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| Sunset over Granville Island with Vancouver snowcapped mountains as a backdrop |
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Vancouver is a wonderful place for foodies to visit and sample some Northwest cuisine. Additionally, it is a city that is full of health conscious, organic and raw foods eating yoga instructors. The heart of Vancouver's food diversity is Granville Market it is a world class market just a 5 minute from downtown. It offers a fantastic range of fresh produce, from beautiful seafood and meat stands, to Siegel's fresh out-of-the-oven to die for bagels, and Oyama sausages; a delicatessen selling items like delectable duck, wild boar and goose prosciutto, lamb salami and 14 kinds of chorizo (you can tell I have a soft spot for cured meats). Do not forget to visit 'Lobster Man' while you are there, $18 CAD will get you 2 lobsters of your choice (picked by you) and cooked on the spot.
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| O Canada Chocolates |
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| Some of Oyama's meats |
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Vancouver and the Northwest (Washington, Oregon and British Columbia) has some of the best seafood I have had anywhere in the world and as a result it dishes out some of the best seafood centric Japanese dishes outside of Japan. There are more sushi outlets here than anywhere else in the world per block; that's not to say there are no dodgy traps there.
Those who have been to Vancouver with me will know about Tomokazu on Broadway and Spruce, in my opinion it is one of the best 'All-You-Can Sushi' places. For $20 CAD, you are treated with fresh BBQ meats, tempura, cones, teriyaki, maki rolls and a huge variety of sushi and sashimi including, abolone, lobster, crab, shark fin, scallop and my favourite unagi.
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| Self grill wagyu tongue |
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| The Best Bentos going around |
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Japanese food is not all about sushi and sashimi, Japanese eat more often in noodle houses and Izakayas and Vancouver has no shortage of those either. One of the best around and my favorite restaurant in Vancouver is Kingyo Izakaya located on 871 Demann St, Vancouver. It offers a fantastic range of dishes that deviates from your run of the mill sushi and noodles. These include, thinly sliced pieces of wagyu tongue you grill to your liking on a hot stone, bowls of burnt crispy rice paired with pork belly and duck sukiyaki. Kingyo's chefs cook with produce like Himalayan sea salt and premium Koshihikari rice. They offer an unbelievable deal for their monster lunch bentos at around $12 CAD (above).
When in town there is also a wonderful wine bar you should visit. Salt is down by Vancouver's Blood Alley in Gastown and offers a wonderful array of wine, cured meats and cheese. Yes they serve cured meats from Oyama (Granville Island), locally produced cheeses and condiments.
A day of eating in Vancouver
a) Granville Island, head to the Island market in the morning and grab a bagel and coffee for breakfast, tasting what the market has to offer and grab some candied salmon while you are there.
b) Tomokazu, stuff your belly full of fresh seafood at this all-you-can-eat for lunch
c) Salt Tasting Room, head to Salt for some wine and cheese to help wash down all that seafood.
d) Kingyo, head to this authentic Izakaya for a late dinner.
Let me know about your favourite spot in Vancouver!
5 comments:
Makes it appealing to visit. One of my classmates is doing his externship up there and with it being so close, I feel like I should swing by.
you should head up there...you are so close!
Yeah, but I don't have a car. I will though, probably during the summer.
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