We've Got Game
FEBRUARY 6TH, 2009
We've Got Game
Wondering where all the men are at 3 p.m. on a Wednesday?
Try the long bar at the new Joeys Bentall: Wall-to-wall eligible bachelors in suits quaffing pints in the former bank and trading stock tips on the white marble bar top amid an art installation from Amsterdam (that's surrealism, Vancouver-style).
We recommend heading next door to the airy adjoining Wine Bar (pictured) featuring Philippe Starck's gold-plated AK47 lights, Jeremy Cole's blossom lights and over 60 wines by the glass (from $6 to $120 for Chateau Pomerol) dispensed from an Italian Enomatic. Pair your Riesling with the lobster grilled cheese dipped in cocktail sauce (brilliant!) and your week's woes are behind you.
Do check the custom wallpaper by Vancouver's Rollout in the loos: The men's features spiders, while the women's features flies.
One question: Shouldn't it be the other way around, Charlotte?
Joeys Bentall, 507 Burrard St., Vancouver, 604-915-5639, www.joeysrestaurants.com