DINE OUT CELEBRATES BIGGEST YEAR

BIGGEST YEAR IN DINE OUT VANCOUVER FESTIVAL HISTORY: RESERVATIONS AND MENUS LAUNCH TOMORROW

                      Record-breaking 288 restaurants participating in 2016 festival

 

Get ready to start the year off with a palate-busting bang: beginning tomorrow, restaurants taking part in Dine Out Vancouver Festival will be revealed, menus will be posted, and reservations will go live on www.dineoutvancouver.com.

Tourism Vancouver’s 14th annual Dine Out has shattered previous years’ records with more than 100 scheduled food-themed experiences, 21 hotel options for special room rates and packages, and a record-setting 288 restaurants dishing up three-course menus at $20, $30 and $40 price points (many with BC VQA wine pairings available at an additional cost). Dine Out started in 2003 with just 57 restaurants.

Every year, Dine Out invites locals and visitors to sip, sample and savour Vancouver’s array of exotic flavours (Peruvian, German, Brazilian, Italian, Greek, Ethiopian, Chinese, Japanese and East Indian, to name but a few), try new eateries (AnnaLena, Ancora, Bauhaus, Juniper, Royal Dinette and Supermarine, for starters) and return to locally loved haunts. Culinary events add extra sizzle and sparkle, and the roster is particularly spicy this year – check out the brand-new Vancouver World Chef Exchange (a series of exclusive dinners that pair top chefs from Sydney, New York, Copenhagen, Los Angeles and Puerto Vallarta with local chefs to produce powerhouse feasts in five Vancouver restaurants); Café Medina’s Breakfast for Dinner (four-course menu featuring cozy Medina standbys like saumon fumé, short rib fricassée and Liege waffles); Bhangra with Vij’s (a colourful evening of Indian flavours and bhangra dance hosted by celebrated chef Vikram Vij); and Art, Eat and Sip (showcasing local artisans, producers of beer and spirits, and Granville Island restaurants). Returning favourites include Secret Supper Soirée (travel back to the ‘30s and spend the evening sipping cocktails and noshing on capanés in a secret speakeasy) Street Food City (a weeklong, lunchtime food cart frenzy) and Hawksworth Side Dishes (four nights of family-style dining showcasing rustic, modern cuisine in the Rosewood Hotel Georgia’s Heritage York Room).

Also new this year: an exclusive Dine Out Vancouver Festival beer made in collaboration with Big Rock Urban Brewery & Eatery. The English-style ale is a mild winter seasonal with notes of plum and chocolate, and can be sampled at the Winter Beer Hall and Brewmaster’s Breakfast. For an insider’s buzz on the brewing process, check out this behind-the-scenes video.

Dine Out is supported by festival partners Wines of British Columbia and YP Dine along with various preferred partners. Now quit your salivating and let the countdown begin. Happy Dine Out!

Restaurants Participating in 2016 Dine Out Vancouver Festival: 

$20 Price Point

Afghan Horsemen Restaurant

American Cheesesteak Co. (The)

Banana Leaf Malaysian Cuisine in Kitsilano

Banana Leaf Malaysian Cuisine on Broadway

Banana Leaf Malaysian Cuisine on Davie

Banana Leaf Malaysian Cuisine on Denman

Banana Leaf Malaysian Cuisine on Robson

Bayside Lounge – Best Western Plus Sands Hotel (The)

Bella Gelateria & Gelato – Downtown

Big Rock Urban Eatery

Bimini Public House (The)

Blackbird Public House & Oyster Bar (The)

Burnaby Mountain Clubhouse

Butcher & Bullock

Cafe Kathmandu

Charles Bar (The)

Cheshire Cheese (The)

Cheshire Cheese Inn

Cinema Public House

Clough Club

District Brasserie (The)

Dixie’s Restaurant

Flying Beaver Bar & Grill (The)

Grant Street Social

Granville Room

Gyoza Bar Ltd.

Hapa Izakaya – West End

Hurricane Grill – North Vancouver

Hurricane Grill – Yaletown

Irish Heather Gastropub (The)

Lamplighter Public House (The)

Las Margaritas Restaurante Y Cantina

Library Square Public House

Lickerish Restaurant & Lounge

Lombardo’s

Mahony & Sons – Stamps Landing

Mahony & Sons Public House – Coal Harbour

Mahony & Sons Public House – UBC

Masa Japanese Restaurant

Max’s Restaurant

New Oxford (The)

Old Spaghetti Factory (The)

Park at English Bay – Best Western Plus Sands Hotel (The)

Reef Restaurant on Main (The)

Reef Restaurant on The Drive (The)

Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co. – Kitsilano

Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co. – Main

Romer’s Burger Bar – Kitsilano

Romer’s Burger Bar – River District

Romer’s Burger Bar – Yaletown

Stages Bistro & Lounge – Holiday Inn Vancouver Centre

Tap & Barrel – Coal Harbour

Tap & Barrel – Olympic Village

Tai One Vancouver

Thai House Restaurant – Kitsilano

Three Brits Public House (The)

