Lunch and Snacks
Between 11.30am and 2.30pm many big-city restaurants offer special set menus that are generally excellent value. In Chinese and Vietnamese establishments, for example, you'll frequently find rice and noodles, or dim sum feasts for $7 to $10, and many Japanese restaurants give you a chance to eat sushi very reasonably for under $15. Pizza is also widely available, from larger chains like Pizza Hut to family-owned restaurants and pavement stalls. Favourites with white-collar workers are cafe-restaurants featuring wholefoods and vegetarian fare, though few are nutritionally dogmatic, serving traditional meat dishes and sandwiches too; most have an excellent selection of daily lunch specials for around $9. For quick snacks , many delis do ready-cooked food, including a staggering range of sandwiches and filled bagels. Alternatively, shopping malls sometimes have ethnic fast-food stalls , a healthier option (just about) than the inevitable burger chains, whose homogenized products have colonized every main street in the land. Regional snacks include fish and chips , especially in Newfoundland; Quebec's traditional thick, yellow pea soup, smoked meat sandwiches and poutine , fries covered in melted mozzarella cheese or cheese curds and gravy; and the Maritimes' ubiquitous clam chowder , a creamy shellfish and potato soup. Some city bars are used as much by diners as drinkers, who turn up in droves to gorge themselves on the free hors d'oeuvres laid out between 5pm and 7pm from Monday to Friday in an attempt to grab commuters. For the price of a drink you can stuff yourself with pasta and chilli. Brunch is another deal worth looking out for; a cross between breakfast and lunch served up in bars at the weekend from around 11am to 2pm. For a set price ($10 and up) you get a light meal and a variety of complimentary cocktails or wine.
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