The Top 100 Restaurants Near La Grotta Del Formaggio

Updated June 17, 2026

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  1. Rank 1. Chancho

    Mexican

    A no-frills counter on Commercial Drive where everything hinges on one thing: excellent tacos made with tortillas pressed to order and piled with housemade salsas and rich, shredded pork. Walk in with appetite and cash, grab a few from the window, and eat standing up or find a spot nearby.

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    2096 Commercial Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  2. Rank 2. Nomo Nomo

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    1268 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  3. Rank 3. La Mezcaleria

    Mexican

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    1622 Commercial Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  4. Rank 4. The Flamingo Room

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    1214 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  5. Rank 5. Lunch Lady

    Vietnamese

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

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    1046 Commercial Drive, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  6. Rank 6. Kishimoto

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    2054 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  7. Rank 7. Sula Commercial Drive

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    1128 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  8. Rank 8. Nook

    Italian

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    2025 E Tenth Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  9. Rank 9. Thai Basil

    Thai

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    1179 Commercial Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  10. Rank 10. Viet Family

    Vegan Vietnamese

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    1414 Commercial Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  11. Rank 11. Magari by Oca

    Contemporary

    A narrow pastificio with black-and-white tiles and a window into the kitchen, where pasta sheets are rolled by hand. A single raviolo arrives spiral-bound with ricotta, mascarpone, and green garlic under sage butter—studied simplicity that announces what the place is about. The kitchen's focus is narrow and uncompromising, which is precisely the point.

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    1260 Commercial Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  12. Rank 12. Folietta

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    1480 Nanaimo St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  13. Rank 13. Baby Dhal Roti

    Homestyle Caribbean

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    2707 Commercial Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  14. Rank 14. Chancho Tortilleria

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    2096 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  15. Rank 15. Nero Tondo

    Farm-to-table New American

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

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    1879 Powell St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  16. Rank 16. 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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  17. Rank 17. 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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  18. Rank 18. Niwa

    Japanese

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    1875 Powell St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  19. Rank 19. Caffe La Tana

    Italian

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    635 Commercial Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  20. Rank 20. Kook

    Korean Barbecue

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    211A-2800 E 1st Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  21. Rank 21. Selene

    Fine-dining Greek

    Selene brings real finesse to Greek cooking in a fine-dining setting, steering clear of the usual souvlaki-and-moussaka predictability with thoughtful reinterpretations of traditional dishes. The oyster mushroom souvlaki, finished with tarragon vinegar and walnut skordalia, is a perfect example of how carefully they've reimagined the classics.

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    360 Penticton St Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  22. Rank 22. Savio Volpe

    Contemporary Italian

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

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    615 Kingsway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  23. Rank 23. Axum Ethiopian Restaurant

    Ethiopian

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    1279 Hastings St E, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  24. Rank 24. Peya

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    2101 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  25. Rank 25. Kilimanjaro Snack House

    Ethiopian

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    789 Kingsway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  26. Rank 26. Via Tevere Pizzeria Napoletana

    Neapolitan Pizza

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    1190 Victoria Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  27. Rank 27. 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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  28. Rank 28. 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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  29. Rank 29. Pepino's Spaghetti House

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    631 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  30. Rank 30. 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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  31. Rank 31. Collective Goods

    French

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    3532 Commercial St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  32. Rank 32. 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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  33. Rank 33. 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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  34. Rank 34. Dosanko

    Yoshoku-Style Japanese

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    566 Powell St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  35. Rank 35. 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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  36. Rank 36. Como Taperia

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    201 E 7th Ave, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  37. Rank 37. Tamam

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    2616 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  38. Rank 38. 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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  39. Rank 39. 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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  40. Rank 40. 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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  41. Rank 41. 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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  42. Rank 42. 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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  43. Rank 43. 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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  44. Rank 44. 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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  45. Rank 45. 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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  46. Rank 46. 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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  47. Rank 47. 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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  48. Rank 48. 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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  49. Rank 49. 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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  50. Rank 50. Tacofino Commissary

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    2327 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  51. Rank 51. 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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  52. Rank 52. 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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  53. Rank 53. 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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  54. Rank 54. 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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  55. Rank 55. Do Chay

    Vegetarian Vietnamese

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    1392 Kingsway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  56. Rank 56. AJ's Brooklyn Pizza Joint

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    325 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  57. Rank 57. 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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  58. Rank 58. 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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  59. Rank 59. Maruhachi Ra-Men

    Noodles

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    2838 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  60. Rank 60. Crab Hot Lau (Kingsway)

    Northern Vietnamese

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

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    2141 Kingsway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  61. Rank 61. Casa Molina

    Spanish

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    2211 Manitoba St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  62. Rank 62. 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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  63. Rank 63. Mishmish

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    3485 Fraser St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  64. Rank 64. 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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  65. Rank 65. 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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  66. Rank 66. Nook

    Italian

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    195 W 2nd Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  67. Rank 67. 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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  68. Rank 68. Zab Bite

    Northeastern Thai

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

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    4197 Fraser St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  69. Rank 69. Bonjour Vietnam

    Vietnamese

    Bonjour Vietnam Bistro channels a West Hollywood nightclub aesthetic with potted plants and mood lighting, drawing a fashion-forward crowd with grilled pork sausage wrapped in lemongrass and pepper-crusted beef carpaccio. The short rib pho and bun bo hue arrive in soul-warming bowls, matched by disarmingly sweet service that makes the whole enterprise feel genuinely welcoming.

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    3944 Fraser St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  70. Rank 70. 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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  71. Rank 71. 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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  72. Rank 72. Nammos

    Greek

    White-washed walls and azure accents transport you to a Greek island, where Nammos executes the familiar repertoire—crispy spanakopita, grilled sea bream with fennel, loukoumades—with an unhurried attention to ingredient and technique that distinguishes it from the city's other Greek establishments. The cooking tastes like it has something to prove, and it does.

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    3980 Fraser St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  73. Rank 73. 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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  74. Rank 74. H Tasting Lounge

    Vancouver

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    1601 Bayshore Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  75. Rank 75. 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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  76. Rank 76. 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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  77. Rank 77. 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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  78. Rank 78. 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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  79. Rank 79. Dear Gus

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    2040 Quebec St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  80. Rank 80. 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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  81. Rank 81. 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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  82. Rank 82. 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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  83. Rank 83. Argo Cafe

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    1836 Ontario St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  84. Rank 84. 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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  85. Rank 85. 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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  86. Rank 86. 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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  87. Rank 87. Chambar

    Belgian

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    568 Beatty St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  88. Rank 88. 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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  89. Rank 89. 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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  90. Rank 90. 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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  91. Rank 91. 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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  92. Rank 92. Kapow Burger

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    20 E 4th Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  93. Rank 93. 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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  94. Rank 94. 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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  95. Rank 95. Giardino

    Tuscan Italian

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    1328 Hornby Street, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  96. Rank 96. AJ's Brooklyn Pizza Joint

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    325 E Broadway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  97. Rank 97. Nook

    Italian

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    125 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver BC · North Vancouver
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  98. Rank 98. Honey Salt

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    39 Smithe St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  99. Rank 99. La Fabrique St. George

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    7 E Seventh Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  100. Rank 100. 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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