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Call a babysitter

The tradition of fine conti-
nental cuisine initiated by
Chesa founders Manuela and
Jurgen Schulte continues
under the astute guidance of
Michaci Brown and chet!
Andy Butler. A fine dining
room with a bright glassed in
backroom has been joined by
an open air veranda.

A Chesa for all seasons.
And seasonings.

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Zen Japanese Restaurant,
2232 Marine Dr. West
Vancouver, 925-0667; fax:
925-0668. Visa, MasterCard
and American Express
accepted. Open Tuesday. to
Sunday for dinner. Fully
licensed. Vegetarizn options?
Several. Take the kids or call
a babysitter? Call a babysit-
ter.

Elegant, adventurous
Japanese dining in chic West
Vancouver location. Chef -
Nebu Ochi, late of
Vancouver's highly-regarded
Tojo’s Japanese restaurant,
presides. Excellent food;
good sake selection.

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Mirabeile, 2168 Marine Dr.,
West Vancouver, 925-2765,
Visa, MasterCard and
American Express accepted.
Open every night for dinner;
open Sunday to Friday for
lunch. Fully _ licensed.
Vegetarian options? A few.
Take the kids or call a
babysitter? Call a babysitter.

Well-prepared middle of
the road Italian cuisine served
in large open dining room.
Reasonable prices. Low-key
ambience.

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Ariston, 1425 Marine Dr.,

West Vancouver, 925-0070. °

Open everyday from 11 a.m.
. ise MasterCard and
American Express accepit
ve ian options? A few.
y licensed. Take the kids
be zall a babysitter? You

: could do either.

Peter Kavouras’ new Greek
adventure in the West
Vancouver storefront that
briefly housed the Olympia”

4 restaurant, but is more
fondly remembered for hous-
ing Soren Fakstorp’s Saffron

Bistro.

_ _ Ariston offers pretty stan-
dard Greek fare in an infor-
mal, neighbourly atmosphere.

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The Marmalade Cafe, {999
.Marine © --Dr.,' North
Vancouver, 983-3463. Open
‘for lunch Tuesday to Friday;

open for dinner Tuesday to
Sunday. Sunday brunch.
Visa, MasterCard and
American Express.
Vegetarian options? A few.
Fully licensed. Take the kids
or call a babysitter? You
could do either. Or you
could take your dear old dad
and mom if they are hanker-
ing for a taste of the old
country.

Great British dining locale
offers a good cross-section of
Celtic cuisine and quality
English, Scottish and Irish
ales,

Folk singers and other live
entertainment. Numerous
Celtic celebrations.

A taste of the Empire.

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Bravo —- Cucira, 1209
Lonsdale Avenue, North
Vancouver, 985-3006. Visa,
MasterCard and American
Express accepted. Open
Monday to Friday for lunch.
Open every night for dinner.
Fully licensed. Vegetarian
options? A few. Take the
kids or call a babysitter? Call
a babysitter.

Sami Bentroudi’s first-class
Tralian bistro. Mid-Lonsdate
location. Intimate 50-seater.
Great food and service.

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The Green Spot Vegetarian
Cafe, 2220 Marine Dr., West
Vancouver, 925-2218; fax
925-2287. Visa, MasterCard
and American _ Express
accepted. Open from 11

a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to
Saturday; open from 5
to 9 p.m. on Sun ays.
Vegetarian aptions? Nothing
but. Fully licensed. Take the

kids or call a babysitter?
Take the kids if their ‘palates
can tolerate more than burg-
ers and fries.

The North Shore’s only
Pure vegetarian restaurant.
Full-contact vegetarian cui-
sine; no-holds barred: no ani-
mal products in the produc-
tion of the restaurant’s food;
soy2 options, gluten-free
meals, fresh vegetable and
fruit juices, herbal teas, low
level musical ambience.

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Nino’s Cafe, 2232 Marine
Dr., West Vancouver, 921-
2228. Visa and MasterCard ev
accepted. Open every for
funch and dinaer. Vegetarian Ve
options? Some. Licensed to
sell beer and wine. Take the
kids or call a babysitter? You
could do either.
Good small

Mediterranean/Middle

north shore news

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Eastern: cate tucked away on
the outskirts of Dundarave
Village.

Husband and svife team of
ALJ. and Vida Azma preside.
Good food, reasonable prices
and gracious service.

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The End, 15 Lonsdale Ave.,
North Vancouver, 98-4-
4685. Visa and MasterCard
accepted. Open everyday
from 6 p.m. Fully licensed.
Vegetarian options? A few.
Take the kids or call a
babysitter? You could do
either.

Jacquie Butler's Lower
Lonsdale beatnik bar and
grill. Burgers and other sim-
ple entrees. Bohemian atmos-
phere. Live music.

