – funky décor, outdoor patio. 1601 W. Broadway 7365663

Malone’s Sport Bar     Full time sports – food & beer specials – patio by Kits beach 2202 Cornwall Ave. 7377777

Hardrock Cafe    Vancouver’s version – haven’t tried it yet – probably won’t. 686 W. Hastings 6877625

Bread Garden    Light deli meals, deserts, coffee – open 24 hours 1880 W. 1st. Ave. 7386684

Las Margaritas      Mexican – close – nice outdoor patio. 1999 W. 4th Ave. 7347117

Milestones      Large variety of everything – large quantities, and okay prices – patio. 2966 W.4th. Ave. 7348616

The Whip  Western Cuisine with French Influence. Largest selection of whisky and vodka and has micro brewerry. 209 E. 6th Ave. 8744687.

Please try to remember to say hello from Johnson Heritage House for us and also to let us know if the restaurant has failed you, or us.    Thanks, and enjoy, from Sandy and Ron.

Johnson Heritage House
Sandy and Ron Johnson
Snail-mail address: 2278 West 34th Ave,
Vancouver, BC, Canada
V6M 1G6
Phone / fax: (604) 266-4175
Email:[email protected]
Web site:  www.johnsons-inn-vancouver.com