The Places · Canada
Vancouver
Made By profiles 32 places in Vancouver, spanning contemporary canadian, beijing roast duck fine dining, cambodian & vietnamese home cooking — each tied to the people and producers behind it.
01.Contemporary Canadian
Published on Main
Vancouver, Canada
Among Vancouver's Michelin-starred contemporary restaurants, Published on Main occupies a particular position: a foraging-forward tasting counter on Main Street that draws as much from the Pacific Northwest forest floor as from Chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson's German-Manitoban upbringing. Ranked #21 on Opinionated About Dining's 2025 North America Casual list and awarded Star Wine List's top spot in 2025, it functions equally well as a neighbourhood bar seat or a full 11-course destination dinner.
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02.Modern Steakhouse
Elisa
Vancouver, Canada
Elisa is Yaletown's benchmark wood-fired steakhouse, operated by Toptable Group and awarded a Michelin Plate in 2025. Chef Andrew Richardson works a bespoke Grillworks Infierno grill across premium cuts from British Columbia, the US, and Japan. A 6,000-bottle cellar with a 700-selection wine list, led by Wine Director Franco Michienzi, rounds out one of Vancouver's most complete occasion-dining rooms.
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03.Modern Canadian Tasting Menu
AnnaLena
Vancouver, Canada
A Michelin-starred tasting menu restaurant in Kitsilano, AnnaLena holds a position among Vancouver's most consistently recognized contemporary kitchens, with appearances on La Liste (78pts, 2026) and Opinionated About Dining's North America list. Chef Mike Robbins runs a continually evolving menu rooted in seasonal precision, while wine director Reverie Beall curates small-producer bottles that match the kitchen's register without overwhelming it.
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04.French-inspired Pacific Northwest
L'Abattoir
Vancouver, Canada
L'Abattoir occupies a 19th-century brick-and-beam building on Carrall Street in Gastown, where it has held a position at the top of Vancouver's French-influenced contemporary dining tier for over fifteen years. Earning a Michelin Plate in 2025 and ranked in both La Liste and Opinionated About Dining, it pairs West Coast ingredients with classical French technique in a format that has evolved from tasting-menu rigidity toward a more fluid à la carte structure.
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05.Japanese-Italian Fusion
Kissa Tanto
Vancouver, Canada
On the second floor of a Chinatown loft on East Pender Street, Kissa Tanto holds a Michelin star for its itameshi menu, a Japanese-Italian fusion rooted in Pacific Northwest sourcing. The room channels the jazz cafes of 1960s Tokyo, dim and artwork-lined, while the kitchen pairs Dungeness crab with Calabrian chili butter and hand-cut pasta with miso-cured egg yolk. La Liste placed it among the world's top restaurants in 2026 with 76 points.
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06.Modern Canadian Fine Dining
Botanist
Vancouver, Canada
On the mezzanine level of the Fairmont Pacific Rim, Botanist delivers Pacific Northwest contemporary cooking through a plant-first lens, with Chef Hector Laguna's Mexican-inflected technique shaping seasonal menus that change seven to eight times a year. A Michelin Plate recognition and a 435-label wine program overseen by sommelier Matthew Jacobson make this one of Vancouver's more complete fine-dining propositions at the top of the city's price tier.
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07.Farm-to-Table Pacific Northwest Tasting Menu
Burdock & Co
Vancouver, Canada
Twelve years into anchoring Main Street's farm-to-table movement, Burdock & Co operates on a different rhythm from Vancouver's Michelin-starred contemporaries. Bimonthly themed tasting menus follow the harvest rather than a fixed format, and wine director Maisie Ryan's all-natural selections give the list an editorial coherence that most neighbourhood restaurants don't attempt. Ranked 349th in Opinionated About Dining's 2025 North America list, it holds a clear position in the city's upper tier.
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08.Contemporary Canadian
Hawksworth
Vancouver, Canada
Hawksworth pairs Contemporary Canadian cooking with an open kitchen and a sommelier-led wine list; Michelin Plate recognition in 2025 suits a leisurely dinner.
