The Polygon opens new waterfront patio with food and B.C.-focused drink
The outdoor dining space is the perfect place to stop in before or after the Feast for the Eyes exhibition, closing soon
The Polygon patio has a gorgeous view of the city skyline.
With patio season here, there’s no better place for arts enthusiasts to dine safely than at the newly opened outdoor café at the Polygon.
The view is unbeatable. Situated 300 metres from the SeaBus terminal at Lonsdale Quay, the gallery space looks out to the city skyline across Vancouver Harbour. Here’s where you can take in passing ships and tugboats as sunshine sparkles off the water. Stop in for a bite to eat and a drink before or after browsing the gallery’s exhibitions and shop.
Charcuterie boxes are perfect for grazing (with or without meat, they come with cheese, olives, bread, and more). The menu also features an Avocado and Egg Sando with honey mustard garlic aioli and cheddar cheese served on a soft milk bun from Nemesis. That same local bakehouse provides the milk bread for the Polygon’s Avocado Toast and classic Croque Monsieur, while smoked salmon come on Nemesis semolina toast along with horseradish crème fraîche, cucumbers, dill, capers, lemon zest, and olive oil. The roasted cauliflower salad is a mix of fregula (a type of Sardinian pasta) and greens all tossed in salsa verde with roasted walnuts.
On the drinks side of things, it’s all about local love, with craft beer from East Van’s Off the Rail Brewing, cider by Kelowna-based Lonetree, and wine selections from B.C.’s Poplar Grove Winery, JoieFarm Winery, and Steller’s Jay. If craft cocktails are what you seek to sip, try those with peach elderflower gin or pear rhubarb gin by Strait & Narrow in Victoria.
The Polygon’s dazzling Feast for the Eyes exhibition is now in its final days. It explores the rich history of food as one of photography’s most prevalent and enduring subjects and looks at how what we eat shapes us and our perceptions of the world. Feast for the Eyes features works by some of the most important artists of the past century, including Nobuyoshi Araki, Guy Bourdin, Nan Goldin, Vik Muniz, Ed Ruscha, Cindy Sherman, Wolfgang Tillmans, Andy Warhol, Weegee, and more.
Feast for the Eyes ends May 30.
No appointments are needed to visit the Polygon. The gallery is open Wednesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm (and until 8 pm on Thursday) with happy hour service on The Patio at 2pm daily.
In its efforts to be fully accessible, the Polygon has removed financial barriers. Admission is on a by-donation basis all day, every day thanks to BMO Financial Group. Exhibition tours in English, Farsi, French, Mandarin, and Spanish are also offered by-donation, while accessibility tours are available for anyone with a disability or who feels barriers to participation during a typical tour.
Full health and safety measures are in place throughout the Polygon, including on its new outdoor dining destination. For more information, visit the Polygon.
The Polygon patio overlooks Vancouver Harbour. Photo by Molly O’Callaghan.
This post was sponsored by the Polygon.