Restaurant Awards 2025: The Best Indian Restaurants in Vancouver

Gold: Sula (Davie St. Location)

1708 Davie St.
sulaindianrestaurant.com

Silver: Vij’s

3106 Cambie St.
vijs.ca

Bronze: Lila

3941 Main St.
lilarestaurant.ca

The shift this year to only include Vancouver-based restaurants in our 2025 awards (apologies to our suburban friends!) sees an overhaul of the winners in this category. Sula’s new Davie location takes gold for its “sense of confidence, and an ambitious menu that doesn’t shy away from big, uncompromising flavours,” noted a judge. The tamarind curry salmon is a standout dish: lush and cleanly spiced, the brightness of tamarind cuts through the rich fish. Stalwart Vij’s wins silver for a menu that has evolved to become personal and elegant, from crisp green banana pakoras in a superbly balanced tomato cream curry to a gorgeous slow cooked goat curry, thrumming with cumin and ginger. Lila, the plant-forward brainchild of Meeru Dhalwala (Vij’s) and Shira Blustein (The Acorn), takes home bronze for dishes that are cooked in beautifully balanced spiced braises, rather than just dressed.

Honourable Mentions

Tasty Indian Bistro
1261 Hamilton St.
tastybistro.ca

Dosa Corner
6181 Fraser St.
dosacorner.ca

Find more of the best Vancouver restaurants on our list of 2025 Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Award winners.