The Bon Vivant Blog

Popular but small local Vietnamese restaurant on Main Street which also closes pretty early – 7pm – or very early if you compare it relative to other Asian restaurants. The owners must be making good money. If you come around lunch time be prepared to wait for one of the few tables, although thankfully service [...]

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In desperate need for new, savoury, good asian food we found this place online and decided to hit it up on (yet) another rainy vancouver night. Oddly enough, I have no idea what this place is called. On the door and on the menu, it says “Vancouver Vietnamese Restaurant”; online every place calls it the [...]

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Well – outside of Vietnam – this is one of the best vietnamese restaurants in which I have eaten. It satisfies the trifecta of great eating – the food is fresh, tasty AND cheap. Can you believe it cost just over $50 (including tip) for a meal for 5 people with seafood/meat dishes!!!! I guess [...]

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Popular Main Street area vietnamese eatery. Like most local pho joints – the decor is minimal with the requisite television on in the corner (although on mute – which is nice). Offering above average standard vietnamese fare – nothing spectacular but everything we have tried has been tasty, hot and fresh. We have tried various [...]

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Standard Pho restaurant with average vietnamese food at reasonable prices. Nothing spectacular or fancy but a good option if you get sick of Subway.Inexpensive $10-20750-3025 Lougheed HwyCoquitlam, BC604-945-9285

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Super busy Vietnamese restaurant in the trendy Ferry building on Embarcadero. If you want to eat at the restaurant, definitely make reservations. Alternatively, you can look for a seat at the busy bar where they serve the restaurant menu or take a seat in the lounge where an appetizer menu is served. Walked in at [...]

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This little restaurant fronts the river and serves all the local specialties including the following: cao lau (a combination of white and yellow noodles combined with bean sprouts, croutons, greens, pork and other fixings depending on the chef, topped with crispy rice paper); banh xeo (crispy pancake with herbs ) and the white rose (steamed [...]

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