Christmas is right around the corner and most of us are busy last minute shopping and deciding where to spend Christmas Day, and most importantly, what to eat for dinner.
While some prefer an old fashioned meal cooked by their mom, others prefer to leave it to a restaurant to make the magic happen. If you happen to fall in the latter category, here are a few places to consider for your special holiday meal.
Diva at the Met
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all fashioned seven days a week in the Diva’s open Waldorf-style kitchen, giving guests front row seats to a culinary spectacle of bold, fresh flavours. For Christmas Day, the restaurant has put together dinner menus for $70.
- Address: 645 Howe Street, Vancouver, B.C. at the Metropolitan Hotel
- Telephone: 604-602-7788
- Website: www.metropolitan.com
Dockside Restaurant
Why not soak in a beautiful view from Granville Island Hotel’s Dockside restaurant along with an amazing mouth watering Christmas dinner. Expect classic carvery, a full seafood spread, and more dessert than you can possibly consume.
- Address: 1253 Johnston Street (Granville Island), Vancouver, B.C.
- Telephone: 604-685-7070
- Website: www.docksidevancouver.com
ORU at Fairmont Pacific Rim
Oru offers one of the best Christmas Day dinner buffets in the city. It provides an extravagant spread including artisan local cheese and charcuterie, a B.C. salmon display, chilled seafood station (with oysters, crab, clams, prawns and mussels) a sushi station, as well as traditional holiday roasts like Fraser Valley turkey and ham.
- Address: 1038 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC
- Telephone: 604-695-5300
- Website: www.orucuisine.com
Bacchus Restaurant and Lounge
Nested inside the gorgeous Westwood Hotel on Hornby Street, Bacchus is offering a Christmas Day Dinner (and how fabulous…a vegetarian option is available). They also offer an extensive wine list that is sure to please your friends and family.
- Address: 845 Hornby Street,(located on the West Side of Hornby Street between Smithe & Robson),
Vancouver, BC. - Telephone: 604-608-5319
- Website: www.wedgewoodhotel.com
Dynasty Seafood Restaurant
Since Dynasty was established in 2009, they have striven to bring the best Chinese flavours and service to the city. Executive Chef Sal Leung has put together a masterful menu that offers dishes such as sautéed crab meat with egg white, jumble prawn in spicy sauce, and sautéed diced beef tenderloin with brasil.
- Address: 777 West Broadway, Vancouver, B.C.
- Telephone: 604-876-8388
- Website: www.dynasty-restaurant.ca
Top Shanghai Cuisine Restaurant
If you are looking for some traditional Shanghai dishes, don’t look further. Dishes such as Xiao Loong Bao, fried noodles, and Suzhou style spiced smoked fish are all found here in this Richmond restaurant’s special Christmas dinner.
- Address: 8100 Ackroyd Rd #120, Richmond, B.C.
- Telephone: 604-278-8798
- Website: www.topshanghaicuisine.com
Where do you plan to dine on Christmas? Let us know in the comments below!