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Thanks for picking the winners — again. Even after 14 years, WE’s annual BEST OF THE CITY Reader’s Choice poll continues to be our

most talked about edition. After all, who doesn’t want to discover amazing new places to eat, dance or get tattooed? (Like this week’s

cover girl and Best Local TV Personality winner Fiona Forbes, who had her victory immortalized by Dave Green, owner of the Best Tattoo/Piercing Studio, Sacred Heart Tattoo.) Of course those are just a few

of the categories in this year’s issue. In the pages that follow, fi nd out about the best this city has to off er, as voted on by you, our readers.

Enjoy!

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INDEX

READERS’ CHOICE

Cityof theBest

2011

NEW RESTAURANT (OPENED IN 2010)1. L’Abattoir (217 Carrall, LAbattoir.ca)2. Bao Bei (163 Keefer, Bao-Bei.ca)3. Cafeteria (2702 Main, CafeteriaVancouver.ca)

CHAIN RESTAURANT1. Cactus Club Cafe (various locations,

CactusClubCafe.com)2. Joeys (various locations, JoeysRestaurants.com)3. White Spot (various locations, WhiteSpot.com)

ONE-OF-A-KIND RESTAURANT1. Salt Tasting Room (45 Blood Alley,

SaltTastingRoom.com)2. The Eatery (3431 W. Broadway, TheEatery.ca)3. The Alibi Room (157 Alexander, Alibi.ca)

• Bin 941/Bin 942 (941 Davie, 1521 W. Broadway; Bin941.com) (tie)

CHEF (FINE DINING)1. John Bishop (Bishop’s)2. Hidekazu Tojo (Tojo’s)3. Pino Posteraro (Cioppino’s)

CHEF (CASUAL)1. Rob Feenie (Cactus Club Cafe)2. Robert Belcham (Refuel, Campagnolo)

• Chuck Currie (White Spot) (tie)3. Cory Chapman (Rogue Kitchen & Wetbar)

WEST COAST CUISINE1. Coast (1054 Alberni, CoastRestaurant.ca)2. Raincity Grill (1193 Denman, RaincityGrill.com)3. West (2881 Granville, WestRestaurant.com)

• Bishop’s (2183 W. 4th, BishopsOnline.com) (tie)

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DINING OUT

Best West Coast Cuisine/Best Seafood: Coast

www.cactusclubcafe.com

Chef Rob Feenie’s Soy-dijon Ocean Wise Salmon, the newest edition to our fresh, local and sustainable menu.


SEAFOOD1. Coast (see West Coast Cuisine)2. C (2-1600 Howe, CRestaurant.com)3. Blue Water Cafe (1095 Hamilton,

BlueWaterCafe.net)

JAPANESE1. Tojo’s (1133 W. Broadway,

Tojos.com)2. Guu (various locations,

Guu-Izakaya.com)3. Hapa Izakaya (various locations,

HapaIzakaya.com)Honourable mention: Toshi Sushi

(181 E. 16th) • Octopus Garden (1995 Corn-wall, OctopusGarden.ca) (tie)

CHINESE1. Bao Bei (see New Restaurant)2. Kirin (various locations, KirinRes-

taurants.com)3. Hon’s Wun-Tun House (various

locations, Hons.ca)

BEST NEW RESTAURANT (OPENED IN 2010): L’ABATTOIR“We really want to offer our guests the best aspects of a fi ne-dining restaurant in an atmosphere that’s casual and approachable,” chef Lee Cooper said to WE restaurant critic Andrew Morrison in April of last year, shortly before the opening of L’Abattoir (217 Carrall, LAbattoir.ca). At that time, no one knew what to expect of the Gastown restaurant, which would be the fi rst business to take over the former home of the original, beloved Irish Heather pub (which relocated to larger digs across the street). But from its very fi rst night, it was clear that Cooper — alongside business partners Paul Grunberg and Nin Ari — had created a winner. Cooper’s French-infl uenced West Coast cuisine is a primary draw, of course, but it’s the complete package at L’Abattoir that has made reservations a necessity virtually every night of the week: a stunning but funkily relaxed room, an exemplary (and ridiculously well-dressed) service staff, and the thirst-slaking skills of barman Shaun Layton and sommelier Jake Shakun.

Best Chinese: Bao Bei

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(at Yukon & 7th)604.675.9750

2873 West Broadway½ block W. of MacDonald

(In Kitsilano)604.738.2121

189 East 28th Ave.½ block W. of Main Street

604.872.1821

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Looking for the best Jewish Deli Bakery this side of the Red Sea?

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Reservations recommended.

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THAI1. Sawasdee (4250 Main, SawasdeeThaiRestaurant.com)2. Thai House (various locations, ThaiHouse.com)

• Maenam (1938 W. 4th, Maenam.ca) (tie)3. Sala Thai (102-888 Burrard, SalaThai.ca)

KOREAN1. Jang Mo Jib (1719 Robson)2. Shabusen (202-755 Burrard, 2993 Granville;

Shabusen.com)3. Nor Boo (1536 Robson)

SINGAPOREAN1. Kam’s Place (1043 Davie)2. Hawker’s Delight (4127 Main)

3. Banana Leaf (various locations, BananaLeaf-Vancou-ver.com) • Tropika (various locations, Tropika-Canada.com) (tie)

MALAYSIAN1. Banana Leaf (various locations, see Singaporean)2. Tropika (various locations, Tropika-Canada.com)3. Chili Garden (4186 Main, ChiliGarden.ca)

• Hawker’s Delight (see Singaporean)

VIETNAMESE1. Pho Hoang (238 E. Georgia, 3388 Main)2. Phnom Penh (244 E. Georgia)3. Bao Chau (2717 E. Hastings) Honourable mention: Chau Kitchen & Bar (1500 Robson,

ChauKitchenAndBar.com)

INDIAN1. Vij’s (1480 W. 11th, Vijs.ca)2. Nirvana (2313 Main, NirvanaRestaurant.ca)3. Maurya (1643 W. Broadway, MauryaIndianCuisine.com)

ITALIAN1. Italian Kitchen (1037 Al-berni, TheItalianKitchen.ca)2. La Quercia (3689 W. 4th, LaQuercia.ca)3. Il Giardino (1382 Horn-by, HotelVillaDelia.com) • Cioppino’s (1129 Hamil-ton, Cioppinos.Wordpress.com) (tie)


Best Italian: Italian Kitchen

3431 West Broadway 604-738-5298 www.theeatery.ca

Always fresh, always funky...

Voted Vancouver’s Most Unique Restaurant

2 years in a RowGOLD WINNER

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Banana Leafaward winning best Malaysian cuisine

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Authentic Food. Friendly Service. Warm Atmosphere. Come experience the best that Malaysia has to offer. GOLD WINNER

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DINE INTAKE OUT

FRENCH1. Les Faux Bourgeois (663 E. 15th,

LesFauxBourgeois.com)2. Le Crocodile (909 Burrard,

LeCrocodileRestaurant.com)3. Bistrot Bistro (1961 W. 4th,

BistrotBistro.com)Honourable mention: La Brasserie

(1091 Davie, LaBrasserieVancouver.com) • Le Gavroche (1616 Alberni, LeGavroche.ca) (tie)

GREEK1. Stepho’s (1124 Davie)2. Takis Taverna (1106 Davie)3. Maria’s Taverna (2324 W. 4th)

MEXICAN1. Las Margaritas (1999 W. 4th, LasMargaritas.com)2. Don Guacamole (1333 Robson)3. La Taqueria (322 W. Hastings,

LaTaqueria.ca)

CARRIBEAN/WEST INDIES1. The Reef (4172 Main,

1018 Commercial; TheReefRestaurant.com)

2. Calabash (428 Carrall, CalabashBistro.com)

3. Lion’s Den Cafe (651 E. 15th, LionsDenCafe.Oxyfx.com)

STEAKHOUSE1. The Keg (various loca-

tions, KegSteakhouse.com)

2. Gotham (615 Seymour, GothamSteakhouse.com)

3. Hy’s (637 Hornby, HysSteakhouse.com)

BURGERS1. Vera’s (various loca-

tions,

VerasBurgerShack.com)2. Splitz Grill (4242 Main,

SplitzGrill.com)3. White Spot (see Chain Restau-

rant) • Fatburger (various loca-tions, Fatburger.com) (tie)

PIZZA1. Flying Wedge (various locations,

FlyingWedge.com)2. Nat’s (1080 Denman, 2684 W.

