Booze News Tales From The Front Lines: This Liquor Strike Is Absolutely Hammering the Hospitality Industry
Wine Frozen Vines, Wildfire Smoke and a Splash of Politics—B.C. Wineries are Having a Challenging Year.
Arts and Culture Your Anti-Hibernation Guide: The Best Things to Do in Vancouver November 2025 Cold hands, warm plans. Brave the chill for the coolest happenings this side of sweater weather.
Events Where to Eat, Drink and Be Merry in Vancouver This November Hungry? Thirsty? November 2025 has no shortage of food and drink events—here's where to feast in Vancouver in the coming weeks.
Food News The Chinese Restaurant Awards Announce 2025 Winners These are the best Chinese restaurants in Vancouver, according to the pros. Now, go get your reservations.
Fashion Gerdene Mongolian Cashmere Opens First North American Location in Kitsilano Sponsored Content Gerdene cashmere brings warmth and Mongolian heritage to Vancouverites with its sustainable, high-end clothing.
People My Perfect Vancouver Day: Seawall Jaunts and Timepiece Geekery with Carson Ting Here's how artist and illustrator Carson Ting (principal of Chairman Ting Art and Design Studio) would spend his perfect day.
city The Vanmag Neighbourhood Guide: Mount Pleasant Breweries, vintage shopping, live music and more: what to do in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighbourhood the next time you're visiting.
Food News Sliding Doors: Even More Restaurant Openings and Closures in Vancouver in Fall 2025 If New York is the city that never sleeps, Vancouver is the city that never stops teasing our tastebuds.
Arts and Culture Iconic Park Theatre Is Saved by an Investment from the Rio Theatre and Star-Studded Lineup of Partners Vancouver film stars and stalwarts Osgood Perkins, Mike Flanagan, Sean Baker, Zach Lipovsky and Finn Wolfhard are among the investors re-upping the historic theatre.
Events Where to Catch The Blue Jays World Series Game in Vancouver Get your seats and order placed for these game-day specials. First pitch starts at 5 p.m. sharp!
Arts and Culture “Samhain: Roots of Halloween” Series Screens at the VIFF Centre Starting Friday The week-long film festival celebrates the Celtic roots of Samhain in the lead-up to Halloween.
taste Best Thing I Ate This Week: Pumpkin Spice Smoothie at Kokomo A creamy, spicy, functional take on fall's favourite drink.
Restaurants Pho & Roll: The Modern Vietnamese Restaurant Perfect for Your Next Corporate Event Sponsored Content Scrap the fast-food pizza parties in the office kitchen—take your company event to the next level with a meal at Pho & Roll by Wooden Fish.
taste Everything I Ate In One Day at Vancouver’s Fall Food Festival 19 local eateries are embracing the changing seasons, serving up autumn’s best flavours until November 9.
Chefs Eaters Gotta Eat: Cadeaux Bakery Owner Eleanor Waterfall’s Favourite Eats in Vancouver Where the bakery owner goes for deep-dish pizza, dosas and chicken piccata.
Food News Local Chinese-Canadian Eateries in the Spotlight in New CBC Show “Locals Welcome” The docu-series is hosted by Suresh Doss with appearances by longtime Vanmag Restaurant Awards judges Lee Man and Jenice Yu.
2026 Cast Your Nominations Now in the 2026 Vanmag Restaurant Awards Readers’ Choice Ballot The nominations are now open! Who makes your favourite meals in the city?
Restaurants Brooklyn Dumpling Shop Opens First B.C. Shop in Vancouver The New York dumpling chain is now open in Vancouver with automated ordering and temperature-controlled food lockers.
Food News Sliding Doors: Vancouver Restaurants Opening and Closing This Month Jungle Room shutters, Flamingo House bows out as new players like Mojo Cantina-Izakaya and Giusti open up shop.
Restaurants Boxset Collective Debuts Rotating Restaurant Concept, Starting With Mojo Cantina-Izakaya The new restaurant replaces El Gato Gab Gab in Mount Pleasant, just a year after Gato's opening.
city Homeless Youth in Greater Vancouver Are Facing a Support Gap Sponsored Content Youth homelessness is a call to action, and Family Services of Greater Vancouver says community support is vital.
