The Top 100 Places to Eat and Drink Near Skewers Souvlaki Pita Bar

Updated June 17, 2026

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  1. Rank 1. 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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  2. Rank 2. 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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    52 Alexander St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  3. Rank 3. 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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  4. Rank 4. 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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  5. Rank 5. Bar Tartare

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    54 Alexander St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  6. Rank 6. Skewers Souvlaki Pita Bar

    Greek

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    26 Powell St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  7. Rank 7. 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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  8. Rank 8. Oku Izakaya

    Izakaya Japanese

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    2 Water St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  9. Rank 9. 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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  10. Rank 10. 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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  11. Rank 11. 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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  12. Rank 12. 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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  13. Rank 13. 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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  14. Rank 14. 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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  15. Rank 15. Meo

    Cocktail Bar

    Meo is a plush Chinatown cocktail bar that pairs velvet banquettes with hedonistic small plates—milk buns filled with curried potato, oysters in herb celery emulsion—that justify lingering over drinks. The cocktails lean vegetable-forward and inventive, the kind that rewire your thinking about what a carrotini can be.

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    265 E Pender St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  16. Rank 16. 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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  17. Rank 17. Ask For Luigi

    Pasta Italian

    A corner cabin with thirty-two seats where the pasta arrives in portions built for sharing—pappardelle weighted with duck ragù, bigoli crowded with shellfish. The wine list stays Italian, the meatballs are a test of appetite, and everything suggests a kitchen that understands generosity as a form of hospitality.

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    305 Alexander St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  18. Rank 18. 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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  19. Rank 19. Chambar

    Belgian

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    568 Beatty St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  20. Rank 20. Barbara

    Contemporary

    At the L-shaped bar of this East Pender kitchen, you watch Patrick Hennessy execute refined technique on local ingredients with invisible effort. Oysters crowned with Northern Divine caviar, eggplant crisped and dressed with honey and chermoula, broccolini beside toasted almond romesco—each plate arrives stripped of pretense, all flavor and precision.

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    305 E Pender St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  21. Rank 21. Monarca

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    181 Carrall St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  22. Rank 22. 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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  23. Rank 23. 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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  24. Rank 24. Di Beppe

    Italian

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    8 W Cordova St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  25. Rank 25. Fat Mao

    Thai-Style Noodles

    Fat Mao is a casual noodle counter in Chinatown where chef Angus An cooks Thai-style bowls that taste far more composed than the stripped-down setting suggests. Order the nham ngeaw—a tomato broth piled with pork ribs, vermicelli, and fried garlic—and watch your dining partner reconsider what "chill" actually means.

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    217 E Georgia St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  26. Rank 26. Laowai

    Shanghai Cocktail Bar

    Behind a hidden freezer door in a Chinatown dumpling shop lies a teal-and-gold 1920s Shanghai fantasy. Laowai stocks Canada's largest baijiu collection and pairs the assertive spirit with original cocktails—the Beijing Bikini reimagines piña colada through its lens—while first-rate dumplings anchor the experience. A speakeasy that refuses frivolity.

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    251 E Georgia St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  27. Rank 27. 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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  28. Rank 28. Cuchillo

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    261 Powell St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  29. Rank 29. 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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  30. Rank 30. Dosanko

    Yoshoku-Style Japanese

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    566 Powell St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  31. Rank 31. 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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  32. Rank 32. 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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  33. Rank 33. The Mackenzie Room

    Contemporary

    A narrow downtown room with concrete and steel serves seasonal dishes built on local ingredients and a wry sensibility—kelp preparations and house-cured proteins arrive in generous portions, the kitchen's ambitions tempered by restraint. Tasting menus shift with the market and your party size; cocktails match the kitchen's playful precision. The vibe is relaxed, the cooking unshowy but serious.

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    415 Powell St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  34. Rank 34. 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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  35. Rank 35. 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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  36. Rank 36. Phnom Penh

    Vietnamese

    Since 1985, Phnom Penh has anchored Chinatown with a nearly encyclopedic menu of Vietnamese and Cambodian classics that rewards repeat visits and casual ordering—the thin-sliced beef in pineapple and fish sauce (#71) alone justifies the inevitable wait. Fried chicken wings dusted in salt, pepper, and sugar, alongside beef luc lac with fried egg, form the skeleton of meals that overflow the table.

