Elisa (restaurant)

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Elisa (restaurant)
Restaurant information
Established2018 (2018)
Owner(s)Toptable Group
Food type
Street address1109 Hamilton Street
CityVancouver
StateBritish Columbia
Postal/ZIP CodeV6B 5P6
CountryCanada
Coordinates 49°16′33.5″N123°7′17″W / 49.275972°N 123.12139°W / 49.275972; -123.12139
Website elisasteak.com

Elisa is a steakhouse in Yaletown, [2] Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [3] [4] [5] Toptable Group opened the restaurant in 2018.

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Elisa has garnered a positive reception, earning a reputation as one of Yaletown's best restaurants and the city's best steakhouses. It has received a Best of Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator , and Franco Michienzi was named Sommelier of the Year by Vancouver Magazine in 2023. Elisa also became a recommended restaurant in the Michelin Guide in 2023.

Description

Elisa is a farm-to-table [6] steakhouse with a "contemporary" ambiance [7] in Vancouver's Yaletown neighborhood, specializing in seafood and steak. [8] The 6,800-square-foot [9] restaurant uses a Grillworks Infierno wood-fired grill, and the interior has hostess and wine decanting stations, ceiling millwork, veneer wall panels, and a wine cellar. [10] The menu has included truffle-roasted chicken, [11] spring rolls with Dungeness crab, bison tartare, wagyu, beef Wellington, and coniglio brasato. [1] Among cocktails on the drink menu is the Charring the Cosmos. [8]

History

Toptable Group opened the restaurant in 2018, [12] [13] in the space previously occupied by Milestones Grill and Bar. [9] Andrew Richardson is the executive chef. [14] Franco Michienzi has overseen the restaurant's wine program. [15] Bartender Katie Ingram was part of the opening team. [16] [17] The interior was designed by New York's Rockwell Group, [18] and woodwork was done by Acorn Wood Designs. [10]

Like many restaurants, Elisa closed temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic. [19] In 2021, the restaurant was closed temporarily by Vancouver Coastal Health because of a communicable disease. [20] Among celebrities who have dined at the restaurant are Skylar Astin, John Cena, [21] Wayne Gretzky, [22] and Keegan-Michael Key. [23]

The team behind Elisa opened the butcher shop Luigi & Sons in 2022. Luigi & Sons offers cuts of meat from Elisa's menu. [24]

Reception

In 2019, The Globe and Mail said the restaurant is "worthy of a splurge night", [25] as well as: "Elisa looks an awful lot like an alpha male strutting his stuff. It is not the most welcoming restaurant in the Toptable Group." [26] Vancouver Magazine gave Elisa honourable mention in the Best New Restaurant category of the 30th Annual Restaurant Awards. [27] The magazine's Neal McLenan included the Holstein striploin in a 2021 "COVID takeout honour roll", described as "a greatest hits of pandemic-era takeout". [28] Vancouver Magazine awarded Elisa silver status (second place) in the Best Steakhouses category in 2022, and said the restaurant has a "trendy, modern vibe and vast selection of steaks and tartares". [29] Franco Michienzi was named the magazine's Sommelier of the Year in 2023. [30] [31] Elisa also received a Best of Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator . [32]

Noms Magazine has included Elisa in overviews of the best restaurants in Yaletown and Downtown Vancouver, [33] [34] as well as lists of the city's best fine-dining establishments, [35] most romantic restaurants, [36] and best steakhouses. [37] The Daily Hive 's Hanna McLean included Elisa in a 2020 overview of Vancouver's fourteen best outdoor dining restaurants. [38] Amir Ali included Elisa in a 2021 list of 21 restaurants in the city "that will make you feel like a celebrity", [8] and the website included the Tomahawk steak in a 2022 overview of twelve "lavish menu items in and around Vancouver worth splurging on". [39] The Daily Hive also included Elisa in a 2023 overview of Yaletown's best patios. [40] The business was added to the Michelin Guide as a "recommended" restaurant in 2023. [41] [42]

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