Tacofino Burrito Bar is a street-food stop in Gastown, Vancouver.
Tacofino on West Cordova since 2014 is the Tofino-origin food-truck-turned-restaurant, Vancouver's reference Baja-style fish taco, four city locations.
Must order: The Tuna Ta-Ta-Tot tots, the original Tacofino fish taco and a margarita pitcher.
Tip: The Gastown branch has a full bar; the original cart in Tofino remains the calendar event.
Address: 15 West Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 1C9
Japadog's flagship downtown cart at Burrard and Smithe since 2005 is the original location, the lunchtime queue and the city's most-photographed street food.
Try: Japanese hot dogs
Order: Oroshi dog with grated daikon and soy sauce, the lunchtime cart standby.
Tip: Card and Apple Pay accepted; weather closures posted on the operator's Instagram on the morning of the day.
Vij's Railway Express is Vikram Vij's food truck since 2010, a Granville Island Saturday vendor, the operator's casual format of the Vij's restaurant kitchen.
Try: Modern Indian street food
Order: Lamb kebabs in a paratha wrap with green chutney, Vij family classics, on the truck.
Tip: Schedule on the operator's Instagram week of; Granville Island Saturdays through summer is the most reliable stop.
Mom's Grilled Cheese Truck on Howe Street since 2011 is downtown's lunchtime grilled cheese cart, a 12-cheese rotation and the city's reference cheese truck.
Try: Grilled cheese, soup
Order: The Big Cheese with tomato soup, the operator's lunchtime calling card.
Tip: Card-friendly; downtown lunch line is busiest 12:00 to 13:00. Soup of the day pairs with any cheese.
Le Tigre on West Hastings is one of Vancouver's longest-running downtown food trucks since 2012, a Chinese-leaning Crack Salad and rice bowl menu.
Try: Chinese-leaning street food
Order: Crack salad with chicken, the operator's most-ordered bowl.
Tip: Daily location on the operator's Instagram; weekday lunch only.
Tacofino's downtown cart on Burrard since 2014 is the operator's lunchtime format, the original Baja-style fish taco and the burrito of the day.
Try: Fish tacos, burritos
Order: The original fish taco with the Tuna Ta-Ta-Tot, the Tofino cart-classic combo.
Tip: Daily location confirmed on the operator's Instagram; the Burrard cart is the most reliable lunch stop.
Hokkaido Ramen Santouka on Robson is the Vancouver branch of the Asahikawa-based chain since 2011, the cherry pork chashu and salt-broth shio bowl.
Try: Tonkotsu ramen
Order: Shio ramen with the Hokkaido cherry pork chashu, the kitchen's signature bowl.
Tip: Counter only; queue tops 30 minutes at peak lunch and dinner. The shio bowl is the kitchen's standard pour.
