Get your reservations in now: here comes our annual list of the very best restaurants in Vancouver, each of which is a contender for one or more Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards.
Each year, our esteemed judges look back on a year of epic eating, and then enter an epic debate before ultimately sending their secret ballots to the accountants to tabulate. (Yep: we editors take the Resto Awards more seriously than our own taxes.) And now, the results are in... and we're thrilled to share our 33rd annual list of nominations with you in advance of the final awards this September.
From Thai food to West Coast cuisine, below, you'll find the spots that our judges deemed the very best in the city — holes in the wall and white-tablecloth joint were considered with equal care. And among all the categories and all the nominees, one resto will ultimately reign supreme as the the one and only Restaurant of the Year.
We'll reveal the grand winners in our September issue and at a grand awards party this fall, but whether they take home the gold or an honourable mention, we're sending a heartfelt congratulations to all our nominees. Thanks for making this city a delicious place to live.
(Ed note: A couple of categories you won't see here: Restaurant of the Year and Chef of the Year—only revealed on the big day.)
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Best New Restaurants
Acquafarina
Bar Susu
Collective Goods
Elephant
Hānai
Yasma
Zarak
Best Afro-Caribbean Restaurants
Arike
Baby Dahl
Fassil
Loft Lounge
Moltaqa Moroccan Restaurant
Best Casual Restaurants
Banh Mi Saigon
Chancho Tortilleria
Downlow Chicken Shack
HK BBQ Master
Oh Carolina
Superbaba
Best Chain Restaurants
Cactus Club
Guu
Joey
Nook
Tacofino
Best Chinese Restaurants
Bao Bei
Chef Tony
Chef’s Choice
Dynasty
Fish Man
Jade Seafood
Best French Restaurants
Au Comptoir
Collective Goods
Five Sails
St Lawrence
Tableau
Le Crocodile
Best Indian Restaurants
Ashiana Tandoori
Dosa Corner
Sachdeva Sweets
Sula
Swad
Vij’s
Yellow Chilli
Best Italian Restaurants
Autostrada Osteria
Caffè La Tana
CinCin
Giardino
La Quercia
Oca Pastificio
Savio Volpe
Best Japanese Restaurants
Dosanko
Kishimoto
Masayoshi
Stem
Tetsu
Tojo’s
Yuwa
Best Korean Restaurants
Hanwoori
Isandong
JoongWon
Maru
Royal Seoul
Sura
Zoomak
Best Latin American Restaurants
Alimentaria Mexicana
Chancho Tortilleria
Chupito
Don Oso's
La Taqueria
Tacofino
Best Steakhouses
C Prime
Elisa
Gotham
Hy’s
The Victor
Best Thai Restaurants
Baan Lao
Bob Likes Thai Food
Kin Kao Song
Maenam
Unchai
Best Upscale Restaurants
Blue Water Cafe
Boulevard
Cioppino’s
Hawksworth
Mott 32
Published on Main
St. Lawrence
Best Vegetarian Restaurants
Acorn
Mila
Nightshade
Do Chay
Aleph
Best West Coast Restaurants
AnnaLena
Burdock & Co
Boulevard
Farmer’s Apprentice
Land and Sea
Ubuntu Canteen