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  1. Rank 979. Patty Time

    Jamaican


  2. Cold noodles made from scratch with sweet potato starch imported from South Korea set the tone before the charcoal even lights. Piggy's is an a la carte Korean BBQ spot in Thornhill that leans into sourcing and culinary culture rather than the all-you-can-eat race to the bottom. The pork ribs are aged in-house and cooked over Korean oak charcoal, and the room fills quickly with people who already know what they're ordering.


    Address
    27A-5 Glen Cameron Rd, Thornhill ON · Thornhill
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–11 PM

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  3. Rank 979. Piklìz

    Haitian

    Named for the fiery Haitian pickled condiment that shows up on every table back home, this warm Caribbean restaurant in Saint-Henri covers the walls with island paintings and small-framed photographs that feel more like a family archive than décor. The brothers behind it grew up between Montreal and Haiti, and the menu moves between the two places accordingly: Québécois poutine gets a creole riff, and the slow-braised goat practically dissolves on the fork.


    Address
    4210b Rue St-Jacques O, Montréal QC · Montréal
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–10 PM

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  4. Rank 979. Pizzeria Badiali

    Classic Pizzeria

    A by-the-slice shop on Dovercourt where the dough gets a three-day ferment before it sees any heat, which explains the audible snap when you bite in. The crust lands somewhere between New York and Neapolitan, with a flakiness that has no business being that good in a slice shop. The roster rotates, but regulars come with a preference already locked in and argue about it on the way out.


  5. Rank 979. Planta

    Vegetarian Pizzeria

    The highest praise a plant-based restaurant can get is when carnivores leave quietly impressed, and Planta in Yorkville has built a reputation around exactly that. The chef behind it trained in Michelin-starred kitchens and applies that technique to a globe-spanning menu where cashew mozzarella goes on vodka pizza and mushroom "bacon" turns up in the carbonara. Hedonistic is the right word, not virtuous.



  6. Address
    1142 Av Van Horne, Outremont QC · Outremont
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5:30 PM–11 PM

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  7. A slow-cooked beef broth that takes days to build is the reason chefs have been quietly directing people here for years. This tiny Vietnamese spot sits just off Leslieville's Old Chinatown, the kind of room where the pho does the talking. The broth runs earthy and aromatic, almost medicinal in the best sense, and the bowl arrives ready to customize with chiles, sprouts, and fresh lime.


  8. Weekend brunch in Rosemont, far from the Plateau's self-consciousness, where the line forms early and nobody seems to mind. Régine is a lively neighborhood café doing French-inflected brunch, meaning croissants and pastries alongside things like corn waffles with confit duck or salmon croquettes with poached egg and green pea purée. The menu covers carnivores and vegans without making a fuss about it, which is rarer than it sounds.


    Address
    1840 Rue Beaubien est Montréal QC · Montréal
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 9 AM

    Friday 9 AM–3 PM

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  9. Address
    815 Major Mackenzie Dr E, Richmond Hill ON · Richmond Hill
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–7:30 PM

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  10. A grab-and-go sushi and sashimi shop where the fish is sliced to order straight from the chiller, Sashimiya is the solo project of Taka Omi, who spent years behind the counter at the Fairmont Pacific Rim's RawBar. There are no seats, which the waterfront a short walk away quietly solves. Party trays, bentos, and platters are the move, and the shop stocks Japanese grocery finds alongside the fish for good measure.


  11. Rank 979. Straight Brooklyn Pizza

    Neapolitan Pizzeria

    The thin, crispy crust is the whole argument here, and the toppings are generous enough that you won't feel nickeled. Straight Brooklyn Pizza is a New York-style slice shop with several locations around the city, spinning off from the team behind Via Tevere. Order two slices and a free house-made dip comes with them, the pesto being the one to get. Good to know if you're pre-gaming Rogers Arena or BC Place and need something fast that doesn't feel like a compromise.


