The Top 100 Restaurants Near Wooden Fish

Updated June 17, 2026

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  1. Rank 1. Wooden Fish

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    1403 Marine Dr, West Vancouver, BC · West Vancouver
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  2. Rank 2. Cactus Club Cafe

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    855 Main St, West Vancouver, BC · West Vancouver
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  3. Rank 3. 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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  4. Rank 4. 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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  5. Rank 5. H Tasting Lounge

    Vancouver

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    1601 Bayshore Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  6. Rank 6. 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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  7. Rank 7. 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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  8. Rank 8. 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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  9. Rank 9. 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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  10. Rank 10. 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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  11. Rank 11. Nook

    Italian

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

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    781 Denman St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  12. Rank 12. 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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  13. Rank 13. 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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  14. Rank 14. 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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  15. Rank 15. 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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  16. Rank 16. Tetsu

    Omakase Sushi

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

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    775 Denman St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  17. Rank 17. 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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  18. Rank 18. 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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  19. Rank 19. 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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  20. Rank 20. Sula Davie Street

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    1708 Davie St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  21. Rank 21. 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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  22. Rank 22. 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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  23. Rank 23. Nook

    Italian

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    125 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver BC · North Vancouver
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  24. Rank 24. 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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  25. Rank 25. Giardino

    Tuscan Italian

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    1328 Hornby Street, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  26. Rank 26. 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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  27. Rank 27. Sushi Masuda

    Sushi

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

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    1066 W Hastings St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  28. Rank 28. Bufala Edgemont Village

    Contemporary Italian

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    3280 Edgemont Blvd, North Vancouver BC · North Vancouver
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  29. Rank 29. 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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  30. Rank 30. Yasma

    Syrian/Lebanese Middle Eastern

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    550 Denman St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  31. Rank 31. 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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  32. Rank 32. Maruhachi Ra-men

    Noodles

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    780 Bidwell St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  33. Rank 33. 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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  34. Rank 34. 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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  35. Rank 35. 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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  36. Rank 36. 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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  37. Rank 37. Chambar

    Belgian

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    568 Beatty St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  38. Rank 38. CinCin

    Italian

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

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    1154 Robson St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  39. Rank 39. Maxine's

    European

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    1325 Burrard St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  40. Rank 40. 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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  41. Rank 41. 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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  42. Rank 42. Dosanko

    Yoshoku-Style Japanese

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    566 Powell St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  43. Rank 43. 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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  44. Rank 44. Reflections The Garden Terrace

    Global

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    801 West Georgia St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  45. Rank 45. 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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  46. Rank 46. ELLIPSIS

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    1540 W 2nd Ave #205, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  47. Rank 47. Nook

    Italian

    Nook is a casual Italian spot where you can grab a bowl of housemade pasta and a glass of wine without ceremony or fuss. The kitchen keeps things straightforward—think seasonal vegetables, quality ingredients, and the kind of food that tastes like someone actually wants to feed you well.

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    1525 Yew St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  48. Rank 48. 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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  49. Rank 49. 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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  50. Rank 50. Nook

    Italian

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    195 W 2nd Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  51. Rank 51. 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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  52. Rank 52. 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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  53. Rank 53. 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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  54. Rank 54. 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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  55. Rank 55. Honey Salt

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    39 Smithe St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  56. Rank 56. 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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  57. Rank 57. Maruhachi Ra-men

    Japanese Noodles

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    270 Robson St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  58. Rank 58. Din Tai Fung

    Taiwanese Chinese

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    1132 Alberni St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  59. Rank 59. 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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  60. Rank 60. 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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  61. Rank 61. JOEY Bentall One

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    507 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  62. Rank 62. 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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  63. Rank 63. Tasty Indian Bistro

    Indian

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    1261 Hamilton St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  64. Rank 64. 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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  65. Rank 65. JOEY Burrard

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    820 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  66. Rank 66. Ban Bu Xian

    Sichuan Chinese

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    1282 Robson St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  67. Rank 67. Crab Hot Lau (Granville)

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    2993 Granville St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  68. Rank 68. 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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  69. Rank 69. 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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  70. Rank 70. 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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  71. Rank 71. Sylvia Hotel, Restaurant and Lounge

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    1154 Gilford St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  72. Rank 72. JOEY Shipyards

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    125 Victory Ship Way Unit #110, North Vancouver, BC · North Vancouver
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  73. Rank 73. Capo & The Spritz

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    350 Davie St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  74. Rank 74. 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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  75. Rank 75. Tableau

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    1181 Melville St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  76. Rank 76. Casa Molina

    Spanish

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    2211 Manitoba St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  77. Rank 77. La Quercia

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    3689 W 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  78. Rank 78. Sushi Bar Maumi

    Omakase Sushi

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

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    1668 Robson St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  79. Rank 79. Unchai

    Thai

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    2351 Burrard St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  80. Rank 80. 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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  81. Rank 81. España

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    1118 Denman St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  82. Rank 82. Sura

    Classic Korean

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    1518 Robson St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  83. Rank 83. 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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  84. Rank 84. Big Way Hot Pot (West End)

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    1479 Robson St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  85. Rank 85. Niwa

    Japanese

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    1875 Powell St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  86. Rank 86. Thai Basil

    Authentic Thai

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    3271 W Broadway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  87. Rank 87. 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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  88. Rank 88. 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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  89. Rank 89. Carlino

    Northern Italian

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

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    1115 Alberni St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  90. Rank 90. 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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  91. Rank 91. Dovetail

    California-Inspired

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    1079 Mainland St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  92. Rank 92. Riley's Fish & Steak

    Steakhouse

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

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    200 Burrard St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  93. Rank 93. 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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  94. Rank 94. Black+Blue

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    1032 Alberni St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  95. Rank 95. 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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  96. Rank 96. 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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  97. Rank 97. Hy's

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

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    637 Hornby St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  98. Rank 98. 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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  99. Rank 99. Japadog

    Japanese

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    899 Burrard St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  100. Rank 100. Thai Basil

    Thai

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    1215 Thurlow St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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