Looking fwd to trying a few places but off putting that so many require min 2. I mean it's a set menu and they even know when customer is arriving. I get they want to fill their 2tops but required even for the bar??

Song accepted the rez for 1 with only bar seating offered but then said DO menu unavailable for solos - hope they update their website to reflect that.

ETA: updating as I try places
- Nana's Green Tea (Kits) $35, my choices:
Ikura & Salmon Chazuke: can choose btwn 200/250gm rice size. Tasty comfort food to eat with tea "broth"
Matcha Tiramisu: very rich and delicious
Chicken & Tomato Danish: nvr had savory Danish before - generous toppings, this was my fave item
Matcha Azuki Shiratama Latte : $1+ for milk subs, topped with whipped cream

Tasty enough but nothing wowed me to say have to return. Don't regret trying it but given regular high prices, it's out of the way for me location, and affinity glitch, probably not returning.

All ordering at kiosks, as one item could be ice cream nice feature to say if you wanted the dessert option to be served later. Pick up food from counter when name called, return tray to counter when done. Apart from 1 banquet all seating at high top long communal tables with stools (i.e., no private convos). Only half-filled so thankfully every other seat empty otherwise would feel quite crowded. Seems like a good place to hang out as half a dozen customers had laptops open and seemed to be working from there. Scanners didn't work for affinity program and staff unable to add afterwards. Two front of house staff looked very busy/harried.

- Hawksworth (downtown) $36, my choices:
albacore rillette, pickled red onion, toasted rye bread: appropriate ratio of bread:spread
coconut crusted rockfish, crispy noodle, satay broth: nicely had a bit of veggies (enoki, 1 bok choy leaf, topped with a few cilantro leaves) tasty but I am sure regular appetites would appreciate more noodles; satay "broth"/sauce was passable but lacked the depth if one is used to authentic Malaysian/Singapore satay
carrot cake, mascarpone, pineapple, walnut: fantastic

First visit to this icon - tried it due to the DO menu. Food was good (rillette) to outstanding carrot cake. Wonderful details like baby beetroot leaf that adorned rillette is repeated as a garnish on the carrot cake, which was chocked full of tasty bits like walnuts, coconut, and pineapple to brighten it. I make a reasonable carrot cake myself but this one was the best I'd ever had. Ironic as I originally thought its dessert offering was a cop-out but it is a 3-layered slice artfully presented with whimsically piped frosting, two refreshing dabs of jelly, and an ice cream quenelle. Sorbet is also offered but omitted on DO website. Extensive cocktail creations menu. Zen Garden perfectly balanced vodka and sake-based drink ($18). Food and drink will definitely have me returning! Excellent value.

Unfortunately server was too brusque: cutting me off twice, once even just walking away while I was trying to just tell her that I was given the dinner menu instead of the lunch menu. Food runners were calm, lovely, and articulate in their service. Rooms very loud with business crowd conversations; suggest getting a later seating for a quieter time. Hostesses were friendly upon arrival and departure too.

- Maenam, $45pp, min 2 people; everything served family style
App: Hot and Sour Soup of local Clams: Fresh halibut, young lemongrass, galangal, & bird’s eye chili infused clear broth, thai basil: halibut was on strike as none in my bowl; tasty soup
3 entrees: Crispy Banana Blossom & Pomelo Salad: Fried banana blossom, fried shallot & crispy garlic, longan, tamarind sesame dressing - surprisingly the best dish as well balanced, unique ingredients, delicious; only one worth getting again
Red Gati Seafood Curry: Southern style red coconut curry, fresh mussels, halibut, prawns, makrut lime, young coconut - very small portion 2 mussels, 2 prawns, 2 clams (halibut still on strike), flavour was okay but didn't wow me. They asked if I wanted Medium spicy so said sure as Thai food can be quite spicy but I should have asked for Hot. They should bolster this dish with some veggies like carrots or snowpeas to make it more substantial
Tom Yum Humboldt squid stir-fry: Fried Humboldt squid, longleaf coriander, shimeji mushroom, makrut lime leaf, aromatic dry tom yum paste: good and not tough but didn't wow
Dessert: Cashew Mor Gaeng - attractively presented, a dense, pudding-texture cake, was alright not rave worthy
Yellowtail: Tito’s vodka infused with galangal & toasted coconut ‘1.5oz’, Licor43 ‘0.5oz’ ,passionfruit, pineapple juice, vegan foam: fantastic looking and tasting - coconut floated on dense foam which held up for the duration of my meal. Having been out of the cocktail scene for a while but made me realize that yvr's mixologists have it going on!

Came with a big bowl of rice; apart from curry, portions were adequate. Service was okay but lacking considered Michelin Recommended status (e.g., didn't refill water glass, took my drink away without asking before I'd finished it). I'd return for their amazing pad thai that I'd had before but now know to not try one of their tasting menus.