Troll’s Restaurant

Vaades Indian Restaurant

Verve Bistro

Village Taphouse

Yale Saloon (The)

$30 Price Point

ABODE Restaurant

Al Porto Ristorante

American Grille – Vancouver Airport Marriott (The)

Anatoli Souvlaki

Arms Reach Bistro

Baccano Restaurant & Lounge

Baci Ristorante

Baru Latino Restaurante

Beach Bay Cafe

Bella Gelateria & Gelato – Yaletown

Bellaggio Cafe – Downtown

Bellaggio Wine Bar – Convention Centre

Belmont Bar

Biercraft Wesbrook UBC

Boathouse Restaurant – English Bay (The)

Boathouse Restaurant – Horseshoe Bay (The)

Boathouse Restaurant – Kitsilano (The)

Boathouse Restaurant – New Westminster (The)

Boathouse Restaurant – Port Moody (The)

Boathouse Restaurant – Richmond (The)

Boathouse Restaurant – White Rock (The)

Bogart’s Bar & Restaurant – Hampton Inn & Suites

Bottleneck Bar & Grill

Brasserie Bistro – Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites (The)

Bufala

Burnaby Riverway Clubhouse

C|Prime Italian Steak & Wine

Cactus Club Cafe – Ash

Cactus Club Cafe – Bentall

Cactus Club Cafe – Byrne Road

Cactus Club Cafe – English Bay

Cactus Club Cafe – Kingsway

Cactus Club Cafe – North Burnaby

Cactus Club Cafe – Park Royal

Cactus Club Cafe – Robson

Cactus Club Cafe – West Broadway

Cactus Club Cafe – Yaletown

Cafe Pacifica – Pan Pacific Vancouver

Campagnolo Restaurant

Campagnolo Roma

Cannibal Cafe (The) – Commercial

Cannibal Cafe (The) – Granville

Cardero’s Restaurant

Carthage Cafe

Catch 122 Cafe & Bistro

CAVU – Hilton Vancouver Airport Hotel

Change Dining & Bar (The)

Charcoal & Woodz – Holiday Inn Surrey Cloverdale

Chewies Steam & Oyster Bar – Coal Harbour

Chewies Steam & Oyster Bar – Kitsilano

Chicha Restaurant

Chop Steakhouse & Bar

Cloud 9 Revolving Restaurant – Empire Landmark Hotel

Copper Chimney – Executive Hotel Le Soleil

Cork & Fin

Cuchillo

Distillery Bar + Kitchen (The)

Dockside Restaurant – Granville Island Hotel

Dunn’s Famous Restaurant BC

e.b.o restaurant & lounge in the Delta Burnaby

Ebisu on Broadway

Ebisu on Robson

Edge Social Grille & Lounge (The)

Edible Canada

Exile Bistro

Falconetti’s East Side Grill

Feast Neighbourhood Table

Fish Shack (The)

Fishworks

Forage

Frankie’s Italian Kitchen & Bar

Fresh Restaurant & Lounge – Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport

Fresh Restaurant & Lounge – Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel

Gramercy Grill

Greek by Anatoli (The)

Guu Garden

Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ – Downtown

Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ Dining – Broadway

Hamilton Street Grill

Hapa Izakaya – Coal Harbour

Hapa Izakaya – Yaletown

Harold’s Bistro & Bar – Sheraton Vancouver Airport

Horizons Restaurant

Hub Restaurant – Denman

Hub Restaurant – Yaletown

Kaya Malay Bistro

Libra Room

Luke’s Corner Bar + Kitchen

Maenam

Match Eatery and Public House – Langley

Match Eatery and Public House – New West

Maria’s Taverna on 4th

Merchants Oyster Bar

Milestones Grill + Bar – Robson

Mosaic Bar & Grille – Hyatt Regency Vancouver

Moxie’s Grill & Bar – Abbotsford

Moxie’s Grill & Bar – Guildford

Moxie’s Grill & Bar – Langley

Moxie’s Grill & Bar – Richmond

Nicli’s Next Door

Nonna’s Table

Notch 8 Restaurant & Bar- The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver

Oakwood Canadian Bistro (The)

Olive & Anchor

Ouisi Bistro

p2b bistro & bar – Pinnacle Vancouver Harbourfront Hotel

Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts – Bistro 101

Perch Restaurant

Personas

Pier 7 Restaurant

PIER 73 Restaurant – Pacific Gateway Hotel at Vancouver Airport

Pink Elephant Thai Restaurant Ltd.

