Vancouver, British Columbia, is a popular tourist destination. The city is home to professional hockey team the Canucks, VanDusen Botanical Garden, Capilano Suspension Bridge, casinos, shopping at places like Metropolis at Metrotown and museums like Science World British Columbia. Nearby Howe Sound, and surrounding islands, is a good place to take a cruise or an eco-tour to see the harbor seals. For visitors with dietary restrictions, Vancouver offers several kosher restaurants serving a variety of cuisine, including Mediterranean, American, Chinese and Israeli.
Maple Grill is an elegant dining experience, focusing on Western fusion cuisine but serving a variety of dishes. The restaurant is certified kosher. On the menu, you'll find items like spiced yam wedges, spring rolls, mini Moroccan burgers, roasted carrot and ginger soup, maple orange glazed salmon salad, ocean burger, Santa Fe chicken ciabatta, Mezurashii ahi tuna, lamb chop dijon and rib-eye steak. Your choice of side dishes includes roasted bell peppers and asparagus, garlic mashed potatoes, saffron risotto or Israel salad. Maple Grill also has a full bar serving cocktails. Sunday brunch selections include smoked salmon eggs Benny, Maple home-style breakfast or french toast. The restaurant is open Mondays through Saturdays for lunch and dinner, and for brunch and dinner on Sundays.
Maple Grill
1967 W. Broadway
Vancouver BC, V6J 1Z3
604-568-4885
maplegrill.com
Falafel Plus is a cozy, unassuming restaurant tucked between several larger stores. The restaurant serves falafel fried to order on whole wheat pitas, with hummus, beets, pickled cucumber, lettuce, peperoncini, tomatoes and tahini on the side. Falafel Plus serves only organic food. There is no meat on the menu, but even non-vegetarians will find something to like at Falafel Plus, including spinach pie and salad, salad plate, marinated eggplant, pizza, potato pancakes and babaganush. Falafel Plus also offers a limited breakfast menu. The restaurant is open Sundays through Fridays for breakfast, lunch and dinner but is closed Saturdays.
Falafel Plus
446-428 8th Avenue West
Vancouver, BC V5Y 1N9
604-677-3985
vancouverkosher.ca
Sabra Glatt Kosher Restaurant and Bakery opened in 1992. The casual restaurant is small but welcoming, specializing in a combination of cuisines, including Chinese, Western fusion and international. You'll find items like parve pizza, falafel, sesame chicken, ginger beef, fried rice, kosher egg rolls, matzo ball soup and cabbage rolls. The restaurant also offers catering, and there is a bakery and small kosher grocery store on-site. Sabra is open Sundays through Thursdays for breakfast, lunch and dinner, Fridays for breakfast and lunch, and closed Saturdays.
Sabra Glatt Kosher Restaurant and Bakery
3844 Oak Street
Vancouver, BC V6H 2M6
604-733-4912?
sabrakosherrestaurant.com
