150 Pairings at the Cheese and Meat Festival

German, Austrian and South Tyrolean cooking in a wood-panelled Lonsdale room that kept its original decor and its 125-year-old piano.

Chef Hawksworth's two-storey heritage hall for wood-fired pizza, buttermilk fried chicken, and the share-everything format that actually works.

The cult Belgian brewery on Thunderbird Crescent where national-medal sours and golden tripels await anyone clever enough to find it.

Four breweries on one walkable block in Port Moody: start hoppy at Yellow Dog, end by the fire pit at Brave.

A reservation-taking, sit-down burger room in Mount Pleasant: exposed brick, Edison bulbs, leather booths and an open kitchen turning out award-winning halal Angus burgers.

Brewers Row's biggest patio, where free arcade games, a Dreamboat Hazy IPA, and a food truck conspire against whatever you had planned next.

Hop-forward Brewers Row craft beer, a Space Armadillo DIPA, and an al pastor taco menu that nobody expected but everybody needs.

A 1933 heritage house in Fort Langley with a flower-framed patio, live music on Thursdays, and contemporary Canadian cooking worth the drive.

Maple Ridge's only room actually on the Fraser: two seasonal patios, a heated covered one for the other nine months, and water from every seat.

A brewpub in the middle of an 1860s fishing village, with the longest bar in Ladner and a backyard patio built for slow afternoons.

French technique and Gastown cobblestones, with an atrium, award-winning cocktails, and a bar that doesn't rush you out.

A dim, jazz-soaked 1960s Tokyo cafe in Chinatown, where tajarin with uni is just how dinner starts.

PoCo's smokehouse and brewhouse on one address: ribs, pulled pork, craft beer and a gin list that no one saw coming.

Vancouver Foodie Tours runs a two hour progressive meal through the market: cheese, charcuterie, candied salmon, chocolate truffles and a honey-dip donut finish.