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Today 60 White Spots across Canada still offer burgers, including the popular Triple O, as
well as everything from pastas to stir-fried vegetables.
Italian
Villa del Lupo
(869 Hamilton St., 604/569-2535, 5pm-10pm daily, $21-40) is extremely
popular with those looking for traditional Italian cooking in a stylish yet inviting setting.
Thebreadsandpastasareprepareddaily,andFraserRiverValleyagriculturalproductslike
free-range chicken are used whenever possible. The signature dish is braised lamb shank
ossobuco.ThedrinkmenufeaturesItalianandItalian-styleCalifornianwinesandfavorite
Italian coffees. Look for the profusion of shrubbery out front.
Paciic Northwest Cuisine
Ensconced with the stylish Hyatt Regency Vancouver is the contemporary
M
Mosaic
Grille
(655 Burrard St., 604/639-4770, 6:30am-10pm daily, $22-40), which opens each
morning with a healthy, well-prepared buffet, or chose from regional specialties such as
dungeness crab benedict and banana strawberry granola. In the evening, crab cannelloni
and sweet corn bisque are both winners as starters. When it comes to a main, the choice
is yours—the type of meat, portion size, how it's cooked, and accompanying starches and
vegetables.
AfewblocksnorthoftheHyattRegencytowardBurrardInlet,sleek
Show Case
(1128
W. Hastings St., 604/639-4040, breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, $15-30), at street level
of the Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle, features floor-to-ceiling windows, contemporary styl-
ing, a split-level restaurant/bar layout, and a six-meter (20-foot) canvas hanging from the
ceiling. This design creates a bright, eye-pleasing environment that's very different from
the elegant Old World feel of Vancouver's other top-end hotel restaurants. Breakfast com-
prises all of the usual traditional North American choices ($26 for a full, cooked breakfast
including coffee), but it's lunch and dinner that shine, with well-priced yet exotic dishes
prepared using local seafood and game, simply and stylishly presented. The bar menu is
tapas in name only—offering servings of battered halibut, gourmet sandwiches, and the
like for $11-18.50.
Seafood
One of Vancouver's finest seafood restaurants is
M
YEW Seafood & Bar
(Four Seasons
Hotel, 791 West Georgia Ave., 604/692-4939, 7am-midnight daily, $25-41), a cavernous
space within one of Vancouver's finest hotels. The casual decor is British Columbian all
the way, while the menu swims with schools of piscatory pleasures. Wild salmon, papaya,
