9 restaurants in Vancouver, editor-picked for monday dinner. Open on monday, the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Vancouver.
Phnom Penh ★ 4.8
chinatown · 244 East Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6A 1Z7
Hours: Wed-Mon 10:00-21:00, closed Tuesdays
Phnom Penh on East Georgia Street since 1985 runs the Cambodian and Vietnamese kitchen the city sets its bar by, Michelin Bib Gourmand 2022.
Tip: No reservations; arrive before 18:00 or after 20:30 to skip the line. Cash takes a discount.
Botanist ★ 4.7
downtown · 1038 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC V6C 0B9
Hours: Daily 17:00-22:00
Botanist at the Fairmont Pacific Rim runs chef Hector Laguna's contemporary kitchen, Michelin recommended and World's 50 Best Discovery 2024.
Tip: Book through OpenTable 30 days out. The Botanist Bar takes walk-ins for cocktails and a tighter snack menu.
Hawksworth Restaurant ★ 4.7
downtown · 801 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 1P7
Hours: Daily 06:30-22:00
Hawksworth at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia under chef David Hawksworth has run as Vancouver's high-cover contemporary kitchen since 2011, Michelin recommended.
Tip: Open at 06:30 for breakfast and breakfast-meeting bookings; the bar runs through to 23:00 with cocktails and the burger.
Tojo's ★ 4.7
south-granville · 1133 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6H 1G1
Hours: Mon-Sat 17:00-22:00, closed Sundays
Tojo's on West Broadway runs chef Hidekazu Tojo's omakase since 1988, the kitchen credited with inventing the California roll and the BC roll.
Tip: The omakase counter books two weeks out on OpenTable; the dining room takes shorter notice.
Blue Water Cafe ★ 4.7
yaletown · 1095 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 5T4
Hours: Daily 17:00-22:00
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.
Tip: The raw bar walks in early evening; the dining room books a week out on OpenTable. February's Unsung Heroes menu is the calendar event.
Anh and Chi ★ 4.7
mount-pleasant · 3388 Main Street, Vancouver, BC V5V 3M9
Hours: Mon-Fri 11:30-22:00, Sat-Sun 11:00-22:30
Anh and Chi on Main Street is the sibling-run modern Vietnamese kitchen since 2016, Michelin Bib Gourmand 2022, Vancouver's reference banh xeo and pho.
Tip: No reservations; walk-in line for dinner from 17:00. Weekday lunch is the easier seat.
Kingyo Izakaya ★ 4.6
west-end · 871 Denman Street, Vancouver, BC V6G 2L8
Hours: Mon-Fri 17:30-23:30, Sat-Sun 11:30-23:30
Kingyo Izakaya on Denman is Vancouver's reference modern izakaya since 2008, named one of Canada's best Japanese rooms by Air Canada's enRoute in 2014.
Tip: Lunch walks in. Dinner books on OpenTable a week out; the chef's counter takes the omakase.
Miku ★ 4.5
downtown · 200 Granville Street #70, Vancouver, BC V6C 1S4
Hours: Daily 11:30-22:00
Miku on Granville with a Coal Harbour patio has popularised flame-seared aburi sushi in Vancouver since 2008, sister to Minami room in Yaletown.
Tip: Patio bookings on OpenTable need a month for summer Saturdays; lunch walks in. Try Minami in Yaletown if Miku is full.
Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House ★ 4.4
west-end · 777 Thurlow Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 3V5
Hours: Daily 11:30-22:00
Joe Fortes on Thurlow is Vancouver's long-running upmarket seafood house since 1985, named for Vancouver's first lifeguard, plus a rooftop oyster bar.
Tip: The rooftop oyster bar walks in for sundowner oysters from 16:00 May to September; the dining room books on OpenTable.