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Web Directions North | February 6 - 10, 2007 �

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Where to Eat

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Breakfast There are plenty of coffee shops and breakfast cafes close by the Renaissance Hotel. Just head uphill a block to Pender and Thurlow, then turn left or right along the two-block stretch between Burrard and Bute for your Starbucks fix, crêpes, pastries, and more. Lunch We’ll provide lunch during the conference. If you arrive in town a day before, or decide to stay on a few more days, go to the same area as our breakfast recommendations above for Quizno’s subs, Fujiya take-out bento boxes (great, and cheap), or any number of sandwich shops. Dinner Vancouver is blessed with an incredible diversity of cuisine which is generally surprisingly cheap. You can find some specific recommendations on this site, but we can tell you that you generally can’t go wrong having dinner along Robson St., or in Yaletown. General note: Coffee Maybe it’s because Vancouver is so close to Seattle, but the quality of coffee in town is generally quite high. Aside from cafes offering great Italian imports like Illy and Lavazza, small local chains have sprouted up over the past few years to compete with the big S; we’d definitely recommend you give them a try if you’re a coffee fan. There are locations of both Caffè Artigiano and Take 5 very close to the Renaissance Hotel, go check out the latte art trend that swept across the city a few years ago. General note: sushi and Japanese tapas As with many cities along the Pacific Rim, you can expect some great Japanese food in Vancouver. Sushi bars are everywhere, but we suggest exercising a bit of discretion. The vast quantity doesn’t indicate quality, and many are easily avoidable. General tips for finding a good sushi place - look for a place without an “all you can eat” menu, and you rarely go wrong with Japanese-owned and operated sushi joints. As well, recent years have seen a boom in Japanese tapas restaurants. Even for those who dislike sushi, these should not be missed. Robson St. features a few of the better ones, we’d suggest heading west a bit further to check out Guu or Hapa Izakaya. (If you don’t know what an item on the menu is — which is likely — just ask! It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the unfamiliarity, but it’s so worth getting beyond that any way possible.)