French cuisine: the best places to taste it in North Vancouver

4 restaurant menus in North Vancouver, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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Bad Dog Bread
Bad Dog Bread
90/100 (557 ratings)
Restaurants
German
French
Cafe
German
Cafe
Café
Café
German
Takeout
Mid-range
"Lovely place and unbelievable food. Nothing like it in the area. It's the classic paradox of discovering an amazing neighbourhood bistro: I want to..."
Becca Young
"Yum! Naturally levan bread is priceless. Toast, jam, butter and salt for me..."
Alex Montoya
"We’re addicted to all their breads... and their chocolate chip cookies... so..."
Pam Pollitt
"Second weekend in a row we've walked down for bread. Amazing toast and coffee and always leave with a..."
Leigh Stratton
"I'm HOOKED! The chocolate chip cookies are dangerous, and the breads are..."
Jody Quine
"awesome sourdough bread! a tad on the expensive side..."
Jerome Henen
"Best olive bread I’ve had in a long time! A bit on the expansive side so not my go-to bakery, but definitely worth the money as a treat from time..."
Mateja Seaton
"Email ahead to have them hold what you want-the bread/baked goods go fast! Had the Sourdough, the Sesame, and the Porridge loaves. The Sesame has a..."
Daniel Naumann
"Best bread in North Shore guaranteed! Honestly, you won’t find better place with more tasty bread and nicer staff! Probably not the lowest prices,..."
Martin MN
"Absolutely delicious! Probably the best bread I’ve had in a long long time! Gail is very friendly and I am sure is one of the reason why there are..."
Kiki E
"Amazing flours for baking bread and baking in general. Their breads are also amazing and the treats are divine. Try the double baked brioche if they..."
Sean Wiseman
"This is a great little bread shop in the neighbourhood. I have been here a few times. I tried their croissants, apple turnovers, baguette, and..."
Kit Yee Yu
"This bakery reminds me of the importance of details and patience. Easily some of the best bread I've had in my life. I've had it at restaurants..."
Raul Jaime
"Best French toast I have ever had, made with brioche served with vanilla bean mascarpone. Chocolate chunk sea salt cookies and a latte. So good. We..."
Angie Holubowich
Tour De Feast Cafe
Tour De Feast Cafe
89/100 (2565 ratings)
Restaurants
French
Canadian
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
European
Vegetarian Friendly
European
French
Canadian
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Brunch
Bouillabaisse
Cassoulet
Salmon
Lamb
Fish
Pork
Cod
Halibut
Sandwiches
Toasts
Beef
Omelette
Duck Confit
Confit
Octopus
Salad
Baguette
Duck
Sit down
French
European
Canadian
Free off-street parking
Highchairs Available
Free Wifi
Accepts Credit Cards
Outdoor Seating
Takeout
Accepts Mastercard
Reservations
Accepts Visa
Street Parking
Wheelchair Accessible
Seating
Serves Alcohol
Table Service
Wine and Beer
Parking Available
Brunch
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Mid-range
"I have been wanting to try brunch here for quite a while now. The photos on social media always look so tantalizing. Finally got there this..."
Gillian Burns
"Fabulous place. Fabulous food. I've tried everything on the menu, and everything is great. Good job chef. Thanks for such..."
Geet Grover
"Can't say enough about how amazing the food was. The location is not what you'd expect for the quality of food being served. Delightful family run..."
Tauna Butler
"The food is excellent and the service is great! I would strongly recommend this..."
Nicky Alonso
"The food here is amazing! I came for lunch, and was not disappointed in the slightest! They were able to make menu adjustments for a friend who is..."
Katie Logie
"Simply amazing! This place is a hidden gem! Amazing French cuisine, friendly service and affordable..."
Mark Johnson
"One of the best brunches ANYWHERE! The location is convenient and a little odd but once inside you've arrived at food..."
Vic Fletcher
"Food. is great and reasonable price�. Two brothers with a vision but the last time I was there I think their Mom waited our table and Dad opened..."
Jennifer Smallman
"Hidden gem, second visit yesterday and always impressed with food 🥘, great service, small and cozy, reservations..."
Angele Grenier
"Great family run restaurant with great service and great food. I recommend..."
Colin McIntosh
"The 7 hour braised beef is just out of this world. I could eat it all..."
Kyle Pritchard
"I am never disappointed! Amazing people who run it and the food is..."
Natasha Simpson
"Highly recommend this restaurant!!!! Delicious food with great prices!!! It's a must if you are on the North..."
Sandy Rebstein
"Food is super duper delicious! Highly..."
Mandy Au
"wow! great..."
Tom Chen
"Some of Metro Vancouver’s best Christmas attractions are on the North Shore including at Grouse Mountain and Capilano Suspension Bridge. There..."
