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  1. Published on Main

    Nordic

    Drink 68
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    Preservation jars line the shelves as decor, which tells you something: this Michelin-starred fine dining room on Main Street ferments, forages, and pickles its way through the seasons before a single plate reaches the table. Chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson weaves Manitoba roots and Nordic technique into a deeply West Coast menu, and the bar crowd ordering à la carte gets the same serious treatment as the tasting menu pilgrims. North America's 50 Best lists it at number seventeen.

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    The dishes from the writeups

    • Venison tartare

      “The $29 venison tartare was hailed as “in the running for perfect Western Canadian dish,” emblematic of Stieffenhofer-Brandson’s talent for trendsetting without pretension.”

      Vancouver Magazine, 2024

    • Foie gras NRG

      “From openers like the Foie Gras NRG bar made with strawberry, rose and cashew, to the intriguing Too Many Plums dessert with plum kernel and sumac kombucha, and the fun Birch, Please!”

      The 50

    • Too many plums

      “From openers like the Foie Gras NRG bar made with strawberry, rose and cashew, to the intriguing Too Many Plums dessert with plum kernel and sumac kombucha, and the fun Birch, Please!”

      The 50

    • Boozy freezie

      “The most whimsical plate, the Boozy Freezie, resembles icy treats from childhood summer beach days”

      The 50
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    3593 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    • Monday 5 PM to 11 PM
    • Tuesday Today 5 PM to 11 PM
    • Wednesday 5 PM to 11 PM
    • Thursday 5 PM to 11 PM
    • Friday 5 PM to 11 PM
    • Saturday 5 PM to 11 PM
    • Sunday 5 PM to 11 PM
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    16044234840
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      Four fifths of the score is the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin Key outweighs a listicle. The last fifth is where it is: the ranked places to eat and things to do around it, and how safe the country is. When you sort by what's nearby, distance from you changes the order, never the score.

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        The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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