@expede @boris @depatchedmode @jeffg @avivash are based in #vancouver
Downtown, Downtown Eastside (DTES), Strathcona
Fission Coworking Space
Makeshift
877 East Hastings Street
Unit 308
Vancouver, BC
V6A 3Y1
Restaurants
Miku
Modern Japanese (they used to have a back room but don’t any more.; can accommodate max group of 12)
Hawksworth
Modern cuisine, local ingredients
They have 2 private rooms for dinner (cafe’s during the day). Small room (Bel Room) seats 14-20 people depending on table setup, ~$1500 min spend; larger room (1000 sq ft), ~$3000-4000 min spend (depending on the night)
Breweries & Coffee Shops
Strathcona Brewing
next door to Makeshift
Container Brewing
The have a couple spaces that can be rented for 30-50 person gatherings (including TV in the 30 person space and projection in the 50 person space)
Venues
The Permanent
Mt Pleasant
Restaurants
The Acorn
Vegetarian fine dining (Michelin star)
The Arbor
Vegetarian casual (sister restaurant to Acorn)
Meet on Main
Vegetarian casual (multiple locations)
Thai Son Vietnamese
373 East Broadway
Cash Only - so not so great for a big office lunch
Nuba
Lebanese (multiple locations)
Cartems Donuts
Como Taperia
Earnest Ice Cream
Multiple locations including Quebec and 2nd
Fable Diner
151 E Broadway, right at Broadway and Main.
Diner-style food, but with fresh local ingredients and twists. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Budgies Burritos
Vegetarian
Savio Volpe
(mostly meat)
Les Faux Bourgeois
http://www.lesfauxbourgeois.com
French restaurant (mostly meat)
Breweries & Coffee Shops
Brassneck Brewery
Main Street Brewing
Elysian Coffee Roasters
Modus Coffee
Cultivate Tea
Tea & Kombucha bar
Commercial Drive
Restaurants
The Burrow
Kulinarya
Filipino (some vegetarian options)
Kin Kao
Thai
Community Pizza
…pizza. Lots of great veg pizza options.
Kishimoto
Great sushi, but limited to tables of 4 max.
B House
Vietnamese / fusion. Bonus: Jeff lives upstairs.