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Trinidadian Doubles at Baby Dhal Roti Shop
Commercial Drive's Trinidadian counter spot, where you tear buss-up-shut roti with your hands and bond over the glorious mess.
Foodie Experiences
Commercial Drive's Trinidadian counter spot, where you tear buss-up-shut roti with your hands and bond over the glorious mess.
Baby Dhal put Trinidadian cooking on Vancouver's radar, and it makes a sneakily great low-key date because nobody is performing for anyone when they are tearing buss-up-shut roti apart with their bare hands. This bright Commercial Drive counter spot turns out soft bara wrapped around curried chickpeas for the doubles, flaky roti you tear together, and oxtail and goat curries that have built a 4.5 following on word of mouth alone. The room is casual and a touch cramped, which works in your favour: you share close quarters and a cold sorrel, bond over the gloriously messy business of eating with your hands, and leave with an inside joke about the sauce situation. It is cheap, it is distinctive, and it requires zero pretension. Go hungry and bring a napkin.
