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Restaurant Spotlight: Gallery Café at Vancouver Art Gallery

Photo courtesy: Gallery Café Home to one of the best patios in downtown, the charming Gallery Café at the Vancouver Art Gallery is open for summer hours from 9am-9pm, Monday to Friday and from 9:30am-6pm on weekends.

 Photo courtesy: Gallery CaféPhoto courtesy: Gallery Café

Home to one of the best patios in downtown, the charming Gallery Café at the Vancouver Art Gallery is open for summer hours from 9am-9pm, Monday to Friday and from 9:30am-6pm on weekends. The Gallery Cafe does not require admission into the Vancouver Art Gallery.


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The self-serve café offers sandwiches, paninis, quiches, salads and soups in either the chic indoor seating area or on the beautiful garden patio. Try the excellent panini's served with house salad ($8.75) including the popular turkey, pear and brie or the fully-loaded caprese. The hand made quiches are a must eat with wonderful combinations including chicken, broccoli with smoked applewood cheese or the shrimp and asparagus. Excellent specialty salads can be paired with soup of the day ($9.50) and for vegans enjoy the chickpea sandwich wrap ($7.75).


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Escape the hustle and bustle of the city and relax with an afternoon espresso, cappuccino, or a latte. Indulge in one of the Gallery café's sinful homemade desserts which rotate daily. Choose from heavenly cheesecakes, flans, tarts, pies and cakes.


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The Gallery Café is the perfect downtown location to share a bottle of bubbly or wine with friends. Local offerings including CederCreek Estate Winery, Gheringer Brothers, and Mission Hill Winery, by the glass ($7.75/$8.75) or by the bottle ($29.00/$33.00). Foreign imports including bubbly are $9.25 by the glass or $35.00 by the bottle. Local craft beers from Four Winds, Parallel 49, Stanley Park and Phillips are available by the bottle as well as Rock Creek ciders for $5.75. Martinis ($6.50) are served up for cocktail hour.


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Starting at 4:00pm, the Gallery Cafe also offers table service on the patio for their popular Terrace Nibbles. The Les Du Amis Fromage Cheese Plate ($15.00) and the Buffalo mozzarella, proscuitto and salami plate ($15.00) are perfect for sharing. Enjoy live music on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 4pm-8pm.


The Gallery Café's garden patio overlooking Robson Square is a Vancouver summer must!