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burdee Enthusiast
burdee
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I will be staying in Vancouver, BC from August 23-31 in the Oceanside Hotel on English Bay a couple blocks from Stanley Park. Can anyone tell me where in the downtown and Stanley Park area I can find restaurant personnel who speak celiac?? :blink: I'm also casein and soy intolerant, but don't like spicey food. So I usually go to steakhouses and order simply grilled meats and vegies or Mexican restaurants. I'm scared of oriental restaurants (except PF Chang's) because of the soy. Any ideas from anyone in the Vancouver area or anyone who had a successful gluten free vacation in Vancouver??

Since we're driving, we can take many gluten-free/df/sf supplies, but I may need to restock while there. SO where are there good suppliers of gluten-free foods in the Vancouver area?

BURDEE

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KarenCM Rookie
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For restaurants I really recommomend Serenity Natural Foods Deli/Cafe on west 4th I love their soup and chocolate chip cookies.

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here are some others as well (taken from the Vancouver Chapter Celiac Newsletter):

Mountain Top Cafe in North Vancouver 103-1124 Lonsdale Ave

Denman Street Free House offers some sandwiches 1780 Davie Street Vancouver

Panne Rizo Bakery 1939 Cornwall Ave Vancouver

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Bon Manger Cafe gluten free batter available for crepes 2670 West Broadway

Arriva 1537 Commercial Drive keeps rice pasta on hand for people like us can be prepared with wine sauce

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House of Dosa 1391 Kingsway (at Knight Street) Indian Crepes made with 100% rice flour

Quejos cheesebuns 4129 Main Street Vancouver

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If you are looking for places to shop there is Capers, Choices Market, Whole Foods and Galloways just to name a few.

hope this helps and if you have any other questions feel free to ask.

Karen

burdee Enthusiast
burdee
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WOW!! THANKS A HEAP, KAREN!!

We're staying in the Oceanside Hotel 2 blocks from Stanley Park on English Bay. Which of those restaurants are in the Stanley Park area? Of course we'll travel all over Vancouver and can try the others, but we might want one close to our hotel the first night. Also WHERE is the Whole Foods? I really depend on the Whole Foods in Seattle, so I'm thrilled to hear Vancouver has a Whole Foods. Are any of the other shops you mentioned in the Stanley Park area or nearby Robsonstrasse area? Is there a Vancouver area celiac support group phone number or website which I could contact for info while I'm there or before I leave? Thanks again.

BURDEE

KarenCM Rookie
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You are very welcome for the help I love helping other Celiacs if I can. I also had good luck at Moxies (Open Original Shared Link) restaurant just recently there are a couple in Vancouver here is one that might be close to where you would be 808 bute street. The manager and chef came to my table to help me order I had a great meal including dessert. Also red robin worked for me here is one 803 Thurlow Street. The Whole Foods is in The Park Royal Shopping Ctr Village at Park Royal 925 Main Street West Vancouver. There is a Capers on Robson at 1675 Robson Street. There is a Choices Market at 1202 Richards Street. The Vancouver Chapter of the Canadian Celiac Association's website is at Open Original Shared Link it is in the process of being updated but if you email them with any questions they will help you out with your stay in Vancouver.

Karen

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Thanks again, Karen.

Red Robin?? I would never imagine I could get a gluten, dairy, soy free meal there!! My husband would be sooo pleased ... OOPS! He's also committed to avoid gluten (which relieved his arthritis symptoms though he's never been tested for celiac disease) just to eliminate kitchen cross contamination. I'm not sure he could resist a burger and those great RR onion rings. What did you order at Red Robin?

I'll check out that website and locate all your suggestions on my Vancouver map.

BURDEE

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I had a burger without the bun it was wrapped in lettuce it was really good and a side of steamed veggies.

Karen

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janej Newbie
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there is a new awesome Gluten Free Cafe & Bakery on the North Shore! (close to the sea bus on North Vancouver side) It's called Mountain Top Cafe & Bakery, at #103-1124 Lonsdale, North Van, ( beside the NS Credit Union). They have everything- muffins, breads, buns, pastries, pies, paninis, pizza even sausage rolls. Their phone number is 604-960-9605. I usually phone them to place my order and get 10% discount on pre-order.

jane

I will be staying in Vancouver, BC from August 23-31 in the Oceanside Hotel on English Bay a couple blocks from Stanley Park.  Can anyone tell me where in the downtown and Stanley Park area I can find restaurant personnel who speak celiac??  :blink:  I'm also casein and soy intolerant, but don't like spicey food. So I usually go to steakhouses and order simply grilled meats and vegies or Mexican restaurants.  I'm scared of oriental restaurants (except PF Chang's) because of the soy.  Any ideas from anyone in the Vancouver area or anyone who had a successful gluten free vacation in Vancouver??

Since we're driving, we can take many gluten-free/df/sf supplies, but I may need to restock while there. SO where are there good suppliers of gluten-free foods in the Vancouver area?

BURDEE

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burdee Enthusiast
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Thanks, Jane. I'll add that to my list of great recommendations! I also contacted the Canadian Celiac Association, Vancouver branch and someone there gave me a huge list of restaurants, locations and contact numbers. I noticed that most of the restaurants seem to be breakfast and lunch spots (muffins, sandwiches). We usually eat breakfasts and lunches from purchased 'picnic' foods during tourist activities, to save time and money, but those recommendations give us more lunch choices. With my additional dairy and soy intolerances, finding a safe dinner type restaurant will be challenging, but I have a long list of restaurants to choose from. :lol: Unfortunately we decided to postpone our vacation, due to too many previous commitments we would miss or need to reschedule. However, a close friend lives in the Vancouver area, so we'll be there soon enough. Thanks again to everyone who posted recommendations!

BURDEE

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Just to add, I was recently in Victoria and had a great experience with the restaurant Re-Bar. The staff were very helpful and double checked everything for me. I highly recommend it if in the area.

H : )

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