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  1. 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

    Tuesday 4 PM–11 PM

    Online
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  2. 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.


  3. Rank 203. Nook

    Italian


  4. Rank 203. 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.


  5. Rank 203. Nook

    Italian


  6. Rank 203. Nook

    Italian


  7. Rank 203. Nook

    Italian


  8. Rank 203. Oddfish

    Seafood


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

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Tuesday 4 PM–9:45 PM

    Online
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  9. Address
    1128 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Tuesday 11 AM–10 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  10. Rank 203. 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

    Tuesday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 3 PM–11 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  11. Rank 211. Baby Dhal Roti

    Homestyle Caribbean



  12. Rank 211. 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

    Tuesday 11:30 AM–9 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  13. Rank 211. Cuchillo

    Modern Latin American








  14. Address
    789 Kingsway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Tuesday 11 AM–6 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  15. Rank 211. Kishimoto

    Japanese


    Address
    2054 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Tuesday 5 PM–9:45 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  16. Rank 211. Kook

    Korean Barbecue


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

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Tuesday 11 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  17. Rank 211. La Quercia

    Italian


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

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Tuesday 5 PM–9:30 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  18. Rank 211. Sula Main Street

    North Indian Seafood


    Address
    4172 Main St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Tuesday 11 AM–10 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  19. Rank 211. Yasma

    Lebanese




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

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Tuesday 11 AM–2 AM

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  21. Rank 226. Fassil

    Traditional Ethiopian



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

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Tuesday 11 AM–2:30 AM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram

  23. Rank 226. Madame Danh

    Modern Vietnamese


    Address
    4288 Fraser St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Tuesday 11 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–9 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  24. Rank 226. Monarca

    Regional Mexican


    Address
    181 Carrall St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Tuesday 5 PM–11 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  25. Rank 226. Nui

    Korean


    Address
    4811 Main St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Tuesday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5 PM–9 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  26. Rank 226. Oku Izakaya

    Izakaya Japanese


  27. Rank 226. Peya

    Indian


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

    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Tuesday 3 PM–10 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram

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

    Closed now, opens noon

    Tuesday Noon–10 PM

    Online
    Website
  29. Rank 226. Sumi

    Korean


  30. Rank 226. Tamam

    Palestinian


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

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Tuesday 5 PM–9 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram

  31. Rank 226. Unchai

    Thai


    Address
    2351 Burrard St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Tuesday 11 AM–8 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  32. The dough takes three days to make, which partly explains the line of rain-soaked Vancouverites camped under the East Broadway awning. This is a casual New York pizza joint doing three styles: classic New York, Sicilian, and Detroit. The thick, crispy-edged Detroit pies in particular have developed a following that shows no signs of thinning out, regardless of weather, which in Vancouver is really saying something.


    Address
    325 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Tuesday 11 AM–11 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram




  33. Address
    385 Burrard St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Tuesday 11:30 AM–Midnight

    Reserve
    OpenTable
    Online
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  34. Address
    466 SW Marine Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Tuesday 11 AM–11 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram

  35. Address
    965 Granville St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Tuesday 5 PM–Midnight

    Reserve
    SevenRooms
    Online
    WebsiteInstagram

  36. Address
    556 Beatty St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 8 AM

    Tuesday 8 AM–2:30 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  37. Rank 257. Locanda dell'Orso

    Modern Italian


    Address
    350 W Pender St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Tuesday Noon–10 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  38. Rank 257. Maruhachi Ra-men

    Japanese Noodle Shop


  39. Rank 257. Maruhachi Ra-Men

    Japanese Noodle Shop


  40. Rank 257. Maruhachi Ra-Men

    Japanese Noodle Shop


  41. Rank 257. Maruhachi Ra-Men

    Japanese Noodle Shop


  42. Rank 257. Maruhachi Ra-Men

    Japanese Noodle Shop


  43. Rank 257. Maruhachi Ra-Men

    Japanese Noodle Shop





  44. Address
    86 Semisch Ave, North Vancouver BC · North Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Tuesday 11:30 AM–11 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram




  45. Address
    926 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Tuesday 3 PM–Midnight

    Reserve
    Resy
    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  46. Rank 257. The London Pub

    Late-Night British


    Address
    700 Main St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Tuesday Noon–2 AM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram

  47. Address
    2902 Main St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–7 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  48. Rank 294. Au Comptoir

    Classic French



  49. Address
    1279 Hastings St E, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Tuesday Noon–10 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram

  50. Rank 294. Bufala

    Contemporary Italian


    Address
    5395 West Blvd, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Tuesday 4 PM–10 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  51. Rank 294. Bufala Edgemont Village

    Contemporary Italian



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