The Top 100 Places to Eat and Drink Near Boulevard

Updated June 17, 2026

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  1. Rank 1. 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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  2. Rank 2. 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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  3. Rank 3. 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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  4. Rank 4. 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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  5. Rank 5. 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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  6. Rank 6. 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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  7. Rank 7. 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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  8. Rank 8. JOEY Burrard

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    820 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  9. Rank 9. 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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  10. Rank 10. 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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  11. Rank 11. 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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  12. Rank 12. 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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  13. Rank 13. 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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  14. Rank 14. CinCin

    Italian

    CinCin's wood-fired kitchen and handmade pasta have anchored Robson Street for years, turning out Alberta lamb that's still pink and perfect alongside delicate rigatoni dressed with nothing more than stracciatella and restraint. It's a polished, grown-up spot where consistency matters more than novelty, and that reliability is exactly the point.

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    1154 Robson St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  15. Rank 15. 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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    1095 Hamilton St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  16. Rank 16. Reflections The Garden Terrace

    Global

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    801 West Georgia St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  17. Rank 17. H Tasting Lounge

    Vancouver

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    1601 Bayshore Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  18. Rank 18. Japadog

    Japanese

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    899 Burrard St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  19. Rank 19. The Sutton Place Hotel - Gerard Lounge

    English

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    845 Burrard St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  20. Rank 20. Din Tai Fung

    Taiwanese Chinese

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    1132 Alberni St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  21. Rank 21. 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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  22. Rank 22. Nightingale

    Wood-fired Pizza

    The lofty dining room draws business crowds at lunch, but Nightingale works equally well for casual dinners with friends—a place where rustic, seasonal cooking from a wood-fired oven (blistered Neapolitan pizzas, roasted sweet potatoes with xo sauce) and a roster of shareable plates feel neither fussy nor precious. Desserts like peaches-and-cream cheesecake complete the meal without ceremony.

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    1017 W Hastings St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  23. Rank 23. Black+Blue

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    1032 Alberni St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  24. Rank 24. 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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  25. Rank 25. 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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  26. Rank 26. Sushi Masuda

    Sushi

    Six seats behind a print shop, Chef Yoji Masuda constructs sushi with Tokyo precision and quiet confidence. Each course—from monkfish liver to pristine nigiri—moves with the grace of someone uninterested in grandeur.

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    1066 W Hastings St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  27. Rank 27. Giardino

    Tuscan Italian

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    1328 Hornby Street, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  28. Rank 28. The Lobby Lounge and RawBar

    Sushi

    Within the Fairmont Pacific Rim's soaring lobby, this lounge pairs nightly live music and a two-sided fireplace with a marble bar serving composed sushi and braised local octopus. The room trades pretense for genuine comfort, letting both the space and the seafood speak plainly.

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    1038 Canada Place Way, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  29. Rank 29. Big Way Hot Pot (Robson)

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    778 Robson St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  30. Rank 30. Carlino

    Northern Italian

    Tucked on a hotel terrace, this dining room channels the alpine borderlands of Friuli with quiet sophistication. Freshly made cjarsons arrive topped with poppy seed butter; a braised cabbage agrodolce cuts through rich Milanese cutlet. The kitchen sources locally and lets seasonal produce speak, Italian restraint as philosophy.

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    1115 Alberni St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  31. Rank 31. Kafkas Coffee

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    860 Richards St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  32. Rank 32. 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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  33. Rank 33. C|PRIME

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    1015 Burrard St Unit 501, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  34. Rank 34. 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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  35. Rank 35. Five Sails

    Pacific-Northwestern

    The white tablecloths and inlet views belong to another era, but Alex Kim's cooking pulls Five Sails firmly into the present with playful technique and real respect for Pacific ingredients. Scallops and lobster prawn bisque land with precision, and even the tricks—like a trompe l'oeil oyster shell—feel genuinely delightful rather than show-offy.

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    410-999 Canada Pl, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  36. Rank 36. Pallet Coffee Roasters

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    980 Howe St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  37. Rank 37. Sushi Jin

    Sushi

    A six-seat counter in an unmarked storefront serves omakase with distinctive refinement: live lobster sashimi with caviar, ankimo in ponzu, nigiri balanced between sweet and salty. The chef's restraint elevates each course without flourish.

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    750 Nelson St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  38. Rank 38. Hy's

    Dark wood and brass fixtures recall a Vancouver that knew how to linger over a cocktail, and Hy's delivers the old-school steakhouse experience with a ribeye that justifies the trip. The cheesy bread and onion rings are pure nostalgia, the kind of sides that taste like they haven't changed in decades because they don't need to.

