Japadog is a street food budget eat in Downtown, Vancouver.
Japadog's Robson brick-and-mortar since 2005 is the city's reference budget street-food counter, the Terimayo and Oroshi dogs the city standard since 2005.
Tip: Cart at Burrard takes cash and card; the Robson brick-and-mortar has the full menu and a sit-down counter.
Address: 530 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 2B7
Donair Town on Robson runs the city's late-night Halifax-style donair counter, the East Coast Lebanese-Canadian classic with sweet condensed-milk sauce.
Try: Donair wrap
Tip: Open until 02:00 nightly; the donair pizza is the bar-crawl standby. Card-friendly.
La Taqueria on West Hastings since 2009 is Vancouver's reference Mexican counter under chef Marcelo Ramirez Martiarena, four tacos and a horchata under $15.
Try: Tacos by the four
Tip: Counter-only; order at the till and grab a stool. The Cambie branch is the calmer seat.
Banh Mi Tres Bon on Kingsway since 2008 is the Khmer Vietnamese counter the city sets its banh mi bar by, fresh-baked baguettes hourly under $10 a sandwich.
Try: Banh mi sandwich
Tip: Cash only; the pate special sells out by 13:30. The dac biet is the kitchen's most-ordered.
Save On Meats on West Hastings is the Downtown Eastside's diner since 1957, a butcher-counter and a 2011 reboot, the city's reference budget diner.
Try: S.O.M burger
Tip: Sandwich tokens at the counter for $3.50 each, gifted to anyone outside, redeemable for a meal.
Kintaro Ramen on Denman is Vancouver's first Sapporo-style ramen shop since 1999, the original tonkotsu counter for under $20, plus a Robson late seating.
Try: Miso ramen
Tip: Counter only; line up before 12:00 or after 14:00 to avoid the lunch queue. Cash takes a discount.
Donair Town on Robson runs the city's late-night Halifax-style donair counter, the East Coast Lebanese-Canadian classic with sweet condensed-milk sauce.
Try: Donair wrap
Tip: Open until 02:00 nightly; the donair pizza is the bar-crawl standby. Card-friendly.
Pho Hoa Hung on Main Street since 2005 is one of the city's reference Saigon-style pho counters, the brisket-and-tendon bowl under $13 and a long-running.
Try: Pho beef noodle
Tip: Cash and card; the dac biet special pho is the kitchen's most-ordered. Lunchtime is the busier seat.
La Taqueria on West Hastings since 2009 is Vancouver's reference Mexican counter under chef Marcelo Ramirez Martiarena, four tacos and a horchata under $15.
Try: Tacos by the four
Tip: Counter-only; order at the till and grab a stool. The Cambie branch is the calmer seat.