    Address
    350 Robson St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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  12. Rank 979. The 515 bar

    European Cocktail Bar

    Finding the 515 Bar involves navigating through a youth hostel and a sports bar, which is either an adventure or a nuisance depending on how your night is going. Once inside, this cocktail bar settles into a European mood, with an indie retro playlist and cheese and charcuterie from Les Amis du Fromage anchoring the room. The cocktails run strong, the bathroom quest grows more interesting after a few, and a line forms for happy hour on Friday and Saturday.


    Address
    521 Seymour St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–Midnight

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  13. Rank 979. The Daughter

    Natural Wine Bar

    A natural wine bar on Bayview with over 120 organic and low-intervention bottles, plus a bottle shop if you want to keep the evening going at home. The food runs tapas-style: shared plates, charcuterie, and seasonal small bites that skew Mediterranean. The room is quiet and minimalist, which makes the wine list feel like the main event, because it is.


    Address
    1560 Bayview Ave, Toronto ON · Toronto
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–Midnight

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  14. Fried chicken is the whole point at this snug 26-seat comfort food spot in Kensington Market, and chef Jerome Robinson has been making that case since a 2018 pop-up built a following before there was even a proper dining room. The mac and cheese arrives buried under deep-fried thighs in Carolina butter sauce, which covers two food groups if you're generous about it. The '90s hip-hop energy from the old Dundas West location made the move intact.



  15. Address
    938 Bathurst St, Toronto ON · Toronto
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Friday 10 AM–2:45 PM, 4 PM–6:45 PM

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  16. Address
    612B-3401 Dufferin St, Toronto ON · Toronto
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–10 PM

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  17. A blue pond-glazed crème brûlée with a chocolate rubber duck floating in it tells you everything about this Fairview cafe. The pastry team drops new creations every few weeks, leaning hard into theatrical presentation, and the coffee keeps pace with seasonally inspired latte art. The kind of place where the dessert case stops people mid-stride, and the igloo cakes shaped after Nanaimo bars are not even the weirdest thing on offer.


  18. Rank 979. Wilson's Haus of Lechon

    Charcoal-Fired Filipino


  19. Rank 979. Zet's Restaurant

    American Greek


    Address
    6445 Airport Rd, Mississauga ON · Mississauga
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Friday 10 AM–10 PM

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  20. Sitting next to Blood Alley in Gastown, L'Abattoir leans into its address with a quasi-industrial room that somehow feels warm the moment you walk in. It's a relaxed fine dining spot built around French technique and local West Coast ingredients, and the Michelin Guide has taken notice. Grab a bar seat downstairs if you didn't book; the kitchen view is part of the deal. The team took Vancouver Magazine's Chef of the Year in 2024, and the cooking has kept pace since.


    Address
    217 Carrall St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–11:59 PM

    Reserve
    Tock
    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  21. Marble floors, a signature Indian jasmine scent piped through the air, and live music three times a day set the tone for this hotel lobby bar inside one of Vancouver's glossier addresses. It's the kind of place where the city's famously casual dressing meets conspicuous chandeliers and nobody seems bothered by the contradiction. On weekend nights after ten, the potted plants reportedly double as a dance floor, so plan accordingly if you came to drink seriously.


  22. Rank 1020. Pourhouse

    Cocktail Bar

    A Douglas Fir bar that's been around forever runs nearly wall to wall, and the waistcoated bartenders working it keep classic cocktails moving at a clip that suggests they've never had a slow Tuesday. This Gastown cocktail bar pulls off a London pub atmosphere in a city that usually splits the difference between restaurant and lounge, with leather booths and deep couches upstairs for the chattier end of the crowd.


    Address
    162 Water Street, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–Midnight

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  23. Rank 1020. The Diamond

    Cocktail Bar


  24. Groupings of clocks, plates, mirrors, and pictures cover the walls of this lively Queen West bar, giving it the feel of a well-curated storage unit that somehow works. High ceilings and a wall of windows that open when the weather cooperates keep things from getting claustrophobic, even when the room fills up and the noise climbs. The cocktail menu holds its own, and the kitchen out back means you can actually eat.


