The Top 100 Restaurants Near Neptune Palace Seafood Restaurant

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


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    308-470 SW Marine Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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    8811 River Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
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    8811 Laurel St #107, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver

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    280-2811 No.3 Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  8. Rank 8. Uno Beef Noodle

    Chinese Noodles


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    135-2811 No.3 Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  9. Rank 9. 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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  10. Rank 10. 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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  11. 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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  12. Rank 12. The Fish Man

    Seafood Chinese

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


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    1170-8391 Alexandra Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  13. 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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  14. Rank 14. 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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  15. Rank 15. 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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  16. 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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  17. Rank 17. 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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  18. Rank 18. 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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  19. Rank 19. Jiang Nan Wok

    Huaiyang Chinese


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    1211-8338 Capstan Way, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  20. Rank 20. 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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  21. Rank 21. 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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  22. 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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  23. Rank 23. 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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  24. Rank 24. Lanxuan Restauant

    Cantonese Chinese


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    170-3631 No.3 Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  25. Rank 25. 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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  26. Rank 26. 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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  27. 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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  28. Rank 28. 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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  29. Rank 29. 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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  32. Rank 32. 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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  33. 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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  34. Rank 34. 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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  35. 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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    6181 Fraser St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  37. Rank 37. 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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  38. Rank 38. Geng Shi Ji

    Hunan Chinese


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    2188-3779 Sexsmith Rd, Richmond, BC · Richmond
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  39. Rank 39. Osmanthus

    Shanghainese Chinese


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    4151 Hazelbridge Way, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  40. 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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  41. 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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  42. Rank 42. Cha Kee

    Cantonese Chinese


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    8181 Cambie Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
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    4172 Main St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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    2211 Manitoba St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  45. Rank 45. Nook

    Italian


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    195 W 2nd Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  46. Rank 46. Sumi

    Korean


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    5628 Victoria Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  48. 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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  49. 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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  50. Rank 50. Yuwa

    Japanese

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


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    2775 W 16th Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  51. 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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  52. 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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  53. Rank 53. Nook

    Italian


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    2025 E Tenth Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  54. Rank 54. 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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  55. Rank 55. 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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  56. Rank 56. 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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  57. Rank 57. 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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  58. 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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    789 Kingsway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  60. Rank 60. Memory Corner

    Taiwanese Chinese


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    1110-4651 Garden City Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  61. 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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    2838 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  63. Rank 63. Long’s Noodle

    Shanghainese Noodles


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    140-4731 Garden City Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
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    1105-4731 McClelland Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  65. Rank 65. Folke

    Vegetarian

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


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    2585 W Broadway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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    201 E 7th Ave, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  67. 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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  68. Rank 68. 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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  70. Rank 70. 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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  71. Rank 71. 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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    5225 Victoria Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  75. Rank 75. Chengdu Street Food

    Chengdu Chinese


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    7971 Alderbridge Way, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  76. Rank 76. 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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  77. Rank 77. Giardino

    Tuscan Italian


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    1328 Hornby Street, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  78. Rank 78. 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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  80. Rank 80. Max Noodle House

    Hong Kong-style Noodles

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


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    8291 Alexandra Rd, Richmond BC · Richmond
  81. Rank 81. 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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  82. Rank 82. 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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    2351 Burrard St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  84. Rank 84. Baby Dhal Roti

    Homestyle Caribbean


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    2707 Commercial Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  85. 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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    4811 Main St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  87. Rank 87. 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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  88. 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. 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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  90. Rank 90. Delara

    Modern Persian

    Chef Bardia Ilbeiggi's Persian cooking balances tartness, freshness, and warmth—a bowl of aush with barley and legumes could stand alone, yet the beef short rib's tangy depth demands attention. The dining room, suffused with natural light and local Iranian art, feels both calm and alive.


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    2272 W 4th Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  91. Rank 91. Oddfish

    Seafood

    Behind the scaffolding of a perpetually bustling Kitsilano corner sits an elevated-casual seafood spot where pasta vongole and ceviche draw locals and tourists alike. Staff in Hawaiian shirts work the beach-chic dining room, with a rotating catch-of-the-day sheet that keeps things constantly fresh.


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    1889 W 1st Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  92. Rank 92. 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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    OpenTable
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  93. Awards
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    2145 W 41st Ave, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
  94. Rank 94. Bufala

    Contemporary Italian


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    5395 West Blvd, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  95. Rank 95. 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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    Tock
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  96. Awards
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    39 Smithe St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  97. Awards
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    4288 Fraser St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  98. Rank 98. A.BENTO

    Taiwanese


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    656 W Broadway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  99. Rank 99. 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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    8100 Ackroyd Rd Unit 175, Richmond, BC · Richmond

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