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09.Modern Japanese Omakase
Masayoshi
Vancouver, Canada
A Michelin-starred omakase counter on Fraser Street, Masayoshi applies Edomae technique to British Columbia's seasonal seafood in a jewel-box format that earned a place on Opinionated About Dining's 2025 North America rankings. The counter seats are the focal point, but the full room delivers the same progression of carefully sourced nigiri and composed dishes. Open Tuesday through Saturday from 6 PM.
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10.Modern Contemporary Fine Dining
Barbara
Vancouver, Canada
Barbara holds a Michelin star and consecutive Opinionated About Dining rankings, placing it among Vancouver's most closely watched contemporary restaurants. Set on East Pender Street, the L-shaped counter format puts guests directly in front of the kitchen action, where a local-first sourcing approach produces dishes that have drawn sustained critical attention since the restaurant opened. Open Tuesday through Friday evenings only, securing a seat requires planning.
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11.Beijing Roast Duck Fine Dining
iDen & QuanJuDe Beijing Duck House
Vancouver, Canada
A Michelin-starred outpost of one of Beijing's most historically significant duck houses, iDen & QuanJuDe on Cambie Street brings a 160-year-old roasting tradition to Vancouver's Chinese dining scene. Ranked #344 in North America by Opinionated About Dining in 2024, the kitchen moves well beyond its signature bird, extending to bird's nest, sea cucumber, abalone broth, and king crab. The result is one of the most formally ambitious Chinese dining rooms in the city.
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12.Michelin-Starred Omakase Sushi
Sushi Masuda
Vancouver, Canada
A five-seat omakase counter tucked inside a West End print shop, Sushi Masuda holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining ranking, positioning it among Vancouver's most serious Japanese dining addresses. Chef Yoji Masuda's Tokyo-trained precision shapes every course, from monkfish liver preparations to the nigiri sequence. The room is spare; the cooking is not.
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13.West Coast Seafood Fine Dining
Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar
Vancouver, Canada
A Michelin Plate holder ranked among North America's top casual dining rooms by Opinionated About Dining, Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar at 845 Burrard Street brings French technique and Pacific Coast ingredients together across several distinctive dining spaces. The kitchen, led by Roger Ma with Iron Chef Alex Chen and chef de cuisine Daniel Kim, draws a Google rating of 4.4 across more than 1,500 reviews. The cellar skews French with new-world labels chosen for old-world structure.
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14.Classic French by Rob Feenie
Le Crocodile
Vancouver, Canada
A Vancouver institution since 1983, Le Crocodile returned to form in 2024 when Rob Feenie took over from founding chef Michel Jacob, pairing Alsatian-rooted French cooking with a wine list of 4,500 bottles. Ranked #427 on Opinionated About Dining's North America list in 2024 and climbing to #545 in 2025, it occupies the mid-to-upper tier of the city's French dining conversation, open Tuesday through Saturday from 5pm.
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15.Modern Thai
Maenam
Vancouver, Canada
On Kitsilano's W 4th Avenue, Maenam has been reframing what Thai cuisine looks like in a Canadian context since 2009. Chef Angus An's progressive approach draws on time spent at London's Michelin-starred Nahm and extensive travel through Thailand, producing food that is intensely flavoured and grounded in local ingredients. A consistent Michelin Plate holder and Opinionated About Dining fixture, it occupies a different tier from the neighbourhood's quieter bistros.
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16.Modern West Coast Seafood & Raw Bar
Blue Water Cafe & Raw Bar
Vancouver, Canada
Blue Water Cafe & Raw Bar on Hamilton Street has held a place in Opinionated About Dining's North America Casual rankings every year from 2023 to 2025, a consistent signal in a city where seafood restaurants compete hard for recognition. Under chef Frank Pabst, the kitchen focuses on Pacific seafood with the seriousness the ingredient demands. It is a reliable first call for anyone eating fish in Vancouver.