Camera Gourmet
"Food was good. Service was awesome.A highly recommended place. From appetizers to main course everything was great. A family runs the business and..."
Aayushkhannawork
"4.2/5 It is definitely a hidden gem. Who would thought about a fine dining restaurant is hidden at a corner of north highway? I have nothing to..."
Helinpo
"Came for late brunch. Reservations recommended. We had to order as takeout since we were running late. I tried the smoked salmon breakfast and it was..."
Jee Pang
"Wow! quality , flavor well balance, price are reasonable , service was good and food was way above my expectation. That peppercorn sauce with the..."
Karine Travaillaud
"Very pleasantly surprised by this unassuming French bistro in North Van. Great prices, with taste that rivals the more celebrated French restaurants..."
Henry Wong
"You may have seen this week's Georgia Straight article on Avocado Toast and be inspired to get Avocado Toast if you happen to be at Tour de Feast...."
Simon
"This was our second time at tour de feast and our first time there having dinner. They are absolutely wonderful, we felt like VIPs as we were seated,..."
Colin Moroney
"Back in April, I was invited by Richard (aka Vancouver Foodster) to be a media judge for his Mac and Cheese Challenge.  One of the participating..."
FOODGRESSING.COM
"Always my choice for Sunday brunch. Delicious plates with reasonable prices. Small venue however, best to make a reservation or come early. Friendly..."
Emma Schellenberg
"Awesome food, great ambience, special food for special season, I enjoyed delicious desserts. Very good in hospitality. Love the Christmas decoration...."
Onlyjaswinder
"Great..."
April Brown
"Talk about random location. This is a Hidden gem. When I first came here I was not sure what to expect. Super casual and plastic chairs? Do not judge..."
Zack & Eliza's Food Adventures
"Tour de Feast is a tiny little French restaurant on the North Shore. Now that I think about it… most French restaurants that I know are tiny. In..."
Penny And Rusty
"Ninja Stripper and Jar Jar live out in North Vancouver, and seeing as how they’re expecting a child within the next few months it basically..."
Drunken Noms
"Tour de Feast is located in a small building off the highway, close to Seymour Creek Golf Center in North Vancouver. This little bistro serves mostly..."
Huan Ly
"Amazing!!! What a find, in what seemed a fairly unlikely location for 5 star food, we lucked upon the best food we've eaten on our whole BC visit so..."
Sam
"Yes it is doing a good job. They have put together an interesting menu which is prepared with care and set before you with the same care. The..."
K. A. P
"Great food and service , food is consistently good , they do daily features which are updated online and on weekends they do dinner specials , I just..."
Dhruv Jhanjee
"Awesome food. The food and service was great. I was a little thrown off by the dirty walls and decor. If they work on that they will have winning..."
Devin Raskin
"Hidden Gem-Great Food and Customer Service. One of those " hole in the wall" restaurants that exceeded exceptions!Appy: Assiette de..."
Carmentsemakeup
"Consistency is the name here. I have been coming here for a while now , very humble and genuine service , no fine dining atmosphere , but the food is..."
Kjhanjee
"Cassoulet = Breakfast Heaven You gotta try..."
Pacificoaster
"An amazing hidden treasure! We were in the area and used the mobile app to find a place for lunch, when 100% like came up we had to try it , when you..."
John Sevens
"Lovely food!. Wow - what a great little place! I would totally have driven by this little café if my Mom hadn't known about it, but it is so worth..."
Plb8586
"Excellent expérience for our family. Our kids 9&6 loved their b'fast. Our son said that his OJ was the best he ever had:)The food is fresh..."
Nadia Veronneau
"We've passed by this restaurant hundreds of times and never noticed it was there. We were tentative about going in but boy are we glad we did. Food..."
Randall Isaac
"Absolutely the Best!!!!. Tour de Feast is absolutely the BEST restaurant in North Vancouver! The value for such high quality delicious food is only..."
Leewoo
"Amazed ! must go. Very good food ! extremely low rates and co operative staff ! had smoked salmon sandwich last time it was extremely good :)..."
Muneeb Ahmad
"A Pleasure. I entirely LOVED my weekend brunch here. It sort of resembles the bistro type of egg dishes that you'd find at Burgoo, but I think, done..."
YumVegGrub
"Refreshing and Amazing. I had passed TDF so many times going up to Cap U and today I was starving, so I went to check it out. I thought it would just..."
Tegan B Jackson
"Gourmet Food, Small Portions. The Food was of Fresh Gourmet quality. The dishes were made of fresh vegetable and flavorful spices. Furthermore, the..."
Amin
"High quality, fresh food. I almost came in once before but thought it looked low-end. Big mistake! Don't judge it on location; good..."
James Watson
"Super delicious and good serviceI am surprised it is not packed on a Sunday for..."
Chantelle Kern
"We came group of 7 and we all liked this place. It's kind of hidden gem I would say. I got short rib sandwich and 3 lentil soup and they were all..."