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    244 E Georgia St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  37. Rank 37. 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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  38. Rank 38. 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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  39. Rank 39. Guilt & Company

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    1 Alexander St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  40. Rank 40. LOCAL Public Eatery

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    3 Alexander St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  41. Rank 41. 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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  42. Rank 42. Honey Salt

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    39 Smithe St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  43. Rank 43. 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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  44. Rank 44. 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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  45. Rank 45. Maruhachi Ra-men

    Japanese Noodles

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    270 Robson St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  46. Rank 46. Pallet Coffee Roasters - Headquarters

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    395 Alexander St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  47. Rank 47. D/6 Lounge

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    39 Smithe St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  48. Rank 48. Nemesis

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    302 W Hastings St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  49. Rank 49. 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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  50. Rank 50. Reflections The Garden Terrace

    Global

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    801 West Georgia St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  51. Rank 51. 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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  52. Rank 52. 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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  53. Rank 53. Kafkas Coffee

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    860 Richards St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  54. Rank 54. 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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  55. Rank 55. Nook

    Italian

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    195 W 2nd Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  56. Rank 56. 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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  57. Rank 57. Fortune Sound Club

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    147 E Pender St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  58. Rank 58. Bar Gobo

    Natural Wine Bar

    A cramped, unfussy wine bar pouring natural wines serves surprisingly refined cooking from a kitchenette behind the counter: wild nettle tortelli, roasted halibut with fiddlehead ferns, rosemary focaccia with burrata. The service is warm enough to dispel any natural-wine pretension, and the seasonal prix fixe delivers clear, honest flavors without apology.

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    237 Union St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  59. Rank 59. JOEY Bentall One

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    507 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  60. Rank 60. The Victor

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    39 Smithe St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  61. Rank 61. Underground Comedy Club

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    120 W Hastings St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  62. Rank 62. 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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  63. Rank 63. The 515 bar

    European

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    521 Seymour St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  64. Rank 64. 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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  65. Rank 65. 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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  66. Rank 66. 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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  67. Rank 67. Ophelía

    Mexican

    Ophelía's dining room gleams with murals and carved color, a visual feast matching what arrives on the plate. Francisco Higareda cooks his mother's pan-regional Mexican repertoire with precision: corn-crusted octopus swimming in Oaxacan mole blanco, tacos built on locally made tortillas, tres leches cake that tastes like memory. The margaritas are worth the wait for a table.

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    165 W 2nd Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  68. Rank 68. Haifa

    Jewish/Palestinian

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    410 W Georgia St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  69. Rank 69. Brassneck Brewery

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    120 W Hastings St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  70. Rank 70. 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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  71. Rank 71. JOEY Burrard

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    820 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  72. Rank 72. Straight Brooklyn Pizza

    Neapolitan Pizza

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    350 Robson St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  73. Rank 73. 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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  74. Rank 74. Dante Italian Sandwich

    Italian

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    360 Robson St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  75. Rank 75. Bacaro

    Venetian Italian

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    1029 W Cordova St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  76. Rank 76. 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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  77. Rank 77. 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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  78. Rank 78. The Chickadee Room

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    182 Keefer St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  79. Rank 79. 2nd Floor Gastown

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    300 Water St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  80. Rank 80. Prototype Coffee

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    883 E Hastings St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  81. Rank 81. 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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  82. Rank 82. H Tasting Lounge

    Vancouver

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    1601 Bayshore Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  83. Rank 83. The Elbow Room Cafe

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    560 Davie St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  84. Rank 84. Big Way Hot Pot (Robson)

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    778 Robson St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  85. Rank 85. Nuba in Gastown

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    207 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  86. Rank 86. Dovetail

    California-Inspired

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    1079 Mainland St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  87. Rank 87. Din Tai Fung

    Taiwanese Chinese

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    1132 Alberni St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  88. Rank 88. 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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  89. Rank 89. Pallet Coffee Roasters

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    1115 Melville St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  90. Rank 90. Capo & The Spritz

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    350 Davie St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  91. Rank 91. Tasty Indian Bistro

    Indian

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    1261 Hamilton St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  92. Rank 92. Black+Blue

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    1032 Alberni St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  93. Rank 93. Casa Molina

    Spanish

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    2211 Manitoba St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  94. Rank 94. Jam Cafe

    West Coach

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    556 Beatty St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  95. Rank 95. Tableau

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    1181 Melville St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  96. Rank 96. Pallet Coffee Roasters

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    980 Howe St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  97. Rank 97. Small Victory

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    1089 Marinaside Cres, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  98. Rank 98. Argo Cafe

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    1836 Ontario St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  99. Rank 99. 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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  100. Rank 100. Big Way Hot Pot (Olympic Village)

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    115 W 2nd Ave, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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