Broadway, NatsPizza.com)3. Lombardo’s (1641 Commercial,

970 Smithe; Lombardos.ca) • Nook (781 Denman, NookRestaurant.ca) (tie)

Honourable mention: Uncle Fatih’s (various locations, UncleFatih.com)

BARBECUE1. Memphis Blues (various loca-

tions, MemphisBluesBBQ.com)2. Re-Up (700 Hornby, ReUpBBQ.com)

3. Migz BBQ (2884 W. Broadway, MigzBBQ.com)

BREW PUB1. Yaletown Brewing Co. (1111 Main-

land, MarkJamesGroup.com)2. Steamworks Brewing Co. (375

Water, Steamworks.com)

LATE-NIGHT DINING1. The Naam (2724 W. 4th,

TheNaam.com)2. Lucy’s Eastside Diner (2708

Main, LucysEastsideDiner.com) • Denny’s (various locations, Dennys.ca) (tie)

3. Hamburger Mary’s (1202 Davie, HamburgerMarys.ca)

OLD-SCHOOL DINER1. The Templeton (1087 Granville,

TheTempleton.blogspot.com)2. Lucy’s Eastside Diner (see Late-

Night Dining) • Sophie’s Cosmic Cafe (2095 W. 4th, SophiesCosmicCafe.com)

3. Acme Café (51 W. Hastings, AcmeCafe.ca) • Hamburger Mary’s (see Late-Night Dining)

VEGETARIAN1. The Naam (see Late-Night Dining)2. The Foundation (2301 Main)3. Gorilla Food (436 Richards,

GorillaFood.com)

FAMILY-FRIENDLY RESTAURANT1. White Spot (various locations,

WhiteSpot.com)2. Little Nest (1716 Charles,

LittleNest.ca)3. Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co.

(1876 W. 1st, RockyMountainFlatbread.ca)


Best Burgers: Vera’s Burger Shack

whitespot.ca

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THANK YOU FOR VOTING FOR US

Valid from now until March 27, 2011. Valid after 4pm for dine-in only at the participating restaurants listed above. Minimum purchase of $25.00 per couple or $12.50 per single diner. Maximum discount $5.00. Not to be combined with any other promotional offer. No cash value. Limit one coupon per couple per visit.

GRANVILLE & DRAKE718 Drake Street604-605-0045

GEORGIA & CARDERO1616 West Georgia Street604-681-8034

GEORGIA & SEYMOUR580 West Georgia Street604-662-3066

CAMBIE & 13TH2850 Cambie Street604-873-1252

One-of-a-kind taste is just one of the things that makes White Spot so special. Variety is another. From our award winning burgers served with fresh cut fries, to our big bowl salads, BC chicken, pastas and stir-frys, there’s truly something on the menu for everyone. We look forward to seeing you soon.

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for Voting us the #1 Vietnamese Restaurant in Vancouver!

3388 Main St (at 18th Ave)604-874-0832

Open 7 days a week: 10am - 10pm

Enjoy a FREE Spring Roll with the purchase of one large Pho

Valid until March 31

2884 West Broadway 604.733.3002migzbbq.com

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RESTAURANT FOR A DATE1. Chambar (562 Beatty, Chambar.com)2. Bin 941/942 (see One-of-a-Kind

Restaurant)3. Le Gavroche (1616 Alberni,

LeGavroche.ca)

BREAD BAKERY1. Terra Breads (various locations,

TerraBreads.com)2. COBS Bread (various locations,

CobsBread.com)3. Uprising Breads (1697 Venables, UprisingBreads.com)

PATISSERIE1. Thomas Haas (2539 W. Broad-

way; 128-998 Harbourside Dr, North Vancouver; ThomasHaas.com)

2. Patisserie Lebeau (1728 W. 2nd, GrabABetterWaffl e.com)

3. Ganache Patisserie (1262 Homer, GanacheYaletown.com)

Honourable mention: La Baguette et L’échalote (1680 Johnston, Granville Island; LaBaguette.ca) • Notte’s Bon Ton (3150 W. Broadway) (tie)

BAGELS1. Solly’s (various locations,

SollysBagels.com)

2. Siegel’s (1883 Cornwall, Granville Island Market, SiegelsBagels.com)3. PHAT (1055 Mainland, PhatDeli.com)

DESSERTS1. True Confections (866 Denman, 3701 W. Broadway, TrueConfections.ca)2. Sweet Obsession (2611 W. 16th, SweetObsession.ca)3. Sweet Revenge (4160 Main, Sweet-Revenge.ca)

ICE CREAM/GELATO1. Mario’s Gelati (88 E. 1st, MariosGelati.com)2. La Casa Gelato (1033 Ve-nables, LaCasaGelato.com)3. Bella Gelateria (1001 W. Cordova, BellaGelateria.com)Honourable mention: Mondo Gelato (1222 Robson, 1094 Denman; Gelarmony.com)

BREAKFAST1. Deacon’s Corner (101 Main, DeaconsCorner.ca)2. Medina Cafe (556


Best Restaurant For A Date: Chambar

VOTED VANCOUVER’S BEST BARBEQUE RESTAURANT

FOR 2010

VOTED VANCOUVER’S BEST BARBEQUE RESTAURANT FOR 2011

THANK YOU VANCOUVER

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1342 Commercial Drive, Vancouver 604.215.2599

1465 W. Broadway, Vancouver 604.738.6806

1629 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver 604.929.3699

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4172 Main 604-874-JERK (5375) 1018 Commercial 604-568-JERK (5375).

Kitsilano 1867 W4th Ave, Vancouver | 604-734-1310Downtown Opening Soon! Robson St. & Homer St.

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Maria’s tavernaTRADITIONAL GREEK CUISINE

1037 Denman St.(604) 681-8500

2324 W 4th Ave. (604) 731-4722

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Consistently voted as one of the top Greek Restaurants in Vancouver

Beatty, MedinaCafe.com)3. Sophie’s Cosmic Cafe (see Old-School

Diner) • Denny’s (see Late-Night Din-ing) (tie)

COFFEE SHOP (CHAIN)1. Starbucks (various locations,

Starbucks.ca)2. JJ Bean (various locations,

JJBeanCoffee.com)3. Blenz (various locations, Blenz.com)Honourable mention: Caffè Artigiano

(various locations, CaffeArtigiano.com)

COFFEE SHOP (INDEPENDENT)1. Melriches (1244 Davie, Melriches.com)2. Re-Entry Espresso (4363 Main, Re-Entry.ca)3. 49th Parallel (2152 W. 4th,

49thParallelRoasters.com)

TEAHOUSE1. The Secret Garden (5559 West Blvd.,

SecretGardenTea.com)2. Urban Tea Merchant (1070 W. Georgia,

UrbanTea.com)3. DavidsTea (2199 W. 4th,

DavidsTea.com)


Best Coffee Shop (Independent): Melriches

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Thank you for voting us best dessert in the city

Sweet Tooth, meet Sweet Obsession! We believe that desserts of the highest quality must be made from fresh & natural ingredients like pure butter, seasonal fruit & Belgian chocolate. You won’t fi nd any powdered mixes, stabilizers or preservatives in our tasty treats. Be sure to leave

your will power at home, you might even want to order a second piece!

For the restaurant with the biggest dessert list in the city, join us two doors down at Trafalgars Bistro. Along with extraordinary food, service, and atmosphere (and a year-round $34 prix fi xe

menu) we offer Sweet Obsession’s entire selection of cakes & pastries. We hope to see you soon!

Trafalgars: 2603 W. 16th Ave • Sweet Obsession: 2611 W.16th Avetrafalgars.com • sweetobsession.ca • 604.739.0555

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and for helping us be Vancouver’s leading independent cake shop for the past 17 years.

