2009 Golden Plates - Best Drinks

B.C. Wine List

1. Raincity Grill
1193 Denman Street,604-685-7337

2. (tie) Pearl on the Rock
14955 Marine Drive,White Rock, 604-542-1064

2. (tie) Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House
777 Thurlow Street, 604-669-1940

3. Salt Tasting Room
45 Blood Alley, 604-633-1912


Imported Wine List

1. Cioppino's Mediterranean Grill and Enoteca
1133 and 1129 Hamilton Street, 604-688-7466

2. CRU Restaurant
1459 West Broadway, 604-677-4111

3. (tie) Le Gavroche
1616 Alberni Street, 604-685-3924

3. (tie) West Restaurant & Bar
2881 Granville Street, 604-738-8938


B.C. Beer Selection

1. Fogg N' Suds
202–1323 Robson Street, 604-683-2337;
10720 Cambie Road, Richmond, 604-273-0776

2. Alibi Room
157 Alexander Street, 604-623-3383

3. The Whip Restaurant Gallery
209 East 6th Avenue, 604-874-4687


Imported Beer Selection

1. Stella's Tap & Tapas Bar
1191 Commercial Drive, 604-254-2437

2. Fogg N' Suds
202–1323 Robson Street, 604-683-2337;
10720 Cambie Road, Richmond, 604-273-0776

3. Chambar Belgian Restaurant
562 Beatty Street, 604-879-7119


B.C. Wine/Winery (Red)

1. Burrowing Owl

2. Mission Hill

3. (tie) Quails' Gate
3. (tie) Jackson-Triggs


B.C. Wine/Winery (White)

1. Mission Hill

2. Burrowing Owl

3. (tie) Blasted Church
3. (tie) Quails' Gate
3. (tie) Gray Monk


Imported Wine/Winery (Red)

1. (tie) Wolf Blass
1. (tie) Yellow Tail

2. Peter Lehmann

3. (tie) Beringer
3. (tie) Cono Sur
3. (tie) Penfolds
3. (tie) Rosemount


Imported Wine/Winery (White)

1. Yellow Tail

2. Oyster Bay

3. Wolf Blass


Imported Beer

1. Stella Artois

2. (tie) Corona
2. (tie) Guinness

3. Heineken


Local Microbrewery

1. Granville Island Brewing

2. R & B Brewing

3. Steamworks Brewing Company


Local Microbrew

1. Granville Island Lions Winter Ale

2. Granville Island English Bay Pale Ale

3. Granville Island Lager


B.C. Beer (brewed outside Vancouver)

1. Kokanee

2. Okanagan Spring

3. Phillips Brewing


Canadian Beer (not B.C.)

1. Sleeman

2. Alexander Keith's

3. (tie) Molson Canadian
3. (tie) Moosehead


Coffee Shop with Wifi

1. Waves Coffee
Various locations

2. Blenz Coffee
Various locations

3. Starbucks
Various locations


Teahouse

1. Steeps
895 West Broadway, 778-371-8343

2. T
1568 West Broadway, 604-730-8390

3. Secret Garden Tea Company
5559 West Boulevard, 604-261-3070


Coffee Shop (Independent)

1. Continental Coffee
1806 Commercial Drive, 604-255-0712

2. 49th Parallel
2152 West 4th Avenue, 604-420-4901

3. (tie) Wicked Café
1399 West 7th Ave., 604-733-9425;
861 Hornby St., 604-569-5480

3. (tie) Delaney’s Coffee House
1105 Denman Street, 604-662-3344


Coffee Shop (Chain)

1. Starbucks
Various locations

2. JJ Bean
Various locations

3. (tie) Caffí¨ Artigiano
Various locations

3. (tie) Blenz Coffee
Various locations


PreGame Restaurant

“Costco: $2 for a dog and a drink.”

1. Shark Club
180 West Georgia Street, 604-687-4275;
20169 88 Avenue, Langley, 604-513-8600

2. Dix BBQ & Brewery
871 Beatty Street, 604-682-2739

3. (tie) Chambar Belgian Restaurant
562 Beatty Street, 604-879-7119

3. (tie) Moxie's Classic Grill
Various locations


Place to Watch the Game

1. Shark Club
180 West Georgia Street, 604-687-4275;
20169 88 Avenue, Langley, 604-513-8600

2. Earls Restaurant
Various locations

3. Boston Pizza
Various locations


Best Pub

1. The Irish Heather
210 Carrall Street, 604-688-9779

2. Yaletown Brewing Company
1111 Mainland Street, 604-681-2739

3. Steamworks
375 Water Street, 604-689-2739


Brewpub

1. Yaletown Brewing Company
1111 Mainland Street, 604-681-2739

2. Steamworks
375 Water Street, 604-689-2739

3. Dix BBQ & Brewery
871 Beatty Street, 604-682-2739


Pub Food

1. The Irish Heather
210 Carrall Street, 604-688-9779

2. Yaletown Brewing Company
1111 Mainland Street, 604-681-2739

3. Kingston Taphouse & Grille
755 Richards Street, 604-681-7011


Wings

1. Wings Tap & Grill
Various locations

2. Cactus Club Cafe
Various locations

3. Earls Restaurant
Various locations


Most Imaginative Cocktails/Tropical Cocktails

1. The Cascade Room
2616 Main Street, 604-709-8650

2. Chambar Belgian Restaurant
562 Beatty Street, 604-879-7119

3. LUX at Caprice
965 Granville Street, 604-685-3189


Drink Specials

1. Rugby Beach Club Grille
201–950 West Broadway, (604) 736–2438

2. Earls Restaurant
Various locations

3. Café Críªpe
Various locations


Stiff Drink

1. Delilah's Restaurant & Bar
1789 Comox Street, 604-687-3424

2. (tie) Bacchus Restaurant & Lounge
845 Hornby Street, 604-608-5319

2. (tie) The Cascade Room
2616 Main Street, 604-709-8650

3. The Irish Heather
210 Carrall Street, 604-688-9779

Comments

1 Comments

romeogolf

Mar 19, 2009 at 9:13am

The beer choices are clearly a reflection of how greatly people are influenced by advertising, especially in the Canadian Beer (not B.C.) and Imported Beer categories. I recommend people go to Brewery Creek (http://brewerycreekliquorstore.com/) and do some armchair exploring.

The pub choices are more promising, showing that people seem to prefer beer brewed on premises, rather than bland bottled beer in a Granville Street guzzling gallery. However, people may be voting for Fogg 'N Suds by reputation. Its selection has declined drastically from the halcyon days of the mid-eighties. The Alibi Room now has the best BC beer selection in the entire province. The largest import selection is probably Six Acres, but the best is a toss up between the Alibi, Irish Heather, and Stella's in terms of quality and variety of styles. Chambar is strictly Belgian -- good but not of sufficient breadth to match the aforementioned.

As for local microbrew, there's more than Granville Island people! Time to try some R&B and Storm.