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crab king
By the name alone, one might think that this restaurant was some Chinese place on Alexandra. But no, it’s a little dockside (dock-on?) restaurant in Steveston. Similar in form to Pajo’s fish and chips, the restaurant is more like a concession window floating on the water off the Steveston boardwalk, but the seating area is ...
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celine’s fish and chips
When I was a kid, I used to always love going to Granville Island. I mean, where else is there a multi-floor building almost completely devoted to toys and candy? And with a separate, appropriately-sized kids’ entrance? There are ducks to feed, a playground, and an old, pigeon-infested parking lot (which is now renovated, removing ...
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oyster seafood and rawbar
Oyster (surprised they got the domain name rawbar.ca) is a tiny restaurant tucked inside the old Stock Exchange building on Howe Street, specializing in — what else? — oysters. Because of its small size, Oyster has an intimate feel, like you’re in your oyster-shucking buddy’s secret basement bar. That is, if your buddy was Bruce ...
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dave’s fish and chips & timothy’s frozen yogurt
Went to Steveston to take some photos since it was warm and sunny and all-around awesome. Gotta get some vitamin D before the Lower Mainland swings back to rain, as it always does. I was there up till dinner time, so I decided to grab fish and chips. Now, I know that every single restaurant ...
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cabezon + a new look
Cabezon is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon, specializing in seafood. They run a fish market in the restaurant in the afternoons, so it’s a pretty safe bet they know their stuff. I visited Cabezon a while back, in November on a family trip to Portland. Interestingly, the name Cabezon has several meanings: it’s a species ...