64 VANMAG.COM MAY 2017CARLO RICCIIt’s a wholesa le cha ng ing of the g ua rds in Victo -
ria as an entire new slate of young’uns captures
the podium this year. First up is the tiny Agri-
us, where Cliff Leir presides over a jewel box
of a room. In the words of one judge: “A young,
unpretentious, ingredients-focused team
sources local and focuses on fl avourful, and is
a lso home to the best ba ker y in the capita l cit y
(oh, the breads). Cocktails are sharp, and the
wine list is naturalist; this is the hippest room
in town.” Silver goes to Part and Parcel, an ul-
tra-low-key, supremely wallet-friendly Quadra
Street spot that a lso zones in on the loca l,
while bronze sees the Island’s reig ning whole-
food champ Nourish show its leafy chops.Best
Victoria
Agrius
732 Yates St.
agriusrestaurant.com
Part and Parcel
2656 Quadra St.
partandparcel.ca
Nourish Kitchen and Café
225 Quebec St.
nourishkitchen.ca
HONOUR ABLE MENTIONS
Stage Wine Bar, Pizzeria
Prima Strada2
3Best Pacifi c
Northwest
Royal Dinette
905 Dunsmuir St.
royaldinette.ca
Farmer’s Apprentice
1535 W 6th Ave.
farmersapprentice.ca
Burdock and Co.
2702 Main St.
burdockandco.com
HONOUR ABLE MENTIONS
Hawksworth, Latab (closed)2
3In its second year, Royal Dinette earns top
marks from our judges as “a place of real, quiet
creativ it y.” Chef Jack Chen (now relocated to
L’Abattoir) cooks with a “true sense of fun and
purpose, articulating local ingredients with
confi dent clarity.” Lunch and dinner services
“successfully balance the tricky tightrope be-
tween more mainstream midday diners and
adventurous foodies in the evening.” At Farmer’s
Apprentice (Silver), David Gunawan has “taken
a reductive path” with his dishes, “delving into
ingredients with more depth and honesty and
stripping them away to express the core of their
true fl avours.” Chef Andrea Carlson “cooks good
food with honesty and integrity” at Burdock
and Co. (Bronze), creating “comforting dishes
that are rooted in the cla ssics w ith fl avours
that are luscious, rounded and balanced.”Caffè Umbria is an artisan Italian coffee roasting
company. Our master roaster, Emanuele Bizzarri,
is the third generation of a family of roasters
from Perugia, Italy. Combining state-of-the-art
equipment and traditional Italian coffee roasting
style, Caffè Umbria has been serving fine dining
outlets in North America for 15 years.
Please contact us at: 604-733-9847.
Represented by Charton-Hobbs
chartonhobbs.com