Campagnolo & DB Bistro named Condé Nast's 2009 "Hot List"
Condé Nast Traveler: Hot List 2009
newest additions to the global
dining scene
Each year, our team of voracious eaters sets off, fork in hand, to search out the world's most exciting new restaurants—as always, traveling anonymously and paying for every last bite of foie gras. Countless courses later, we discovered there's something for every taste and budget—from bargain prix fixes in Paris to blowout feasts in Dubai.
In Vancouver:
DB Bistro Moderne
2551 W. Broadway
Tel: 604-739-7115
Daniel Boulud's first foray into Canada has easily won the affection of Vancouver's food cognoscenti with its sleek metropolitan look and assured cuisine. Set in upmarket Kitsilano, the restaurant is both casual and sophisticated, with a cool dining room done in earthy brown, cream, and shimmering silver decor and a buzzy cocktail lounge. The food, by chef Stephane Istel, is faithful to Boulud but adds a West Coast flavor. There's the same style and adherence to French technique, but ingredients are emblematic of the coast: just-picked beets and endive punctuated with Stilton; flaky Dungeness crab slicked with lime and mango; and sublime, locally sourced coq au vin. Everything is prepared with Gallic aplomb and expertly served by some of the city's most recognizable pros.
Tip: Resident mixologist Cameron Bogue is an alchemist of high rank (entrées, $19–$21).
Campagnolo
1020 Main Street
Tel: 604-484-6018
Located on a yet-to-be-gentrified stretch of inner-city real estate, Campagnolo could have been a real gamble had it not quickly established itself as one of the city's best Italian restaurants. The front dining room, cork floored and concrete walled, is capped by an installation of intersecting pieces of plywood and backed by a 25-seat wine room. Chef Alvin Pillay spent six months in Italy researching regions that reflected the ingredients available on farms around Vancouver, finally settling on the pork- and poultry-heavy traditions of Emilia-Romagna and Piedmont. His menu begins with homemade salumi, then moves on to excellent pastas such as fresh tagliarini with pork ragù and tesa-spiked carnaroli risotto. The true stars, though, are deceptively simple thin-crusted pizzas like the salsiccia rucola and the bianca grana padano.
Tip: Co-owner Tom Doughty has a grappa fetish—take full advantage (entrées, $10–$14).
Click here for the Condé Nast Traveler: Hot List Tables 2009 complete listing.
newest additions to the global
dining scene
Each year, our team of voracious eaters sets off, fork in hand, to search out the world's most exciting new restaurants—as always, traveling anonymously and paying for every last bite of foie gras. Countless courses later, we discovered there's something for every taste and budget—from bargain prix fixes in Paris to blowout feasts in Dubai.In Vancouver:
DB Bistro Moderne
2551 W. Broadway
Tel: 604-739-7115
Daniel Boulud's first foray into Canada has easily won the affection of Vancouver's food cognoscenti with its sleek metropolitan look and assured cuisine. Set in upmarket Kitsilano, the restaurant is both casual and sophisticated, with a cool dining room done in earthy brown, cream, and shimmering silver decor and a buzzy cocktail lounge. The food, by chef Stephane Istel, is faithful to Boulud but adds a West Coast flavor. There's the same style and adherence to French technique, but ingredients are emblematic of the coast: just-picked beets and endive punctuated with Stilton; flaky Dungeness crab slicked with lime and mango; and sublime, locally sourced coq au vin. Everything is prepared with Gallic aplomb and expertly served by some of the city's most recognizable pros.
Tip: Resident mixologist Cameron Bogue is an alchemist of high rank (entrées, $19–$21).
Campagnolo
1020 Main Street
Tel: 604-484-6018
Located on a yet-to-be-gentrified stretch of inner-city real estate, Campagnolo could have been a real gamble had it not quickly established itself as one of the city's best Italian restaurants. The front dining room, cork floored and concrete walled, is capped by an installation of intersecting pieces of plywood and backed by a 25-seat wine room. Chef Alvin Pillay spent six months in Italy researching regions that reflected the ingredients available on farms around Vancouver, finally settling on the pork- and poultry-heavy traditions of Emilia-Romagna and Piedmont. His menu begins with homemade salumi, then moves on to excellent pastas such as fresh tagliarini with pork ragù and tesa-spiked carnaroli risotto. The true stars, though, are deceptively simple thin-crusted pizzas like the salsiccia rucola and the bianca grana padano.
Tip: Co-owner Tom Doughty has a grappa fetish—take full advantage (entrées, $10–$14).
Click here for the Condé Nast Traveler: Hot List Tables 2009 complete listing.
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