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The winners of Vancouver magazine's 20th Annual Restaurant Awards

Best Service

Gold: West

Silver: Bishop’s
Bronze: Blue Water Cafe
Honourable Mention: Cioppino’s/Enoteca & C

Value may bring diners in, but it’s service that brings them back. West holds Gold for its concentration on the little things: the delicately decanted wine, the petits fours that appear from nowhere, the carefully refolded napkin you find on returning from the washroom. John Bishop, this city’s consummate host, continues to instill his trademark grace throughout Bishop’s (Silver). Front-of-house, chefs, and sommeliers construct redoubtable service at Blue Water (Bronze), and Honourable Mentions go to the formal yet approachable Cioppino’s and C Restaurant, where owner Harry Kambolis sets a high bar for knowledgeable precision.

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by Carolmc on Feb 6 2010 at 9:11 PM

My personal favorite would have to be Japanese izakaya Hapa on Robson Street, fantastic service (even if it takes time to get a table at times) the food is great, I have observed using many if not all heads of Japan and just generally a very pleasant atmosphere.

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It has been quite a long time ago since they last discuss about the awards. Cool for every tourist who plans to visit Vancouver. New York Bankruptcy Attorney

by Madden12 on Feb 5 2010 at 8:57 PM

Great! I love the list. But will only save the Seafood Restaurant list because I love seafood much. Thank you! Happy hunting for those visiting Vancouver. free insurance quotes

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I always love to hear from awards like this. You don;t have to waste time looking for good restaurants when visiting Vancouver. Panama City Beach Vacation Rentals

by Panama on Feb 5 2010 at 2:14 AM

They are such great places to eat. I will have a visit when I am there. Should love the Asia foods. construction industry

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by zingfind on Feb 4 2010 at 9:36 PM

Hapa Izakaya is the best resto for me. Almost every week, me and my family go there. They surely deserve to rank up there with the very best.

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by magdalenebowden on Feb 1 2010 at 10:01 PM

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How great it is to have a month there and try all the restaurants, lol! I am one of the food lovers! meet new people

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by hayda on Jan 24 2010 at 6:58 PM

Cool list! You should bring them if you are going to travel to Vancouver. Just realize how many foods there are to enjoy :P
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by Petsahead on Jan 15 2010 at 11:47 PM

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by SandyS on Jan 15 2010 at 8:27 AM

I love Asian food! They are spicy and of good variety. Thank you for the list :D
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by Penny on Jan 10 2010 at 6:53 PM

My friends all love Chinese foods much. I don't like odd foods, lol.. But Chinese foods are just too boring for me. bali ottoman bed

by Ottoman on Jan 8 2010 at 1:56 AM

Just curious about the Bartender of the Year category. I love drinks. It is best to have a fun drink time and chat with people you 're comfortable with rather than having a dinner time. Medela breast pump

by Medela on Jan 6 2010 at 6:06 PM

Going to Vancouver in June cant wait to try some of these places out.

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by Donbrad on Jan 3 2010 at 4:03 AM

Carmellos in West Van is a fantastic restaurant, besides Lumiere I would say definately the top in vancouver, my wife and I recently celebrated our 5th anniversary there and the service was fantastic. Other notables Hanjin in Yaletown, and Ly Thai in Burnaby .

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by Mattie on Jan 2 2010 at 11:04 AM

man some of the beer of the month clubs beers have come from BC and are just so great i can't wait to go skiing out there and try what they have at the mountain.

by davegs on Dec 30 2009 at 11:05 AM

Wow, this is a very nice list! You can travel there and bring this with you. The foods are certainly not disappointing.
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by pac79 on Dec 19 2009 at 11:21 AM

My boyfriend loves steak much. I don't. I don't like fast food, weird foods, steak, and their kinds. But I love natural foods and most Asian menus are about that. NLP

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Restaurant City is one of those games with lots of little things to keep you busy. One of those little things that is going to make up quite a bit of your game play time is the collection of Restaurant City awards you can earn.

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by hkcs2010 on Dec 15 2009 at 11:30 PM

Thank you. People would love to visit the restaurants when they visit Vancouver. I mostly refuse trying new places because they are usually disappointing. Barcelona Tickets

by Laura911 on Dec 9 2009 at 2:45 AM

Well I've been to few of these restaurants, They are pretty cool. I like the food and the service they offer. Very warn and special.
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by deff_lepp on Dec 4 2009 at 9:04 PM

I'm a big fan of Simply Thai. It has a great wine selection which is kind of ironic considering the style of food.

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by john on Nov 10 2009 at 3:19 AM

This is a fantastic restaurant, besides Lumiere I would say definately the top in vancouver, my wife and I recently celebrated our 25th anniversary there and the service was excellent.
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by emil300 on Nov 9 2009 at 6:10 AM

My wife and I recently celebrated our 25th anniversary there and the service was excellent. This is a fantastic restaurant, besides Lumiere I would say definately the top in vancouver.
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by jnsseo on Oct 29 2009 at 1:03 AM

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by saada on Oct 16 2009 at 12:17 AM

I think that the restaurant of the year award should have gone to LIFT. This is a fantastic restaurant. Every time i eat there seeing the view is fantastic. Not to mention how great the food is. And every other time im there i see some of our local hockey playing canucks there as well (although i wont mention any names) =)

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by john gold on Oct 12 2009 at 11:22 AM

This is the tenth consecutive time that it has been held. This time Bacchus at the Wedgewood has been recognized as the best Bar and Lounge on Vancouver by the Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards.
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by mobilenter4 on Sep 29 2009 at 7:42 AM

Ahh the good life!

Thanks for the extensive list!

I'll definetely check each and every one of 'em.

I've been to Le Crocodile and i liked it.

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by csorenson on Sep 25 2009 at 5:22 AM

Really? Les Faux Bourgeois? I was actually super-disappointed with them. Maybe it was an off night, but the service wasn't great, there was blood on my bread plate, and the food was only okay. Granted, the price was right, and it was trendy, but price alone shouldn't be enough to attract business, and the whole experience just didn't live up to the hype. However, La Quercia was tremendous. So, good call there.

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by emvandee on Aug 18 2009 at 9:06 AM

For formal french dining in downtown vancouver Le Crocodile is fantastic, very intimate atmosphere, excellent food and a great selection of wines. They also had an amazing chocolate mousse the last time i was there,

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by vancouver-limo on Aug 11 2009 at 10:22 PM

Thanks, JR. Here's the link to Hapa Izakaya. And here's a link to a round-up of 11 izakayas in Vancouver.

by vanmag on Jul 6 2009 at 11:21 AM

My personal favorite for japanese would have to be hapa izakaya on Robson street, fantastic service ( even although it takes time to get a table sometimes ) the food is fantastic , ive noticed they use alot if not all chiefs from japan, and just generally a nice atmosphere.

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by JR Kavanagh on Jun 30 2009 at 10:18 PM

Vancouver BC has some of my favorite restaurants, i am from the east coast and travel there each winter to see family and go skiing. I can't say enough good things about the city i am just in love with it. We sell restaurant equipment and have worked with a number of local places even a few in this article.

by mikese on Jun 2 2009 at 10:37 AM

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