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    637 Hornby St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  39. Rank 39. JOEY Bentall One

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    507 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  40. Rank 40. Maxine's

    European

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    1325 Burrard St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  41. Rank 41. The Elbow Room Cafe

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    560 Davie St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  42. Rank 42. Pallet Coffee Roasters

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    1115 Melville St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  43. Rank 43. Nook

    Italian

    A casual neighborhood Italian spot that somehow feels like a local favorite everywhere it opens, with standbys like rigatoni boscaiola and port-glazed chicken liver crostini that justify the repeat visits. The specials—particularly the tomato-forward pastas when summer produce peaks—are where the chef's actual thinking shows through.

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    781 Denman St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  44. Rank 44. Ban Bu Xian

    Sichuan Chinese

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    1282 Robson St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  45. Rank 45. Chambar

    Belgian

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    568 Beatty St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  46. Rank 46. Tetsu

    Omakase Sushi

    Three counter seats, two chefs, and a stripped-down philosophy: no gold leaf or showmanship, just impeccable fish and careful technique. A meal unfolds through poached mackerel with mountain potato, tender octopus in soy-dashi, and nigiri of aged snapper and creamy cutlass fish. Restraint as a form of respect.

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    775 Denman St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  47. Rank 47. Sula Davie Street

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    1708 Davie St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  48. Rank 48. Maruhachi Ra-men

    Japanese Noodles

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    270 Robson St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  49. Rank 49. Tableau

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    1181 Melville St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  50. Rank 50. Fanny Bay Oyster Bar

    Seafood

    At Fanny Bay Oyster Bar, the raw bar gleams with oysters from the restaurant's own farms, while grilled specimens arrive hot and buttery, topped with herb gremolata. The sablefish collar—crisped and sided with peppadew and shishito—confirms a kitchen that treats seafood as something alive, not mere protein.

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    762 Cambie St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  51. Rank 51. Chang ‘An

    Shaanxi Chinese

    The dining room overlooks Vancouver's waterfront with the confidence of a stage set. Peking duck arrives tableside in a flourish of flambéed rum, its skin shattered into gold, the meat carved with ceremony before the bones yield a second act as peppery broth or rustic stir-fry. Hand-pulled noodles and roasted lamb anchor the Shaanxi repertoire for those who skip the drama.

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    1661 Granville St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  52. Rank 52. Honey Salt

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    39 Smithe St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  53. Rank 53. Tasty Indian Bistro

    Indian

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    1261 Hamilton St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  54. Rank 54. Maruhachi Ra-men

    Noodles

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    780 Bidwell St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  55. Rank 55. Capo & The Spritz

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    350 Davie St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  56. Rank 56. D/6 Lounge

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    39 Smithe St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  57. Rank 57. Café Medina

    Mediterranean

    Café Medina hums with the clatter of espresso cups and the shuffle of locals queuing for Belgian waffles, their kitchen exhaling steam and the smell of saffron all morning long. The paella—orzo studded with chorizo, vegetables, avocado, and a perfect fried egg—arrives as a small argument for staying put.

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    780 Richards St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  58. Rank 58. Gotham

    Steakhouse

    Gotham occupies a polished Downtown Vancouver corner where the cocktails arrive in proper glassware and the room hums with the particular confidence of old money. It's a refined steakhouse where the meat is treated with the seriousness it deserves, and you should plan to dress up and spend accordingly.

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    615 Seymour St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  59. Rank 59. Yasma

    Syrian/Lebanese Middle Eastern

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    550 Denman St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  60. Rank 60. 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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  61. Rank 61. The Roof

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    1032 Alberni St Floor 3, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  62. Rank 62. Thai Basil

    Thai

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    1215 Thurlow St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  63. Rank 63. Dovetail

    California-Inspired

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    1079 Mainland St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  64. Rank 64. 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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  65. Rank 65. Per Se Social Corner

    Italian

    A corner room where the menu pivots easily from a quick tapa to a full meal, the service unhurried and genuinely warm. The lobster and crab ravioli arrives in a chipotle coconut broth that justifies the return visit alone.

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    891 Homer St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  66. Rank 66. Haifa

    Jewish/Palestinian

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    410 W Georgia St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  67. Rank 67. Acquafarina

    Italian

    A downtown Italian space with soaring ceilings and wood-burning ovens overhead pivoted from pizzeria to fine dining without losing its ease. The kitchen excels at direct, unfussy work—a chilled tomato soup with jamón, gossamer pasta in simple sauce—while servers in uniform remain genuinely warm rather than stiff. The enclosed patio strikes the rare balance between ceremony and comfort.

