Restaurant Reviews

Leisurely lunch recommendations for the holidays

El Barrio Restaurante Latino riffs on its Latin roots

Home-style Chinese on the cheap at Rice Bar

Music and mezza makes dinner at Kayan Mediterranean Cuisine a party

Vegan with virtue tastes right at Radha Yoga & Eatery

Surf the Reef for the Driveâ��s Caribbean vibe

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Leisurely lunch recommendations for the holidays

By Judith Lane

Lunching after the midday rush means waiters, cooks, and you will be all the more relaxed. The following are some tested and true recommendations for lingering lunches, from casual to luxe.

El Barrio Restaurante Latino riffs on its Latin roots

By Carolyn Ali

Mixing Salvadoran and Mexican cuisine, El Barrio is a welcoming spot in a neighbourhood that's a little rough around the edges.

Home-style Chinese on the cheap at Rice Bar

By Carolyn Ali

Rice Bar delivers good, filling food for cheap—and throws in a bit of atmosphere to boot.

Crime Lab a fun spot for a playful nosh

By Carolyn Ali

Fun cocktails, good food, and a comfortable yet stylish room attract an eclectic crowd to Coal Harbour's new Crime Lab.

Indian goes wild at Salam Bombay

By Carolyn Ali

Salam Bombay gives Indian cuisine an upmarket twist with a menu featuring wild game and Champagne–but does it work?

Music and mezza makes dinner at Kayan Mediterranean Cuisine a party

By Carolyn Ali

Everything looks good on the menu at Kayan Mediterranean Cuisine on West Broadway: the hot and cold mezza dinner, has delights including Armenian beef sausage, a feta-cheese dip, roasted eggplant, baba ganoush, tabbouleh salad, and falafel.

Vegan with virtue tastes right at Radha Yoga & Eatery

By Carolyn Ali

With innovative dishes that place as much emphasis on presentation as on taste, even dedicated bacon eaters might have to admit that good food is good food, whether it contains animal products or not after a visit to this restaurant.

Surf the Reef for the Drive’s Caribbean vibe

By Carolyn Ali

Find your inner sunshine at the The Reef on the Drive, where rum is the star, with dozens of different ways to enjoy it while tucking into the rich goat turmeric-and-cumin suffused curry of a Trini roti or ackee and salt fish.

Japanese comfort food just the thing at Ping’s Café

By Carolyn Ali

The yoshoku (Japanese-style western food) here isn't standard but an artful, nostalgic take on it, with portions dainty rather than hearty, perfect for grazers, and served on charming, homespun, mismatched vintage dishes.

Angus An mixes it up for flavour’s sake at Gastropod

By Angela Murrills

Angus An uses all the traditional Asian elements, but in nontraditional formats, to produce dishes that are as good to the eye as they are on the palate.

Enjoy the jazzy pizzazz at Mango’s Japanese Kozara

By Angela Murrills

There's no sushi, sashimi, or B.C. rolls, but the colourful Japanese tapas on offer here are full of clean flavours and a real visual wow factor.

Subtle spice route leads to Saravanaa Bhavan

By Angela Murrills

The signatures of southern India's food are complex spicing, lightness, and freshness. Discover them all at this Broadway vegetarian restaurant.

The Cascade Room riffs on British posh pub grub

By Angela Murrills

With retro beer mats for cold pints of lager, large platters of squid, and thumping great burgers, the Cascade Room serves up a tasty night out.

Cosy Chilli Padi cooks up a Malaysian mix

By Angela Murrills

Until you can lay waste to the food of Melaka, Kuching, and Kuala Lumpur, we have new this restaurant to keep you occupied... and satisfied.

Salsa & Agave Mexican Grill slingshots you south

By Angela Murrills

The hearty central Mexican soups and burritos make this Mexican restaurant a true budget find in tony Yaletown.

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