Food News Ask For Luigi Gets Its Very Own Miss Vickie’s Flavour The beloved Railtown eatery is making a big splash (make that crunch) with a new cacio e pepe potato chip flavour.
Booze News Tales From The Front Lines: This Liquor Strike Is Absolutely Hammering the Hospitality Industry We chat with a restaurateur, an importer and a winery owner to see how they're fairing.
city Last-Minute Vancouver Halloween Costumes Halloween's coming up, but there's still time to show a little Vancouver pride.
style The Best Made-in-Vancouver Souvenirs To Buy (or Gift!) Let’s be real—nobody wants another fridge magnet or “I Hiked the Grouse Grind” T-shirt. Skip ’em entirely and capture the spirit of the real Vancity with local designs, snacks and sips from cool Vancouver companies.
Fashion Every Piece By Sustainable Fashion Brand Fortiv Is One of a Kind East Vancouver-based Fortiv builds creative community through DIY clothing.
style The Haul: Vintage Curator Randa Salloum’s Favourite Eyewear, Ice Cream and Go-To Lip Colour The founder of the now-closed Collective Will shares a few of her favourite things.
Food News Breaking: These Are Vancouver’s 2025 Michelin-Starred Restaurants Editor's Pick Who kept their star? Who is freshly inducted? Who nabbed Bib Gourmand status this year? Read on for all the Michelin Star Vancouver 2025 news.
Restaurants From Cart to Brick-and-Mortar: Tatchan Noodle Opens Its First Storefront in Vancouver Owner Tatsuya Kuramori shares Okinawan culture with Vancouverites through hearty bowls of noodles.
Health & Fitness What Is ‘Aufguss’? The West End’s New AetherHaus Embraces Eastern-European Sauna Culture Another new sauna spa has opened in Vancouver—this time, focused on the German concept of 'aufguss.'
Weekend Getaways I Tried It: Bioluminescent Kayaking on the Sunshine Coast The Sunshine Coast is named for bright days, but the nights here bring a living kind of light.
Restaurants Have You Tried All Three of These Recently Opened Restaurants and Cafes? A trio of new-ish rooms to put on your radar.
Events October’s Best Food Events in Vancouver—Where to Dine This Month This month is full of Oktoberfest brews, pasta-making dinner parties and autumn-inspired food festivals.
Restaurants Michelin Misses: The Best Restaurants Michelin Forgot In Its 2024 Awards The Michelin Awards highlight some of the city’s best restaurants—and then totally drop the ball with our other worthy contenders.
Home Decor 22 Home Tours That Go Inside the Personal Spaces of Vancouver’s Most Interesting People If you're as nosey as we are, you're going to love this: an intimate look at Vancouverites at home.
Restaurants 8 Great Spots to Grab Brunch This Weekend From cozy cafés to trendy hot spots, these are our eight must-visit eateries for the best mid-morning meal of the week.
People My Perfect Vancouver Day: Shopping and Swimming with Gillian Segal Here's how interior designer Gillian Segal, principal of Gillian Segal Design, would spend her perfect Vancouver day.
Fashion More Than Vintage: BaldyLox Builds a Community in Style At just 23, Baldy turned his love for thrifting into BaldyLox Vintage, a Chinatown shop where fashion, music and community come together.
Food News New Commissary Kitchen in Vancouver Flips the “Skript” on Gluten-Free Cooking The Skript Kitchen run by chef Renee Chan makes gluten-free food production easier (and more fun) than ever.
Food News Cactus Club Co-Founder Takes a Juicy *Stake* in The Keg Hospitality veteran Richard Jaffray’s LFG Growth Partners snap up shares in beloved Canadian steakhouse chain.
Health & Fitness What Is Hyrox… and Why Is It Vancouver’s New Fitness Obsession? The global race-slash-spectacle lands at the Convention Centre this December.
People About Town With Fred Lee: Photos from the Summer’s Biggest Fundraising Events Def Leopard and Sarah McLachlan headlined this summer's biggest fundraisers—and big donations followed.
taste Tell Us Where You Love To Eat: Get a Steak Dinner on Us Share your favourite Vancouver dishes, restaurants and watering holes, and win a $200 gift card to Chop Steakhouse.
