The Bon Vivant Blog

A good brunch place in the Main Street area particularly if you are looking for a kick start to the day with a shot of the house hot sauce. The crab cakes, eggs benny and trini roti were all tasty and filling. Personally, I prefer the roti withe a lot of hot sauce to kick [...]

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Dragon View Restaurant has replaced Wah Wing Seafood Restaurant although interestingly the restaurant bill still shows up under the old name. The “new” restaurant is more upscale and modern-looking – presumably to attract the banquet crowd. The dim sum is on the higher end of the price scale but not overly expensive particularly since most [...]

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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 is not only [...]

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So – we had to come back. We’d been here twice before (here and here), but I didn’t feel that the prior posts did this particular patisserie justice. We went there on the torture test day – Saturday morning. Lots of foodie people around – most of them clad in lululemon or spandex, living the [...]

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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 [...]

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So I tried to make a reservation for dinner at Chez Panisse restaurant but they only take reservations exactly one month in advance and I was off by one day. Luckily, they also take reservation for their café which also does lunch. Comfortable arts and crafts style room with an open kitchen and also a [...]

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This is the best pie in town. In fact, we have cut hikes short on Cypress Mountain, just to get in some quality Savary Island pie time. It is the crust that really makes the pie. The crust is thick but not too fatty, not too salty – it just melts in your mouth. Its [...]

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