Rdvan Trk
"Awesome. YOU KNOW when sometimes you enter a cafe with mixed expectations and just feel confused about whats gonna come your way....this is the way i..."
Pepper
"We come here for lunch on a regular basis. The food and service are..."
Donovan Watts
"Went in for a couple of takeout sandwiches. I tried the roast beef and the turkey club. Both were great. Highlights were the caremelized onions on..."
TheDude
"Great sandwhiches, soups and salads. Had the goat cheese salad and turkey house Sandwhich with bacon jam. The salad was phenomenal and the freshness..."
Alex
"There are a lot of awesome places to check out in the North Shore area, but because it’s fairly far from where Q and I live we very rarely head out..."
OurFoodAdventure
"This weekend I made a trip up to whistler for the much anticipated ‘pow day’, but due to high winds, the mountain was shut down for the first..."
MePlusFood
"I hadn’t been here for a couple of years. We came here for lunch and found the food to be the same - simply tasty and fresh! We both ordered the..."
Gutsylady Traveler
"We were planning to go to another brunch place but I felt fortunate that we ended up here! Absolutely exceeded our expectations. Hidden gem..."
Tina Sun
"Came here for a Friday night dinner and was so impressed! It doesn't look like much when you drive by but this is a hidden gem! The mussels were..."
Kimberly D
"First time visit. I tried the Cassoulet brunch and the food was lovely. Portion was more than enough for me for brunch, but might not be enough for..."
Echo Mak
"Wonderful meal with reasonable prices. The ambiance appears to be quite casual but the meal was “fine dining”. We chose to sit outside because..."
Leanne Taylor
"It's a small cozy family-run restaurant, authentic French cooking, and one of the best brunch places I've ever been to. I've been here twice and it..."
Alice Hou
"Small and cozy restaurant, the servers were nice but service got slow when they’re busy. Foods are good but not impressive as other French..."
Emma D.
"Such a great experience here! Food was good quality and flavorful, very very kind owners. Family run restaurant, they gave us a complimentary dessert..."
Andrew Worrell
Louis Gervais Fine Foods And Catering
Louis Gervais Fine Foods And Catering
89/100 (463 ratings)
Restaurants
European
Seafood
Cafe
French
Canadian
Seafood
French
Cafe
European
Sit down
Seafood
Canadian
Café
European
French
Mid-range
"This evening I drove all the way to North Vancouver for a long table meal at “Louis Gervais'” cafe and catering workspace; and it was worth the..."
Maggi Mei
"Louis is great! They've got a great selection and amazing salads. Also home to one of my favorite sandwiches...the mushroom and goat cheese..."
Amy
"Really like it- had a roast beef sandwich, salad and Americano coffee. Total came to $15 after tax... I think that's alright. Flavor though was..."
James
"Wedding Catering. Louis Gervais catered our wedding of about 50 people this past December (2011). It was FANTASTIC! We had our wedding at..."
Laura Stevens
"I LOVE THE PESTO MAYO!. This past weekend, my sister and I were visiting Spa Utopia in North Vancouver. We were very early, so we thought we would..."
SCP Events.
"Oui..Fine it is. If you enjoy real food made real good by people who care, you will enjoy this spot thoroughly. The sandwiches are so flavourful and..."
YumVegGrub
"Tasty Roast Chicken Sandwich & Potato Salad. The Roast Chicken Sandwich you can get here, off the regular menu is second to none. It's combined with..."
Henry Armitage
"Yummy, delicious food. Go for a walk along the water and then sit on the patio outside Louis Gervais and enjoy flavours and textures that satisfy..."
Louise Wright
The Portly Chef
The Portly Chef
86/100 (564 ratings)
Restaurants
Canadian
French
Gluten Free Options
International
Vegetarian Friendly
Contemporary
Gluten Free Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
Brunch
Pork Loin
Chili
Scallops
Duck
Mussels
Tuna
Cheesecake
Shrimp
Prawns
Cioppino
Poutine
Lobster
Escargot
Cheesecakes
Cannelloni
Salad
"Another outstanding evening at The Portly Chef. I think this is our third or fourth Valentine's Day dinner here and they have never disappointed us,..."
Jill Andersson
"Food was absolutely amazing! The Pork belly and scallops appetizer was phenomenal, the sable fish main course was by far the best I have ever tasted!..."
Tanya Grant
"Amazing food and such great owners and staff! Thanks Emily for making our evening Saturday night! We had a fantastic meal and your compassion for..."
Kelly Beaudette Lalonde
"Great food and great ambiance! Service was excellent! Highly recommend for casual dining and business..."
Anil Talib
"Always a friendly atmosphere and delicious food. The scallops and pork belly appetizer is lovely - sweet scallop, salty fatty crip pork, fish roe...."
