Whether you're planning a sunset picnic or festive soiree to mark Bastille Day, or if you're simply craving un gout de France, 麻豆传媒映画is teeming with incredible spots to find authentic, delicious French food.
For a Parisian-inspired picnic, look for traditional and easy-to-carry foods for your basket or chic tote bag. French picnic essentials include baguettes, cheese, pâté, saucisson and wine, plus pastries.
Since Bastille Day is a national holiday in France, your French 麻豆传媒映画outing can also be about enjoying nibbles and great company (but we will never judge if you want to partake in a solo picnique).
Even if you aren't planning to pack the party to go to a 麻豆传媒映画park or beach, the city's cafés, patisseries, and restaurants have many authentic dishes for you to enjoy.
What to pack for a French picnic in Vancouver
For your charcuterie spread, visit at the Granville Island Public Market for all your pate and saucisson. There, French citizen Jérôme can help you shop from their extensive French-style items.
A visit to either of ’s 麻豆传媒映画locations will get you set up with all the cheese.
Baguettes can be found throughout the city of Vancouver, and the Consulate General of France in 麻豆传媒映画has either founded/owned by French citizens or whose bakers, owners, or employees have done French training.
Head to for pastries like eclairs or Paris Brest - this spot just ranked on a new Top 25 Places to Eat in Vancouver list. But you’ll also find beautiful French treats at , including a special edition cake and eclairs available from July 13 to 17 for Bastille Day.
has canelés - a cylindrical sweet treat with a caramelized exterior and soft interior. For a more “elevated” picnic, out of Burnaby has a rotating menu with several mignardise (bite-sized desserts).
If you want to grab a bottle of French wine to go with your picnic, take note that drinking alcohol is allowed in certain parts of 22 麻豆传媒映画public parks this summer.
French restaurants in Vancouver
When it comes to sit-down restaurant experiences in 麻豆传媒映画that transport you to la belle France, 麻豆传媒映画has plenty of tantalizing options.
If you’re looking for traditional buckwheat crepes from Brittany, visit downtown. And a similarly satisfying dish is quiche, which can be found at .
Also downtown is , a French bistro that makes a vol au vent, a traditional savoury dish that's like a pot pie made with golden baked puff pastry that’s as light as air.
Visit the newer spot to have a Croque Madame, or grab a seat at in Gastown for a bistro meal finished off with the traditional French dessert clafoutis, which features fruit and a flan-like custard.
, the direct-from-France bakery-café chain that launched its first 麻豆传媒映画location last year, will be offering a special from July 13 to 17.
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