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Roast duck and char siu hang lacquered in the window on East Pender, which is all the sign Chinatown BBQ really needs. It's a casual Cantonese barbecue spot with vintage art on the walls, a lazy Susan in the middle of the table, and regulars who look like they've never once consulted the menu. The barbecue pork travels well in a takeout box, but the room has its own pull. The barbecue goose, a chef's recipe, requires two days' notice.
Six honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Chinese Restaurant Awards #28 · Elite 30 Canada
- Vancouver Magazine 2025 · Restaurant Awards: Premier Crew · Jason Ye
- Vancouver Magazine 2025 · Silver Medal · Restaurant Awards: Best Casual
- Vancouver Magazine 2026 · Honourable Mention · Restaurant Awards: Best Casual
- Vancouver Magazine 2026 · Honourable Mention · Restaurant Awards: Best Chinese
- Vancouver Magazine 2025 · Honourable Mention · Restaurant Awards: Best Chinese
One number, weighted & current 81
How we score
Nearby in the record closest first
- The Keefer Bar Chinese Cocktail Bar Drink · 90
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- Bao Bei Chinese Eat · 79
- The Chickadee Room Eat · 29
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- Fat Mao Thai-Style Noodles Eat · 67
- Meo Cocktail Bar Eat · 60
- Kissa Tanto Italian fusion Japanese Eat · 93
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