04-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Condé Nast Traveler
Bar Gobo — Bar Review
Chinatown's endearing Bar Gobo is the more casual little sister to one-Michelin-starred Burdock & Co. This 25-seater sits at the intersection of three pillars: good food, good wine, and good music. That shows up on the food side with a menu of inventive seasonal share plates, be that beets with sesame, tofu cream, and kelp, or risotto with charred scallions, pickled onions, oyster mushrooms, and Parmesan. For something sweet, the panna cotta comes with coffee jelly and honey-soaked kumquats—as fun to say as they are to eat. When it comes to wine, Bar Gobo exclusively offers low-intervention bottles, which can range from Okanagan favorites like Lightning Rock and Averill Creek to far-off ventures like Germany's Glow Glow or Georgia's Ori Marani. (Don't worry: There are also cocktails, beers, and zero-proof options, for those who want them.) Then there is the music, which Bar Gobo celebrates with Hi Fidelity vinyl decks and an always-changing selection of records. The space was even professionally retrofitted for acoustic clarity, ensuring that the vinyl can be properly heard and appreciated. A no-brainer reason to raise a glass in Vancouver if there ever was one.