Lisa Dick
"You can’t find better food or service anywhere!! We absolutely loved our meal, plus the amazing waitress was like a best friend I hadn’t met. I..."
Sam Elizabeth
"Thank you to our server Erin this morning at brunch. You were so patient and made for an excellent experience. It's the details that keep you coming..."
Jeanette Hill
"Had an amazing experience when my spouse and I dined at the Portly chef. The waitress ( chefs wife) was so kind, and a great waitress too. The food..."
Karen
"My wife and I ate at The Portly Chef last night. The service was impeccable. The wait staff friendly and knowledgeable of the menu and wines. I have..."
Dan Vincent
"I've been to the Portly Chef for both dinner and brunch now, and I have to say... if you've never been, put it on your list immediately. Their..."
The Picky Foodie
"This place is awesome, my favourite restaurant on the north shore and maybe even Vancouver. The specials are always amazing! The serving staff is..."
Jordan Andrews
"During a recent visit to my hometown, I had the absolute pleasure of having dinner with family at The Portly Chef. The food was amazingly good......"
Mamatimesdeux
"Great value, cozy bistro. My friends and I enjoyed dinner here recently and every dish was delicious and carefully prepared. If you find yourself in..."
Lisa
"OMG. so good. that is all.. I love this place. I found it because of a Groupon but I've been back many times since then. Their Caesar salad is such a..."
Katharine
"Great food!. My lady friend and I have been here before so we returned last night for dinner. We were not disappointed. We arrived around seven and..."
Lywong
"Good try.... I'd been to the Portly Chef a couple of times in the past for lunch, which was great, so I suggested we try it for dinner after we moved..."
Sandi
"Great food and good times. Been to the Portly Chef many times now, often enough to be considered a regular I think! The food is great, the staff are..."
Kimshop2013
"Fabulous!!. Was at the Portly Chef with some girlfriends last night and what an experience. Everything we ordered was incredible and the entree sizes..."
Karen
"Simply the best restaurant in North Vancouver and one of the best in theEntire city! Chef Jeff is a..."
Kent Foster
"Noise. I returned to the portly chef a couple of weeks after my first visit. my first visit was very pleasant. great food,great service. my second..."
Trevor
"Delicious. We had the Lobster spring roll appetizer to start and it was delicious. We split it between two people and there were 5 pieces; it would..."
Sarah
"Went for my 30th bday tonigh.... Went for my bday. The food was just &@$!ing amazing. Such a great dining experience and the menu is just calling me..."
Clay
"Fantastic - Boing Back for More!. Three of us came here on a whim for a celebratory dinner and all agreed that the food and service far exceeded..."
MS
"Excellent food, great service with a unique, reasonably-priced menu. Highly..."
Kelly Hoyles
"Party of 8. Our reservation was for 6pm and our table was ready and waiting when we arrived. The service was prompt, courteous and unobtrusive. The..."
Belinda Lyons
"Simply delightful. Cannot say enough about how fabulous our dinner was the Portly Chef. It is not often when you have a group of 7 people at dinner..."
Traveltheworldllz
"We had the pleasant opportunity to eat at The Portly Chef the last time we were in Vancouver. We must have tried a dozen things on the menu plus 3..."
Karen Ingles
"Amazing. I don't think I've ever been so satisfied with every single dish that was placed before me. We shared the mussels (ask for bread to soak up..."
Sacha
"Yam Yam. If you like to have a good time, you need to try this place. When you walk in ,it doesn’t feel like a restaurant. It feels you walked..."
Mmmred
"One visit is insufficient for complete judgement but The Portly Chef on Lonsdale offers promise. It's a small but attractive room with an open..."
NRF_Vancouver
"Pork belly BLT was fantastic. Service was great. Would easily be a 5 star review, except this place smelled a little funky. Came in for lunch shortly..."
Sarah Voigt
"Food is amazing, service is amazing, you should eat here. Ordered the lamb rack and it was juicy, cooked right and delicious. Gavin our server was..."
Mehr Poulad
"Large group of us were there last night. Service was excellent. We felt well taken care, even though there was 13 of us. Food was excellent...."
Hansel Y.
"Tomahawk- need I say more?!? Small cozy restaurant on mid Lonsdale that has some good eats. Had the tomahawk pork chop which was done super tender...."
Martin Vondruska
"Amazing! We shared a few appetizers; portly fried chicken, scallops and pork belly, chilli fried squid. The plating here is exceptional, but the food..."
Alex N
"Had the special main and dessert and they were the best food on this trip and quite a few others for that matter. So..."
Kim Ford
"Fantastic food, loved the escargot...and lamb...and creme brûlée. Will go back again for..."
Howie Outerbridge
"Fantastic food, excellent service, and a lovely space. A must try for anyone looking to get a great meal in North..."
David Staples