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NEWS pnoto Terry Peters

A oreek feast presented at Ariston Greek restaurant on Marine Drive in West

Vancouver.

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dinner. Sunday brunch
served. Fully licensed.
Vegetarian options? Ask the
chef. Take the kids or call a
babysitter? Call a babysitter

The tradition of fine con-
tinental cuisine initiated by
Chesa founders Manuela and
Jurgen Schulte continues
under the astute guidance of
Michael Brown and chef
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 din-
ner. Fully licensed.
Vegetarian options? Several.
Take the kids or call a
babysitter? Call a babysitter.

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

990
Mirabelle, 2168 Marine Dr.,
West Vancouver, 925-2765,
Visa, MasterCard and
American Express accepted.
Open every night for din-
ner; 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 Italia 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. Visa, MasterCard and
American Express accepted.
vegetarian options? A few.
Fully licensed. Take the kids
or call a babysitter? You
could do either.

Peter Kavouras’ new
Greek adventure in the West
Vancouver storefront that
briefly housed the Olympia
Greek restaurant, but is more
fondly remembered tor hous-
ing Soren Fakstorp’s Saffron
Bistro. Ariston offers pretty
standard Greek fare in an
intormal, neighbourly atmos-
phere.

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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.
Vegetari-an 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
hankering 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 celebra-
tions. A taste of the Empire.
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Bravo Cucina, 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 Italian bistro, Mid-
Lonsdale location. Intimate
30-seater. Great food and ser-
vice.

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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

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from 11] am. to 9 p.m.
Monday to Saturday; open
from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
Sundays. Vegetarian
options? Nothing but. Fully
licensed. Take the kids or
call a babysitter? Take the
kids if their palates can tol-
erate more than burgers and
fries.

The North Shore's only
pure vexetarian restaurant,
Full contact segetarian cui-
sine; no-holds barred: no ani-
mal products in the produe-
tion of the cestaurant’s food;
sova options, gluten: tree
meals, fresh vevetable and
truit juices, herbal teas, law
level nusical ambience.

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

Good small
Mediterrancan/Middle
Eastern cate tucked away an
the outskirts of Dundarave
Village. Husband and wite
team of ALJ. and Vida Azma
preside.

Good food, reasonable
prices and gracious service.

— Table Hopping’s list of
summary reviews appears requ-
larly in the News asa dining
aide for the newspaper's read-
ers. The sonmaries are taken
fron: previous Table Hopping
reviews published over the past
war.

Wednesday, November 18, 1998 — North Shore News — 33

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