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Awards & Accolades

• • • One of 'Top 50 Restaurants in Canada', Vacay.ca, 2015
    • Best Brunch, WHERE to Dine Awards, 2015
    • Best Breakfast, Georgia Straight Golden Plate Awards, 2015
  • Best Brunch, Georgia Straight Golden Plate Awards, 2015
  • • Best Breakfast (Downtown/Gastown/Yaletown), Westender Best of the City Awards, 2015
• • Best Brunch (Downtown/Gastown/Yaletown), Westender Best of the City Awards, 2015
• Best Culinary Event, Robbie Burns Whisky Supper: Bittered Sling Bistro, Dine Out Vancouver Festival, 2015
• Best Brunch, Georgia Straight Golden Plate Awards, 2014
• Best Brunch, Georgia Straight Best of Vancouver Awards, 2014
• Best Brunch, Westender Best of the City 'Dining', 2014
  
• Best Breakfast, Westender Best of the City 'Reader's Choice', 2014
• Best Brunch, Westender Best of the City 'Reader's Choice', 2014
• • Best Restaurant, Robbie Kane, Western Canada Notable Awards, 2014
• • One of '5 New Downtown Vancouver Restaurants to Try Now', Forbes Travel Guide, 2014
  • One of '10 Best Brunch Restaurants in Vancouver, BC', USA Today 10Best, 2014
  • One of 'Top 10 Best New Vancouver Restaurants of 2014', The Globe and Mail, 2014
  • One of 'The Scout 25' (most loved, consistent and essential Vancouver restaurants), Scout Magazine, 2014
    
  • One of 'The Best New Vancouver Restaurants and Bars in 2014', Notable, 2014

Praise

"No visit to Vancouver would be complete without a trip to Medina." - Natasha John, USA Today 10 Best, 2015

"One of my favorite spots for breakfast is Café Medina, which serves comfort food in cast-iron skillets. I order the waffles with salted caramel." - Sarah McLachlan in Travel + Leisure, 2015

"Vancouver's hottest brunch spot." - Kim Mah, Real Weddings, 2015

"With chef Jonathan Chovancek – a master of spicing, seasoning and sourcing – at the helm, Café Medina has done the impossible. It’s a brunch joint that has become one of Vancouver’s must-try destinations." - Alexandra Gill, The Globe and Mail, 2014

"Many point to Medina as the catalyst for the current-day love affair Vancouverites have with brunch, and with reason: Cafe Medina definitely has one of the best brunch menus in the city.” - Vancity Buzz, 2014

“For heavenly waffles that are worth the wait, head to Vancouver’s most adored brunch spot, Cafe Medina." - Where Magazine, 2014

“The pan-Mediterranean menu – spicy Moroccan meatballs, creamy orzo paella, slow cooked clay-pot tagines and almost everything topped with eggs – exploded in tandem with the restaurant’s ever-growing popularity and never failed to please.” – Alexandra Gill, The Globe and Mail, 2014

“The new location of Medina is definitely worth a look. Not only is it bigger and brighter than the old space on Beatty, the atmosphere is much more conducive to merry fast-breaking. High ceilings, poured concrete floors, a large open kitchen, and an excellent playlist at a level that still allows for easy conversation are all points in its favour.” – Anya Levykh, The Westender, 2014 

“A superstar in the Vancouver breakfast, brunch and lunch scene.” – Mia Stainsby, The Vancouver Sun, 2014

"...brunch at Medina is worth the wait. Save room for waffles and you’ll see why they’re so popular." – Stella Magazine, The Telegraph (UK), 2014

“The menu is innovative and the fare is hearty, smart and prepared beyond anyone’s expectations. With trademark dishes like Saumon Fumé – a fried egg with smoked wild salmon and cream cheese over arugula – the restaurant lives up to the hype, and then some.” – Mark Vanek, Charlotte Observer, 2014

“True brunch bliss.” – Adrienne Matei, Vitamin Daily Vancouver, 2014

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