However, it's easy to leave the chain restaurants behind for more interesting options - increasingly so, as the general standard of Canadian cooking has improved dramatically in the last few years. In the big cities there's a plethora of ethnic and speciality restaurants, on either seaboard the availability of fresh fish and shellfish enlivens many menus, and even out in the country - once the domain of unappetizing diners - there's a liberal supply of first-rate, family-run cafA©s and restaurants, especially in the more touristy areas. Non-smokers may also be relieved to know that almost every cafA© and restaurant has a nonsmoking area and increasing numbers don't allow smoking at all