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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.
The awards strongest first
- Vancouver Magazine 2026 · Gold Medal · Restaurant Awards: Best Vietnamese
- Vancouver Magazine 2025 · Gold Medal · Restaurant Awards: Best Vietnamese
- Vancouver Magazine 2024 · Gold Medal · Restaurant Awards: Best Vietnamese
- Vancouver Magazine 2026 · Honourable Mention · Restaurant Awards: Best Chain
One number, weighted & current 65
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Rice field crab hot pot
“Highlights include the rice field crab hot pot (with its complex, downright-addictive broth) made with noodles imported from Pham’s hometown, beef carpaccio salad and meaty crab spring rolls.”
Vancouver Magazine, 2026 -
Beef carpaccio salad
“Highlights include the rice field crab hot pot (with its complex, downright-addictive broth) made with noodles imported from Pham’s hometown, beef carpaccio salad and meaty crab spring rolls.”
Vancouver Magazine, 2026 -
Bun riêu cua đồng
“Think: a complex and deeply aromatic bun riêu cua đồng (crab ball soup) that arrives with lumps of fresh crab meat and succulent pork.”
Vancouver Magazine, 2025 -
Crispy crab spring rolls
“The rice field crab hot pot and crispy crab spring rolls are two other exceptional dishes that have taken the restaurant to legendary status.”
Vancouver Magazine, 2025
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