Portobello Ristorante

Pressbox Pub

Prestons – Coast Coal Harbour Hotel

Refinery (The)

Salathai Restaurant on Burrard

Salt Tasting Room

Sandbar Seafood Restaurant (The)

Seasons in the Park

Seawall Bar & Grill – The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver

Shady Island Seafood Bar & Grill

Showcase Restaurant & Bar – Marriott Pinnacle Downtown

Siena Restaurant

Sorella

Spencer’s – Delta Vancouver Suites Hotel

Spicy6 Indian Cuisine

Steel Toad Brewpub & Dining Hall

Supermarine

Sylvia Restaurant & Lounge – Sylvia Hotel

Teahouse Restaurant (The)

Ten Ten Tapas

Tivoli’s Restaurant

Torafuku

Trattoria – Kitsilano

Urban Thai Bistro

Village Bistro

Village Table (The)

Water St. Cafe

West Oak Restaurant

Wild Fig (The)

Yaletown Brewing Co.

Yaletown L’Antipasto

Yokohama Teppanyaki Japanese Restaurant

Zend Conscious Lounge

$40 Price Point

Ancora Waterfront Dining

AnnaLena

ARC Restaurant – The Fairmont Waterfront

Arriva Restaurant

Bacchus Restaurant & Lounge- Wedgewood Hotel & Spa

Bambudda

Bin 941

Bistro Pastis

BISTRO SAKANA Neo Japonesque Sushi & Tapas

Black + Blue

Blacktail Restaurant

Blue Martini Jazz Café

Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar

Bravo Cucina Ristorante

Bridges Restaurant, Bistro & Bar

Brix & Mortar

Cactus Club Cafe – Coal Harbour

Cafe II Nido

Cafe One – Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel

Carver’s Steakhouse

Chambar Restaurant

Ciao Bella Restaurant Ltd.

Cibo Trattoria – Moda Hotel

CinCin Ristorante + Bar

COAST Restaurant

DIVA at the Met – Metropolitan Hotel, Vancouver

East is East Chai Lounge – Broadway

East is East Chai Lounge – Main Street

Federico’s Supper Club

Five Sails Restaurant

Francesco’s Ristorante Italia

Gyu King Teppanyaki

Hart House Restaurant

Italian Kitchen (The)

Joe Fortes Seafood and Chop House

Juniper

Kamei Baru

Keg Steakhouse + Bar – Alberni (The)

Keg Steakhouse + Bar – Burnaby (The)

Keg Steakhouse + Bar – Coquitlam (The)

Keg Steakhouse + Bar – Dunsmuir (The)

Keg Steakhouse + Bar – Granville Island (The)

Keg Steakhouse + Bar – Langley (The)

Keg Steakhouse + Bar – Maple Ridge (The)

Keg Steakhouse + Bar – Morgan Creek (The)

Keg Steakhouse + Bar – Richmond South (The)

Keg Steakhouse + Bar – Scott Road (The)

Keg Steakhouse + Bar – Yaletown (The)

Kirin Mandarin Restaurant (Downtown)

Kirin Seafood Restaurant (Richmond)

Kirin Seafood Restaurant (Vancouver)

Kobe Japanese Steak House

La Buca

La Pentola – Opus Hotel

La Terrazza

L’Abattoir Restaurant

Lobby – The Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier (The)

LIFT Bar Grill View

MARKET by Jean-Georges

Miku Restaurant

Minami Restaurant

Observatory – Grouse Mountain Resorts (The)

ORU Restaurant – The Fairmont Pacific Rim

Pat Quinn’s Restaurant

Pidgin

Poor Italian Ristorante

Provence Mediterranean Grill

Provence Marinaside

Reflect Social Dining + Lounge

Royal Dinette

Sai Woo

Salmon House on the Hill

Salmon n’ Bannock Bistro

Shaughnessy Restaurant

Top of Vancouver Revolving Restaurant

Tramonto – River Rock Casino Resort

Vancouver Fish Company Restaurant & Bar (The)

West Restaurant + Bar

Wildebeest

WildTale Coastal Grill

YEW seafood + bar

Zen Japanese Restaurant

About Dine Out Vancouver Festival:

Produced by Tourism Vancouver, Dine Out Vancouver Festival is Canada’s largest annual celebration of food and drink. Attracting more than 100,000 locals and visitors, the festival takes over the city with 17 days of culinary events, prix fixe menus at 288 restaurants (at $20, $30 or $40 CAD price points), as well as “Dine and Stay” packages and special hotel rates. The festival promotes local and regional ingredients, the wines of British Columbia, and the city’s exceptional culinary talent. Festival partners are Wines of British Columbia and YP Dine, and preferred partners include Air Canada, The Westin Bayshore, OpenTable, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Metro newspaper, Vancouver Magazine, Where magazine, The Georgia Straight and Western Living and Epoch Times. Dine Out‘s official ticket agency is Tickets Tonight. Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2016 runs from January 15 to 31.

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About Tourism Vancouver

Tourism Vancouver is the official destination marketing organization for Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The not-for-profit, member-based organization represents over 1,000 tourism businesses in Metro Vancouver and beyond. Tourism Vancouver markets Vancouver as a premier leisure, business, meetings and group travel destination in strategic markets around the world. www.tourismvancouver.com