The Top 100 Places to Eat and Drink Near Baan Lao

Updated June 17, 2026

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  1. Rank 1. Baan Lao

    Royal Thai

    Chef-owner Nutcha Phanthoupheng applies meticulous technique to royal Thai cuisine in a serene 20-seat dining room overlooking Steveston's river. Each of eighteen tasting-menu dishes—from hand-shaped dumplings to tiger prawns in tom yum—demonstrates studied precision, learned through private instruction in Bangkok.

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    4100 Bayview St, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  2. Rank 2. The Fish Man

    Seafood Chinese

    An informal seafood shrine where chef Bo Li treats local catch—lingcod, grouper, white sea bass, geoduck—with culinary precision. The sour-cabbage hotpot and two dozen varieties of BBQ skewer pair brilliantly with beer in a room that thrums with conviviality and noise. This is serious cooking in a decidedly unstuffy setting.

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    1170-8391 Alexandra Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  3. Rank 3. Golden Paramount Seafood Restaurant

    Cantonese Seafood

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    100-8111 Anderson Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  4. Rank 4. Uno Beef Noodle

    Chinese Noodles

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    128-8180 No.2 Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  5. Rank 5. Bamboo Grove Restaurant

    Chinese

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    6920 No.3 Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  6. Rank 6. Big Way Hot Pot (Richmond)

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    4940 Number 3 Rd #123, Richmond, BC · Richmond
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  7. Rank 7. Chengdu Street Food

    Chengdu Chinese

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    7971 Alderbridge Way, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  8. Rank 8. Big Way Hot Pot (Ackroyd)

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    8100 Ackroyd Rd Unit 175, Richmond, BC · Richmond
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  9. Rank 9. Osmanthus

    Shanghainese Chinese

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    4151 Hazelbridge Way, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  10. Rank 10. Long’s Noodle

    Shanghainese Noodles

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    140-4731 Garden City Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  11. Rank 11. 李良记 Xi'An Flavor

    Chinese

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    1105-4731 McClelland Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  12. Rank 12. Memory Corner

    Taiwanese Chinese

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    1110-4651 Garden City Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  13. Rank 13. Max Noodle House

    Hong Kong-style Noodles

    Max Noodle House pulls off what's increasingly rare in Metro Vancouver: proper Hong Kong-style wonton noodles where the alkaline strands have genuine bite, the wontons are light and carefully made, and the broth tastes like it took time. The fried chicken wings swim in Chinese rice wine and the stewed beef brisket carries notes of dried tangerine peel, all at a casual counter where you don't need reservations or deep pockets.

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    8291 Alexandra Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  14. Rank 14. Car's Dessert

    Chinese

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    110-4140 No.3 Rd Richmond BC · Richmond
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  15. Rank 15. Lanxuan Restauant

    Cantonese Chinese

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    170-3631 No.3 Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  16. Rank 16. Cha Kee

    Cantonese Chinese

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    8181 Cambie Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  17. Rank 17. Jiang Nan Wok

    Huaiyang Chinese

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    1211-8338 Capstan Way, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  18. Rank 18. Geng Shi Ji

    Hunan Chinese

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    2188-3779 Sexsmith Rd, Richmond, BC · Richmond
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  19. Rank 19. Maruhachi Ra-Men

    Noodles

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    2780 No.3 Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  20. Rank 20. Gordon Ramsay Steak - Vancouver

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    8811 River Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  21. Rank 21. Cactus Club Cafe

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    6551 Number 3 Rd #1666, Richmond, BC · Richmond
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  22. Rank 22. Jade Seafood Restaurant

    Chinese

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    280-2811 No.3 Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  23. Rank 23. Uno Beef Noodle

    Chinese Noodles

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    135-2811 No.3 Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  24. Rank 24. Yuan's Garden

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    8077 Alexandra Rd #101, Richmond, BC · Richmond
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  25. Rank 25. Keumsan

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    8363 Granville St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  26. Rank 26. Gallery

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    1312 SW Marine Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  27. Rank 27. Neptune Palace Seafood Restaurant

    Cantonese Chinese

    Neptune Palace occupies a sprawling second-floor dining hall where tables fill quickly during dim sum service, the carts wheeling past trays of notably plump shrimp dumplings and steaming congee. At dinner the menu expands into pricier Cantonese territory—lobster, abalone, roasted duck—a shift that feels less like indulgence than obligation to the room's appetite for occasion.

