The Top 100 Restaurants Near Cactus Club Cafe

Updated June 17, 2026

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  1. Rank 1. 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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  2. Rank 2. Seaport City Seafood

    Chinese

    Seaport City Seafood's elegant dining room, anchored by live fish tanks, serves dim sum that balances tradition with contemporary flourishes like black truffle fried rice. Steamed pork ribs and stir-fried cumin lamb shank showcase the kitchen's command of umami-rich comfort.

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    2425 Cambie St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  3. Rank 3. 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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  4. Rank 4. 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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  5. Rank 5. A.BENTO

    Taiwanese

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    656 W Broadway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  6. Rank 6. COMEDOR

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    2450 Yukon St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  7. Rank 7. Cactus Club Cafe

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    575 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  8. Rank 8. 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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  9. Rank 9. 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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  10. Rank 10. 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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  11. Rank 11. 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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  12. Rank 12. 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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  13. Rank 13. Nook

    Italian

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    195 W 2nd Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  14. Rank 14. 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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  15. Rank 15. 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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  16. Rank 16. Casa Molina

    Spanish

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    2211 Manitoba St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  17. Rank 17. Pinche Taco Shop

    Mexican

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    2450 Yukon St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  18. Rank 18. Chef's Choice

    Cantonese Chinese

    Copper and wood panels wrap a dining room where the kitchen pursues both obscurity and tradition with equal fervor. Duck tongues marinated in rice wine, soup dumplings trembling with seafood broth, and a signature chicken glazed in black truffle sauce arrive as proof that Chef's Choice operates beyond the usual repertoire of neighborhood Chinese restaurants.

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    955 W Broadway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  19. Rank 19. 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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  20. Rank 20. 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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  21. Rank 21. 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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  22. Rank 22. 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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  23. Rank 23. 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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  24. Rank 24. 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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  25. Rank 25. 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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  26. Rank 26. 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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  27. Rank 27. 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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  28. Rank 28. Como Taperia

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    201 E 7th Ave, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  29. Rank 29. El Gato Gab Gab

    Mexican

    A lively Main Street spot where the energy is all chatter and clinking glasses, El Gato Gab Gab serves Mexican food and cocktails that match the buzz around you. The cooking is assured enough that you can order without second-guessing, and the drinks keep pace with the kitchen's confidence.

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    2650 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  30. Rank 30. Honey Salt

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    39 Smithe St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  31. Rank 31. Maruhachi Ra-Men

    Noodles

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    2838 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  32. Rank 32. Tasty Indian Bistro

    Indian

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    1261 Hamilton St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  33. Rank 33. Landmark Hot Pot

    Chinese

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    4023 Cambie St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  34. Rank 34. 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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  35. Rank 35. Crab Hot Lau (Granville)

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    2993 Granville St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  36. Rank 36. 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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  37. Rank 37. Capo & The Spritz

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    350 Davie St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  38. Rank 38. Giardino

    Tuscan Italian

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    1328 Hornby Street, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  39. Rank 39. Tojo's

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    1133 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  40. Rank 40. 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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  41. Rank 41. Argo Cafe

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    1836 Ontario St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  42. Rank 42. Salmon n' Bannock

    Indigenous

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    7-1128 W Broadway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  43. Rank 43. La Fabrique St. George

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    7 E Seventh Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  44. Rank 44. Baja Racing

    Baja Mexican

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    3364 Cambie St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  45. Rank 45. Big Way Hot Pot (Olympic Village)

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    115 W 2nd Ave, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  46. Rank 46. Kapow Burger

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    20 E 4th Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  47. Rank 47. Dovetail

    California-Inspired

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    1079 Mainland St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  48. Rank 48. The Victor

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    39 Smithe St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  49. Rank 49. Dear Gus

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    2040 Quebec St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  50. Rank 50. 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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  51. Rank 51. ELLIPSIS

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    1540 W 2nd Ave #205, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  52. Rank 52. Maruhachi Ra-men

    Japanese Noodles

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    270 Robson St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  53. Rank 53. Zarak

    Afghan Middle Eastern

    Zarak takes Afghan comfort food seriously—think buttermilk fried chicken with a cumin crust and Afghan barbecue sauce, all plated with the care of a special-occasion kitchen on Main Street. The cocktail program is equally inventive, whether you're ordering a fig-and-cardamom negroni or a zero-proof Bamyan that comes with a submerged mango popsicle.

