The Bon Vivant Blog

Head over to Commercial drive if you need your fix of tasty vegetarian/vegan cuisine. Don’t expect a chic restaurant – this is more of a cafeteria-style affair with a dessert/bakery display case out front and a hot table with a lot of dishes that have an indian or asian bent [...]

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Walking into this comfortable somehow homey (although still funky) cafe feels like walking into your friend’s place for a bite to eat among friends. In fact, we do run into friends in the cafe. The setting is a funky casual collection of tables and chair with friendly tattooed and pierced staff. It [...]

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So, a post about the Naam is long overdue. It’s one of the oldest vegetarian restaurants in the city, and is an establishment. Your friends that have been to Vancouver may not have seen much of the city, but chances are good that they’ve been to the Naam.
How do [...]

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Autumn Brook Gallery
1545 West 4th Avenue
Vancouver
604-737-2363
Brunch: Weekends only from 10:30am – 3pm
Lunch : Coming soon, apparently starting sometime in March
Cost: Reasonable, not cheap but not expensive
What a great find close to Granville Island but just far enough to be out of the crowds. An art gallery which serves brunch in a sunny [...]

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So Victoria isn’t that big a city which is why I guess you can call a restaurant The Tapa Bar. We really enjoyed the setting and the atmosphere – large bar on one side, open wood oven on the other and lots of people sitting around enjoying drinks and eats. According [...]

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We had high expectations of this place, particularly given its popular eponymous cookbook. Rebar is a Victoria institution with many people raving about its tasty vegetarian food. Robert Belcham, the chef/owner of Fuel in Vancouver also did some training here.  Thus, our hopes were high and sadly we were disappointed, particularly [...]

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Popular vegetarian spot filled with local Main Street hipsters – tattoos and various body piercings are de rigueur. Eclectic decor with old school furniture and interesting quotes on the wall. Average but tasty vegetarian food with large portions with reasonably priced food and drinks. A draft beer or glass of wine averages [...]

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