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    308-470 SW Marine Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  28. Rank 28. Shanghai Wonderful

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    8811 Laurel St #107, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  29. Rank 29. June

    Bistro French

    A seductive red room by Héctor Esrawe houses French bistro cooking of technical precision—the Pasta for Rachel, a sheet studded with Comté and oozing Normandy butter, epitomizes the decadent restraint. Downstairs, the listening bar Lala serves cocktails like the Noisette Manhattan, a browned-butter riff orchestrated by Keefer Bar veterans, making the pilgrimage to Cambie Village worthwhile.

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    3305 Cambie St Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  30. Rank 30. Published on Main

    Contemporary New American

    In a bright room edged with greenery on Main Street, Chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson builds dishes from fermented condiments, foraged ingredients, and West Coast precision—squash roasted and pickled, shrimp barely cooked beside apple and cucumber. The tasting menu and bar menu both deliver the same revelatory sense of timing, where seasonality isn't philosophy but practice.

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    3593 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  31. Rank 31. Chez Céline

    A Montreal-style bistro where chef J-C Poirier trades the precision of his Michelin-starred St. Lawrence for something looser and more playful. Foie gras sandwiches with fruit preserves sit alongside soft-serve drizzled with olive oil, the menu stripped to its essentials: lamb belly brochette, arctic char with sauce meunière. It's unpretentious food that knows exactly what it is.

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    4298 Fraser St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  32. Rank 32. Botanist

    Contemporary

    Chef Hector Laguna's departure hasn't dulled Botanist's edge—its hand-cut tagliatelle with foraged mushrooms and sourdough chicken remain assured and bold. The adjacent bar laboratory engineers whimsical cocktails like the Raincouver, topped with an edible cloud, alongside a sophisticated gin martini built with kombu and sea asparagus.

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    1038 Canada Pl, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  33. Rank 33. Dublin Crossing Irish Pub

    Irish British

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    466 SW Marine Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  34. Rank 34. Masayoshi

    Edomae Sushi

    Chef Masayoshi Baba's jewel-box counter in Vancouver channels the ceremonial precision of Tokyo's finest sushi bars, each course arriving like a small act of reverence. British Columbia's local catch guides his Edomae-style nigiri, from uni-studded openers to abalone soft as custard—a succession of small, perfect moments.

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    4376 Fraser St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  35. Rank 35. AnnaLena

    Contemporary

    Chef Mike Robbins's tasting menu evolves dish by dish, weaving seasonal B.C. ingredients with global accents and whimsical playfulness—oyster with foie gras, charcoal-cooked black cod in green curry. The relaxed room, dressed in nostalgic tchotchkes against navy walls, pairs refined cooking with Reverie Beall's adventurous wine list.

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    1809 W 1st Ave Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  36. Rank 36. Prophecy

    Cocktail Bar

    A basement bar in the Hotel Georgia where beverage director Jeff Savage engineers deceptively simple cocktails through months of development, layering unexpected ingredients like beeswax-washed whisky and yuzu kosho. Digital art and Afro House Noir soundtrack a moody, sexy space that honors a century of the room's transformations.

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    801 W Georgia St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  37. Rank 37. iDen & Quanjude Beijing Duck House

    Chinese

    The dining room glows with gold leaf and modernist angles, a century-and-a-half heritage distilled into glass and brass. The roasted duck arrives mahogany-dark and shatteringly skin-first, but the kitchen moves with equal precision through delicate broths, sautéed greens, sea cucumber—each dish executed with the restraint of a place confident in its own name.