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    2102 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  54. Rank 54. 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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  55. Rank 55. 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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  56. Rank 56. 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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  57. Rank 57. 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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  58. Rank 58. AJ's Brooklyn Pizza Joint

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    325 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  59. Rank 59. 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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  60. Rank 60. 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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  61. Rank 61. Hundy

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    1144 Homer St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  62. Rank 62. 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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  63. Rank 63. Farmer's Apprentice

    Contemporary

    A narrow room filled with neighborhood regulars shares Chef Alden Ong's produce-driven cooking—striped bass crusted with shrimp and finished in XO sauce, kale rapini swimmy with vadouvan butter, daily sourdough that asks no permission. Weekend lunch pivots to Basta Barbecue, where Filipino-Tausug beef cheeks arrive tender enough to surrender to buttery lettuce and sunchoke kimchi.

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    1535 6th W Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  64. Rank 64. Maxine's

    European

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    1325 Burrard St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  65. Rank 65. Chambar

    Belgian

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    568 Beatty St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  66. Rank 66. 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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  67. Rank 67. Saba

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    2881 Granville St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  68. Rank 68. Granville Island Public Market

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    1669 Johnston St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  69. Rank 69. 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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  70. Rank 70. 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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  71. Rank 71. 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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  72. Rank 72. 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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  73. Rank 73. 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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  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. Straight Brooklyn Pizza

    Neapolitan Pizza

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    350 Robson St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  76. Rank 76. Dante Italian Sandwich

    Italian

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    360 Robson St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  77. Rank 77. Tacofino Ocho

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    8 E 5th Ave, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  78. Rank 78. 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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  79. Rank 79. Burdock & Co

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    2702 Main St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  80. Rank 80. OEB Breakfast

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    1137 Marinaside Cres, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  81. Rank 81. Unchai

    Thai

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    2351 Burrard St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  82. Rank 82. 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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  83. Rank 83. 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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  84. Rank 84. Fassil

    Traditional Ethiopian

    Fassil's traditional Ethiopian cooking centers on sour, pillowy injera and deeply spiced wots—the lentil-based misir with its hit of berbere is particularly worth ordering—in a casual neighborhood spot on Broadway where eating with your hands feels like a natural extension of the warmth. It's the kind of place where the communal spirit of the food matches the room's genuine hospitality.

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    5-736 E Broadway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  85. Rank 85. Sula Main Street

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    4172 Main St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  86. Rank 86. Cactus Club Cafe

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    357 Davie St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  87. Rank 87. ¿CóMO? Taperia

    Spanish

    A narrow tapas bar where the crowd is perpetual and the mood authentically Spanish: boquerones arrive briny and taut, pan con tomate on the side, while silky eggplant with honey demonstrates the kitchen's knack for layering tradition with local produce. The wine list pivots on rare Spanish bottles, best navigated with the server's guidance.

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    201 E Seventh Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  88. Rank 88. AJ's Brooklyn Pizza Joint

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    325 E Broadway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  89. Rank 89. 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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  90. Rank 90. 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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  91. Rank 91. 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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    Tock
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  92. Rank 92. 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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  93. Rank 93. 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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  94. Rank 94. Haifa

    Jewish/Palestinian

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    410 W Georgia St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  95. Rank 95. Street Hawker

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    3088 Main St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  96. Rank 96. 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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  97. Rank 97. Maxine's Cafe & Bar

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    1325 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  98. Rank 98. Via Tevere Main Street

    Neapolitan Pizza

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    3240 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  99. Rank 99. 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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  100. Rank 100. Tacofino Yaletown

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    1025 Mainland St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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