Vietnamese Dinner at Anh and Chi

The Vietnamese street food that made Anthony Bourdain misty on television now has a permanent home on The Drive.

The little Denman Street legend grew into a 200 seat, golden lit Coquitlam flagship where the pho arrives with a wagyu beef rib standing in it.

Six or eight tables, Ethiopian art, and a tradition called gursha where you hand-feed each other, which is romantic on purpose.

Michelin-listed Main Street kitchen where Peru meets Tokyo and Canton: alpaca tartare, arroz con pato, and a pisco bar that hums until close.

The only dinner where eating with your hands from the same plate is not just allowed, it's the whole point.

A Vietnamese kitchen with a French cooking style in the Beach District, where the pho broth gets the bone-marrow treatment.

Butter chicken poutine, paneer tacos and spiced cocktails in Surrey's slickest Indian lounge, open until 3am.

Where Pondicherry's centuries-old French-Indian love affair lands in Hastings-Sunrise, with a coconut tequila chaser.

A Michelin-name Italian on Kingsway where spit-roasted meats, seasonal handmade pasta and wine do more romantic work than you ever had to.

Lantern-lit West End izakaya where the sake list rewards bravery and stone-grilled beef keeps arriving until you've forgotten your plans.

One of Vancouver's highest-rated Indian spots on The Drive, where street-food snacks flow into proper cocktails and a room that hums.

Crispy, forearm-length dosas and midnight filter coffee until 3am, for the night that isn't over yet.

Andrea Carlson's candle-lit Michelin star in Mount Pleasant, where the Moon tasting menus track exactly what BC is growing this week.

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