COME ON, GET HAPPY: BOULEVARD KITCHEN & OYSTER BAR ROLLS OUT NEW SEASONAL DISHES, DAILY HAPPY HOUR MENUS

New Selections from Executive Chef Alex Chen and Bar Manager Justin Taylor Follow Boulevard’s Big Wins at Readers’ Choice and Industry Awards

Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar is giving guests a new reason to look forward to punching out at the end of the work day thanks to the restaurant’s new, seasonally-inspired additions to the lunch and dinner menus from Executive Chef Alex Chen, as well as Happy Hour drinks and small-plate specials available from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. daily beginning Friday, March 27.

Ideally situated in the heart of downtown Vancouver at the iconic Sutton Place Hotel and featuring an expansive dining room, a seated oyster bar, the intimate Gerard Lounge and a wrap-around outdoor patio, Boulevard’s casually elegant, European bistro-inspired ambiance has already made the restaurant a popular gathering spot for lunch and post-work drinks.Boulevard Bar Manager Justin Taylor’s new daily Happy Hour drink menu features:

Russian Standard Moscow Mule, $5 (pictured);
Vodka, Gin and Bourbon Highballs, $5;
Red Truck Ale, Lager and India Pale Ale by the bottle, $4;
Granville Island Lager on tap, $5;
Nichol Vineyard and Estate Winery Wine by the glass, $7.

Meanwhile, Chef Chen’s Happy Hour food menu offers patrons a range of small-plate selections such as:

Buck-a-shuck Oysters, $1 each (pictured below);
Octopus Ceviche with lime, cilantro, onion, tomato, chipotle tortilla chips, $10;
Heirloom Beet Salad with hazelnut, frill lettuce, white balsamic, $9;
Clam Chowder with smoked black cod, sawmill bay clam, potato, fennel pollen, $9;
Crispy Chicken Wings with fish sauce caramel, sambal chili, pickled vegetables, $10;
Crispy Stuffed Olives with anchovy, ricotta, spiced citrus aioli, $6.

Complementing Boulevard’s new Happy Hour program are Chef Chen’s new spring menu selections, including, among others: Yellowfin Tuna Crudo with baby lettuce, white anchovy, capucine capers, tonnato sauce, $18 (pictured below); Celery Root Ravioli with celery à l’étuvée, soft poached egg, fontina fondu, perigord truffles, $22; Arctic Char with maple mustard glaze, parsley garlic purée, roasted salsify, $31 (pictured below); Caramelized Sea Scallops with pork belly, roasted cauliflower, raisin purée, apple, beurre noisette, $36; and Snake River Farm Berkshire Pork Chop with daikon choucroute, confit carrot, bacon, caramelized apple, mustard jus, $39.Boulevard’s new spring and Happy Hour menus come hot on the heels of the restaurant taking top honours at local readers’ choice and industry awards. At the 12th annual Vancouver International Wine Festival Awards, Boulevard was one of only seven Metro Vancouver restaurants to earn the coveted Gold Award as well as the sole nod for Best New Entry.

The restaurant was also recently fêted with double honours by the 18th annual Westender Best of the City Awards with a win for Best West End Fine Dining and a tie for top spot in the Best Dinner – West End/Robson category. In addition, Boulevard was recognized with second place finishes in the Best New Restaurant and Best Appetizercategories in the 18th annual Georgia Straight Golden Plate Awards.

About Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar

Located in the iconic Sutton Place Hotel in the heart of downtown Vancouver, Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar provides a unique showcase for the culinary vision of Executive Chef Alex Chen. With an innovative approach that blends a respect for the past with a celebration of the present, Chen’s seafood-focused menu is grounded in classical technique and training, while artfully infusing casual West Coast flair and creative hints of his international influences. Paired with exceptional service, a wide-ranging selection of wine and cocktails and true European ambiance in a traditional-yet-modern setting, Boulevard offers breakfast (6:30 to 11 a.m.), lunch (11 a.m. to 2 p.m.), dinner (5 to 11 p.m.) and late night service until 1 a.m. seven days a week, as well as weekend brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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