October is right around the corner, bringing with it the season of comfort food. As the clouds roll in and the temperatures call for our cozier sweaters, restaurants around Metro Vancouver are serving up the warm-n-fuzzy-feeling dishes to match. Here’s a guide to feeling good this fall.
Pho Goodness | Vancouver
Bringing home-style Vietnamese cooking to the hearts of both Davie Street and Mount Pleasant, Pho Goodness has been serving up hot steaming bowls of comfort since 2011, making many citywide best-of lists along the way. Their signature pho features tastebud-tintallating twists including a Peanut Sate version that adds a rich, creamy, spicy profile…prime cold-weather comfort.
The Soup Meister’s Nephew | Vancouver’s North Shore
Comfort food with a heartwarming story. Back in 2020, Ralf Dauns, also known as The Soup Meister, was heralded as making some of the best soup in Vancouver, among other accolades over his 27 years in business. Today, his proud nephew, Evan Paul carries on the legacy of his uncle at the very same location in the Lonsdale Quay Market. Every one of the 3-6 hot, fresh soups available daily are made from scratch with hand-chopped vegetables, just the way Uncle Ralf did it!
The Story Cafe | Richmond
It’s not just food that comforts us. There’s something warming about the memories brought back by old movies, antiques and music we used to listen to. That’s the idea behind The Story Cafe, where a 30-year old warehouse has been transformed into a vintage music and movie themed restaurant. Their casual fine dining includes nostalgic favourites such as fried chicken and waffles by day and housemade lasagna by night.
Big Way Hot Pot | Burnaby
Big Way Hot Pot delivers all the comfort of hot pot, but in a new and fresh way. Instead of sharing from the same big bowl, each diner gets to select how they want it, with ingredients like beef and shrimp (and even frog legs!). They can then add them to a soup base of their choice from over ten broths with unique flavour profiles! From spicy Malang style, to Tom Yum with coconut, to an eight-hour collagen bone broth, this place will wrap you right up on any rainy day.
GoGo Chicken | Coquitlam
Fried chicken is top-tier comfort food wherever you go…from Seoul to downtown Coquitlam! This is where you’ll find GoGo Chicken serving up classic Korean-style chicken, bone-in, boneless and wings, plus rice bowl, bio buns and family combos for effortless take-home comfort. No matter how you like to wind down, they’ve got a flavour for you! From warm and savoury Soy and Garlic, to their signature Famous Angry Chicken rice bowl with spicy chicken bites, spicy mayo, cilantro sauce and cabbage slaw…yum!
Tap Restaurant | Surrey
Sometimes, one finds comfort in a little pampering, and a rich cabernet to pair with it. You’ll find just that at Tap restaurant, a long-time fixture and neighbourhood favourite in Rosemary Heights. Chef Alistair Veen (who’s also the sommelier) has a focus on “West Coast French” dishes on his refined, curated menu that marries the richness of French cooking with ingredients from local farmers—a combination that can’t help but make you feel good.
Montana’s BBQ & Bar | Langley City
Something sports + BBQ makes the worries of the world drift away like flagrant white smoke. And Montana’s in Langley City knows this well. Sit back and dig into slow-cooked ribs that slide off the bone. Or how about in-house smoked brisket, and a greatest-hits list of cozy sides like fresh cornbread, creamy mac ’n’ cheese, and crunchy slaw, all served up in a room tuned into gameday with a lively bar and TVs galore. We dare say, a perfect Sunday!
Featured Photo Credit: bigwayhotpot.com
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