For people who love vegetarian and vegan fine dining, The Acorn Restaurant may put you in a serious moral dilemma.

Your better nature will encourage you to share your new favourite dining spot with as many people as possible so they can experience the sheer culinary bliss for themselves.

But your baser desires tell you to hoard this information and keep it to yourself.

Located on the former Main Street site of Vancouver’s legendary Cipriano’s, The Acorn offers gourmet vegetarian and vegan fare without so much as a hint of patchouli.

The creative menu is a joy to read and changes with the seasons to take advantage of fresh ingredients and local availability. Chef Brian Skinner spent 5 years working at Michelin-starred restaurants across Europe before opening Vancouver’s newest upscale vegetarian restaurant, and it shows.

House favourites include beer-battered halloumi (a traditional Mediterranean cheese) with zucchini pancake, smashed peas, yogurt, and lemon balm.  It's far more flavourful than a vegetarian meal has the right to be.

The after-hours crowd is in for a special treat: there’s a special late-night menu for locals and those in the know. And the beverage and cocktail menu is just as creative and unexpected as the food options.

Bring your non-vegetarian friends for the swanky bar creations then surprise them with the incredible food. 

Best bait-and-switch ever.