To all our customers for voting us “Best Mexican Restaurant”

1999 West 4th at Maple • 604 734-7117 • www.lasmargaritas.com

To all our all ourcustomers forvoting us “Best voting us “BestMexican Restaurant”Mexican Restaurant”

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604 873 9733

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4250 Main St. 604-876-4030www.sawasdeethairestaurant.com

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SILVER for Vancouver’s Best Patisserie

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TAKE-OUT1. Thai Away Home (3315 Cambie, 1206

Davie, ThaiAwayHome.com)2. The Noodle Box (1867 W. 4th,

TheNoodleBox.net)3. Hon’s Wun-Tun House (various loca-

tions, Hons.ca) • Dougiedog (1011 Granville, Dougiedog.com) (tie)

HOME DELIVERY1. Panago (various locations,

Panago.com)2. Pizza Hut (various locations,

PizzaHut.ca)3. Megabite Pizza (various locations,

MegabitePizza.com) • Thai House (1103 Denman, ThaiHouse.com)

MAKE-AT-HOME MEALS1. Vij’s (available at various retail food

shops, Vijs.ca)2. Fresh Dish (1412 E. 49th, FreshDish.ca)• Indishpensable (2779 Arbutus,

Indish.ca)3. Quince (1780 W. 3rd, Quince.ca)

• Whole Foods / Capers (various locations, WholeFoodsMarket.com; WholeFoodsMarket.com/Capers) (tie)

GROCERY STORE (CHAIN)1. Whole Foods / Capers (see Make-at-

Home Meals)2. Choices Markets (various locations,

ChoicesMarket.com) • Safeway (various locations, Safeway.ca)

3. MarketPlace IGA (various locations, MarketPlaceIGA.com)

Honourable mention: Urban Fare (vari-ous locations, UrbanFare.com)

GROCERY STORE (INDEPENDENT)1. Stong’s Market (4560 Dunbar,

Stongs.com)

2. Donald’s Market (2279 Commercial, 2342 E. Hastings; DonaldsMarket.com)

3. Famous Foods (1595 Kingsway, FamousFoods.ca)

ORGANIC PRODUCE1. Whole Foods (see Grocery Chain)2. Choices (see Grocery Chain)

• East West Market (4169 Main) (tie)3. Kin’s (various locations,

KinsFarmMarket.com)• Vancouver Farmers Markets (various

locations, EatLocal.org)

SPECIALTY WINE STORE1. Liberty Wine Merchants (various loca-

tions, LibertyWineMerchants.com)2. Marquis Wine Cellars (1034 Davie,

Marquis-Wines.com)3. Firefly (2857 Cambie,

Firefl yFineWinesAndAles.com)

SPECIALTY BEER STORE1. Brewery Creek (3045 Main,

BreweryCreekLiquorStore.com)2. Firefly (see Speciality Wine Store)3. Viti Wine & Lager Store (900 Sey-

mour, ModaHotel.ca)

MICROBREWERY1. Granville Island Brewing (GIB.ca)2. R&B Brewing Co. (R-and-B.com)

• Storm Brewing (StormBrewing.org) (tie)3. Steamworks (375 Water,

Steamworks.com)

BUTCHER1. Windsor Meat Co. (3108 Edgemont

Blvd, North Van; 5357 Headland Dr, West Van; WindsorMeats.com)

2. Jackson’s Meat and Deli (2214 W. 4th, JacksonsMeatAndDeli.com)

3. Tango’s Gourmet Meats (65 Den-man, TangosGourmetMeats.com) • Armando’s Finest Quality Meats (Granville Island Public Market, ArmandosMeats.com) (tie)

CHEESEMONGER1. Les Amis du Fromage (various loca-

tions, BuyCheese.com)2. Benton Brothers Fine Cheese (2104

W. 41st, BentonsCheese.com)3. La Grotta Del Formaggio (1791

Commercial)

FRESH SEAFOOD1. Granville Island Public Market

(GranvilleIsland.com)2. Seven Seas (2328 West 4th, 7Seas.ca)3. Finest at Sea (4675 Arbutus; 1805

Mast Tower Rd, Granville Island; FinestAtSea.com) • The Lobster-man (1807 Mast Tower Rd, Granville Island; Lobsterman.com) (tie)

CHOCOLATIER1. Thomas Haas (2539 W. Broadway;

128-998 Harbourside Dr, North Van; ThomasHaas.com)

2. Purdy’s (various locations, Purdys.com)

3. Chocolate Arts (2037 W. 4th, ChocolateArts.com) • Daniel le Chocolat Belge (various locations, DanielChocolates.com) (tie)


DINING IN

Best Fresh Seafood: Granville Island Market

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Open until 7pm, 7 days a week. granvilleisland.com

Thanks for voting the Public Market as Vancouver’s Best Fresh Seafood. Seafood City, Longliner Seafood, and The Salmon Shop, are just three of over 50 passionate merchants in the Granville Island Public Market.

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1110 Commercial Drive

Vancouver, BC, V5L 3X2

Tel: 604-255-1744

102-2540 Mary Hill Road

Port Coquitlam, BC, V3C 3B2

Tel: 604-468-2500

2440 Commercial Drive

Vancouver, BC, V5N 4B9

Tel: 604-874-8758

1005 Granville Street

Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1L4

Tel: 604-687-0002

820 Thurlow Street

Vancouver, BC, V6E 1W2

Tel: 604-688-2729

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Vancouver BC, V6Z 1K3

Tel: 604-688-9092

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Vancouver, BC, V6E 1N1

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Vancouver, BC, V6B 3K4

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Vancouver, BC

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Megalicious... I swear! :)“Have you tried their Spinach Rolls? What about their Specialty Pizzas?... All I can say is that this place is the ultimate for those cravings you get when you just need something to fi ll you up and satisfy you. Also, the price is perfect, nope...make that unbelievable...They should be on one of those readers choice thing-a-ma-jiggs...whatever they’re called. They defi nitely will get my vote.” – Rina

Best online delivery!“What made me curious about this place is that it is always packed even beyond 1-2am. I didn’t wan to line up so I had mine delivered. Works like a charm every time. Prices are very reasonable and they always have great promos... If you’re looking for great value and ease of use delivery online system, try Megabite Pizza.” – JoePizza

Online Specials Make This Worthwhile“As starving students with assignment deadlines at midnight, we had no time to cook. We found this wicked online deal at Megabite: 2 large specialty pizzas for $19. WHAAAT? Pizza in Vancity that isn’t a bajillion dollars???The toppings were generous for the price, and the thin crust was crunchy, not doughy. I don’t often come across places that put eggplant and whole cloves of roasted garlic on their pies. ” – m_star

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BARTENDER1. Jay Jones (Market by Jean-Georges)2. Lauren Mote (The Refi nery) 3. Shaun Layton (L’Abattoir) • Wendy McGuiness (Chambar) (tie)

BAR (CASUAL)1. The Alibi Room (157 Alexander, Alibi.ca) • 1181 (1181 Davie, TightLounge.com) (tie)

2. The Diamond (6 Powell, Di6mond.com)3. The Five Point (3124 Main, TheFivePoint.com) • Pourhouse (162 Water, PourhouseVancouver.com) (tie)Honourable mention: The Score (1262 Davie,scoreondavie.com)

BAR (FORMAL)1. The Diamond (see Bar — Casual)2. George (1137 Hamilton, GeorgeLounge.com)3. The Keefer (133 Keefer, TheKeefer.com) • Uva Wine Bar (900 Seymour, UvaWineBar.ca) (tie)


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LIVE MUSIC VENUE1. Commodore Ballroom (868 Granville)2. Biltmore Cabaret (2755 Prince Edward,

BiltmoreCabaret.com)3. Fortune Sound Club (147 E. Pender,

FortuneSoundClub.com)Honourable mention: Venue (881 Granville,

VenueLive.ca) • The Railway Club (579 Dunsmuir, TheRailwayClub.com) (tie)

DANCE CLUB1. Fortune Sound Club (see Live Music

Venue)2. Five Sixty (560 Seymour, FiveSixty.ca)

• Celebrities (1022 Davie, CelebritiesNightclub.com) (tie)

3. The Roxy (932 Granville, RoxyVan.com) • Ginger 62 (1219 Granvile, Ginger62.com) (tie)

GAY BAR/CLUB1. Celebrities (see Dance Club)2. Five Sixty (see Dance Club)

