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Vancouver ice cream chain to open new Granville Island location
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (192+ words) Soon, Granville Island will have some new flavours. Local ice cream maker Earnest Ice Cream has announced its fifth scoop shop will be opening up in the recently refurbished Chain and Forge building. "Our first shop opening in nearly 10 years,…...
New Parisian steak-frites restaurant opening in Vancouver's Gastown next week
3+ hour, 15+ min ago (318+ words) Opening next week at 12 Water St. in Gastown, Entrecôte is built around a simple promise: bringing the timeless Parisian steak-frites experience to Vancouver. “My husband and I started working on the sauce at home ourselves before hiring a chef,” she…...
'We are beyond excited': Vancouver Island pub to open downtown Vancouver location
23+ hour, 46+ min ago (243+ words) For those who've travelled up Vancouver Island, the French Creek Pub might be a regular stop outside of Parksville. Now the small town pub is setting up in downtown Vancouver. The Burrard Hotel will be the home to the new…...
New restaurant to bring 'South Indian soul' to Vancouver
1+ day, 46+ min ago (217+ words) A new restaurant is taking over an empty space on West Broadway. Mandhras Cafe has signs up at 382 West Broadway, just steps from City Hall Station (which will soon include service from the Broadway SkyTrain extension). The new restaurant advertises…...
Vote for your favourite B.C. breweries in the 8th annual Growlies
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (199+ words) Here in beautiful British Columbia, beer and cider drinkers are spoiled for choice. That's why our sister publication The Growler launched the B.C. Craft Beer and Cider Reader's Choice Awards (a.k.a. The Growlies) eight years ago — to celebrate that vibrant culture of…...
Popular Japanese ramen chain to open fourth Vancouver restaurant this week
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (185+ words) Ramen Danbo has opened locations in London and New York, and soon, finally, Vancouver's Main Street. The new location is in the new building at 3982 Main St., in the Riley Park neighbourhood. A soft opening is planned for July 15, with…...
FIFA puts a spotlight on tipping
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (1231+ words) Kurt Johnson remembers leaving a bar in downtown Vancouver feeling like he’d just been robbed. While he’s a fan of the Australia national football team, Johnson came to Canada in June to watch New Zealand play Egypt at BC Place…...
New Vancouver pop-up celebrates Mexico City cantinas
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (438+ words) Few cities have influenced the way I think about food quite like Mexico City. Over the past decade, I've returned to CDMX more times than I can count. It remains my favourite city in the world to eat, not because…...
'It's an amazing neighbourhood': New cafe opens in Olympic Village, taking over former Starbucks space
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (648+ words) Coffee lovers in Olympic Village now have a new neighbourhood cafe to add to their daily routine. Local specialty coffee chain Pallet Coffee Roasters officially opened their newest Vancouver cafe on Thursday (July 9) at 2035 Yukon St. It's replacing a former…...
New Gastown cocktail bar and restaurant to replace former homeless centre
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (206+ words) A new cocktail bar and restaurant is coming to Gastown. The Moon will soon be opening at 59 Powell St. It's not a big space. When the Moon is full it will seat about 40, according to Sonia Symoom, one of the…...