Impeccable detail-orientation makes Café Medina a brunch spot well worth waiting in line for.
Newly relocated, the space maintains an old-world Parisian charm through rustic touches: worn wrought-iron balusters, burnished mirrors and a retro electric cupboard temptingly stocked with golden Liège waffles ($3.15 each and now available to go). These soft, crispy-shelled gems are best enjoyed lasciviously drizzled with pistachio-rosewater white chocolate or a fig-orange jam that evokes Christmas and summer simultaneously.
Or, opt for the light La Santé breakfast ($13) if you want to eat daintily but not be deprived; it sees fresh tomato salad, Oyama charcuterie, a soft-boiled egg and an avocado quarter to smear on olive-oiled toast soldiers. The hearty fricassée champignon ($14) caters to hungry vegetarians with sherry-roasted mushrooms and smoked cheddar cheese, whereas paella ($14) and sausage-studded tagine ($17) provide welcome diversity to those who brunch on the regular. Add a sweet lavender latté from Medina’s aquamarine espresso machine and feel charmed, pampered and completely at your leisure.
In other words, true brunch bliss. —Adrienne Matei
Café Medina,780 Richards St., Vancouver, 604-879-3114, www.medinacafe.com
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