Gnocchi at Amarcord, an Italian restaurant in Yaletown. Photo courtesy of Geoff Peters.
My mom always calls me a planner.
While most of my family is perfectly happy to make things up as we go, that makes me want to run around and scream. I like to have a plan. You know, for like, everything.
This includes my restaurant choices when I’m in an unfamiliar area. When there’s no plan in place (NOOOO!) we invariably end up at some boring fast food becarestaurant use no one can agree on what to eat.
I don't want this to happen to you. So, if you are heading to Vancouver for the Winter Olympics that begin Feb. 12, I want to make sure you know your food options before you get there. That way, I won't have to worry about you not having a plan.
It's a sickness. I know.
Now, seeing as I have never had the pleasure of visiting Vancouver myself, I enlisted some help. Geoff Peters runs an awesome food blog on the Vancouver restaurant scene, called http://www.dineouthere.com/restaurants/ which also has fantastic photography (you already saw one at the top of the post, and there's more to follow).
Geoff says if you are staying near all the Olympic action, you won’t have to look far for some incredible restaurants. There are two “outdoor celebration sites” (as deemed by the City of Vancouver) for the Olympics, Livecity Yaletown and Livecity Downtown. We are going to be focusing on the Yaletown area. Geoff said all of his suggestions are within a 10 minute walk of Livecity Yaletown.
So, when you hit that point when you need to stop your “outdoor celebrating” and get your grub on here are some ideas. If you want more info, check out Geoff’s blog. All photos in this post are courtesy of Geoff Peters.
Hamilton Street Grill (1009 Hamilton Street): You can order the traditional steakhouse food at this spot, like steak and salmon. But the item Geoff mentioned that stuck out to me was the Lamb Burger with curly fries. Check out Geoff’s review of Hamilton Street Grill here.
Capones (1141 Hamilton Street) : This jazz club has everything from New York-style gourmet pizza to pastas to beef tenderloin to halibut. Bonus: there’s live jazz every night.
Urban Thai Bistro (1119 Hamilton Street): If you are jonesing for authentic and affordable Thai food, check this place out. Read Geoff’s review here.
Amarcord (104- 1168 Hamilton Street) Geoff calls this spot “truly great and unpretentious Italian food.” He also suggests you try the Gnocchi, which he calls “mouthwatering.” You can read Geoff’s review here, if for some reason you need more convincing to visit this restaurant.
There are also several chain restaurants in the area that Geoff suggests:
Milestones: They serve salads, pastas, steaks and have several locations around Vancouver.
Earls: This spot serves burgers, pasta, pizza among many other things and there also several locations in the area.
Cactus Club Café: This restaurant serves salads, steaks, sandwiches and also has several locations.
Keg Steakhouse: I think the name is pretty self-explanatory. Check out their website for locations and more information.
Thanks for your help Geoff! And, for any of you lucky enough to be headed to Vancouver for the Olympics (or for any reason, really) eat well. By the sounds of it, that shouldn’t be too hard.
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