Commercial Drive

HIROMI MUIRA

o, you are planning the next date

with your girl/ boyfriend, or

planning a birthday party for
your relative or friend? And you have
no idea where you should go? You have
already been to downtown more than
ten times.... Although you love
downtown very much, you would like
to taste another atmosphere.

Now, there is a street which runs
northward from Broadway SkyTrain
station, which is called Commercial
Drive.

Commercial Drive is well-known for
its exotic atmosphere. There are a lot
of ethnic restaurants—Italian, Spanish,
Russian, Greek and so on. Especially,
you can find many Italian restaurants
and good coffee shops, or see several
shop signs written in Italian.

While we can follow the latest
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foods while down-
town; we can also
enjoy the unique
atmosphere on
Commercial Drive.

La Rocca—
Ristorante Italiano
(1565 Commercial
Dr.)

This is a casual,
informal Italian
restaurant. You can
enjoy a taste of Italy,
and live music (Fri-Sat). They have
“Lunch & Dinner Specials” seven days
a week. Go with your friends!

Arriva-ristorante (1537 Commercial
Dr.)

This is a formal Italian restaurant. You
can enjoy good Italian dishes with
good wine in the nice inside dining

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room, and in summer, you can also
enjoy the outside patio. You can feel
rich atmosphere here; however, the
charge is reasonable, It is for your
special date!

Café du Soleil (1393 Commercial Dr.)
This is a vegetarian cuisine restaurant.
It’s open seven days a week. They
prepare special sandwiches and other
dishes for vegetarians. Even if you are

not a vegetarian, you can enjoy their

healthy dishes.

Latin Quarter (1305 Commercial Dr.)
This is a casual restaurant. You can
enjoy all kinds of Spanish & Latin
American foods, and live music. They
hold special live music shows. Go with
your family!

Caffe Rome (1510 Commercial Dr.)
This is a big coffee shop, so you can
find it easily. You can enjoy
cappuccino, espresso, pizza and Italian
ice cream. You can eat in, and also take
out.

Buon Appettito!