West 4th’s Fuel was named Best New Restaurant by the Vancouver editors of Where magazine (last month). The Vancouver Sun has a blurb today:

“The calibre was high and selecting one was no easy task,” Vancouver Where editors said. “But Fuel restaurant seduces with its simplicity: a kitchen looking right onto the street, plus front-and-centre seats to catch the action. On the plate, owners Robert Belcham and Tom Doughty celebrate all things local and seasonal. The menu changes weekly but look for duck confit leg and poached breast of Polderside organic chicken, and seared Albacore tuna with Stoney Paradise sungold tomatoes. And don’t miss a sip of Doughty’s own Montagu Cellars Three Barrel Merlot.”

The Urban Diner Awards are next in February and then the Van Mag Awards follow in May.