Central Bistro & Lounge

Central Bistro & Lounge
1072 Denman Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6G 2M8
Canada
Cuisine. Globally inspired comfort food
Telephone. 604-689-4527
Fax. 604-251-4604
Email. thegang@centralbistro.com
Website. www.centralbistro.com
Executive Chef: Harry Sturhahn
Hours. Open daily from 8 am till 4 pm for one of Vancouver's best brunches
Dinner is served daily from 5 pm.

the food, the face, the space

Twenty five year restaurant veteran Chef Harry Sturhahn has a passion for creating restaurants that feel warm and full of life. Chef Harry is the owner and creative force behind the newly opened Central Bistro and Lounge ,located in the heart of Vancouver’s celebrated West end 1072 Denman Street.

As a youth, the German born Sturhahn was an aspiring architect and designer whose European influences are apparent in his work and goals for his restaurant. To bring what makes some of the best restaurants in Europe to Vancouver.. With Central, Sturhahn is achieving his goal of success.
Central Bistro is favorably sited in English Bay and its guests are as unequalled as is its menu. Frequent guests include theatre goers, performers, agents, business people, and colorful neighborhood locals. Central is quickly becoming a convenient oasis for evening sea wall strollers and people watchers expecting to spot a celebrity or two.

The Bistros unassuming entrance immediately embraces you with its warm interior set aglow by candles, antique chandeliers and romantic firelight. Central is built within a turn of the century building; it is spacious and cozy with the oversized fireplace providing a soothing backdrop to this theatrical space.

Central Bistro’s wine list and redesigned menu offers up dishes to satisfy every palate including vegetarian and vegans.” Our menu is influenced by my diverse and talented team; we serve globally inspired comfort food that is a creative expression of everyone and everything around us.” Sturhahn’s cuisine includes ambitious dishes inspired from regions around the world where like most things in life the food is left to its own simple beauty.

Dinner Menu

SALAD & SOUP

local greens sprouts & seeds | house or blue cheese dressing $5.5
our daily soups changes daily | kesra $6.5
tomato & red onion garam masala & coriander vinaigrette $8.5
butter lettuce gorgonzola | tart apple | roasted hazelnuts $9
spinach bacon or no-meat dressing appetizer: $7.5 < entrée $11
central cobb bacon & egg | tomato | blue cheese | chicken $12
red and gold beet cider dressing $8
caesar made-to-order dressing appetizer: $8 entrée $12
hot seafood salad | salmon | shrimp & shellfish $15

add to any salad… chicken: $5 shrimp: $6 garlic prawns: $8.5

SMALL PLATES HOT

mussels saffron broth | garlic toast $12
crisp bean curd & cabbage wontons spicy avocado | chili oil $7.5
spicy fries ketchup | double garlic mayo add miso mushroom gravy: $2.5 $4.75
samosa spring rolls mint & mango relish $7
dips hot chick pea | spicy green lentil & squash | tapanade | kesra $10
edamame sea salt $5.5
central scallops "st. jauque" $12.5
lamb chops moroccan vegetable stew | emerald mint jus | toasted almonds $9.5
cheesy spaetzle gratin $8
crispy fried oyster mushrooms sweet & hot vegetable | sesame $9
satays ancho chicken or beef $2.5 | shrimp $3 | mushroom $2 | 1 of each $8
daily cheese board (chef's selection, please ask your server) $9 per person
our garlic toast $4

15% on parties of 8 or more | taxes and tip not included
we can adjust most of our menu items to meet a wide range of dietary, low carb or allergy concerns, please advise your server

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