VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA

Hello again, 

Happy Chinese New Year and hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's  a  few weekends ago. This year, I'm fortunate to be able to spent valentines' day + mini getaway in Vancouver with my loves one and here are some snippets of it. I thought since I am blogging about Vancouver, I'm also going to share with you all the mini trips I've taken up here in the pasts. 

There won't be an exact timeline when these trips were taken, but I still hope you'll enjoyed reading about my mini adventures in Canada.

xoxo,

SUTTON HOTEL

 Lets start with one of my many favorite hotels in Downtown Vancouver. The Sutton Hotel is Vancouver's premier luxury business hotel located a few blocks away from the finest shopping and arts. I absolutely enjoyed my stay here during my short business trip in Vancouver and met many lovely staffs as well. I often prefers modern interior when it comes to hotel selection,  and so I thought I might give Sutton Hotel a try after reading it's raging reviews.

This hotel definitely has its European charm, elegance ambience, and the suite is appointed with charming french decor, and luxury detailing.  I personally think Sutton is luxury living at its finest. 

Sutton Hotel Lobby

COAST 

Happy Hour Spot: Get a warm toasty seat on the patio at Vancouver's premier seafood restaurant, COAST on Alberni ST. Below me is the HH menu featuring buck a shuck oysters $1 each. The seafood selection here is fresh, flavorful and fantastic. Afterwards, take a stroll right outside the restaurant, there are plenty of high-end designer boutiques on Alberni.

GUU'

The infamous Guu restaurant is one of the prime dining location for both the locals and tourists. They have a few branches and the one that I visited twice was Guu Original Thurlow. It is tucked in the corner on Thurlow st, junction with Robson St. This place transports you into a rowdy little tavern, especially the staff, cheering and shouting while they go around the business and the delicious smells of the kitchen. The wait was approximately 15-20min depending on the nights. Hands down one of the best/authentic Japanese dining place in Vancouver, and a very fair price for what you get.

Below was a lunch menu during another visit at Guu. 

NERO BELGIAN WAFFLE BAR

Desert lover? Check out NERO BELGIAN WAFFLE BAR on Robson ST. I am literally still dreaming about this place. I was actually being recommended by a friend of mine who is also a foodie, much bigger foodie than I am, and I can't thank him enough for this amazing place. This place is so tiny and you probably will walked past it like I did. The waffle is so light and crispy, the chocolate is smooth and rich, and not too sweet at all. Great mouth watering waffle!

BON CREPE 

Matcha Green Tea Lover? This desert will impressed you with its bold fragrance, composed with perfect density, not too sweet and a little bitterness in the end. Pure deliciouness! This desert also located in the heart on Robson ST. There is also a small Japanese convinient store attached to it.

MAUMI SUSHI BAR

Are you a fan of Sashimi? Check out this neighborhood gem , MAUMI on Bute ST.
I was so impressed with the freshness of the fish, the quality of the fish, and the presentation. This sushi bar offers a wide variety of fresh sashimi, and the owner shipped rare fishes multiple times a week from different parts of Japan. I highly recommend to leave it up to the chef by choosing the OMAKASE "chef choice" sashimi for its exclusiveness with careful selection and high quality preperation. This place is not good for group, probably fit up to max 10 people at a time and the wait can be up to an hour and sometimes might ran out of fish. But I definitely put a 5-star for this authentic place and it is worth a try!

HYATT

Another one of my favorite hotel is Hyatt on Burrard St. This is my 2nd stay at this hotel and I absolutely loved it. Both times was a short stay but I had a great time. This hotel was recently renovated with super high-tech elevator and fancy lobby. It is very central to the downtown area of Vancouver, and walking distance to all main destinations and subway station.

Below is the most recent during V'day weekend. 

This is from last year.

CACTUS CLUB CAFE

Everytime I visit Vancouver, I have to stop by Cactus, located right across from the Hyatt Hotel. The service here is mediocre but the food and atmosphere in here is fantastic.

In the summer time, you gotta try their girly peach blinis. Perfect for the weather. 

DIM SUM 

Lets not forget the mandatory DIM-SUM breakfast runs in Vancouver, it is delish! There are hundreds of great dim sum restaurants in Vancouver and varies in prices. The most recent one was TinTin Seafood restaurant in Richmond City, across from YaoHan Supermarket. The picture below was actually a dim sum place in Chinatown.

RIVERROCK CASINO RESORT AND HOTEL 

This hotel is located in Richmond, and it is a prime location if you are interested to check out the Annual Richmond night market during the summer time. This hotel is a mini suite featuring a living room and a bedroom. 

River Rock

SHABUSEN YAKINIKU HOUSE RESTAURANT

Shabusen Yakiniku House Restaurant located in the beautiful Downtown Vancouver, serving Korean and Japnese cuisine with cook your own table top stove. If you are feeling extremely hungry, you can give this Korean BBQ and Sushi a try. 

There are so much more to explore and things to share about but these are the top choices I would highly recommended. If you ever check these places out, let me know how you like them and lets get connected!

See you in March!
Bon Voyage