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    2808 Cambie St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  38. Rank 38. Sumibiyaki Arashi

    Yakitori Japanese

    Peter Ho tends a 14-seat binchō-tan grill with the focus of a monk, rotating heritage chicken skewers inches from the coals until skin crisps and meat yields to the gentlest pressure. The omakase unfolds across impeccably butchered cuts—thigh, heart, oyster—each one glossed with a decades-old tare that tastes less like seasoning than like time itself.

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    363 E Broadway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  39. Rank 39. Northern Cafe

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    1640 E Kent Avenue S, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  40. Rank 40. Suyo

    Modern Peruvian

    A spare storefront opens onto a plant-filled dining room where Peruvian cuisine arrives refined but unhurried. Hamachi tiradito and arroz con pato with duck confit demonstrate technical restraint that lets ingredient and sauce speak.

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    3475 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  41. Rank 41. Elisa

    Steakhouse

    In Yaletown, a steakhouse where the adjacent butcher shop isn't decoration but doctrine: every cut sourced from BC ranches and beyond, Japanese wagyu for the serious spender. Start with Dungeness crab spring rolls or tartare—smoked bison, vegetables, traditional—then the bone-in Vancouver cut, seared and confident, or beef Wellington if you want theater with your protein.

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    1109 Hamilton St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  42. Rank 42. Mount Pleasant Vintage & Provisions

    Cocktail Bar

    Wood-fired grill and vintage shop rolled into one, Mount Pleasant mixes retro aesthetics with cocktails that defy their nostalgic setting—the Shiso Fancy layers tequila, apricot, yogurt and shiso into something thoughtfully strange. Crisp snacks arrive in lunch boxes; the drinks are for adults, but the whole room feels like permission to play.

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    67 W 6th Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  43. Rank 43. The Keefer Bar

    Chinese Cocktail Bar

    Behind backlit anatomical charts, a Chinatown bar channels traditional Chinese medicine into cocktails—durian and baijiu meet rum in a Colada; turkey tail mushroom deepens a Daiquiri. Crystal-clear house ice, funky DJ sets, and dim sum from neighboring dumpling shops complete the prescription.

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    135 Keefer St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  44. Rank 44. Okeya Kyujiro

    Omakase Japanese

    A dark room lit by votive candles holds its curtain until your appointed moment arrives, revealing an omakase where seasonal fish and theatrical gestures—sasagiri carving, uni from competing waters—blur the line between meal and ceremony. The crispy tempura sandbar fish and flower-shaped wagashi suggest a kitchen that serves beauty as seriously as flavor.

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    1038 Mainland St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  45. Rank 45. Sushi Hyun

    Omakase Sushi

    Chef Juhyun Lee's six-seat counter unfolds as a spare, ceremonial space where Japanese luxury meets understated Korean inflection through impeccable edomae omakase. The hinoki wood gleams; the fish speaks; service dissolves into attentiveness itself.

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    795 Jervis St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  46. Rank 46. Big Way Hot Pot (Kerrisdale)

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    2145 W 41st Ave, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  47. Rank 47. Fairmont Pacific Rim

    A waterfront tower where Asian and Pacific Northwest design merge beneath soaring lobbies lit by sculptural installations and lined with local photography. The hotel's restaurants and lounges draw Vancouverites as readily as travelers, anchored in a building that announces the city's cultural confidence the moment you step inside.

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    1038 Canada Pl, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  48. Rank 48. Good Thief

    Vietnamese

    Behind velvet curtains, Vincent and Amelie Nguyen channel nhậu—Vietnamese drinking culture—into a moody cocktail bar where phở-inflected whisky and basil-watermelon highballs land alongside crispy frog legs and Dungeness crab noodles. The menu trades refinement for swagger, each plate and drink a small rebellion against restraint.

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    3336 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  49. Rank 49. Burdock & Co

    Contemporary

    Andrea Carlson's corner room on Main Street moves through the seasons with thematic precision—June's florals yield to October's bitter greens and Salt Spring Island citrus—each plate a study in ingredient clarity. A celeriac akimono glazed in yuzu or tuna with fermented rosehip and sudachi arrives as the culmination of that philosophy, accomplished and inventive in equal measure.

