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By Mijune Pak , Follow Me Foodie – WE Vancouver
Published: October 17, 2013 5:00 PM
Updated: October 17, 2013 5:24 PM
Yaletown has had its up and downs and people either love it or hate it.
Once an artistic and independent neighbourhood, after it got popular it was dominated with chain restaurants and party-goers. The quaint neighourhood became an overpriced destination where locals wanted to live and tourists wanted to visit.
The place where almost every yuppie wanted to be (still true today) has gone through many transformations, especially in the restaurant scene.
In the last few years Yaletown has been trying to find its roots. While some of the classics still remain, many restaurants have come and gone.
Yaletown’s popularity may have peaked, but that doesn’t mean it can’t have a second wind. It’s still a cosmopolitan area with restaurants worth trying.
The 9th Annual Taste of Yaletown (TOY) runs from October 16 to 27 and while these events might not be representable of restaurants on a regular night, it’s a good excuse to try some of the special TOY menus and support local businesses. Set menus are $25, $35, and $45 and range from three to seven courses.
This year, there are a record 30 participating restaurants, and for the first time they are offering a Yaletown Lunch Trolley service which transports people from the downtown area to Yaletown on Thursdays and Fridays for lunch and drops them back within the hour.
A few highlights include: Read the full article.
See more Follow Me Foodie stories from Mijune in the WE Vancouver:
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Hi Mijune. We were away for 2 months so I got quite far behind in reading your blogs. Thank you for posting the WE Vancouver stories as I obviously have missed a fair no. of them. I’ll try to read them all by this WE. how was your Thanksgiving? Any foodie plans for Hallowe’en? We attended a Murder/Mystery at Chomp Eatery last WE…. guess who got a knife in the back? I’ve been to 3 murder/mysteries and I’ve been the victim every time. hmmmmm…. I wonder what that means?
I remember when you also blogged about a tasting tour of Granville St. That was great. The Yaletown tour has reasonable prices and these can be very social events, in which you can have lottsa fun and meet perfect strangers.