Sports Everything We Know About FIFA World Cup 2026’s Vancouver Games So Far Though the specific teams playing in Vancouver for the 2026 FIFA World Cup are still unknown, plenty of details are starting to emerge about the global sporting event.
Wine Is This Year’s Bordeaux Release Worth All The Hype? You Bet Your Dark Fruit It Is. The vintage is being compared to the legendary 1982 bottle and it might not be hyperbole.
Arts and Culture This Exhibition of Seawall Photos Captures Just How It’s Changed Over the Past 30 Years Photographer Goran Basarić has been capturing panoramas of Vancouver's Seawall for three decades. Eleven of his best shots showcase just how the city has changed over the years.
Restaurants 14 Vancouver Restaurants With Gluten-Free Menus That Slap (Plus: Our Fave Gluten-Free Grocery Staples) Gluten-free friends, we feel you. Suffering celiacs, we see you. Consider this your ultimate guide to eating gluten-free in Vancouver.
Home Decor Hot Tip, Design Lovers: Stock Up on Vancouver-Made Goods (Or Just Some Hometown Pride) at IDSVancouver There's a bunch of homegrown talent to be found at Interior Design Show Vancouver this weekend.
style More Than Modern: How Bosch Kitchen Appliances Enhance Form and Function in a Whistler Home Sponsored Content Bosch’s smart appliances elevate the functionality of this modern kitchen while seamlessly integrating into a Whistler home design by LRD Studio.
Home Decor Personal Space: Herschel Co-Founder Lyndon Cormack Has a Cabin for a Home Office and a Trailer for a Guesthouse Herschel Supply Co. co-founder Lyndon Cormack designs his Deep Cove home with entertaining in mind—complete with guest cabin.
Restaurants Eaters Gotta Eat: June Bar Manager Satoshi Yonemori’s Fave Eats Around Town Where the mixmaster goes for temaki sushi, sea urchin pasta and “the best karaage in town”.
Weddings Real Weddings: The Best Suit Trends for 2025, According to Vancouver’s Top Tailors Vancouver’s top tailors have spoken: it’s time to break out the classic looks and earth tones this season.
Weddings 5 Unique Ways to Hyper-Personalize Your Wedding Rings Sponsored Content The latest wedding ring trend? Making them deeply personal. Here's how couples are customizing their forever pieces with Zadel Jewellery Studio.
Weddings Real Weddings: 6 Delicious Winter Wedding Cake Trends for 2025 Consider these inventive wedding cake trends for a celebratory dessert that takes the you-know-what.
Wine Frozen Vines, Wildfire Smoke and a Splash of Politics—B.C. Wineries are Having a Challenging Year. Here’s why it’s never been more important to drink local.
Home Decor Personal Space: At Home with Designer Claire Saksun, Her Beloved Cats and Her Construction-Site Rock Touring the Railtown townhouse of designer Claire Saksun—a thoughtfully designed respite in the centre of all the action.
Weddings Real Weddings: A Two-Wedding Weekend for One Creative Couple Two weddings over one weekend offered creative couple Rebekah Ho and Josh Romyn a chance to have it all.
Restaurants Nomo Nomo Japanese Snack Bar Opens Tomorrow Elevated “fusion” bites, plus sake and cool cocktails on Commercial Drive.
Weekend Getaways Why Osoyoos Is a Must-Visit in the Fall Sponsored Content Find out what makes Osoyoos the perfect autumn getaway with outdoor activities, world-class wineries and farm-to-table experiences.
Wine The Wine List: B.C. Subs for Famous International Wines Forget the California pinot and French Champagne—we've got excellent subs here in our own backyard.
city Know-It-All: What’s the Difference Between the Aquabus and False Creek Ferries? Two competing passenger ferry empires, one famously unswimmable body of water: who will rule?
Arts and Culture Aspiring Art Collectors: The 2025 Splash Auction Is Your Chance to Snag Some Gems Work from more than 90 Canadian artists is up for grabs at this year's auction, all in support of Arts Umbrella.
Restaurants Beyond Taco Tuesday: 7 Spots to Get Your Taco Fix in Vancouver, Every Day of the Week We’re serving up seven days of unbridled taco love: taco 'bout a good time.
