CHINATOWN — REVIEWS

BAR GOBO

After her first visit to Bar Gobo, a friend texted me facetiously that she could, "bathe in that anchovy butter," and couldn't "stop thinking about it like a toxic guy." Her words put into satire exactly what I'd been feeling after my initial visit to the Union street wine bar—except my daydreams conjured up the rillette I'd tasted and the wine list that accompanied each dish so masterfully. The 16-seat wine bar (a capacity of 25 seats post-covid) is the newborn sister of arguably the most ecologically-minded kitchen in the city: Burdock & Co.—Vancouver Chef Andrea Carlson's Main street restaurant just off of 11th Avenue. Burdock was the fertile grounds of the Bar Gobo concept which started as a natural wine, cocktail, and dumpling pop-up. Gobo is a Japanese variation of the Burdock root, an ingredient often used by Carlson and her team.

CHINATOWNTracy GieszNovember 12, 2020CASUAL, PATIO, FARM-TO-TABLE, VANCOUVER, OPEN-LATE, COMFORT-FOOD, MODERN-CANADIAN, GLUTEN-FREE Comment

KOKOMO

Kokomo is a winsome new addition to the Chinatown/Strathcona neighbourhood. The area has had a significant influx of new cafés and eateries sprouting up over the past couple of years, but none quite as vibrant and refreshing as Kokomo. We’d like to get you excited about Kokomo for two reasons: their robust vegan food (the whole menu is “gluten-free, refined sugar-free, vegan, and largely nut-free”) and that they are open for lunch. Serving up bowls and smoothies from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm Kokomo offers early birds the opportunity of a nourishing breakfast on their dash to work.

CHINATOWNTracy GieszAugust 4, 2017VANCOUVER, VEGAN, VEGETARIAN, CASUAL, LUNCHComment

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