Where I Indulge

My favourite places J

Overall Favourite
The Eatery
Marinated Tuna, Fun & Grungy Atmosphere, A Good Time

Afternoon Tea
The Secret Garden Tea Company
Best Scones, Thumbs Up Tomato Soup, Excellent Presentation, Great Ingredients and Cooking, Very Nice Tea Selection

Breakfast/Brunch (tie)
Sophie’s Cosmic Cafe
Large Portions, Fun Atmosphere
Seb’s Cafe
Great Portions and Combination of Ingredients

Bubble Tea
Dragon Ball Tea House
Supreme Milk Tea Bubble Tea, Green Tea Ice-Cream Bubble Tea

Burgers
Joint: Red Robin
Bacon Burger, Decent Portions, Childhood Nostalgia
Fast Food: Harvey’s
Tasty Cooked On-The-Spot Burgers

Chinese
Banquets: Kirin Chinese Seafood Restaurant
Excellent Food and Presentation, Great Service
Dim Sum: Red Star Chinese Seafood Restaurant
Attentive Service, Good Presentation, Consistent Cooking, Large Prawns, Excellent BBQ Meat
Northern Cuisine: Shanghai River
Made on-the-spot Xiao Long Bao, Good Overall Menu
Wonton House: McNoodles
Small, But Very Tasty Noodle and Congee Bowls, Excellent Rice Bowls

Dessert
Sweet Obsession
Great Presentation, Ingredients, and Taste

Fast Food (tie)
Donburiya
Cheap and Yummy Donburis, Great Portions
Taco Luis
Cheap Tex-Mex, Hilarious Server

Fine Dining
Chambar
Great Mussels, Nice Service, Beautiful View, Lively Atmosphere

French
Les Faux Bourgeois
Decent Portions, Reasonable Prices

Greek
Felicos
I Really Like the Platters Here

Italian
Il Giardino
Romantical Atmosphere, Excellent Service, Very Nice Food

Japanese
Izakaya: Guu Kitanoya
Good Service, Great Overall Menu, Consistent Cooking, Great Presentation
Ramen: Kintaro
Large Portions, Cheap
Restaurant (tie):
Irashai Japanese Restaurant
Good Overall Menu and Cooking, Very Nice Presentation
Ajisai Japanese Restaurant
Great Quality Sashimi
Takeout: Samurai Sushi (Cambie Street)
Large Sushi Pieces, Great Bang For Your Buck

Mexican
Las Margaritas (...okay, it’s Tex-Mex)
Large Portions, Fun Atmosphere

Pizza
Steveston Pizza
Gourmet Pizza, High-Quality Ingredients, Great Overall Menu – People should make pilgrimages here!

Soup & Sandwich
Mix The Bakery
Very, Very Tasty Food, Good Cooking and Baking

Snack
Mink Chocolate Cafe
Drinking Chocolate, Waffles

Surf & Turf
Joe Fortes
Lively Atmosphere, Decent Portions, Nice Service

Vegetarian
The Foundation
Great Overall Menu, Fun & Grungy Atmosphere, Good Crowd, Good Music

If I Were to Bring Back To Life....
Toratatsu
The best Ebimayo, Cheese Tofu, Negitoro
G-Men
Best Ramen Noodles, Great Cooking, Cute Interior!
Aurora Bistro
Excellent Casual-Fine Dining