AURA Vietnamese Cuisine and Bar

Let's clear up the obvious first: Mr.

AM Cafe is doing something quietly radical in Vancouver's vegetarian scene: it refuses to be precious about it.

The Davie Street flagship of House of Dosas is the West End's answer to a very specific craving: authentic South Indian, and it's open 24/7, which means the paneer masala dosa is yours at 3 a.m.

Hyderabad Haveli on Kingsway has built a clear reputation as a specialist in Hyderabadi dum biryani — the sealed-pot, slow-cooked form that demands more from a kitchen than any other preparation in the biryani canon.

Let's clear one thing up: at 620 Davie, Manoush'eh sits closer to Davie Village than the West End proper, but nobody's checking your GPS when there's a fire oven going.