and have some drinks and get to know each other. Location probably downtown or West End as we wil be staying at Pan Pacific. I have read a great deal about Guu w/Garlic, but open to other suggestions. Mid price range($15-30...

is a block away from cruise ship terminal on Water Street) -GYOZA KING – Robson Street You can make a reservation at either GYOZA KING or GUU. But these spots are very entertaining, a variety of options and nothing is over...

really memorable with a West Coast feel try the link below and Please Note the opening hours only 5 days/week. Other than that one of the popular Izakaya style Japanese pub/restaurants might suit http://www.kitanoya.ca/Guu...

I suppose it depends if you’re going for lunch or dinner. My choice above all others would be Kitanoya Guu with Otokomae for either meal, especially since izakaya dining may not yet be as popular in the States as it is...

Lots of good Japanese in the area. Okada is close by....and along Robson St are: Guu/Guu with Garlic (further down and a bit larger and can probably accomodate your group). And a brisk walk away is Hapa Izakaya and a few others...

Forget the Macaroni Grill-altogether too down market. Have a look at the menu on the link given below. http://www.parksiderestaurant.ca/ might work it’s in the 'hood an easy 20 minute walk from anywhere downtown. Kitanoya Guu...

Thank you for this discussion on buta no kakuni. I want to try making it. In Vancouver we have a few Izakaya restaurants, my favourute being Kitanoya Guu With Garlic on Robson St. They serve a buta no kakuni that is sublime. The...

to their website. They are all in walking distance from your hotel with the Guu on Robson being the closest. Link: http://www.kitanoya.ca/Guu_for_user/index.html

Guu with Garlic is just a few blocks away- 1698 Robson St, Vancouver Tel: (604) 685-8678

and Hastings. There are NO roving gangs or gun-toting people in Vancouver. As for unique food experiences in Downtown try these: Royal Thai -recommended (Bute and Robson); Guu -Japanese (Thurlow and Robson), Guu with Garlic...

). We hit three izakaya – Kakurenbo, Guu with Garlic and the Orginal Guu on Thurlow. This review will focus on Kakurenbo. I have been hearing some buzz about Kakurenbo for some months. A colleague of mine had some inside...

Aki is very good...but for a veggie friend, I think Gyoza King, Hapa and Kingyo (and perhaps Guu with Garlic) are better choices. Hapa’s Kabocha Salad (which is really more like a scoop of warm squash icecream) is really...

Bin 942 or Guu with Garlic would be fine at the bar as a solo, though probably too entertaining to read at.

I’m assuming you are right downtown so here are a few quick recs: Korean – Norboo (homesyle Korean) Dim Sum – Kirin on Alberni (Dim sum and Northern Chinese) Japanese - Guu with Garlic (Izakaya)

and a beef tenderloin dish. The waitress said the chef actually researched the rice for the risotto for months and ages it for over a year. The beef tenderloin dish was excellent! Guu Garlic (Robson). This was a Japanese tapas...