Dine Out Vancouver, Canada’s largest restaurant festival gets under way January 16th with lots of delicious events on the horizon. There are over 270 restaurants participating in this year’s event with prix-fixe menus ranging from $18 to $38. Each year, they seem to up the ante with the special events. In East Vancouver, there are quite a number of notable mentions.
First up, Vancouver Brewery Tours is offering a brewery tour and East Side Food Tour for $71. They will be making stops at some favourite East Van breweries including Bomber Brewing and new arrival Strange Fellows Brewing and then over to Big Lou’s Butcher Shop, La Grotta del Frommagio, Famoso Neopolitan Pizza and East Side Beer Food. Next up for events, Richard Wolak of Vancouver Foodster has organized a number of brunch crawls around the City. In East Vancouver, Richard will be conducting the Commercial Drive Brunch Crawl on Sunday, February 1st making stops at Federico’s Supper Club, Famoso Pizzeria, Bakery Sate and Stateside Craft. If you prefer to check out some delicious spots on Main Street, Richard will be leading the tour on the Main Street Brunch Crawl on Saturday, January 24th making stops at Rosemary Rocksalt, Miura Waffles, Radicle Juice, Nirvana and East End Chai. Off The Eaten Track Tours will be hosting two great tours. First up is the Main Street Hidden Gem Tour which hits four great spots on Main Street including The Shameful Tiki, The Honey Shoppe and Trafiq. They will also be hosting a Best Bites of the East Village for $50 which will make stops at Saltenas, Windsor Meats, Steam Tea House and Jackalopes Drive. If you prefer to check out some restaurants during Dine Out, we’ve set out a list of those participating in this year’s event in East Vancouver. Note, most participating restaurants take reservations, but a few are first come first served. For a full listing of restaurants, visit Dine Out:
Cafe Kathmandu
Caffe Roma and Lounge
Campagnolo Roma
The Cannibal Café
Carthage Café
Chicha Restaurant
Chutney
East Is East
Federico’s Supper Club
Graze Vegetarian
Romer’s Burger Bar – River District
The Reef on Main Street
The Five Point
Bon Appetit!
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