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    2702 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  50. Rank 50. Boulevard

    Seafood

    Executive chef Roger Ma elevates pristine seafood—charcoal-grilled sablefish, blue fin tuna—with restrained modern technique and Asian inflection. An opulent room of marble and leather surrounds a versatile menu where house-made pasta and impeccable oysters command equal attention.

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    845 Burrard St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  51. Rank 51. Hawksworth

    Contemporary

    Chef David Hawksworth's restaurant occupies an elegant corner of the Rosewood Hotel Georgia, all shimmering chandeliers and wine-lined walls where the clientele gleams as much as the décor. His cooking traffics in restrained luxury—a mushroom consommé with matsutake and foie gras, agnolotti that balances hazelnut and umami—the kind of refinement that doesn't announce itself.

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    801 W Georgia St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  52. Rank 52. St. Lawrence

    Québécois French

    Chef J-C Poirier rotates themed menus at this intimate Vancouver room, reframing French-Canadian classics through seasonal lenses—sugar shack fare in winter, bourgeois bistro cooking in spring. The cooking is refined and ingredient-driven, the wine list focused on small organic producers, the kitchen visible and its aromas inescapable.

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    269 Powell St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  53. Rank 53. Bravo

    Seafood

    A Michelin-selected seafood spot on Fraser Street that pairs raw fish and oysters with fermented hot sauces and tropical fruit. The small, frequently changing menu favors bold flavors—think squid pasta and scallops with coconut—served by genuinely warm staff.

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    4194 Fraser St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  54. Rank 54. H Tasting Lounge

    Vancouver

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    1601 Bayshore Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  55. Rank 55. Chupito

    Mexican

    Chupito feels like a back-alley discovery you'd text friends about, tucked into a covered outdoor spot on Yukon Street where the elevated Mexican cooking—tender sautéed octopus with capers and olives, charred lemon and jalapeño—tastes both refined and unpretentious. The cocktails are equally thoughtful, especially the Xochimilco, a temperature-shifting clarified milk punch spiked with mezcal and topped with hot horchata foam.

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    2450 Yukon St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  56. Rank 56. Dynasty

    Cantonese Chinese

    Dynasty Seafood trades in the theatrical confidence of live tanks and classical dim sum, where steamed dumplings and crab-and-fish-maw soup arrive with the precision of a well-oiled kitchen. Regulars who call ahead unlock off-menu specials that justify the pilgrimage to this elegant room.

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    108-777 W Broadway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  57. Rank 57. Bacchus

    European-inspired New American

    Nestled in the Wedgewood Hotel's hushed lobby, Bacchus wraps you in marble and candlelight while chef Stefan Hartmann serves European cooking with local spine—foie gras terrine with roasted plum, prawns in lobster bisque. The wine list ranges globally; the martinis are formidable.

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    845 Hornby St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  58. Rank 58. Crab Hot Lau (Granville)

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    2993 Granville St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  59. Rank 59. Yuwa

    Japanese

    Chef Masahiro Omori's nigiri transcends the chic European-leaning room with impeccable Japanese technique and daily-shifting freshness. Buttery chutoro and ethereal sockeye salmon justify the pilgrimage to this quietly classical counter in Vancouver.

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    2775 W 16th Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  60. Rank 60. Bufala

    Contemporary Italian

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    5395 West Blvd, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  61. Rank 61. Elio Volpe

    Coastal Italian

    A former mechanic shop in Cambie Village now hosts Elio Volpe, a casual-yet-refined coastal Italian osteria where wood-fired pizzas arrive with lambrusco onions and burrata, and housemade pasta like spaghetti alle vongole shares the menu with whole grilled branzino. The buzzing bar is perfect for a solo meal, while shared plates make it equally welcoming for groups.