3. 1181 (see Bar — Casual)Honourable mention: Lick (455 Abbott)

• The Fountainhead Pub (1025 Davie, TheFountainheadPub.com) (tie)

DESIGNATED-DRIVER-FRIENDLY BAR1. Republic (958 Granville, DonnellyGroup.ca)2. The Roxy (see Dance Club)3. BierCraft (3305 Cambie, 1191 Commer-

cial, Biercraft.com)

POST-BAR/PRE-HANGOVER EATS1. Fritz (718 Davie,

FritzEuropeanFryHouse.com)2. Denny’s (various locations, Dennys.ca)

• The Naam (2724 W. 4th, TheNaam.com) (tie)

3. Lucy’s Eastside Diner (2708 Main, LucysEastsideDiner.com) • Dougiedog (1011 Granville, Dougiedog.com) (tie)

COMEDY CLUB1. The Comedy Mix (1015 Burrard,

TheComedyMix.com)2. Vancouver TheatreSports League

(104-1177 West Broadway, VTSL.com)3. Lafflines (26 Fourth St., New Westmin-

ster; Laffl ines.com)

PLACE TO MEET NEW PEOPLE1. Biltmore Cabaret (see Live Music

Venue)2. The Cambie (340 Cambie,

TheCambie.com)3. The Roxy (see Dance Club)

LOCAL BAND1. Louder than Love2. Black Mountain • AK-747s (tie)3. Mother Mother

LOCAL DJ1. DJ Flipout2. DJ Pandemonium3. DJ Adam Dreaddy

BEST DANCE CLUB (GOLD)/ BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE (BRONZE): FORTUNE SOUND CLUBGarret Louie and Robert Rizk (a.k.a. promoters GMAN & Rizk, who have been bringing international DJs and hip-hop acts to Vancouver for years) refused to compromise their vision when they began conceptualizing Fortune Sound Club (147 E. Pender, FortuneSoundClub.com), which opened in August of 2009. Tired of dance clubs and live-music venues that gave little consideration to ambience or quality of sound, the duo sought to offer the best of everything. That meant transforming a neglected upstairs space in Chinatown (formerly home to Ming’s Chinese Restaurant) into the most ear-friendly, mid-sized venue in the city — thanks to a quarter-million-dollar sound system (called Funktion One) and acoustically pristine renovations that let the system sing. As Chinatown continues its transformation into one of Vancouver’s foremost ‘it’ neighbour-hoods, expect Fortune to establish itself as the gold standard other clubs will aspire to match.

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HOME FURNISHINGS (CHAIN)1. IKEA (1000 Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam; 3200 Swe-

den Way, Richmond; IKEA.com/ca)2. HomeSense (493 Robson, 491 W. 8th, HomeSense.ca)3. Urban Barn (various locations, UrbanBarn.com)

• Nood (151 Water, NoodDesign.ca) (tie)

HOME FURNISHINGS (INDEPENDENT)1. Parliament Interiors (115 Water,

ParliamentInteriors.com)2. The Cross (1198 Homer, TheCrossDesign.com)3. Provide (529 Beatty, ProvideHome.com)Honourable mention: Inform Interiors (50 Water, In-

formInteriors.com) • Chintz & Company (950 Homer, Chintz.com) (tie)

HOME ACCESSORIES1. HomeSense (see Home Furnishings — Chain)2. IKEA (see Home Furnishings — Chain)3. Homewerx (1053 Davie, Homewerx.ca)

HOME APPLIANCES1. Sears (various locations, Sears.ca)2. Trail (2752 Rupert, TrailAppliances.com)3. Home Depot (various locations, HomeDepot.ca)• Coast Wholesale Applicances (8488 Main, CoastAppli-

ances.com) (tie)Honourable mention: Midland Appliance (210-188 King-

sway, 2912 W. 4th, MidlandAppliance.com)

OFFICE FURNISHINGS1. Staples (various locations, Staples.ca)2. IKEA (see Home Furnishings — Chain)3. Office Depot (310 W. Broadway,

Offi ceDepot.ca)Honourable mention: Sears (Sears.ca)

• Heritage Office Furnishings (1588 Rand, Heri-tageOffi ce.com) (tie)

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES1. Bakers Dozen (3520 Main)2. Sellution (3206 Main) • Second Time Around (4428

Main, STA-Antiques.com) (tie)3. Refind (1849 Main, Refi ndHomeFurnishings.com)

• Attic Treasures (944 Commercial)(tie)

SECOND-HAND/CONSIGNMENT FURNISHINGS1. Sellution (see Antiques & Collectibles)2. Refind (see Antiques & Collectibles)3. Fullhouse (1445 W. 8th, FullhouseConsign.com)

HARDWARE (CHAIN)1. Home Depot (various locations, HomeDepot.ca)2. Home Hardware (various locations, HomeHardware.ca)3. Rona (various locations, Rona.ca) • Canadian Tire

(various locations, CanadianTire.ca) (tie)

HARDWARE (INDEPENDENT)1. The Little Hardware Co (1320 Davie)2. Magnet Home Hardware (1575 Commercial,

HomeHardware.ca)3. Dunbar Lumber (3637 W. 16th,

DunbarLumber.com) • The Kerrisdale Lumber Co. (6191 West Blvd., KerrisdaleLumber.com) (tie)

KITCHENWARE/COOKING1. Ming Wo (various locations, MingWo.com)2. Cookworks (1548 W. Broadway, 377 Howe,

Cookworks.ca)3. Gourmet Warehouse (1340 E. Hastings,

GourmetWarehouse.ca)

GARDENING1. Art Knapp (1401 Hornby, ArtKnapps.ca)2. GardenWorks (various locations, GardenWorks.ca)3. Home Depot (see Hardware—Chain)

LIGHTING1. Robinson Lighting & Bath Centre (2285

Cambie, RLRBC.com)2. Light the Store (2045 West 41st, LightTheStore.com)

• LightForm (1060 Homer, Lightform.ca) (tie)3. Norburn Lighting & Bath Centre (4600 Hastings,

Burnaby; 19300 Hwy. 10, Langley; NorburnLightingAndBath.com)

HOME ELECTRONICS1. Best Buy (2220 Cambie, BestBuy.ca)• Future Shop (various locations, FutureShop.ca) (tie)2. London Drugs (various locations, LondonDrugs.com)3. Visions (1672 S.E. Marine, Visions.ca)Honourable mention: Commercial Electronics (1335

Burrard, CommercialElectronics.ca) • Sony Style (vari-ous locations, SonyStyle.ca) (tie)

FLORIST1. The Flower Factory (3604 Main, FlowerFactory.ca)2. Get Fresh Flowers (1688 Davie, GetFreshFlowers.com)3. Hilary Miles Flowers (1854 W. 1st, HilaryMilesFlowers.com)


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Best Florist: The Flower

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serving the community since 1984

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We buy, sell and consign the best in antique, vintage and used furniture.

A Vancouver gem frequented by locals and visitors alike, The Sellution really has something for everyone!

