Canada's 100 Best 2020 - British Columbia

Rank: #2 "Cailles en sarcophage isn’t always on the menu at Jean-Christophe Poirier’s cozy, open-kitchen tribute to classical French and traditional Québécois cuisines. And yet this voluptuously stuffed quail dish, famously featured in the Danish film Babette’s Feast, has become something of a signature. Why? Because the intricate indulgence served with Madeira-infused peeled grapes perfectly encapsulates how Poirier, much like the film’s central character, has seduced Vancouver diners away from their puritanical tendencies with buttery pastries, richly reduced sauces and majestic pâté en croûte."

Rank: #12 "Hidden away in a second-storey loft on the gritty side of Chinatown, this jazzy supper club transports you to a time when people dressed for dinner and a night on the town evoked a sense of occasion. Dreamed up by Tannis Ling, owner of the acclaimed Bao Bei, along with her long-time Executive Chef, Joël Watanabe, and Sous-chef, Alain Chow, it’s a place designed for holding hands in dimly lit corners."

Rank: #19 "Hawksworth is the perfect spot for a posh business breakfast or casually elegant lunch or even a chic cocktail hour tête-à-tête—say, on the leather-lined banquette in the lounge, beneath the dazzling Damien Hirst (“Big Love Diamond Dust,” with a butterfly, of course). But it is at dinner service, fine-dining time, when the full range of David Hawksworth’s exquisite culinary vision is on full display."

Rank: #24 "For a coastal city, Vancouver’s lack of serious Western seafood restaurants (there is no shortage in the Asian community) has always been a weird anomaly. A better-than-average hotel dining scene is another. Then along came Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar in the Sutton Place Hotel to combine the best of all worlds with a proudly Asian dream team."

Rank: #33 "Simple but canonical Italian is La Quercia’s soul: dishes authentic, gracefully executed and memorable enough to redefine your ideal."

Rank: #39 "Since bursting into bloom three years ago, the Fairmont Pacific Rim’s pretty-in-pink flagship restaurant has become best known for its worldclass bar, which keeps racking up major international awards."

Rank: #40 "L’Abattoir was one of the first—and finest—restaurants to sprout up among the cobblestones of Vancouver’s original city centre during its rapid gentrification 10 years ago."

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