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Sara Harowitz
Sara Harowitz

Reflections on a glorious year in new Vancouver restaurants
LockSimple

Dec 22, 2025

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9 min read

Reflections on a glorious year in new Vancouver restaurants

We look back on some of the best new restaurants that opened in 2025

How Vancouver’s restaurants and cafes use design to create an immersive guest experience
LockSimple

Nov 27, 2025

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6 min read

How Vancouver’s restaurants and cafes use design to create an immersive guest experience

These places are proving that Vancouver isn't a sleepy design town

Collaboration dinners are the latest hot trend amongst Vancouver’s chefs
LockSimple

Oct 27, 2025

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7 min read

Collaboration dinners are the latest hot trend amongst Vancouver’s chefs

Chefs say it's a way for them to spark creativity and get re-inspired

Chez Céline is a restaurant for the people (who love French food)
LockSimple

Oct 25, 2025

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7 min read

Chez Céline is a restaurant for the people (who love French food)

Michelin-starred chef J-C Poirier of St. Lawrence is letting loose with a more casual establishment that's all about being a great neighbourhood restuarant

Don’t call it a pop-up: Dual usage gives Vancouver bar and restaurant owners a leg up

Sep 29, 2025

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7 min read

Don’t call it a pop-up: Dual usage gives Vancouver bar and restaurant owners a leg up

Owners are getting creative when it comes how to use their spaces. And that's only a good thing for locals.

Unpretentious and friendly? Ama upends traditional cocktail bar vibes

Sep 1, 2025

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7 min read

Unpretentious and friendly? Ama upends traditional cocktail bar vibes

The cocktail and seafood raw bar is betting that an accessible approach, paired with a sexy style, can help it stand out in Vancouver's increasingly crowded bar scene

Folietta is an Italian love letter to neighbourhood dining
LockSimple

Jul 30, 2025

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7 min read

Folietta is an Italian love letter to neighbourhood dining

The new Italian restaurant is making a case that you don't need to go downtown for great food

Family, country and history collide at Selene Aegean Bistro
LockSimple

Jun 30, 2025

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6 min read

Family, country and history collide at Selene Aegean Bistro

The team behind Nammos Estiatorio, amongst other spots, is charting a different course when it comes to Greek food, with a focus on the Aegean Sea region

Cocktail bar June pushes sleepy Vancouver style forward
LockSimple

Jun 6, 2025

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7 min read

Cocktail bar June pushes sleepy Vancouver style forward

The team at Keefer has launched what has quickly become the hottest seat in town

Bar Asra isn’t about cuisine—it’s about ingredients
LockSimple

May 13, 2025

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7 min read

Bar Asra isn’t about cuisine—it’s about ingredients

The restaurant has no through line when it comes to a single type of cuisine. But that's a plus, not a negative, when it comes to Bar Asra.

Mangia’s Sandwiches is not trying to reinvent the wheel, and that’s a very good thing
LockSimple

Apr 24, 2025

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4 min read

Mangia’s Sandwiches is not trying to reinvent the wheel, and that’s a very good thing

The undefinability of Niwa
LockSimple

Apr 8, 2025

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6 min read

The undefinability of Niwa

Is it Japanese? Is it fusion? It doesn't matter.

SalaThai’s legacy lives on at Jay Nok
LockSimple

Mar 4, 2025

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6 min read

SalaThai’s legacy lives on at Jay Nok

The team is focusing on home cooking, with chicken wings that no one will soon forget

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