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Proudly Serving our Community for Over 50 Years

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UNIQUE GIFTS1. Fine Finds (1014 Mainland, FineFindsBoutique.com)2. Front & Company (3772 Main, FrontAndCompany.ca)3. Obsessions (101-595 Howe Street,

ObsessionsOnline.com) • Walrus (3408 Cambie, WalrusHome.com) (tie) Honourable mention: The Cross (1198 Homer, TheCrossDesign.com)

MEN’S APPAREL (CASUAL)1. Roden Gray (8 Water, RodenGray.com2. Boys’ Co (various locations, BoysCo.com)3. Lloyd’s of Gastown (157 Water, LloydsOfGastown.com)

• Brooklyn Clothing Co. (418 Davie, BrooklynClothing.com) (tie)

MEN’S APPAREL (FORMAL)1. Harry Rosen (Pacifi c Centre, HarryRosen.com)2. Holt Renfrew (737 Dunsmuir, HoltRenfrew.com)3. Mark James Clothing (2941 W. Broadway,

MarkJamesGroup.com/clothing)

WOMEN’S APPAREL (CASUAL)1. Twigg & Hottie (3671 Main, TwiggAndHottie.com)2. Aritzia (various locations, Aritzia.ca)

3. Spank Clothing (various locations, SpankClothing.ca)

WOMEN’S APPAREL (FORMAL)1. Holt Renfrew (see Men’s Apparel—Formal)2. Wear Else (various locations, WearElse.com)

3. Obakki (44 Water, Obakki.com)

VINTAGE CLOTHING1. True Value Vintage (710 Robson)2. Woo Vintage Clothing (4366 Main, 321 Cambie;

WooVintage.com)3. Deluxe Junk (310 Cordova, DeluxeJunk.com) • Mintage (1714 Commercial, MintageVintage.com)(tie)Honourable mention: Front & Company (see Unique Gifts)

SHOES1. Gravity Pope (2205 W. 4th, GravityPope.com)2. Umeboshi (3638 Main, UmeboshiShoes.com)3. Fluevog (65 Water, 837 Granville,

Fluevog.com) • Browns (various locations, BrownsShoes.com)(tie)

SHOPPING CENTRE1. Pacific Centre (W. Georgia & Howe, Pacifi cCentre.ca)2. Oakridge Centre (W. 41st & Cambie, Shopping.ca)3. Metropolis at Metrotown (4700 Kingsway, Burnaby;

MetropolisAtMetrotown.com)

SHOPPING STREET1. Robson Street

2. Main Street3. West 4th Avenue

TOY STORE1. Toys ‘R’ Us (1154-1174 W. Broadway, ToysRUs.ca)2. Beansprouts (4305 Main, Beansprouts.ca)

• Granville Island Toy Company (1496 Cartwright, Granville Island; 3298 Main; ToyCompany.ca)

3. Strategies Games & Hobbies (3878 Main, StrategiesGames.ca)

JEWELLER1. Blue Ruby (various locations, BlueRuby.com)2. Tiffany & Co. (723 Burrard, Tiffany.ca)3. Birks (various locations, Birks.com)Honourable mention: Spence Diamonds (888 Burrard,

SpenceDiamonds com)


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BOOKSArdea & ART

Ardea Books & ArtSitka

Thank you for voting

as Best New Books in Vancouver—Bronze.

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www.ardeabooksandart.com

Come visit us. We have books & art.

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BOOKS (NEW)1. Chapters (2505 Granville, 788 Robson,

Chapters.Indigo.ca)2. Book Warehouse (various locations,

BookWarehouse.ca)3. Banyen Books & Sound (3608 W. 4th, Banyen.com)

• Ardea Books & Art (2025 W. 4th, ArdeaBooksAndArt.com) (tie)

BOOKS (SECOND-HAND)1. Pulpfiction (2422 Main, 3133 W. Broadway

Pulpfi ctionBooksVancouver.com)2. MacLeod’s (455 W. Pender)3. Tanglewood (1553 W. Broadway)

CAR DEALERSHIP (NEW)1. Jim Pattison Toyota Downtown (1290 Burrard,

JPToyota-Downtown.com)2. Clarkdale Volkswagen (4575 Main,

ClarkdaleVW.ca) • Carter Honda (2390 Burrard, CarterHonda.com) (tie)

3. Mercedes (1395 West Broadway, MBVancouver.com)

CAR DEALERSHIP (USED)1. auto/ONE (AutoOne.ca)2. Dueck Auto Group (various locations, DueckGM.com)3. Budget Car Sales (1404 S.W. Marine,

BudgetCarSales.ca)

AUTO REPAIRS & SERVICE1. Pawlik Automotive (966 S.W. Marine,

PawlikAutomotive.com) • Ootmar Automotive (65 E. 3rd, Ootmar.ca) (tie)

2. Tremblay Motors (1505 W. 3rd, TremblayMotors.com)

3. Minit-Tune & Brake (1390 W. 4th, Minit-Tune.com)

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Thank you for your support and business over the past year! I am committed to providing you with the best customer service in the

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TRAVEL AGENCY1. Flight Centre (various locations,

FlightCentre.ca)2. Travel Cuts (various locations, TravelCuts.com)• Roback Travel

(TPIWorldwide.com/BobbiJoRobackTPI)3. Omega Travel Service (3230 W. Broadway,

Omega-Travel.com) • Expedia CruiseShipCenters (400-1055 W. Hastings, CruiseShipCenters.com) • Marlin Travel (various locations, MarlinTravel.ca) (tie)

REALTOR1. Mike Wilcox & Will Pratt, Royal LePage (204-345

Robson, MikeAndWill.com)2. Susan Cameron, Coldwell Banker

(SusanCameronRealtor.com) • Clair Rockel, Macdon-ald Realty (ClairRockel.com) (tie)

3. Amalia Liapis, RE/MAX (WeSellVancouver.ca)

REAL ESTATE AGENCY1. Century 21 (Century21.ca)2. RE/MAX (Remax-Western.ca)3. Royal LePage (RoyalLePage.ca) • Sutton Group

(Sutton.com)

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER1. Bosa Properties (BosaProperties.com)2. Rennie Marketing Systems (Rennie.com)

• Onni Group (Onni.com)3. Cressy Development (Cressey.com)

MORTGAGE BROKER1. Gina Best, Meridian Pacific

(MeridianPacifi c.ca) 2. Patricia Collins (PatriciaCollins.com)3. Ryan McKinley, Vancity (Vancity.com)Honourable mention: Rowan Smith (103-1245 W.

Broadway, MortgageLocator.ca) • Jeff Trounsell (1385 Homer, JeffTrounsell.com) (tie)

Best Travel Agency: Flight Centre

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Best real Estate Agency

Proudly Serving Vancouver for 23 Years!

Thank you to the readers of WE Vancouver for choosing Century 21 In Town Realty

as the Best Real Estate Company in town!

421 Pacifi c St. (corner of Homer & Pacifi c)1030 Denman St. (Denman Mall)673 Abbott St. (Chinatown)

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4. EXHAUST SYSTEM: visual inspection of catalytic converter, muffler, exhaust pipes, manifold & gaskets

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FINANCIAL INSTITUTION1. Vancity (Vancity.com)2. RBC (RBC.com) • TD Bank Financial Group (TD.com) (tie)3. CIBC (CIBC.com)

HOTEL (CHAIN)1. Fairmont (various locations, Fairmont.com)2. Westin (various locations,

Westin.StarwoodHotels.com) • Four Seasons (791 W. Georgia, FourSeasons.com/Vancouver) (tie)

3. Pan Pacific (300-999 Canada Place, PanPacifi c.com)

HOTEL (INDEPENDENT)1. Opus (322 Davie, OpusHotel.com)2. The Loden (1177 Melville, TheLoden.com)3. Wedgewood Hotel & Spa (845 Hornby,

WedgewoodHotel.com)Honourable mention: The Sylvia Hotel (1154 Gilford,

SylviaHotel.com)

PLUMBER1. Hillcrest Plumbing & Heating (212 E.17th,

HillcrestPlumbing.com)2. Mr Rooter (MrRooter.ca) • Milani Plumbing, Drain-

age & Heating (3433 E. 25th, Milani.ca)3. CC Mechanical (CCMechanical.ca) • Dunbar Plumbing

(DunbarPlumbing.ca) (tie)

MOVING COMPANY1. Two Small Men with Big Hearts

(TwoSmallMen.com)2. Madden Solutions (MaddenSolutions.com)

• Easy Around Moving & Delivery (2540 Larch) (tie)3. The Move Man (1806 Victoria,

TheMoveMan.com)

CONSTRUCTION/RENOVATION CONTRACTOR1. Klondike Contracting (300-1375 W. 6th,

KlondikeContracting.com)2. Revision Custom Home Renovations

(RevisionRenovations.com)3. Level One Renovation & Maintenance

(LevelOne.ca)

CONTINUING-EDUCATION FACILITY1. Langara (Langara.bc.ca)2. UBC (UBC.ca) • VCC (VCC.bc.ca) (tie)3. BCIT (BCIT.ca) • Vancouver School Board

(VSB.bc.ca) (tie)

Best Hotel (Independent): Opus Hotel

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SPORTING GOODS (CHAIN)1. SportChek (various locations, SportChek.ca)2. Mountain Equipment Co-op (130 W.

