October is Dining Month in The Couve
Vancouver USA’s dining month is back with a vengeance. This year, Dine the Couve brings together 31 restaurants across the city for three-course, $23 specials—enough for a different menu each day of the month! Don’t worry, if you’re not ambitious enough to hit them all, just choose the epicurean experience below that best aligns with your inner foodie.
For The Indecisive Eater
While all restaurants participating in Dine the Couve feature three-item menus, some serve up options aplenty to pick from for each course. Head to Beaches Restaurant along the waterfront for seafood choices like citrus calamari, cioppino and a salmon salad. Smokehouse Provisions lets you build your own plate of delicious smoked barbecue (seven mains to choose from!), and Say Ciao! Tap Room and Eatery has a list of 11 items for a mix-and-match menu approach.
For The Craft Beverage Lover
Here for the beer? Doomsday Brewing Safe House is ready to show off its new food cart with chicken wings and pizza to go with your pint. Loowit Brewing offers a flight option to go along with a Pita Pizza and seasonal dessert. For local wine, find your way to Koi Pond Cellars—a choice of Chardonnay, Rosé, Cabernet, Geisha Red or Merlot is on their menu to pair with a panini. Dine the Couve veteran Niche Wine Bar covers the three shades of wine with a course dedicated to chocolate.
For The Fast-Casual Diner
It’s hard to pass up tasty (and high-quality) bar food for dinner! Ben’s Bottle Shop tops Salt & Pepper Kettle Chips with all kinds of goodies before serving up a buffalo, bacon and cheddar burger. Heathen Feral Public House features any of their pizzas, and Trusty Brewing goes straight for the jalapeño poppers and nachos. Try Mighty Bowl for a healthy, low-key dinner (also the best option for vegetarian and vegan foodies).
For The Fancy Feaster
Whether you are celebrating a special occasion or just looking to enjoy an upscale meal, try these places for classic favorites and elevated flavors. Elements Restaurant joins Dine the Couve with offerings like a roasted half chicken with saffron potatoes, rigatoni and sausage, and pumpkin white chocolate cheesecake. New to dining month, Hudson’s Bar & Grill located at The Heathman Lodge features its cheese and pear-filled pasta sachets or its renowned meatloaf. Lapellah brings the fall tastes with roasted butternut squash soup, a shaved brussels sprouts salad, and house made wood-grilled pork sausage. Don’t miss the top Sirloin with peppercorn demi glaze at the newly revamped Grays Restaurant.
For The International Taster
Let your taste buds travel the world! NOM NOM’s rich Laotian and Thai heritage comes through in its Kaopoon Nam Gai and Lemongrass Chicken Pad Thai options. Be transported to Europe’s boot at Little Italy’s Trattoria with a menu of bruschetta, pasta and meatballs, and a cannoli for dessert. Another ‘little’ that boasts big flavors is Little Conejo, which has six authentic Oaxacan tacos on its Dine the Couve menu, with Piloncillo cookies and chocolate dipping sauce.
This is just a sampling of the many options offered during the month of October. Find all the special menus on the Dine the Couve website. Bon appétit!