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    540 W 17th Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  62. Rank 62. Bufala River District

    Italian

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    3489 Sawmill Cres, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  63. Rank 63. The Acorn

    Vegetarian

    A vegetarian kitchen sourcing directly from BC suppliers transforms unfamiliar ingredients like sunchoke and salal berry into dishes that balance texture and taste with equal care. The tasting menu best reveals the restaurant's resourcefulness, served in a room warmed by attentive staff.

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    3995 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  64. Rank 64. Blue Water Cafe

    Seafood

    Frank Pabst has spent decades perfecting the fundamentals at Blue Water Cafe, where a swordfish might arrive cooked to a temperature most chefs only talk about achieving. The service reads your mind before you need anything, which is the kind of polish you'd expect from a fine-dining seafood room that somehow stays unfussy.

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  65. Rank 65. Lila

    Plant-Based Indian

    Lila turns plant-based Indian cooking into something genuinely playful, with vibrant curries and breads that don't read as an afterthought to meat dishes. The Main Street spot has the warmth of a neighborhood favorite that happens to take its vegetables seriously.

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    3941 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  66. Rank 66. Landmark Hot Pot

    Chinese

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    4023 Cambie St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  67. Rank 67. Vij’s

    Indian

    Vikram Vij still works the room at his thirty-year-old temple to Indian fine dining, where wine-marinated lamb and paneer curries arrive with the precision of haute cuisine. The cocktails are inventive, the spices articulate, and the owner's belief in his cuisine's place at the table remains unshaken.

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    3106 Cambie St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  68. Rank 68. Elem

    Contemporary

    Vish Mayekar's cooking draws from global sources—Indian bhel, Mexican grilled fish, Middle Eastern spices—with unshowy precision and zero waste. The room's three distinct zones feel designed for contemplation, matching food that rewards close attention without performing.

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    2110 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  69. Rank 69. Anh and Chi

    Vietnamese

    Anh and Chi occupies the bones of their parents' three-decade-old restaurant, now stripped clean with midcentury furniture and a vintage neon sign glowing behind the bar. The kitchen moves through Vietnam's classics—banana blossom salad bright with softshell crab, grilled prawn mousse with herbs—with the ease of people who know the territory intimately.

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    3388 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  70. Rank 70. Zab Bite

    Northeastern Thai

    A bright spot on Fraser Street devoted to northeastern Thai cooking, where boat noodles swim in a funky, aromatic beef broth studded with meatballs and tripe, and grilled pork jowl arrives crackling, dusted with toasted rice and a sharp nam jaew. The kitchen handles its crowd-pleasers with care, but the regional specialties—punchy, unapologetic—are what justify the trip.

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    4197 Fraser St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  71. Rank 71. Sushi Hil

    Sushi

    Natural light spills across blonde wood at Sushi Hil, where Chef Hil Nguy works the counter with unhurried precision, building each piece as if it might break. Sweet prawns arrive whole over crushed ice; aka isaki meets bright citrus; aji from Kagoshima carries ginger and scallion's sharp bite. Seasonal fish and careful technique make a modest argument for what sushi can be.

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    3330 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  72. Rank 72. Crab Hot Lau (Kingsway)

    Northern Vietnamese

    Cherry Pham's family-run Northern Vietnamese spot on Kingsway is a bustling, no-frills counter where the rice field crab hot pot—made with noodles from her hometown—arrives with a complex, addictive broth that justifies the three-year award streak. The beef carpaccio salad and meaty crab spring rolls are equally convincing reasons to navigate the crowds.

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    2141 Kingsway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  73. Rank 73. Kissa Tanto

    Fusion

    In a Chinatown walkup outfitted like a 1960s Tokyo jazz café—rose banquettes, soft light, steely walls—chef Joël Watanabe executes Japanese-Italian fusion with the precision of fine dining. Charcoal udon with Dungeness crab, hand-cut tajarin with miso egg, tiramisu inflected with plum wine: each dish suggests a kitchen fluent in both traditions and committed to seasonal restraint.