Broadway. MEC.ca)3. Sport Mart (various locations, SportMart.ca)

SPORTING GOODS (LOCAL)1. Mountain Equipment Co-op (see Sporting Goods —

Chain)2. Sports Junkies (102 W. Broadway, SportsJunkies.com)3. Cyclone Taylor (6575 Oak, CycloneTaylor.com)

• Abbies Sports Shop (4774 Main, AbbiesSports.com) (tie)

SPORTS APPAREL1. lululemon athletica (Lululemon.com)2. Mountain Equipment Co-op (see Sporting Goods —

Chain)3. The North Face (2136 W. 4th, TheNorthFace.com)

• LadySport (3545 W. 4th, LadySport.ca) (tie)

BOARD & SKI SHOP1. Comor (1980 Burrard, ComorSports.com)2. The Board Room (various locations,

BoardRoomShop.com)3. Pacific Boarder (1793 W. 4th,

Pacifi cBoarder.com)


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BIKES & BIKE REPAIR1. Bike Doctor (137 W. Broadway, TheBikeDr.com)

• Our Community Bikes (3283 Main, PedalPower.org) (tie)2. Denman Bike Shop (710 Denman,

DenmanBikeShop.com)3. Reckless (110 Davie, Reckless.ca)

FITNESS FACILITY1. Steve Nash Fitness World (various locations,

FitnessWorld.ca)2. Robert Lee YMCA (955 Burrard, RobertLeeYMCA.ca)3. She’s Fit (1845 York, ShesFit.com)

YOGA STUDIO1. Y / Flow (various locations, YYoga.ca)2. Exhale (1083 Cambie, ExhaleStudio.com)3. Semperviva (various locations, Semperviva.com)

PILATES STUDIO1. Exhale (see Yoga Studio)2. Y / Flow (see Yoga Studio)3. Beyond Pilates (928 Davie,

BeyondPilatesVancouver.com) • Vancouver Pilates Centre (719 W. 16th, VancouverPilatesCentre.com) (tie)

SPECIALTY HEALTH STORE1. The Garden Health Foods (1204 Davie) 2. Finlandia (1111 W. Broadway,

FinlandiaPharmacy.com)3. Choices Markets (various locations,

ChoicesMarket.com)

NATUROPATHIC RETAILER/CLINIC1. Finlandia (see Specialty Health Store)2. Sage Clinic (487 Davie, Sageclinic.com)3. South Granville Naturopathic Clinic (212-3195 Gran-

ville, DrLederman.com) • Vitality Clinic Wellness Centre (827 Hamilton, VitalityClinic.ca) (tie)

NATURAL-HEALTH PRACTITIONER1. Dr. Navi Badesha

(MySportDoctor.com)2. Kelli Taylor, Five Ele-

ments Wellness Centre and Studio (207-2678 W. Broadway, RootsOfNature.com) • Dr. Aaron Hoo (1190 Thurlow, DoctorsChoice-Nutrition.ca) (tie)

3. Shannon Larson, Registered Acupunc-turist (VancouverTCM.com)• Dr. Adeola Mead (605-1200 Burrard, DrAdeolaMead.com) (tie)

DENTAL CLINIC1. Aarm Dental Group

(various locations, Aarm-Dental.com)

2. Kits Family Dental (209-2223 W. Broadway, KitsFamilyDental.com)

3. Okamura Dental (2635 W. Broadway, OkamuraDental.com)

CHIROPRACTOR1. Main St. Chiropractic (4260 Main)2. Dr. Randall D. Trester (3-1864 W. 1st,

DrRandallTrester.com)3. Dr. Shelley Adams (450-2184 W.

Broadway, Back2Health.ca) • Jassel Chiropractic (204-950 W. Broadway, JassalChiropractic.com) (tie)


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HAIR SALON1. Suki’s (various locations, Sukis.com)2. Essensuals (794 Richards, Essensuals.ca)• Rain (1544 W. 2nd, RainHairSalon.com)3. Aveda Brand / Ego Aveda Lifestyle Salon (1228

Robson, 101-111 Water; Aveda.com) • Axis (various locations, AxisHairSalons.com) (tie)

MANICURE/PEDICURE1. Pure Nail Bar (various locations, PureNailBar.com)2. Main Nail Studio (4405 Main) • Cranberries Spa (330

Robson, CranberriesSpa.com)3. La Lotus (625 Davie, LaLotusNailSpa.com)

• Absolute Spa (various locations, AbsoluteSpa.com) (tie)

LASER EYE CENTRE1. Lasik (2788-1177 West Hastings, LasikEyeCentres.com)2. Coal Harbour Eye Centre (2788-1177 W. Hastings,

SeeWell.ca)3. Pacific Laser (5th Floor, 1401 W. Broadway,

Pacifi c-Laser.com)

EYEWEAR1. Bruce (219 Abbott, BruceEyewear.com) • Iris (various

locations, Iris.ca) (tie)2. Della Optique (2589 W. Broadway, DellaOptique.com)

• LensCrafters (various locations, LensCrafters.ca) (tie)3. Granville Mall Optical (807 Granville,

GranvilleOptical.com) • Urban Eyes (1620 Davie, UrbanEyes.Optometry.net) (tie)

SKIN CARE (RETAIL)1. SKN (1152 Mainland, SKNClinic.ca)2. Skoah (various locations Skoah.com)3. Masc (433 Davie, ShopMasc.com) • Renu Cosmetic

(350-1152 Mainland, RenuCosmetic.com) (tie)

SPA1. Spa Utopia (1001-999 Canada Place, SpaUtopia.ca)2. Absolute Spa (various locations, AbsoluteSpa.com)3. Spruce Body Lab (1128 Richards, SpruceBodyLab.com)Honourable mention: Cranberries Spa (330 Robson,

CranberriesSpa.com) • Le Petit Spa (4-3701 W. Broad-way, LePetitSpa.ca) (tie)

COSMETICS1. Sephora (Pacifi c Centre, Sephora.com)2. Mac (908 Robson, MacCosmetics.com)3. BeautyMark (1120 Hamilton, BeautyMark/ca) • Holt Renfrew (737 Dunsmuir, HoltRenfrew.com) (tie)

TAILOR1. Albert’s Tailor Alterations (1-712 Robson,

AlbertsTailor.com)2. Townline Tailors (541 Howe, TownlineTailors.com)3. Rose Stitch (116-1030 Denman) • Oakridge Tailors

(5534 Cambie) (tie)


Looking Good

BEST EYEWEAR: BRUCEThings didn’t always look so bright for Bruce Eyewear (219 Abbott, BruceEyewear.com). In its fi rst incarnation in 2000, the eyewear retailer was a part of fashion impresario Campbell Macdougall’s doomed, high-end Alberni Street. “anti-department store,” Bruce. When the whole shebang went into receivership in 2004, owner Nada Vuksic picked up the pieces and moved her wares to the store’s current Gastown digs. In its cozy loft-like space, Bruce has found its footing, growing from underground secret to chic avant-garde fashion destination. Its beautifully curated selection of frames and sunglasses (including exclusive-to-the-store lines like Claire Goldsmith Legacy, Lancier, Kirk Originals, and bespoke Oliver Goldsmith) has made the shop a must for fashion-lovers seeking that last, fabulous touch. Indeed, at times, Bruce seems more like a stylish salon than a retail store: A recent Thursday afternoon saw the manager of a trendy Yaletown restaurant patiently awaiting her fi tting, while a Gastown club owner and a well-known graphic artist poured over the shelves of merchandise and two stylists jostled over a very rare pair of Derome Brenners. You won’t see that at LensCrafters.

