The Bon Vivant Blog

If you are lookig for a break in the Medina, perhaps after doing some haggling in the souz, head to Chez Chegrouni and grab a window terrace seat (both on the ground floor and above) to take a break from the action and enjoy the spectacle of the market in front of you. The service [...]

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Some young lady once asked, “Can one desire too much of a good thing?”. She had obviously never been to Kintaro – and also probably hadn’t left the restaurant uncomfortably full – like really, “I need to walk”, “I can barely breathe”, “my legs don’t work so well”-kind-of-full. And all we had was a bowl [...]

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This is the casual sister eatery adjacent and connected to the high-end Gustavino restaurant. The bonus is that it is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner. The setting is very casual, just a few tables surrounded by shelves of wine, all of which are for sale. In fact, from Monday to Friday, [...]

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Oops I forgot to take a picture of the actual noodles – trust me you aren’t missing anything with the picture – it is all about the food and the noodles, particularly my favorite the cutting noodles, are divine. Although they are nothing special to look at, this is a great place to go for [...]

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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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This local mexican joint has won awards for its traditional mexican food. Recommended by a friend, who got the referral from some Mexicans who only eat at this place to get their food fix. It’s pretty cheap too.

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This local ramen house is a favourite noodle house of a local Japanese hairdresser. Ramen is much more than simply noodles. It is a passion and and art for many Japanese people. It is not only the noodles, or just the broth, but the entire package and presentation which makes a good bowl of ramen. [...]

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Congee Noodle House is one of the few places in Vancouver where you can get decent inexpensive food after 10pm. In fact, it is open until 1 or 2 am most nights and it was reasonably full when we walked in the other day after 11pm.

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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 to them with many lentil [...]

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Who knew that a French Bistro – and a busy one at that so make reservations – would end up in an unassuming corner of 15th and the Kingsway. Les Faux Bourgeois definitely met our expectations even with all the hype. Set in a retro 60s type of decor – think teak-like wood panelling and [...]

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