The Scene:

It's the closest thing Vancouver has to a foodie empire, West is part of an innovative dining group that also owns Whistler's Araxi and Yaletown's Blue Water Café. A street front façade sleeps through the day under a manicured row of shade trees awaking in early evening to a valet parade of Vancouver staunchest food lovers. The interior space is divided between a long bar with premium wines and top-shelf alcohol opposite a central dining room with Cassina leather chairs and crisp white tablecloths. Amongst rice paper lampshades and leather-paneled walls is an elaborate sculpture from Werner Forster suspended from the ceiling like an culinary angel.