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MOBILE-DEVICES RETAILER1. Rogers (various locations, Rogers.com)2. Fido (various locations, Fido.ca) • Telus (various locations,

TelusMobility.com)3. Bell (various locations, Bell.ca)

PERSONAL COMPUTERS1. Apple Store (Pacifi c Centre, Oakridge Centre, Apple.com) 2. NCIX (1711 W. Broadway, NCIX.com)3. Best Buy (various locations, BestBuy.ca) • Future Shop (vari-

ous locations, FutureShop.ca)Honourable mention: Mac Station (1014 Homer, MacStation.com)

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS1. Tom Lee (929 Granville, TomLeeMusic.ca)

• Long & McQuade (368 Terminal, Long-McQuade.com) (tie)2. Rufus’ Guitar Shop (2621 Alma, RufusGuitarShop.com)3. Bone Rattle Music (2012 Commercial, BoneRattle.com)

• Prussin Music (3607 W. Broadway, PussinMusic.com) (tie)

INDEPENDENT MUSIC STORE1. Red Cat (4307 Main, RedCat.ca)2. Zulu Records (1972 W. 4th, ZuluRecords.com)3. Highlife World Music (1317 Commercial,

HighlifeWorld.com)

MUSIC STORE FOR VINYL1. Red Cat (see Independent Music Store)2. Zulu (see Independent Music Store)3. Audiopile (2016 Commercial, Audiopile.com) • Scratch Re-

cords (1 E. Hastings, ScratchRecords.com) (tie)Honourable mention: Neptoon Records (3561 Main,

Neptoon.com)

DVD RENTALS (CHAIN)1. Rogers (various locations, RogersVideo.ca)2. Blockbuster (various locations, Blockbuster.ca)

DVD RENTALS (INDEPENDENT)1. Black Dog Video (3451 Cambie, 1470

Commercial, BlackDogVideo.bc.ca)2. Videomatica (1855 W. 4th, Videomatica.bc.ca)3. Happy Bats Cinema (2830 Main, HappyBatsCinema.com)Honourable mention: Limelight Video (2505 Alma, Limelight-

Video.ca) • Independent Flixx (976 Denman) (tie)

TATTOO/PIERCING STUDIO1. Sacred Heart (various locations, SacredHeartTattoo.ca)2. Adrenaline (1014 Granville, 1926 W. 4th, AdrenalineVancity.com)3. Next (1068 Granville, NextBody.com) • The Fall (644 Seymour,

TheFallTattooing.com) (tie)

VIDEO-GAME RETAILER1. EB Games (various locations, EBGames.com)2. GameStop (various locations, GameStop.ca)3. HMV (1160 Robson, HMV.ca)

PET SUPPLIES1. Tisol (various locations, Tisol.ca)2. Bosley’s (various locations,

Bosleys.com)3. Mr Pet’s (1710 Commercial,

MrPets.ca)

ART SUPPLIES1. Opus (100-207 W. Hastings;

1360 Johnston, Granville Island; OpusFraming.com)

2. DeSerres (1629 Main, 1431 W. Broadway; DeSerres.ca)

3. Michaels (various loca-tions, Michaels.com)

SEX-TOY SHOP1. Womyns’ Ware (896 Com-

mercial, WomynsWare.com)

2. Little Sister’s (1238 Davie, LittleSisters.ca)

3. Honey Gifts (3448 Cambie, HoneyGifts.com) • Priape (1148 Davie, Priape.com) • The Art of Loving (1819 W. 5th, TheArtOfLoving.ca) (tie)


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PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL1. Vancouver International Fringe Festival

(VancouverFringe.com)2. PuSh Festival (PushFestival.ca)3. Bard on the Beach (BardOnTheBeach.org)

MUSIC FESTIVAL1. Vancouver International Jazz Festival

(CoastalJazz.ca)2. Vancouver Folk Music Festival

(TheFestival.bc.ca)3. MusicFest Vancouver (MusicFestVancouver.ca)

VISUAL ARTS FESTIVAL1. The Drift (TheDrift.ca)2. Eastside Culture Crawl (EastsideCultureCrawl.com)3. Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF.org)Honourable mention: Vancouver Queer Film Festival

(OutOnScreen.com)

NEIGHBORHOOD FESTIVAL/EVENT1. Car Free Vancouver Day (CarFreeVancouver.org)2. Eastside Culture Crawl (EastsideCultureCrawl.com)3. Vancouver Pride Parade & Festival (VancouverPride.ca)Honourable mention: Greek Day (Greek Day.com)

• Davie Day (DavieDay.com) (tie)

THEATRE COMPANY1. Arts Club (ArtsClub.com)2. Bard on the Beach (BardOnTheBeach.org)

• Vancouver Playhouse (VancouverPlayhouse.com) (tie)3. Pacific Theatre (Pacifi cTheatre.org)

• Electric Company Theatre (ElectricCompanyTheatre.com) (tie)

Honourable mention: Screaming Chicken Theatrical Society (ScreamingChicken.net)

DANCE COMPANY1. Ballet BC (BalletBC.com)2. Goh Ballet (GohBallet.com)3. Harbour Dance (HarbourDance.com)

• Kokoro Dance (Kokoro.ca) (tie)

CHORAL GROUP1. Chor Leoni (ChorLeoni.org)2. Vancouver Bach Choir (VancouverBachChoir.com)

• musica intima (MusicaIntima.org) (tie)3. Elektra Women’s Choir (Elektra.ca) • Vancouver

Men’s Chorus (VancouverMensChorus.ca) (tie)

CLASSICAL MUSIC GROUP1. Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

(VancouverSymphony.ca)2. Vancover Opera (VancouverOpera.ca)3. Vancouver Chamber Choir (VancouverChamberChoir.com)

ART GALLERY (PUBLIC)1. Vancouver Art Gallery (750 Hornby,

VanArtGallery.bc.ca)2. Museum of Anthropology (6393 N.W. Marine, UBC;

MOA.UBC.ca)3. Contemporary Art Gallery (555 Nelson,

ContemporaryArtGallery.ca)

ART GALLERY (PRIVATE)1. Bau-Xi Gallery (3045 Granville, Bau-Xi.com)2. Diane Farris Gallery (1590 West 7th,

DianeFarrisGallery.com)3. AydenGallery (88 W. Pender, AydenGallery.com)Honourable mention: Buschlen-Mowatt (1445 W. Geor-

gia, BuschlenMowatt.com)

FIRST-RUN MOVIE THEATRE1. Fifth Avenue Cinemas (2110 Burrard, FestivalCinemas.ca)2. International Village (formerly Tinseltown)

(88 W. Pender, Cineplex.com)3. Scotiabank (900 Burrard, Cineplex.com)

REPERTORY/ART-HOUSE MOVIE THEATRE1. Fifth Avenue Cinemas (2110 Burrard, FestivalCinemas.ca)2. Hollywood (3123 W. Broadway, HollywoodTheatre.ca)3. Rio on Broadway (1660 E. Broadway, RioTheatre.ca)Honourable mention: Pacific Cinémathèque (1131

Howe, Cinematheque.bc.ca)

LOCAL TV NEWSCAST1. Global BC News Hour2. CTV News at 63. CBC News


BEST FIRST-RUN MOVIE THEATRE/BEST REPERTORY OR ART-HOUSE MOVIE THEATRE: FIFTH AVENUE CINEMAS

It says much about the rare eclecticism of the programming at Fifth Avenue Cinemas (2110 Burrard, FestivalCinemas.ca) that it was chosen by WE readers as both Vancouver’s best first-run movie theatre and its best repertory or art-house theatre. This, in a nutshell, is what’s long been so appealing about the place. It does not have stadium seating, or a selection of fast-food outlets, or an arcade and a ball pit for impatient kids — and that’s the point. This is a place for serious movie lovers who are open to all manner of foreign and independent releases, but who also aren’t averse to the occasional Hollywood blockbuster (Inception, for ex-ample, had a healthy run there last year). Audiences at Fifth Avenue tend to reflect the venue’s reverence for film, too, browsing the review clippings posted in the lobby before turning off their cellphones (thank you!) and making their way inside.

