Best of the Neighbourhoods 2018

These neighbourhood spots offer great food—and an insight into the locals who live there.

These neighbourhood spots offer great food—and an insight into the locals who live there.

What exactly is a neighbourhood restaurant? When this category was dreamed up five years ago, the idea was never that it would recognize the “best” restaurant in a given jurisdiction. Instead, it would celebrate the local haunts that are so vital to a neighbourhood and yet so rarely recognized in major awards categories. There were rules drawn up to reinforce this: no chains, no brand-new spots, and if it’s impossible to simply walk in—sorry, Kissa Tanto—it’s out of luck. The goal is to get places that offer great food, but, more importantly, also offer an insight into the locals who live in that neighbourhood.

Chinatown

★★★★★

Bao Bei163 Keefer St.bao-bei.ca

★★★★

Pizzeria Farina915 Main St.pizzeriafarina.com

★★★

Upstairs at Campagnolo 1020 Main St.campagnolorestaurant.ca

★★

Fat Mao Noodles217 E Georgia St.fatmaonoodles.com

Jade Dynasty137 E Pender St.facebook.com/JadeDynasty

Downtown

★★★★★

Cinara350 W Pender St.cinara.ca

★★★★

Royal Dinette905 Dunsmuir St.royaldinette.ca

★★★

Tableau Bar Bistro 1181 Melville St.tableaubarbistro.com

★★

Café Medina 780 Richards St.medinacafe.com

Heritage Asian Eatery1108 W Pender St.eatheritage.ca

East Side

★★★★★

Merchant’s Workshop1590 Commercial Dr.merchantsworkshop.ca

★★★★

Kishimoto 2054 Commercial Dr.kishimotorestaurant.com

★★★

Bistro Wagon Rouge 1869 Powell St.bistrowagonrouge.com

★★

Bows and Arrows4194 Fraser St.bowsxarrows.ca

Burdock and Co. 2702 Main St.burdockandco.com

Gastown

★★★★★

The Mackenzie Room415 Powell St.themackenzieroom.com

★★★★

La Mezcaleria 68 E Cordova St.lamezcaleria.ca

★★★

Belgard Kitchen 55 Dunlevy Ave.belgardkitchen.com

★★

Wildebeest120 W Hastings St.wildebeest.ca

Tuc60 W Cordova St.tuccraftkitchen.com

North Shore

★★★★★

Terroir Kitchen2232 Marine Dr., West Vancouverterroirkitchen.com

★★★★

Swad1734 Marine Dr., West Vancouverswadindiankitchen.ca

★★★

Feast2423 Marine Dr., West Vancouverfeastdining.ca

★★

Maru Korean Bistro125 2nd St. E, North Vancouvermarukoreanbistro.com

Zen Japanese101-2232 Marine Dr., West Vancouverzenjapanese.ca

Richmond

★★★★★

Gudrun3500 Moncton St.facebook.com/gudruntastingroom

★★★★

Nine Dishes 9231 Beckwith Rd.

★★★

Cocoru 2140-391 Alexandra Rd.facebook.com/cocoru01

★★

Britannia Brewing 250-12240 Second Ave.britanniasteveston.ca

Lido4231 Hazelbridge Way

West End

★★★★★

Nook781 Denman St.nookrestaurant.ca

★★★★

Kingyo871 Denman St.kingyo-izakaya.ca

★★★

Marutama780 Bidwell St.marutama.ca

★★

Amici Miei 1114 Denman St.amicimieidenman.com

Damso867 Denman St.

West Side

★★★★★

L’Ufficio3687 W 4th Ave.laquercia.ca/lufficio

★★★★

Grapes and Soda 1541 W 6th Ave.grapesandsoda.ca

★★★

Bufala 5395 West Blvd.bufala.ca

★★

Au Comptoir 2278 W 4th Ave.aucomptoir.ca

Oddfish1889 W 1st Ave.oddfishrestaurant.com

Yaletown

★★★★★

Provence Marinaside1177 Marinaside Cres.provencemarinaside.ca

★★★★

Bistro Sakana1123 Mainland St.bistrosakana.com

★★★

Homer Street Cafe and Bar898 Homer St.homerstreetcafebar.com

★★

House Special1269 Hamilton St.housespecial.ca

WildTale1079 Mainland St.wildtale.ca

Restaurant Awards 2018 ▸▸▸