People say it might be one of the best seafood restaurants in North America, and while I have trouble swallowing such platitudes, I can’t deny that their dishes are worth weeping over. Their sablefish ($35.50) is one of the most delicious plates I have had in a long time, served in a soy ginger broth, with baby bok choy, quinoa and a miso roasted eggplant.  For my taste, there was a bit too much miso paste on the eggplant, but with this transcendent dish, I will not quibble.  I am also particularly fond of their ceviches,  always delicious, and I will  admit I’ve gone the way of the tenderloin, and you wont be disappointed (but you are a fool to eat meat in this restaurant).  The service is excellent and the venue is well lit and refined rustic, framed with 125 year-old north shore beams. And they seem to always win sommelier of the year. If you are feeling adventurous, the blue water tower ($138) is an imposing three tiers of fresh seafood, sushi, and a whole Dungeness crab. Almost as if they came up with a table-service version of the tsujiki fish market.

Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar
www.bluewatercafe.net
1095 Hamilton St.
Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6B 5T4
@ Helmcken in Yaletown

Voice: 604 688 8078
Fax: 604 688 8978
Email: info@bluewatercafe.net