CULTURE

LOCAL TV NEWS HOST1. Chris Gailus (Global)2. Tony Parsons (CBC)3. Sophie Lui (Global)

LOCAL TV SPORTSCASTER1. Squire Barnes (Global)2. Don Taylor (Sportsnet)3. Jay Janower (Global)

LOCAL TV WEATHERPERSON1. Tamara Taggart (CTV)2. Mark Madryga (Global)3. Wayne Cox (Global)

LOCAL CABLE SHOW1. Urban Rush2. Breakfast Television3. Studio 4

LOCAL TV PERSONALITY1. Fiona Forbes (Shaw Cable)2. Dawn Chubai (Citytv)3. Tamara Taggart (CTV)

LOCAL FM RADIO STATION1. CBC 88.12. The Beat 94.53. The Peak 100.5

LOCAL AM RADIO STATION1. CBC 6902. News 11303. Team 1040

LOCAL RADIO PERSONALITY1. Kid Carson (The Beat 94.5)2. Rick Cluff (CBC Radio One)3. Teddy Smooth (CiTR 101.9)

LOCAL CELEBRITY YOU’D LIKE TO INVITE TO DINNER1. Michael Bublé2. Trevor Linden3. Ryan Reynolds

LOCAL BLOG1. Miss604.com2. VancityBuzz. com3. GourmetFury.com

LOCAL PODCAST1. CBC Radio 32. CabaRadio

LOCAL SPORTS TEAM1. Vancouver Canucks2. Vancouver Giants3. Vancouver Whitecaps

CANUCKS PLAYER1. Roberto Luongo2. Ryan Kesler3. Alex Burrows

LIONS PLAYER1. Geroy Simon2. Travis Lulay3. Angus Reid

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NEWS • ENTERTAINMENT • LIFE

THANK YOU to our many readers who voted in our

14th Annual Best of the City

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OUTDOOR ACTIVITY (IN GOOD WEATHER)1. Walking2. Cycling3. Snowboarding

OUTDOOR ACTIVITY (IN BAD WEATHER)1. Walking2. Running3. Skiing

INDOOR ACTIVITY1. Yoga2. Sex3. Movies

BEST WAY TO MAKE VANCOUVER A FRIENDLIER PLACE1. Smile2. Say “Hi!” to strangers3. Talk to strangers

NEIGHBOURHOOD THAT BEST REPRESENTS VANCOUVER1. Kitsilano2. West End3. Commercial Drive

PLACE TO TAKE A TOURIST1. Stanley Park2. Granville Island3. Grouse Mountain

PLACE TO TAKE YOUR PARENT(S)1. Stanley Park2. Granville Island3. Grouse Mountain

PLACE TO TAKE YOUR KID(S)1. Vancouver Aquarium2. Stanley Park3. Science World

PLACE TO ESCAPE URBAN STRESS (WITHOUT LEAVING THE CITY)1. Stanley Park2. Queen Elizabeth Park3. Pacific Spirit Park

GREEN SPACE1. Stanley Park2. Queen Elizabeth Park3. Pacific Spirit Park

LOCAL CHARITY1. Vancouver Food Bank2. A Loving Spoonful3. Covenant House

LIFE

BEST USE OF TAXPAYERS’ MONEY/WORST USE OF TAXPAYERS’ MONEY: BIKE LANESLove ’em or hate ’em, we just can’t seem to get away from the great bike-lane debate. The more than $4 million in municipal funding that went into completing separate, dedicated bike lanes on Dunsmuir and Hornby Streets won your votes for Best and Worst Use of Taxpayers’ Money — and kept our Rant/Rave! phone line and inbox full of colourful submissions throughout last year. Whether you’re a cyclist or a driver — by the looks of things, both camps are well represented in our readership — one thing’s for sure: Those bike lanes divided more than just traffic.

LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR: MELODY FURY (VANCOUVER FOOD TOUR)Cocktail ninja, culinary geisha, whatever you want to call her, Melody Fury claims this year’s top spot as best new entrepreneur for her wildly popular Vancouver Food Tours. After making a splash on NBC during last year’s Olympics, Fury launched her inside-scoop-tours of culinary offerings from Chinatown, Gastown, Granville Island and Yaletown to rave reviews. Both locals and tourists alike are atwitter over her self-guided or custom group adventures in eating well, while her red-hot blog and bubbly on-screen personality have only whet our appetite for more offerings from this feisty foodie. VancouverFoodTour.com.

MOST WONDERFUL VANCOUVERITE1. David Suzuki2. Trevor Linden3. Gregor Robertson

UNSUNG HERO1. Trevor Linden2. Brent Granby3. Spencer Chandra Herbert

LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR1. Melody Fury (Vancouver

Food Tour)2. Jim Pattison3. Chip Wilson (lululemon)

MOST TRUSTWORTHY POLITICAN1. Gregor Robertson2. Spencer Chandra Herbert3. “None”

MOST ENTERTAINING RABBLE-ROUSER1. Bruce Allen2. Bill Vander Zalm3. Marc Emery

BEST GRASSROOTS POLITICAL ORGANIZATION1. Green Party2. Vision Vancouver 3. COPE / Work Less Party (tie)

MOST SPECTACULAR FAILURE (PERSON)1. Gordon Campbell2. Gregor Robertson3. Carole James

MOST SPECTACULAR FAILURE (THING)1. Olympic Village2. Bike lanes3. HST

BIGGEST WINDBAG1. Gordon Campbell2. Gregor Robertson3. Bill Vander Zalm

BEST USE OF TAXPAYERS’ MONEY1. Bike lanes2. Olympics3. Canada Line

WORST USE OF TAXPAYERS’ MONEY1. Bike lanes2. Olympics3. Olympic Village

PEOPLE

Most Trustworthy

Politician: Gregor

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A 39 MONTH LEASE

2.4%* $388* 3.9%*

© 2011 Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. 1Savings calculated on MSRP of the Special Edition Package options less dealer discount. Total list price of a new 2011 C 250 Special Edition is $38,800 which includes base MSRP $35,900. *Lease and finance offers based on a new 2011 B 200 AVANTGARDE Edition/C 250 Special Edition available only through Mercedes-Benz Financial Services on approved credit for a limited time. Lease example based on $298/$388 per month for 39/39 months. Down payment or equivalent trade of $2,400/$4,075 plus security deposit of $300/$400 and applicable taxes due at lease inception. Receive the value of three months payments (up to a maximum of $1,050/$1,350 including tax) for lease and finance programs. Payment waivers are only applicable on new 2011 B 200 AVANTGARDE Edition/C 250 Special Edition models. Not applicable to AMG models. MSRP starting at $31,650/$38,800. A.P.R. of 0.9%/3.9% applies. Total obligation is $13,273/$18,267. 18,000 km/year allowance ($0.20/$0.20 km for excess kilometres applies). Finance example is based on a 60/60 month term at an annual rate of 0.9%/2.4% and an MSRP of $31,650/$38,800. Monthly payment is $460/$618 (excluding taxes) with $3,165/$3,590 down payment or equivalent trade in. Cost of borrowing is $622/$2,171 for a total obligation of $29,722/$39,321. Freight/PDI (up to $1,995 - dealer may charge less), license, insurance, registration, taxes, EHF Tire, Filter and Battery fees, “green levy” and similar taxes levied on the manufacturer (if charged by the dealer) and PPSA are extra. Additional provincial specific fees, taxes and charges may be extra. Dealer may lease or finance for less. Offers may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers. Some vehicles are shown with optional equipment available at extra cost. See your authorized Mercedes-Benz dealer for details or call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Relations Centre at 1-800-387-0100. Offers end February 28, 2011.

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EXHIBITION HALL — @ 7PM (free with one-time $3 VIDF membership)• battery opera (Vancouver)• The Source (Vancouver)• Arts Umbrella (Vancouver)• Khambatta Dance Company (USA)• T42 Dance Projects

(Switzerland/Japan)• Now or Never (Vancouver)

PERFORMANCE CENTRE — @ 8PM• EDAM (Vancouver)• Yvonne Pouget (Germany/Italy)• Trial & Eros-Deborah Dunn

(Montreal)• Cruceta Flamenco (Spain)• Marc Boivin (Montreal)/

Ichigo Ichieh (Nelson)• Kokoro Dance & Vancouver

March 1-19

TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Enjoy the creative talents of dance artists from Vancouver, Nelson, Montreal, Halifax, Spain, Switzerland, Japan, and the United States. Dance performances at the Roundhouse & the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. For more information or to order tickets call 604.662.4966 or visit VIDF.CA

Deborah DunnMarch 8-9, 2011 @ 8 pm

Roundhouse

SHADBOLT CENTRE FOR THE ARTS — @ 8PM • SiNS Dance (Halifax)

For this show only, purchase tickets at shaboltcentre.com or by phone at

604.250.3000

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