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    263 E Pender St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  74. Rank 74. L’Abattoir

    West Coast French

    L'Abattoir pairs French technique with BC ingredients in a warmly lit Gastown mezzanine that feels more convivial than formal. Baked oysters and Fraser Valley duck anchor a menu where even dessert—a buttery mille-feuille with salted honey—shows restrained elegance.

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    217 Carrall St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  75. Rank 75. Kavita

    At Kavita, Tushar Tondvalkar pursues Indian cooking with unshowy precision. Charcoal-grilled chicken arrives in a silken malai sauce; goat and lentils fold into haleem crowned with crisp alliums and heat. The kitchen operates without fanfare, letting technique and restraint speak for themselves.

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    250 W 3rd Ave, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  76. Rank 76. Folke

    Vegetarian

    In a small Kitsilano room of deep blue walls and seaweed pressings, Colin Uyeda and Pricilla Deo serve plant-based cooking that moves beyond vegetables into genuine revelation. The cabbage in potato mole arrives tender and crunchy at once, proof that restraint and technique can transform what arrives on the plate.

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    2585 W Broadway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  77. Rank 77. Maenam

    Thai

    The kitchen at Maenam treats Thai fundamentals—tom yum, panang curry—as starting points for something more exacting, building dishes around pristine local fish and seasonal produce until familiar flavors achieve an almost unbearable clarity. The room is unpretentious, the plating modest, but every plate speaks to a chef who understands that restraint and precision matter more than flourish.

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    1938 W 4th Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  78. Rank 78. Song

    Thai

    On East Broadway, Song channels Thai cooking through an idiosyncratic lens: lemongrass wings arrive deep-fried and fragrant, pad Thai stakes a claim on savory perfection, and northern laab blooms with the push-pull of fish sauce and lime against tender pork. The kitchen works from regional ingredients with evident invention, turning familiar dishes into something you won't find elsewhere.

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    317 E Broadway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  79. Rank 79. Crab Hot Lau (UBC)

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    2192 Western Pkwy, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  80. Rank 80. Sumi

    Korean

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    5628 Victoria Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  81. Rank 81. Dosa Corner

    Indian

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    6181 Fraser St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  82. Rank 82. Savio Volpe

    Contemporary Italian

    Clean, marble-lined rooms that could belong to any Italian city set the stage for cooking that respects regional tradition while keeping one eye on the diner's pleasure. Garlic knots studded with black pepper arrive warm and tender, their piquant marinara worth the extra charge. Lamb ragu with sage and pecorino finds its ideal vessel in creste di gallo.

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    615 Kingsway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  83. Rank 83. Nook

    Italian

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    195 W 2nd Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  84. Rank 84. Le Crocodile

    French

    Rob Feenie has restored Le Crocodile with a lighter hand than expected: the dining room glows with blonde woods and natural light, the French classics—Dover sole, foie gras terrine, poulet à la crème—remain, but their sauces have thinned and their edges sharpened with subtle Asian inflection. This is Feenie's Lumière sensibility applied to an institution, rather than a repudiation of it.

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    909 Burrard St Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  85. Rank 85. Bagheera

    Indian-inspired Cocktail Bar

    Behind a defunct betting parlor's storefront lies a speakeasy where barrel vaults lined with horseshoes and palm-tree murals evoke Victorian India. Cocktails like To Frighten a Mongoose and The Braggart arrive alongside curries and pakoras, each element orchestrated to suspend disbelief.

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    518 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  86. Rank 86. Sula Main Street

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    4172 Main St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  87. Rank 87. Lala

    Down a staircase behind June, the brasserie upstairs, lies Lala—a subterranean cocktail den with the golden warmth of a vintage rec room, vinyl spinning nightly, and a bar manager crafting precise, unexpected drinks like a mezcal-forward Gibson riff with persimmon-shallot mignonette. The room's curves and retro speakers suggest comfort; the cocktails suggest thought.

