Gold: Bar Bravo
4194 Fraser St.
bravovancouver.com
Silver: Boulevard
845 Burrard St.
boulevardvancouver.ca
Bronze: Oddfish
1889 W 1st Ave.
oddfishrestaurant.com
In 2024, gold winner Bar Bravo captured the Best New Restaurant title, and nabbed honourable mention in the Best Seafood category. In just a year’s time it’s climbed to the top, ahead of perennial winners Boulevard (silver) and Blue Water Cafe (honourable mention), thanks to memorable dishes like its excellent house-smoked fish, or the Spencer Gulf hiramasa crudo, made bright with passionfruit aguachile, cantaloupe and espelette. It’s “how a modern eastside restaurant should be: relaxed, staffed by passionate folks and with prices that reflect that they’re paying less rent than Kits or South Granville,” said one judge. Boulevard’s incredible attention to detail—and, at times, decadent takes—with seafood nabs the team silver. Oddfish takes home bronze for the first time as a buzzy neighbourhood spot, and, as one judge noted, “We need 10 more restaurants like this in a port city like Vancouver.”
Honourable Mentions
Blue Water Cafe
1095 Hamilton St.
bluewatercafe.ca
Fanny Bay Oyster Bar
762 Cambie St.
fannybayoysters.com
