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BC spot prawns are large pink prawns harvested from the Strait of Georgia from mid-May into early summer. Sweet, crisp and snappy, served live or just-killed, the calendar event for Vancouver seafood eaters.
BC spot prawns (Pandalus platyceros) are caught in traps in the Strait of Georgia and the Inside Passage from mid-May into early summer, a six-to-eight-week window. The annual Spot Prawn Festival at False Creek Fishermen's Wharf in May, run by the Chefs' Table Society since 2008, is the calendar event. Top BC chefs treat the prawns simply, raw with citrus, grilled in the shell or quickly sauteed.
3 editor picks for BC spot prawns in Vancouver, ranked by editorial score. All Vancouver signature dishes · BC spot prawns across every city.
Blue Water Cafe in Yaletown under chef Frank Pabst since 2000 is Vancouver's reference seafood room, Ocean Wise certified and an Unsung Heroes host.
OrderThe seafood tower with raw oysters, plus the wild BC sablefish from the wood grill.
TipThe raw bar walks in early evening; the dining room books a week out on OpenTable. February's Unsung Heroes menu is the calendar event.
Granville Island Public Market under the Granville Bridge since 1979 is Vancouver's reference indoor food hall, 50+ vendors, BC seafood and produce daily.
TipArrive before 11:00 to skip the cruise-ship lunch rush. Lee's Donuts and Siegel's Bagels are the local cult queues.
Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar at the Sutton Place Hotel under executive chef Roger Ma runs Vancouver's reference oyster bar plus a wood-fired Pacific menu.
OrderThe seafood tower for two with a flight of BC oysters from Read Island and Fanny Bay.
TipThe oyster bar walks in nightly; the dining room books two weeks out through OpenTable.
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