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  1. Baan Lao

    In a quiet riverside village known for casual seafood, chef-owner Nutcha Phanthoupheng has built an intimate Thai dining room where river views and white-gloved service frame her meticulous royal cuisine. Each of the eighteen tasting menu courses—from hand-shaped dumplings to tom yum reductions—shows the precision of someone who studied privately in Bangkok before opening her twenty-seat restaurant.

    World Culinary Awards
    2025 · Nominee · North America's Best Restaurant
    2025 · Winner · Canada's Best Restaurant
    50 Best
    2025 · #12 · North America's 50 Best Restaurants
    Canada's 100 Best
    2026 · #24 · Best Restaurants
    Eater
    The 38 Best Restaurants in Vancouver
    Address
    4100 Bayview St, Richmond BC · Richmond
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