AnnaLena is a pacific northwest restaurant in Kitsilano, Vancouver.
AnnaLena in Kitsilano runs chef Michael Robbins's tasting menu on West 1st Avenue, named Canada's Best Restaurant in 2020 and Michelin recommended.
Signature dishes: Tasting menu, BC seafood plates, Seasonal Pacific Northwest
Must order: The full chef's tasting menu; chef Mike Robbins drives the night.
Tip: Reservations open 60 days out on Tock; Friday and Saturday seats clear within hours. The bar walks in earlier in the evening.
Address: 1809 West 1st Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6J 5B8
Botanist at the Fairmont Pacific Rim runs chef Hector Laguna's contemporary kitchen, Michelin recommended and World's 50 Best Discovery 2024.
Signature: Tasting menu, Pacific Northwest plates, Sustainable seafood
Order: The seasonal tasting menu with the wine pairing at the Botanist Bar before dinner.
Tip: Book through OpenTable 30 days out. The Botanist Bar takes walk-ins for cocktails and a tighter snack menu.
Hawksworth at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia under chef David Hawksworth has run as Vancouver's high-cover contemporary kitchen since 2011, Michelin recommended.
Signature: Hawksworth burger, Tasting menu, BC sablefish
Order: The Hawksworth burger at lunch with house-aged Beemster cheddar.
Tip: Open at 06:30 for breakfast and breakfast-meeting bookings; the bar runs through to 23:00 with cocktails and the burger.
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.
Signature: Seafood tower, Pacific oysters, Wood-fired plates
Order: The seafood tower for two with a flight of BC oysters from Read Island and Fanny Bay.
Tip: The oyster bar walks in nightly; the dining room books two weeks out through OpenTable.
St Lawrence on Powell Street is chef J-C Poirier's Quebecois bistro since 2017, Michelin-starred from the inaugural 2022 BC guide and EnRoute Best New.
Signature: Tourtiere, Cretons, Onion soup gratinee
Order: The classic tourtiere with house ketchup, then duck for two from the wood oven.
Tip: Reservations open 60 days out on Tock; the bar walks in from 17:00 for the tourtiere and a glass of Quebec cider.
Burdock & Co on Main Street since 2013 is chef Andrea Carlson's foraged-and-fermented kitchen, Michelin-starred in the 2022 BC guide, EnRoute Best New 2014.
Signature: Foraged plates, Tasting menu, BC mushroom dishes
Order: The chef's tasting menu with chef Andrea Carlson's foraged BC plates.
Tip: Reservations on Tock open 30 days out; tasting menu sittings book first.
Published on Main from 2020 is chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson's wood-fire tasting room on Main, Canada's Best Restaurant 2022 and Michelin-starred 2022.
Signature: Tasting menu, BC sea urchin, Wood-fire plates
Order: The tasting menu; chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson sets the seasonal pace.
Tip: Tock reservations open 30 days out and book within hours; the chef's counter takes a separate higher-priced menu.