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    425 W Georgia St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  68. Rank 68. Dante Italian Sandwich

    Italian

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    360 Robson St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  69. Rank 69. Oku Izakaya

    Izakaya Japanese

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    2 Water St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  70. Rank 70. Straight Brooklyn Pizza

    Neapolitan Pizza

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    350 Robson St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  71. Rank 71. Village Studios

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    1024 Davie St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  72. Rank 72. PiDGiN

    Contemporary

    Local art and soft industrial lighting warm a dining room where the kitchen treats flavor combinations as a kind of playful provocation—Korean rice cakes in gochujang bolognese with spiced hazelnuts, Thai curry cod empanadas—that somehow transcend their own audacity and land, convincingly, on the plate.

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    350 Carrall St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  73. Rank 73. Zoomak

    Modern Korean

    Zoomak bills itself as a modern Korean tavern, but the kitchen does serious work: crisp-skinned pork bossam comes with housemade kimchi, and the seafood soup and pork belly ssam justify the buzz. The vibe is warm and convivial with cocktails in hand, priced and pitched for a night out rather than a quiet reset.

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  74. Rank 74. 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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  75. Rank 75. The 515 bar

    European

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    521 Seymour St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  76. Rank 76. 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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  77. Rank 77. Maxine's Cafe & Bar

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    1325 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  78. Rank 78. The Victor

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    39 Smithe St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  79. Rank 79. Bacaro

    Venetian Italian

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    1029 W Cordova St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  80. Rank 80. Big Way Hot Pot (West End)

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    1479 Robson St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  81. Rank 81. Hundy

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    1144 Homer St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  82. Rank 82. C|PRIME

    Italian

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    1015 Burrard St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  83. Rank 83. Sashimiya

    Sushi

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    1348 Hornby St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  84. Rank 84. Riley's Fish & Steak

    Steakhouse

    Downtown Vancouver's waterfront steakhouse trades in nautical polish and high-roller glamour, but the kitchen's precision elevates familiar dishes—Baby Gem lettuce cradling lump crab in the Louie salad, fish and chips with an impossibly crisp, light batter—beyond their obvious appeal. The staff's warmth suggests this isn't merely a room for expense accounts.

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    200 Burrard St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  85. Rank 85. Bao Bei

    Chinese

    Chef Joël Watanabe's brasserie at the edge of Chinatown trades tradition for invention, elevating humble Chinese classics with precise technique and unexpected elements—fried rice studded with prawns and bitter melon, mantou buns layered with braised pork and miso-serrano aioli. The cooking is playful without being precious, grounded in quality ingredients and a genuine understanding of flavor.

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    163 Keefer St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  86. Rank 86. Sura

    Classic Korean

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    1518 Robson St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  87. Rank 87. 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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    Resy
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  88. Rank 88. Jungle Room

    Rainforest

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    961 Denman St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  89. Rank 89. Bar Tartare

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    Address
    54 Alexander St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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    On the Way What's Around

  90. Rank 90. Good Co. Bars

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    Address
    965 Granville St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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    On the Way What's Around

  91. Rank 91. Commodore Ballroom

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    868 Granville St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  92. Rank 92. Nemesis

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    302 W Hastings St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  93. Rank 93. Sushi Bar Maumi

    Omakase Sushi

    Chef Maumi Ozaki commands his intimate counter with efficient precision, delivering nigiri that forgoes ceremony for clarity: botan ebi gleaming with salt, smoked skipjack perfumed with ginger and scallion, uni yielding its creamy depth. The omakase arrives unhurried and reasonably priced, a quietly confident argument against the pretension that serious sushi demands expense.

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    1668 Robson St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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    OpenTable
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    On the Way What's Around

  94. Rank 94. Vogue Theatre

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    918 Granville St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  95. Rank 95. 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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    On the Way What's Around

  96. Rank 96. Nook

    Italian

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    195 W 2nd Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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    On the Way What's Around

  97. Rank 97. Cactus Club Cafe

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    588 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
    On the Way What's Around

  98. Rank 98. Small Victory

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    1089 Marinaside Cres, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  99. Rank 99. Karma Lounge

    West Coast-Inspired

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    1161 W Georgia St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  100. Rank 100. Mansion Nightclub

    South Beach-Inspired

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    1161 W Georgia St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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