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The Best French Food in Vancouver

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The best French food in Vancouver, according to the experts: AAA, the Michelin Guide, and Air Canada have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. St. Lawrence comes out on top.

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Chez Céline and Gary's hold the next two places. Vancouver Magazine shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with AAA next.

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  1. Rank 1. St. Lawrence

    French

    The savory éclair filled with duck liver mousse has become something of a calling card here, and it explains a lot about the place. St. Lawrence is an elegant Québécois French tasting restaurant with a convivial front bar, a semi-open kitchen, and a Michelin star. The fixed menu rotates by season, sometimes leaning into sugar shack classics, sometimes into French bourgeois cooking, always with sauces that deserve more attention than they get.

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    +9 more awards at St. Lawrence
    Address
    269 Powell St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Tuesday 5 PM–10:30 PM

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  2. Rank 2. Chez Céline

    French

    The tartare here arrives bright with herbs and anchovy salt, which tells you most of what you need to know about Chez Céline's register. It's a French bistro and bar on Fraser Street, the kind of neighbourhood spot that somehow also reads as subtly refined, in the Quebec casse-croûte tradition. J-C Poirier and Margaux Herder's room is cozy without being sleepy, and the cocktail program is serious enough to earn a Spirited Awards regional nod.

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    +2 more awards at Chez Céline
    Address
    4298 Fraser St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Tuesday 5 PM–10 PM

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  3. Rank 2. Gary's

    Rustic French

    Rye rolls arrive warm with green garlic butter before you've even settled in, which tells you most of what you need to know about Gary's. It's a snug neighborhood restaurant in the Cambie corridor doing rustic French cooking, the kind that leans on parsley sauces and saffron rouilles rather than anything fussy. The Michelin Guide has given it a Bib Gourmand, and the room tends to fill with locals who seem to know each other.

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    Address
    1485 W 12th Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Tuesday 5 PM–10 PM

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  4. Rank 4. Le Crocodile

    French

    Rob Feenie, the chef behind the beloved and long-mourned Lumière, took over this longstanding French fine dining institution and quietly made it new again. The bones remain, foie gras terrine, Dover sole, veal with morel sauce, Alsatian apple tart, but the sauces have lightened and Asian grace notes have crept in without the menu losing its French accent. The renovated room is warmer, blonder, and easier to love than before.

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    +4 more awards at Le Crocodile
    Address
    909 Burrard St Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Tuesday 5 PM–10 PM

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  5. Rank 5. Five Sails

    French

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    999 Canada Pl, Level R, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  6. Rank 5. Maxine's

    French

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    +3 more awards at Maxine's
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    1325 Burrard St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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    Closed now, opens 9 AM

    Tuesday 9 AM–10 PM

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  7. Rank 7. Au Comptoir

    Classic French

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    2278 W 4th Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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    Closed today, opens Wed 8 AM

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  8. Rank 7. Collective Goods

    French

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    3532 Commercial St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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