  25. Rank 1020. West

    Wine Bar

    Ten stools, two bartenders, and a wine wall that takes itself seriously without making you feel like you should too. West is a wine bar on Granville that embodies what Vancouver does well: high-touch without the starch. The bartenders have been here long enough to know what you want before you do, and afternoons are unhurried, though weekend evenings pack the room two deep with the pre-dinner crowd treating it as a destination in itself.


  26. The awards




  27. Rank 1028. Crab Hot Lau (Kingsway)

    Northern Vietnamese

    The rice field crab hot pot arrives with a broth so layered it borders on suspicious, built from noodles imported from the chef's hometown in northern Vietnam. This is a bustling, no-frills Vietnamese restaurant on Kingsway where the room runs loud and the food runs bold. Vancouver Magazine gave it the gold for Best Vietnamese, and the kitchen has since expanded to two more locations without the original losing any of its momentum.


  28. Rank 1030. Nook

    Italian


  29. Rank 1030. Nook

    Italian

    The rigatoni boscaiola has a following serious enough that regulars debate whether to bother with the specials. They should bother with the specials. This casual Italian spot on Denman runs multiple locations around Vancouver, each with its own daily menu alongside the pasta and pizza standards, which is a harder trick to pull off than it sounds. Vancouver Magazine has given it gold for Best Chain three years running.


  30. Rank 1030. Nook

    Italian


  31. Rank 1030. Nook

    Italian


  32. Rank 1034. Nook

    Italian


  33. Rank 1034. Zoomak

    Modern Korean

    Zoomak calls itself a modern Korean tavern, which undersells the kitchen by a comfortable margin. The housemade kimchi alone earns its keep, showing up alongside crispy pork bossam and turning up again warm over steamed tofu. Korean fried chicken and pork belly fill out a menu where picking a favorite feels like a trap. The room is loose and friendly, the prices keep pace with the vibe, and nobody's making you feel bad for ordering another round.


    Address
    52 Alexander St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 3 PM–Midnight

    Online
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  34. Rank 1036. Oddfish

    Seafood


    Address
    1889 W 1st Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–9:45 PM

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  35. Address
    1128 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–10:30 PM

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  36. Address
    623 Courtney St, Victoria BC · Victoria
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 AM

    Friday 7 AM–10:30 AM, 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–9 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram





  37. Rank 1044. Sula Main Street

    North Indian Seafood


    Address
    4172 Main St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–10:30 PM

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  38. Address
    789 Kingsway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–6 PM

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    WebsiteInstagram
  39. Rank 1046. Baby Dhal Roti

    Homestyle Caribbean


  40. Rank 1046. La Quercia

    Italian


    Address
    3689 W 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–2:30 PM, 5 PM–9:30 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  41. Rank 1046. Yasma

    Lebanese


    Address
    550 Denman St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4:45 PM

    Friday 4:45 PM–9:45 PM

    Reserve
    Tock
    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  42. Rank 1049. Kook

    Korean Barbecue


    Address
    211A-2800 E 1st Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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    WebsiteInstagram
  43. Rank 1050. Kishimoto

    Japanese


    Address
    2054 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–9:45 PM

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    WebsiteInstagram
  44. Rank 1051. Cuchillo

    Modern Latin American



  45. A takeout window tucked into a North End grocery store, Espresso 46 is easy to miss and hard to forget. The owner moved from Italy with a mission: proper espresso culture, full stop, no filter coffee in sight. The house roastery supplies everything on the menu, and in summer the parking lot becomes a patio where locals caffeinate after their grocery run, which is convenient given the shared lease.



  46. Address
    145 Portland St, Dartmouth NS · Dartmouth
    Hours

    Open now, until 4 PM

    Friday 8 AM–4 PM

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  47. Java Blend has been roasting its own beans in Halifax's North End forever, and the cafe wears that history without making a fuss about it. The menu runs from single-origin drip to flat whites, in sizes from a sensible 8oz all the way to a 20oz option that suggests a very long commute. Somehow it manages to feel equally at home to the pour-over crowd and everyone who just wants a large coffee, which is harder to pull off than it sounds.


