Vancouver
in British Columbia

If wine pairings, cocktails and a killer multi course tasting menu is your thing, then Anna Lena is a must. A place for foodies, a spot for date-night or a wine and dine with your friends, it's fine dining made fun. 

Tiny is mighty is how Elephant describe themselves. Ironic given the name, this 18-seat wine bar follows a farm-to-table, fermentation driven omakase experience. From bar snacks, sauteed brassicas and purple daikon with chicken liver mapo sauce to the heartier after 10pm comfort foods. All washed down with some low-intervention wines. Elephant knows what's up. 

Welcome back to the vibey jazz cafés of 1960s Tokyo. It's a whole vibe. Records are spun, cocktails are mixed and the food artfully fuses Japanese and Italian cuisines. Halibut is braised with saikyo miso emulsion and caper brown butter, coppa is cooked for 24 hours and glazed with sukiyaki and a saffron salsa tonnata. Add a side of celeriac and you've got the perfect meal. 

Though the name doesn't immediately conjure a cosy image per se, L'Abattoir Restaurant's dimly-lit, industrial interior does. French-influenced West Coast cuisine at its finest, if there's one thing you've got to do it's to stay for dessert. The mille-feuille is something to write home about. 

It's an Omakase experience for sure: Chef Masayoshi Baba rustles up dish-after-dish of small plates, nigiri, miso soup and sweet delights. They just keep on coming, each as wonderful as the last. Make sure to sit at one of the counter tables so you can ogle at Michelin-star Masayoshi Baba work his magic. 

An oasis of serenity: light pretty much swaddles the space at Sushi Hil as light floods through the windows. Sit by the counter to watch Chef Hil Nguy rustle up some of the tastiest makimono and sashimi sets you can find in Vancouver. 

Another Vancouver sushi spot to add to the ever-growing list, though this one is a must. To say it's intimate doesn't quite capture the three-seat diner experience at Tetsu Sushi. Don't hesitate; add it to the list!

While sushi spots aren't necessarily too hard to come by in Vancouver, finding a casual one to pop by for lunch or an easy dinner is. That's where Toshi Sushi comes in. Exceptional flavours, fresh fish and generous portions, what's there not to love?