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Chez Michel, 1373 Marine
Dr., West Vancouver, 926-
4913. Visa, MasterCard and
American Express accepted.
Open for lunch and dinner
Monday to Saturday.
Vegetarian options?
Available upon request.
Take the kids or call a
babysitter? Call a babysitter.

The place for French food
on the North Shore.

Michel Segur’s second-
storey French bistro is closing
in on its 20th anniversary.
Plays to a lang and loyal
clientele. Deservedly so.

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Moustache Cafe, 1265
Marine Dr., North
Vancouver, 987-8461. Visa
and MasterCard accepted.
Open Monday to Friday for
lunch; open Monday to
Saturday for dinner. Closed
Sunday. Fully licensed.
Vegetarian options? A few.
Take the kids or call a
babysitter? Call a babysitter.
One of the North Shore’s
best all-round restaurants.
Moistachc is located in a
brightly painted residence on
North Vancouver’s Marine
Drive strip. Excellent food
and service. Intimate atmos-

phere.
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Mythos Restaurant, 1811
Lonsdale Ave. North
Vancouver, 984-7411. Visa,
MasterCard and American
Express accepted. Open
ry day for dinner. Open

Monday to Friday for lunch.

vegetarian options? Some.

ke the kids or call a
Babraiteer You could do
either.

Mid-Lonsdale’s warm
house of quality

_ Mediterranean cuisine.

Partners Angelo
Angelopoulos and Erodotos
Anaviotos preside. Angelo
works the dining room;
Erodotos rides the range
Goad Greek food; lively
atmosphere.

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Corsi Trattoria, No. 1
Lonsdale, North Vancouver,
987-9910. Visa, MasterCard
and American Express
accepted. Open Mortday to
Friday for lunch. Open
Monday to Saturday for din-
ner. Fully licensed.
Vegetarian options? A few.
Take the kids or call a
babysitter? Call a babysitter.

Corsi has ditched the tapas
bar menu it launched in 1997
and has re-introduced a more
traditional Trattoria selection
of Italian entrees. Some tapas
still available.

Always a good Lower
Lonsdale bet.

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Cordon Bleu Cafe, 250 East
Ist St. North Vancouver,
987-0789. Visa and
MasterCard accepted. Open
Monday to Saturday for din-
ner; open Monday to Friday
for lunch. Vegetarian
options? Few. Take the kids
or call a babysitter? You
could do either.

Chef Gerard Page’s inti-
mate Lower Lonsdale French
bistro fills the heritage store-
front previously occupied by
My Place Cate.

Good, basic French cui-
sine, Reasonable prices. All
served in a warm out-of-the
way Lower Lonsdale location.

C’est bon.

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The Beach Side Cafe, 1562
Marine Dr., West Vancouver,
925-1945, Visa, MasterCard
and American Express
accepted. Open every day for
Junch and dinner. Vegetarian
options? Some. Take the
kids or call a babysitter? Call
a babysitter.

Janet McGuire’s Beach
Side place of dining excel-
lence. Add in sommelier
extraordinaire Mark Davidson
and the consistently first-class
culinary skills of chef Carol
Chow and you have one of
the North Shore’s best restau-
rants. Year in, year out.

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Manyo-Sushi Japanese
Restauzant, 180 East 2nd
St. Nort Vancouver, 9380-
1510; fax: 980-1507. Visa
and MasterCard accepted.
Open every night for dinner.
Vegetarian options? Many.

When
it’s news,
it’s in
the News.

Wednesday, January 6, 1999 - North Shore News - 21%

Take the kids or call a
babysitter? You could do
cither.

Long-lived North
Vancouver City sushi house
continues to thrive in the
Lower Lonsdate area. Original
Manyo man Yuki Kasukawa,
whe launched his Lower
Lonsdale sushi bar in 1980,
bailed vut in 1996. Manvo is
now run by Myung Nae Lee.
Good sushi, big dining room.

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The Brit Restaurant, 1552
Lonsdale Ave., North
Vancouver, 904-0166. Cash
only. Open Thursday to
Sunday for lunch and din-
ner. Vegetarian options? Are
you kidding mate? Take the
kids or call a babysitter? Cal!
a babysittes.

A bubbly British bloom in
the mid-Lonsdale area. Much
good ale on tap: Guinness,
Tennants Lager, Stones Bitter,
Kilkenny. Also platters of stur-
dy British grub: Toad in
Hole, Bangers and Mash,
Bubble and Squeak,
Shepherd's Pic and Irish Stew.
Live music. Chummy British

crowd.

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Kilby’s Restaurant, 3108
Edgemont Bivd., North
Vancouver, 990-4334; fax:
990-4354. Visa, MasterCard

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