Fashion Trying on Pants Sucks, But Here Are 4 Nice Places to Shop for Jeans in Vancouver A quartet of shops that make the hunt for the perfect pair of jeans a little less painful.
Home Decor Personal Space: Inside Sculptor Marie Khouri’s Home Studio and Gallery Sculptor Marie Khouri speaks Arabic, French, Spanish, Italian and English, but her art-filled Kerrisdale home is beyond definition in any dictionary.
city The Vanmag Neighbourhood Guide: Kitsilano Looking for the best day out in Vancouver's Kitsilano? Here are the beaches, shops, spas and restaurants to hit when you're in the 'hood.
Vacations This Beachside Food Festival Makes a Maui Dream Vacation Even Dreamier If you're game to cross the border, the Michelin-star-packed Hawaii Food and Wine Festival promises a very good time.
Arts and Culture How Empanadas Ilegales’ Would Spend Their Perfect Vancouver Day Local genre-defying psychedelic cumbia and salsa ensemble Empanadas Ilegales describe their dream Vancouver day.
Arts and Culture SFU’s Bold New Gallery Breaks Every Museum Rule (And That’s the Point) SFU’s new Gibson Art Museum combines a trio of existing galleries into something greater than the sum of its parts.
Arts and Culture How to Survive as an Indie Filmmaker in Vancouver Film producer Geoff Manton shares his tips for stretching a budget, charming your crew and keeping blood sugar up on late-night shoots.
Arts and Culture The Fall Arts Preview 2025: The Best Arts and Culture Events Happening in Vancouver This September and October Looking for fun this fall? We've got you covered with this rundown of the best comedy, drag, music, theatre and more.
Arts and Culture Vancouver Comedian Joanne Tsung Shares Her Late-Night Hot Spots Vancouver standup comic and writer Joanne Tsung shares her top spots for shows (and post-show cravings).
Restaurants Dual Coffee And Cocktail Bar Ellipsis Near Granville Island Is Now Open Stunning food and design at the dual-concept bar makes for a feast for the senses at Arthur Erickson’s Waterfall Building.
Wine Segura Viudas Cava Is a Sip of Spain in Summer Sponsored Content Extend summer in the city and pair your favourite tapas with Segura Viudas Cava Brut.
Restaurants I Tried It: Cofu Chinatown’s 18-course Vegan Omakase Experience Vancouver’s intimate omakase boom gets a plant-based spin at the new Chinatown restaurant.
Events September’s Best Food Events in Vancouver—Where to Dine This Month Pet-friendly happy hours and patio parties? Wine, meat and cheese festivals? We’re in!
Restaurants Breaking: Top Chef Canada Winner Chanthy Yen Bringing a Cambodian Concept, Touk, to Downtown Vancouver Alberni Street, get ready for some star power.
Arts and Culture Local Filmmakers Get World Premieres at 2025 Vancouver International Film Festival Lineup Reveal The 44th edition of the long-standing international film festival includes 270+ films across 10 venues, including world premieres by local filmmakers.
Weekend Getaways Destination Dining: Ugly Duckling Is a Very Good, Very Delicious Excuse to Head to Victoria The French-Asian room in Victoria's Chinatown provides a menu compelling enough to travel for.
Restaurants Visiting Vancouver? Here Are 5 Unique Spots to Grab a Coffee Before You Start Exploring Where to grab your caffeine fix before you hit the Seawall or start your shopping spree.
Arts and Culture Extremely Adorable Pop-Up Kids’ Art Gallery Tombolo Returns This Fall Budding artists can submit their work until September 1.
Day Trips 6 Ideas for Day Trips From Vancouver Looking to get away from the city for the day? We've got a few ideas.
Fashion Oyster Week: 7 Essential Accessories for Oyster Lovers Wear your passion for shellfish on your sleeve (or around your neck, or on your head).
taste On The Clock with Malindi Taylor of Fanny Bay Oysters We followed the fifth-generation oyster farmer around for a day.
city The Vanmag Neighbourhood Guide: Gastown and Chinatown Visiting Vancouver's Gastown and Chinatown for the first time? Here's how to make the most of an afternoon in these historic 'hoods.
Events Oyster Week: How to Win an Oyster Eating Competition (Next Time) Slurping down 15 oysters in 2 minutes is no shucking joke.
taste Oyster Week: Where to Buy Fresh Oysters in Vancouver Ready to shuck it up? Here's where to source your shellfish.
