2016

Watch: The 2016 Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards

For readers, the awards are the ultimate guide to eating in this city. But for those in the industry, it's Oscar night

By Jennifer Elliott /

For readers, the awards are the ultimate guide to eating in this city. But for those in the industry, it’s Oscar night

Video: Inside the awards

Photos: Click to expand the gallery

Angus An accepts the Restaurant of the Year Award for Maenam

Chef of the Year David Gunawan is congratulated by emcee Gloria Macarenko

Mr. Red Cafe was 2016’s winner for Best Vietnamese

Emcees Stephen Quinn and Gloria Macarenko with Vancouver Magazine publisher Tom Gierasimczuk

Vancouver Magazine editor-in-chief addesses the crowd

Speaking of crowds, it was a full house at the Sheraton Wall Centre

There was also a knife skills competition

And food—lots of food

The bumping after party at Joey

And no after party is complete without phenomenal cocktails

Sponsors

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Presenting Sponsor

YP Dine

   Host Sponsor, Media Sponsor, & Knife Skills Sponsor 

Sheraton Vancouver Wall Center ,  CBC Vancouver,  Knifewear, Restaurants Canada

A/V Sponsor,  Rental Sponsor, & Event Production 

   PSAV, Pedersen’s, Elettra Communication

Showcase Plus Sponsor, Floral Sponsor, & Water Sponsor

Russell Food Equipment LTD, Flower Factory, Happy Water

Trade Sponsors

Authentic Wine and Spirit Merchants, BRB Brewing, Burrowing Owl, Charton-Hobbs, Constellation Brands, Culmina Family Estate Winery, Desert Hills Estate Winery, McClelland Beer, Okanagan Crush Pad, Okanagan Spring Brewery, Peacock & Martin, Poplar Grove, Richard Massey Wine and Spirits, Russell Brewing Company, Stanley Park Brewing, Summit Fine Wines, Tinhorn Creek, Trimpac, Sysco, Unsworth Vineyards, Yaletown Distilling Company