Big Sparkler
JULY 8TH, 2009
Big Sparkler
Marilyn would say diamonds are a girl's best friend, and we'd agree, only our Diamond looks good and serves up drinks too.
The bar, in the classic, cool sense of the word, is a Gastown gem right out of the gate. As soon as you ascend its dark staircase, nab the far corner table that gives a prime view of the Gassy Jack landmark, as well as the interior bedecked in brick, custom diamond wallpaper and a bit of tropical verdure.
Make the cocktail menu your personality test. Broken into boozy, refreshing, delicate, proper, notorious and not so boozy sections, with icons of the glass they come in, we turned out “refreshingly tall and short on notorious” thanks to signature drink Colin's Lawn ($7) combining sake, vodka, Kaffir lime, mint and soda. To ensure we didn't turn scandalous, we filled up on above par bar snacks like handmade pork and shitake gyoza ($5) and citrusy rock cod ceviche ($12).
Looks like we've found the perfect place to mine for a flawless sparkler. Huge rock, anyone?
The Diamond, 6 Powell St., Vancouver, www.di6mond.com