Restaurants Oyster Week: The Best Happy Hour Oyster Deals in Vancouver "Buck-a-shuck" may be a thing of the past (RIP), but you can still find decent deals on oysters key happy hour menus around town if you know where to look.
taste Oyster Week: The Best Thing I Ate This Week Was Five Sails’ Oyster Tartlet Five Sails Chef Alex Kim's inventive edible oyster shell is a transformative experience.
Events Silent Discos and Daft Punk Covers: 4 Very Fun Excuses to Go Dancing This Summer Get your groove on at these upcoming Vancouver events.
Events Krug’s Coming to Town and 3 Other Killer Wine Events for August and September They'll make saying your goodbyes to summer so much easier.
go One Flight, 200+ Films at the 2025 Calgary International Film Festival Sponsored Content Alberta’s largest film festival returns this September, and British Columbians can experience it all with just one short flight.
city The Waitlist Generation: Why Vancouver Parents Are Competing for Spots in Everything from Day Camp to Swim Lessons Thanks to a scarcity of family resources, Vancouver parents of all income levels are fighting for “everything.” Is there a solution in sight?
Stores Shop Hop: What You’ll Find Through the Red Door at Out and About Gastown’s Out and About takes you abroad.
Wine A Naturally Low-Alchohol, Low-Calorie Wine for Under $15? Yes, Please It's even a tiny bit bubbly, too!
Health & Fitness Hold Onto Your Hoagies: Vancouver’s Newest Half Marathon Involves Eating 4 Subs The Hoagie Half relay challenges teams of four to show off both speed and speed-eating.
Restaurants 3 New-ish Restaurants Worth Checking Out Next A trio of recently opened rooms worth your time.
Chefs Eaters Gotta Eat: Riley’s Corporate Executive Chef Dennis Peckham on His Fave Meals in the City Chef Peckham on his fave spots (in Vancouver and beyond) to grab a bite when he gets a rare break from his work as corporate executive chef for Glowbal Restaurant Group.
Fashion 5 Very Stylish Vancouverites Share Their Shopping Secrets Fashion-forward Vancouverites Malania Dela Cruz, Lydia Okello, Liz Bell, Justin Walls and Aleem Kassam give us the scoop on their favourite local brands and must-visit boutiques. Here's how to shop with style in Vancouver.
Home Decor Personal Space: Meg and Steve Hübert Hand-Painted the Tiles in Their Kitchen There’s a handcrafted touch to almost everything in the Champlain Heights home of artists Meg and Steve Hübert and their two teenagers.
Food News Daan Go Cake Lab to Open New Spot in Vancouver this August We round up our must-try sweets from the new South Granville location.
Restaurants Bagheera Launches Tini Tuesday Program Sip your way around the world with this salinity-matched gin flight in a Vancouver speakeasy.
Events August’s Best Food Events in Vancouver—Where to Dine This Month This month is filled with celebrations galore—from Pride events to restaurant anniversaries.
Events Brunch Hotspot Loam Bistro Serves Up Innovative Pasta Dishes Every Weekend Expect innovative flavours such as a gochujang and burrata gnocchi shine at this new pasta pop-up.
Arts and Culture Come Toward the Fire Festival Returns with Two Days of Indigenous Art and Celebration The fourth annual festival at the Chan Centre continues to build connection through Indigenous music, film and storytelling.
Arts and Culture The Playlist: Vancouver Author and TV Writer Meredith Hambrock’s Cultural Picks The Vancouver-based author of "Other People’s Secrets" and "She’s a Lamb!" shares her favourite music, podcasts, TV series and books.
Events This New Wine Walk Along South Granville Lets You Sip and Shop At The Same Time The new South Granville Granvino Wine Walk brings "la dolce vita" to Vancouver.
Bars and Lounges The Sip List: Vancouver’s Top Drink Spots for Every Sip-tuation There’s a Vancouver bar for any situation: here’s a guide to help you pick a spot that suits your sipping circumstances.
Wine An Insanely Good White and an Insanely Good Rosé are on Sale Until Saturday at the BCL And they're an insane deal.