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    3305 Cambie St., Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  88. Rank 88. Giardino

    Tuscan Italian

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    1328 Hornby Street, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  89. Rank 89. Nook

    Italian

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    2025 E Tenth Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  90. Rank 90. Miku

    Japanese

    Harbor views frame a kitchen where French and Italian techniques enliven Japanese foundations, with Ocean Wise seafood paired against refined sauces that feel neither fussy nor expensive. The aburi salmon oshi sushi—wild sockeye, jalapeño, house-made condiment—arrives as something between technique and emotion, the kind of dish that makes you understand why people keep coming back.

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    70-200 Granville St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  91. Rank 91. Casa Molina

    Spanish

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    2211 Manitoba St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  92. Rank 92. Moltaqa

    Moroccan

    Moltaqa tucks into a warren of intimate nooks on Mainland Street, where Moroccan hospitality unfolds through warm service and lingering conversation. A chicken pastilla arrives flaky and dome-shaped, its phyllo shell dusted with cinnamon and powdered sugar, sweet against savory—a dish that justifies the pilgrimage.

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    1002 Mainland St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  93. Rank 93. Gary's

    Rustic French

    Gary's trades formality for a kind of purposeful ease, its French country cooking—asparagus with saffron rouille, pork collar with parsley sauce—arriving without pretense on rye rolls slicked with green garlic butter. The rum baba, soaked in chamomile syrup and crowned with pistachio custard, suggests that comfort and refinement need not be at odds.

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    1485 W 12th Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  94. Rank 94. Fat Mao

    Thai Noodles

    Fat Mao Noodles is a casual counter spot where Angus An sends out bold Thai-style broths and noodles that taste like they're made with actual conviction. The hot and sour pork noodle bowls are the thing that keeps people coming back, though the rotating signature soups suggest it's worth ordering something different each time.

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    983 Helmcken St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  95. Rank 95. Homer St. Cafe

    Contemporary American

    Homer Street's brick dining room—casual furniture doing double duty as wall art—pivots on a rotisserie chicken brined overnight in house sauce, its skin crisped and glazed with gravy or ranch alongside buttermilk biscuits. The kitchen treats comfort food as a discipline rather than an afterthought, finishing the meal with cheesecake layered in white chocolate, almonds, and quince.

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    898 Homer St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  96. Rank 96. Nero Tondo

    Farm-to-table New American

    Devon Latté and Lucas Johnston build their cooking around British Columbia's seasonal bounty, where a bowl of kohlrabi might arrive glossed with caramelized honey and makrut lime, and albacore tuna speaks for itself across two preparations. The wine list honors the same provincial commitment, and in this small room of counter and table seats, the restraint feels intentional.

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    1879 Powell St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  97. Rank 97. Chinatown BBQ

    Barbecue

    A neighbourhood spot with vintage art on the walls and a steady crowd of regulars, Chinatown BBQ does unfussy Chinese barbecue that's equally good eaten straight from a takeout box or shared family-style around a lazy Susan. The barbecued pork is the everyday star, but if you're after something special, order the Chef's Secret barbecued goose a couple of days ahead.

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    130 East Pender St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  98. Rank 98. ELLIPSIS

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    1540 W 2nd Ave #205, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  99. Rank 99. Lunch Lady

    Vietnamese

    The fluorescent glow of Lunch Lady on Commercial Drive reveals a straightforward counter operation where Chef Nguyen Thi Thanh's Vietnamese cooking inspires genuine ambivalence—not from doubt, but from abundance. Fried black tiger prawns arrive glossy with fish sauce; garlic noodles coil with casual precision; wagyu beef broth deepens with time. The real challenge is choosing what to forgo.

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    1046 Commercial Drive, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  100. Rank 100. Mott 32

    Chinese

    A soaring downtown dining room with polished service sets the stage for Mott 32's refined Chinese cuisine, where the famed applewood-roasted Peking duck shares the spotlight with delicate hot-and-sour soup dumplings. The kitchen moves beyond showstoppers to excel at the small things—stir-fried broccoli with ginkgo and red dates, mapo tofu with lobster—with enough swagger to remind you this is a special-occasion room that doesn't take itself too seriously.

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    1161 W Georgia St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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