The restaurants worth a reservation in Vancouver, from neighbourhood bistros to the new classics.
The restaurants worth the trip in Vancouver: bistros, neo-classics, neighbourhood favourites, and the rooms locals book first.
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Order Try the wine-marinated lamb popsicles with a fragrant fenugreek sauce, a signature dish.
Vij's is a modern Indian restaurant at 3106 Cambie Street, open daily from 5:30 p.m. since Chef Vikram Vij opened it in 1994. Walk-ins are welcome.
Order The multi-course tasting menu, the only option, at $178 per person.
AnnaLena is a two Michelin-starred tasting menu restaurant steps from Kitsilano Beach, open Tuesday to Sunday evenings, with dining room and bar seating.
Order The Botanist tasting menu, $180 per person for the entire table.
Botanist is a Pacific Northwest restaurant at 1038 Canada Place in the Fairmont Pacific Rim, serving dinner daily plus weekday lunch and weekend brunch.
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Order The seafood tower, or caviar and oysters, both timeless luxuries on the menu.
Hawksworth serves Pacific Northwest food in the Rosewood Hotel Georgia at 801 West Georgia Street, with weekday lunch from 11:30am and dinner from 4pm daily.
Order The seafood tower for two, or the baked oysters with creamed spinach and wild oregano.
Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar is a seafood restaurant at 845 Burrard Street in the Sutton Place Hotel, led by Executive Chef Roger Ma and open seven days.
Order Oreilles de crisse (fried pork rinds with maple) and the duck liver mousse eclair, both STL classics.
St Lawrence is a Michelin-starred Québécois and French restaurant at 269 Powell Street, opened by chef J-C Poirier in 2017 and open Wednesday to Sunday.
Order The Moon Menu tasting series, six seasonal botanical themes through the year.
Burdock & Co is a Michelin-starred restaurant at 2702 Main Street in Mount Pleasant, where chef Andrea Carlson has served tasting menus since 2013.
Order The tasting menu, twelve courses and offered nightly.
Published on Main is a Michelin-starred restaurant at 3593 Main Street, run by chef and partner Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson and open nightly from 5pm to 11pm.
Order The tajarin, hand-cut pasta with butter and a miso-cured egg yolk.
Kissa Tanto is a Japanese-Italian restaurant on the upper floor of a building in Chinatown at 263 East Pender Street, open Wednesday to Sunday evenings.
Order The mantou buns filled with braised pork, hoisin, pickled ginger and miso-serrano aioli.
Bao Bei is a modern Chinese restaurant at 163 Keefer Street in Chinatown, serving small plates meant to be shared, open nightly from 5:30pm.
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Order The family style sharing menu: a starter, salad, curry and stir fry, shared per two people.
Maenam is a Michelin-recommended Thai restaurant at 1938 West 4th Avenue in Kitsilano from chef Angus An, with dinner daily and lunch Thursday to Sunday.
Order Tojo's Tuna, the chef's signature dish, or the Great BC Roll of barbecued salmon skin.
Tojo's is a Japanese fine dining restaurant at 1133 West Broadway where Chef Hidekazu Tojo, creator of the California Roll, crafts seasonal omakase menus.
Order Aburi salmon oshi sushi: pressed BC wild sockeye salmon with jalapeno and Miku sauce.
Miku is a Japanese restaurant in Granville Square at 200 Granville Street, known for Aburi-style cuisine since 2008, with a waterfront patio and sushi bar.
Order The Blue Water Cafe Tower, the signature three tier seafood tower at $205.
Blue Water Cafe is a seafood restaurant at 1095 Hamilton Street in Yaletown, led by Executive Chef Frank Pabst, with dinner nightly and a bar from 4:30pm.
Order The baked Pacific oysters with whipped garlic butter and black truffle, a firm favorite.
L'Abattoir is a Michelin-recommended restaurant at 217 Carrall Street in Gastown, serving French-influenced West Coast cuisine Tuesday to Saturday from 5pm.
Order The salad of chopped softshell crab piled on banana blossom, or the grilled prawn mousse with fresh herbs.
Anh and Chi is a Vietnamese restaurant at 3388 Main Street in Mount Pleasant, run by siblings Vincent and Amélie Nguyễn and open from 11am to late.
Kingyo Izakaya is a Japanese restaurant at 871 Denman Street in Vancouver, open for lunch from 12pm and dinner from 4:30pm, with pick up and delivery.
Order The tasting menu at $78pp, with a beverage pairing available.
Dachi is a neighborhood restaurant and wine bar in East Vancouver with space for forty people, serving seasonal dishes with natural wine, sake and cocktails.
Order The legendary 3 tiered seafood tower, or the daily fresh sheet of fish.
Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House is a seafood restaurant at 777 Thurlow Street, serving classic American cuisine since 1985 and open daily from 11am to 11pm.
Order Golden-fried chicken wings in salt, pepper and sugar, and the #71 beef in pineapple and fish sauce.
Phnom Penh is a family-run Vietnamese and Cambodian restaurant on East Georgia Street in Chinatown since 1985, with nearly 100 rice, noodle and soup dishes.
Sushi Masuda is a six-seat omakase sushi counter in Oceanic Plaza at 1066 West Hastings Street, open Wednesday to Sunday evenings, with free parking.
Fable Kitchen is a farm-to-table restaurant at 1944 West 4th Avenue in Kitsilano, open since 2012 and run by head chef Michael Broadbent, Michelin listed.
Order Bigoli nero with frutti di mare and lemon butter, or Luigi's meatballs.
Ask for Luigi is a casual Italian restaurant at 305 Alexander Street, specializing in fresh handmade pasta served family style, with brunch, lunch and dinner.
Order The nigiri omakase, about 20 courses: $260 at the sushi bar, $245 at a table.
Masayoshi is a Michelin-starred omakase sushi restaurant at 4376 Fraser Street, with 24 seats and seatings at 6pm and 8:30pm Monday to Saturday.
Order Handmade pasta, such as the pappardelle with lamb bolognese or the agnolotti del plin.
Savio Volpe is an Italian osteria at 615 Kingsway, with handmade pasta every day and a wood-fired grill and rotisserie, open nightly from 5pm.
Order Rotating daily noodle soups, the dish Mrs. Thanh has served since 1995.
Lunch Lady serves Vietnamese street eats at 1046 Commercial Drive and holds the Michelin Bib Gourmand for four consecutive years in Vancouver.
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