    Address
    5146 Sackville St Halifax NS · Halifax
    Hours

    Open now, until 2 PM

    Friday 7 AM–2 PM

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  48. Address
    6027 North St, Halifax NS · Halifax
    Hours

    Open now, until 6 PM

    Friday 6:30 AM–6 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  49. Rank 1052. Madame Danh

    Modern Vietnamese


    Address
    4288 Fraser St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–9 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  50. Rank 1052. Nui

    Korean


    Address
    4811 Main St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5 PM–11:59 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  51. Rank 1052. Peya

    Indian


    Address
    2101 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Friday 3 PM–10 PM

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    WebsiteInstagram
  52. Rank 1052. Ramblers

    Coffee

    The coffee here comes from Espresso 46, roasted a few miles away, which sets the tone for a cafe that keeps things local and unfussy. Ramblers is a full-service neighborhood cafe in downtown Halifax where the chess-and-latte crowd mixes with the croque monsieur lunch people without anyone seeming to mind. It started as a pop-up inside a cider bar and outlasted its landlord, which says something about the following it built.



  53. Address
    2019 Gottingen St, Halifax NS · Halifax
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 8 AM–11 PM

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  54. From the cafe steps you can see the Atlantic Ocean, which feels about right for a place that's been around forever and has no intention of changing. Steve-O-Reno's is an artsy, cozy coffee shop on the edge of downtown Halifax, pulling cappuccinos and macchiatos from Nova Scotia beans alongside a brunch menu that runs to fish chowder and Montreal bagels with lox. No anaerobic pour-overs, no rotating roasters. Just a formula that's held since the Clinton years.


    Address
    1536 Brunswick St, Halifax NS · Halifax
    Hours

    Open now, until 2 PM

    Friday 8 AM–2 PM

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  55. Address
    66 Ochterloney St, Dartmouth NS · Dartmouth
    Hours

    Open now, until 6 PM

    Friday 7 AM–6 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram

  56. Address
    1656 Barrington St, Halifax NS · Halifax
    Hours

    Open now, until 5 PM

    Friday 7 AM–5 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram



  57. Address
    1705 County Rd 12, Prince Edward, ON · Picton
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–9 PM

    Online
    Website

  58. Address
    2211 Manitoba St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–11 PM

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    WebsiteInstagram
  59. Rank 1069. Chancho

    Mexican

    The hand-chopped-to-order carnitas are what people talk about, and the tortillas are made in-house, which matters more than it sounds. Chancho is a taco spot on Commercial Drive, bright and informal, with the kind of line that tells you everything before you've read a menu. The Vancouver Magazine judges called the carnitas near perfect two years running, which is a bold thing to say about a taco joint, but the room full of regulars suggests nobody is arguing.


    Address
    2096 Commercial Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–10 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  60. Rank 1070. Fassil

    Traditional Ethiopian



  61. Rank 1072. Sumi

    Korean


  62. Rank 1072. Unchai

    Thai


    Address
    2351 Burrard St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–8 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  63. Rank 1074. Oku Izakaya

    Izakaya Japanese


    Address
    2 Water St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–2 AM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  64. Rank 1075. Monarca

    Regional Mexican


    Address
    181 Carrall St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–3 AM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  65. Rank 1075. Tamam

    Palestinian


    Address
    2616 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–9:30 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram


  66. Address
    2929 Barnet Hwy Unit 2660, Coquitlam, BC · Coquitlam
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–2 AM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram














  67. Address
    3219 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–2:30 AM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram


  68. Address
    2881 Granville St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–10 PM

    Online
    Website

  69. Address
    1199 Av. Van Horne, Outremont, QC · Outremont
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Friday 10 AM–3 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram


  70. Address
    557 Osborne St, Winnipeg, MB · Winnipeg
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–11 PM

    Reserve
    Resy
    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
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  72. The awards


  73. The awards


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