What are some quality eating establishments downtown?

[veN]

Nyala on 4th (and MacDonald?) is a neat little african cuisine place. Really small, but has a buffet and neat /new foods to try on their menu. Don't worry, there's also things that seem more western if you're not brave.

[lithe]

nyala is soooooo good. i love how they serve the dishes on that flat spongey bread stuff.

to whomever was asking about the jazz place, i'm not sure if this is the one you're referring to because it's in yaletown rather than gastown, but capone's has GREAT food, great music, and great martinis.

also in yaletown, glowbal is delish, though it gets too packed with the yaletown crowd on the weekends.

[LiveOnJim]

The templeton on granville its right across from the rock shop they have some AWSOME eats there most of it is for veg heads but then they have meat to but its all organic meats and freerange so it tastes even better check it out!

[lou_belle]

This place on near the bottom of Davie called Random is good. Intimate, french style cuisine, only open for dinner. It has fair prices too, 12-20 bucks. I know the owner and he's their everyday. An awesome chef;P MMm...the last time I went there I had huge scallops and asparagus in a creamy risotto.....gawd ;)

[lithe]

capone's in yaletown. (L)

i'm going on tuesday. mmm.

[hirshee]

kenny peep www.whycook.ca for some suggestions.

[axion]

im with myra here, there are some weak suggestions.

someone suggested 'thai away home' which is average at best. if you want real damn good authentic thai food goto 'simply thai' on hamilton. it is the only 100% thai owned and operated thai restuaraunt in the city. the chef there spent most of her life in thailand studying culinary arts under the chef that cooks for the thai royal family, so you can basically be assured she knows her shit. if you do go, try to bbq duck curry.

[AGROculture]

Aqua Riva. The ribs are amazing
Villa Del Lupo

[lithe]

salathai is my fave thai.. it's also thai-owned and operated. i go to the one on cambie but there's one on burrard as well.

[Varney Rae]

Originally Posted by Nev

Nyala on 4th (and MacDonald?) is a neat little african cuisine place. Really small, but has a buffet and neat /new foods to try on their menu. Don't worry, there's also things that seem more western if you're not brave.

I love Nyala...my friends family owns it. They have really good food..and its not just "the same old restaurant" kindof deal.

[stringbeans]

tropika and the banana leaf have really good malaysian food. tropika is one of my favorite restaurants!

[Special-K]

Try out mcdonalds on granville

[dj_soo]

most of these suggestions are mediocre - especially for the sushi.

Best place for sushi in this city bar none is Wabi Sabi - but that's out on 10th Ave near UBC. The grand majority of sushi places in this city are run by people who have never studied the art of sushi and figure to just slap a bunch of raw fish together w/ seaweed and rice.

One of my favorite dowtown Japanese restaurants is Guu with Garlic located on Robson st. near Denman. It's not really a sushi place, but rather a Japanese Tapas place that serves the equivilent of Japanese pub food - kind of pricey but incredibly yummy.

[galaxie]

IMO Best Japanese is Tama on Broadway & Fir.

[acidic_liquid]

I usually eat at Milestone's or Moxie's or something like that.

I'm so uncultured :(

[yoko*]

do you mean downtown downtown or burnaby "downtown" :D

d/t d/t= hapa izakaya, guu, macaroni grill, can't think of others right now though I'm there all the time. I always love hapa though, the atmosphere, the presentation of food, and the great price for awesome quality and unique fusions foods, just went there a few days ago with my co-workers, and it seems that they've expanded the place.

[miss.myra]

oh! I forgot about wild rice. I love that place.

[Gusto]

Originally Posted by stringbeans

tropika and the banana leaf have really good malaysian food. tropika is one of my favorite restaurants!

i'll second this. tropika is great.

[kandy kid]

Originally Posted by m0e

Chinese:
Hon's
-Feels like you're in a cafeteria, but good to the last bite Chinese food. Their potstickers are a daily staple at my house.

I went to Hon's in New West for the first time recently, soooo good.

My mom told me Memphis blues is the best bbq ever, haven't been yet.

Al Porto's in gas town (Italian) is awesome, the lemon torte for dessert is to die for.

Has anyone been to Anton's? I heard good things.

Here's a link for Dine out Vancouver:
http://www.tourismvancouver.com/dining/dineout.cfm

[e_BoY]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

the lot of these are 'meh' suggestions. tsunami has to be one of my least favorite sushi establishments in the city.

Kenny what kind of food are you looking for?

agreed. tsunami sushi is 1 of the worst in vancouver

[e_BoY]

Originally Posted by m0e

Chinese:
Hon's
-Feels like you're in a cafeteria, but good to the last bite Chinese food. Their potstickers are a daily staple at my house.

i wont quote you on the other stuff but you choice of chinese can't be any more wrong. Hons is by far 1 of the worst chinese places to eat. assuming ur probably not chinese i guess you havn't eaten at enough chinese places yet. but hons is the typical white person place. they ae really missing out getting sucked into this place.

Samba downtown is great if ur a meat lover. its located where the old keg is downstairs. beside the liqour store on umm thurlow is it?

[impure]

what about Shiru Bay?
SO GOOD
japanese fusion food at it's best and not expensive in the least with a really nice atmosphere

or for GOOD sushi try TOJO's on broadway......expensive but amazing
WARNING, WAITERS DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH..........

for dessert try Diva at the Met in the Metropolitan Hotel......the best i've ever had

i went to Fiction a little while ago, they have the greatest martini i've ever tasted, it's called The Cats Ass good food for ok prices, on Broadway between Arbutus and McDonald

for indian try Vij's just off Granville a few blocks south of Broadway and if the wait for a table there is too long then just go next door to Rangoli. i recommend the Portobello Mushroom and Red Bell Pepper curry, one of the best veggie dishes i've ever tasted.
their Mango Lassi is the most amazing concotion EVER.

for vegetarian cuisine try the Naam.

[lithe]

someone take me on a date to tropika. (Y)

[e_BoY]

bannana leaf pwns tropika. but heck their both awesome

[stringbeans]

my parents sponsored the owner and founder of banana leaf. we get everything half off :D