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Chicco

Chicco: Japanese Parfaits

Chicco has been on Robson street for a long time and I remember coming here a long time ago for Parfaits with friends. It’s great that it’s still around serving up their Japanese versions of parfaits. The parfaits have changed [...]

May 23, 2013 Bakery, Cafe, Dessert, Japanese, Robson Street/West End, Three Beakers
Spaghetei

Spaghetei: Japanese Style Spaghetti

Spaghetei opened on Robson Street a few days ago. They took over the former location of Benkei Ramen. This chain of restaurants has been around since 1975 and it’s finally landed in Vancouver. KoreanGirl and I were wandering around Robson [...]

May 16, 2013 Japanese, Robson Street/West End, Three Beakers
Marutama Ramen

Marutama Ramen: Newest Ramen Restaurant in Vancouver

Marutama Ramen opened up in Vancouver on May 5th, 2013. They have been around for about 10 years and since then it’s been opening up shops around the world. There are several location in Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and now [...]

May 15, 2013 Four Beakers, Japanese, Ramen, Robson Street/West End
Joe Fortes Happy Hour

Joe Fortes: Happy Hour

Joe Fortes has happy hour from 4pm till 6pm daily, where select items are 50% off. InsecureGirl and I decided to come here after work to indulge ourselves in some oysters and other items. They don’t take reservations for this [...]

May 6, 2013 Happy Hour, Robson Street/West End, Seafood, Three Beakers, WestCoast
Chui Restaurant

Chui Restaurant: Korean Fusion Restaurant

I’ve never heard of Chui Restaurant until my friend decided to have dinner here. It’s a relatively new restaurant on Robson across from Whole Foods. They serve Korean fusion food. The space is pretty cool. It’s divided up so there [...]

April 10, 2013 Korean, Robson Street/West End, Three Beakers
Forage

Forage: Mmmm Seafood Chowder

Forage is located inside the Listel Hotel in Downtown Vancouver. They pride themselves of being very sustainable, meaning zero waste and using local sustainable ingredients. After seeing tons and tons of people instagramming photos from Dine Out Vancouver, this was [...]

March 24, 2013 Canadian, Robson Street/West End, Three Beakers
Dinesty on Robson

Dinesty On Robson: Its Finally in Downtown

Dinesty is finally open on Robson Street in Downtown Vancouver. Dinesty took over the previous location of Jang Mo Jib and completely renovated the location. Their menu is similar but there are a few new additions. The menu now has [...]

February 14, 2013 Robson Street/West End, Shanghai, Three Beakers
kingyo-stone

Kingyo: ‘Simply Kingyo’ Dining Package Review

Kingyo is a Japanese Izakaya restaurant that is located on Denman Street. It’s a great place to chill at night over some drinks and dishes. The environment is lively and they have a variety of different of dishes. Vaneats is [...]

November 17, 2012 Four Beakers, Izakaya, Japanese, Robson Street/West End
bb-meal

Pork Belly Beer House: Korean BBQ without the Grill

The Pork Belly Beer House is a Korean restaurant just off of Robson Street close to Safeway. It looks shady on the inside and outside, but it quite popular with Koreans. It gets quite packed in the evening since you [...]

November 5, 2012 All You Can Eat, BBQ, Korean, One Beaker, Robson Street/West End
guu-tatak

Guu Garlic: Garlic Chips are Addictive

Guu Garlic is one of my favorite Guu locations as they serve tapas with a theme of garlic. Since there are so many Guus in Vancouver now, there are only 2 that I adore going to … Guu Garden and [...]

April 29, 2012 Four Beakers, Izakaya, Japanese, Robson Street/West End
nook-en

Nook: Prosciutto, Gnocchi and Affogato

Nook is a traditional Italian restaurant on the West End that is known for the pizza and pasta. They do not take any reservations at all, so sometimes you will need to avoid the peak dining hours. FoodPunk took me here to [...]

April 16, 2012 Italian, Robson Street/West End, Three Beakers
damso-sorbet

Damso Modern Korean Cuisine: Yuzu Snowman Sorbet

Damso Modern Korean Cuisine is located on Denman street and they serve up some delicious Korean dishes with a modern twist. Jay of Coma Food Truck invited a few of his loyal customers that supported his food truck to Damso [...]

March 24, 2012 BBQ, Four Beakers, Korean, Robson Street/West End, Tapas
moto-double

Motomachi Shokudo: Another Great Ramen Shop

Motomachi Shokudo is another ramen restaurant on Denman Street. It’s related to Kintaro, but they do offer a different style of ramen….plus the wait is much much shorter. I love how the restaurant sign has french “Nouilles du ramen japonaises”. [...]

February 12, 2012 Four Beakers, Japanese, Ramen, Robson Street/West End
ebisu-ebi

Ebisu Flair Dining Package Review

Foodology Disclaimer: VANEATS.ca approached me to try out their “Ebisu flair” dining package and write a review about it. I got a complementary dining package for myself and I brought along Flo (she’s a picky eater) to keep the review [...]

February 7, 2012 Japanese, Late Night, Robson Street/West End, Three Beakers
soir-macaron

Soirette Macarons & Tea: New Specialty Macaron Store

Soirette Macarons & Tea is a new little cafe that opened up near Pender and Broughton St. Flo bought me here since she really wanted to try out their macarons. She heard about them from an article in the Vancouver [...]

February 6, 2012 Cafe, Dessert, European, Four Beakers, Robson Street/West End
kingyo-coaster

Kingyo Japanese Izakaya: Kingyo Craze Dining Package

Foodology Disclaimer: VANEATS.ca approached me to try out their “Kingyo Craze” dining package and write a review about it. I got a complementary dining package for myself and bought an additional one for a friend to keep the review as [...]

November 25, 2011 Izakaya, Japanese, Robson Street/West End, Seafood
aki-sushicombo

Aki Japanese: Lunch Combos Are The Way To Go

After going to Aki Japanese twice for lunch and once for dinner…I have to say I really enjoy their lunches much more than their dinners. Even though they have been around for a long time, I find their lunch is the [...]

November 13, 2011 Four Beakers, Japanese, Robson Street/West End, Seafood
aki-assorted

Aki Japanese: Oldest & Most Authentic Japanese Restaurant

A bunch of the SFU Food Bloggers – FoodQueen, ImBusyEating and GoodEat decided to get together and have dinner at Aki Japanese Restaurant. It’s one of the oldest and most authentic Japanese restaurant in Vancouver. Since none of the other [...]

October 29, 2011 Japanese, Robson Street/West End, Tapas, Three Beakers