Kika's personal guide to best tables while in Vancouver for the Molson Indy
source: Kika
Il Giardino
di Umberto Best Italian (Over $40.00) Downtown 1382 Hornby St. (Pacific St.), Vancouver,
BC, V6Z 1W5 (604) 669-2422 Sublime food with pasta and game bias served to a
trendy and casually smart thirty-something clientele. Weekend reservations are
essential, especially for the superlative vine-trailed outside terrace. Here you
will see drivers and team owners "... This restaurant with its sharply
angled entrance hall begins the process of moving you closer to Tuscany.
Beautifully tiled floors, walls the color of burnt sienna, artwork galore and an
outdoors garden patio that makes dining outdoors so magical. All green and lush,
perfect for romance. Food is high-end but comfortable...." Critic's Choice.
While it might be nice to "move in and marry the chef" of this Italian
set in a Downtown heritage house with a "gorgeous, rustic Tuscan
interior", a "seductive summertime afternoon on the patio"
reveling in "exceptional" food is a nice consolation; moreover, now
that service is "back on top", some "feel guilty leaving only a
20 percent gratuity" Reindeer, game birds, ostrich.. In one of the city's
most extensive wine lists, by no means limited to Italian, you can nevertheless
find good bottles within a reasonable budget. PRIVATE ROOMS (25-27).
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