Arts and Culture How to Do the Vancouver Pride Parade Right, According to Experts Nine ways to ensure an iconic experience at the city’s signature summer event.
Restaurants The Review: Sumibiyaki Arashi Elevates the Yakitori Experience Chef Peter Ho’s new charcoal-grilling omakase restaurant, Sumibiyaki Arashi, is as thoughtful as it is flame-kissed.
Restaurants Chef James Yang Reinvents Richmond Dining With Newly Revamped House of Dawn Steakhouse The restaurant offers an extensive steak program, sourcing its cuts both locally and internationally.
Events 5 Things To Do In Vancouver This Weekend Dance parties, canine competitions, milkshakes and folk music. Make the best of summer in the city.
taste Best Thing I Ate This Week: A Mango Sago That Tastes Like Sunshine For a fruity, frosty treat, Sweet 7's mango pomelo sago is the way to go.
Weekend Getaways If You’re Travelling to Prince George, The Ancient Forest Is a Must-See The Ancient Forest is a vital stop for Prince George travellers—avid hikers and amateurs alike.
Weekend Getaways The Half-Corked Marathon: What it’s Like to Run 21 Kilometres and Taste 15 Wines Tickets for the 2026 Half-Corked Marathon go on sale July 23. Walk, don't run (actually, walking is fine).
Events Pacific Autism Family Network Launches LEGO® Landmark “Brick-by-Brick” Design Challenge Sponsored Content What do LEGO® bricks, B.C. landmarks and meaningful inclusion have in common?
style The Haul: The Founders of Vin Van Have Great Taste in More Than Just Wine Jo Owen and Steph Walker run cult-fave wine bar VinVan, and have a few things to recommend beyond a great bottle of bubbly.
Restaurants New Mount Pleasant Eatery Murmur Opens for Full-Service on July 28 Food, paintings and “a stupid blue door": Murmur serves slow, set menu meals on East Broadway.
Arts and Culture Vancouver’s Astro Arts Festival To Be A Full-Blown Block Party For The Arts The Vancouver Mural Festival might have closed its doors, but celebrating street art in the city is certainly not dead.
Weekend Getaways I Tried It: Nectar Yoga Retreat on Bowen Island Learning mindfulness through immersion at a secluded wellness retreat on Bowen Island.
Events How Are Countries Selected for the Celebration of Light? While this year’s event features provincial reps, it’s typically a national honour.
Arts and Culture Where to Watch Movies Outdoors This Summer in Vancouver Grab your popcorn and blanket: catch a flick at one of the city’s outdoor cinemas.
drink Tell Us About Vancouver’s Best Nightlife Spots and Win a $100 Cactus Club Gift Card! We need your input for an upcoming issue of Vanmag!
style The Haul: Illustrator Anita Cheung Highly Recommends Oversized Scrunchies, Chunky Crayons and More Vancouver illustrator Anita Cheung shares a few of her favourite things.
Arts and Culture Type Brigade Is Building Community Through a Shared Love of Typography This local design group offers type, talks and thoughtful conversations
Bars and Lounges Grape Expectations: Patio Wine Bar Grape Vibes is Our New Summer Hangout Former Bar Susu staffers Alexandra Hulley and Gavin Busby will be serving up delicious natural wines on The Boxcar patio
Chefs Eaters Gotta Eat: DD Mau Co-Owner Kim Tran’s Fave Eats Around Town Where the restaurateur seeks out beef tongue tacos, non-alc Palomas and an iced coffee that tastes like an orange creamsicle.
Restaurants Breaking: COFU Chinatown Set to be Canada’s First Vegan Omakase Restaurant The new spot will offer an 18-course plant-based sushi omakase “showcasing Japanese technique through seasonal vegetables” in Vancouver
Arts and Culture So Fun City: Balancing Acts Is Making Rock Climbing Inclusive—and Way More Fun How one Vancouver climber is building community, diversity and a whole new vibe, one climb at a time.
Restaurants Breaking: Crab Hot Lau to Open Second Location at UBC This Month The award-winning Vietnamese restaurant will expand its reach across Vancouver.
Arts and Culture So Fun City: The Ultimate Vancouver Summer Events Guide (July and August 2025) Nothing wrong with hitting the beach every day—but there’s culture happening this summer, too.