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17.Modern Italian Small Plates
Nightingale
Vancouver, Canada
Nightingale holds a Michelin Plate and consecutive Opinionated About Dining recognition, placing it among Coal Harbour's few serious dining destinations. David Hawksworth's contemporary kitchen runs lunch through late evening seven days a week at 1017 W Hastings St, occupying a price tier that sits one bracket below the city's top tasting-menu counters. A wine list curated to match that ambition gives it additional standing among Vancouver's mid-to-upper dining tier.
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18.Modern Vietnamese Street Food
Lunch Lady
Vancouver, Canada
Lunch Lady on Commercial Drive holds consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition (2024 and 2025) and an Opinionated About Dining Casual Asia ranking of #132 for 2025, placing it among Vancouver's most consistently decorated Vietnamese kitchens. The $$ price point and 4.6 Google rating across more than 3,300 reviews signal a dining room that performs well above its price tier.
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19.Elevated Modern Thai
Song (by Kin Kao)
Vancouver, Canada
Song (by Kin Kao) holds back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition (2024 and 2025) and a 4.4 Google rating across 503 reviews, placing it among Vancouver's most consistent Thai kitchens at the $$ price point. Located on East Broadway, it draws on high-heat stir-fry technique and the wok-forward tradition of central Thai cooking. For the value-to-execution ratio alone, it earns serious attention.
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20.Modern Sushi Omakase
Sushi Hil
Vancouver, Canada
On Main Street's increasingly serious dining corridor, Sushi Hil has earned back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, a signal that chef Hilary Nguy's Japanese kitchen is delivering at a level well above its modest price point. The room and the sourcing are both quietly considered, and the 4.7 Google rating across 560 reviews suggests a consistency that Bib Gourmand distinctions alone don't always guarantee.
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21.Modern Indian Fusion
Vij's
Vancouver, Canada
Vij's on Cambie Street has anchored Vancouver's Indian dining scene for decades, earning consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025 alongside strong placement in Opinionated About Dining's North American casual rankings. Chef Vikram Vij's kitchen works in a register that sits well below the city's fine-dining price ceiling while drawing serious critical attention, a combination that makes it a useful reference point for the broader category.
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22.Contemporary Italian Pasta
Magari by Oca
Vancouver, Canada
Unlike Vancouver's higher-priced Italian contemporaries, Magari by Oca earns its Michelin Bib Gourmand (2024) through disciplined pasta craft rather than occasion-dining ambition. The Commercial Drive pastificio runs a tight, focused operation built around a live rolling station and daily specials that shift with availability. At a mid-range price point, it delivers a standard of pasta cookery that comfortably outpaces its bracket.
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23.Modern Mexican Taqueria
Chupito
Vancouver, Canada
Two consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand awards (2024, 2025) place Chupito among Vancouver's most recognised value-driven kitchens. Sitting on Yukon Street in Mount Pleasant, the Mexican restaurant draws a loyal neighbourhood crowd that returns for consistent, well-priced cooking in a city where Mexican cuisine has historically sat at the margins of serious dining recognition.
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24.Traditional Northern Indian with Southern Accents
Karma Indian Bistro
Vancouver, Canada
Karma Indian Bistro on West 4th Avenue has held the Michelin Bib Gourmand in both 2024 and 2025, placing it among Vancouver's most recognised value-tier restaurants. Under chef Ajay, the kitchen applies restaurant-level discipline to the register of Indian street food and home cooking, from chaat to slow-braised mains. For the $$ price point, the quality-to-cost ratio is among the tightest in the city.
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25.Cambodian & Vietnamese Home Cooking
Phnom Penh
Vancouver, Canada
Phnom Penh holds consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition for 2024 and 2025, positioning it among Vancouver's most decorated value-tier Vietnamese restaurants. Operating from East Georgia Street in Chinatown, it sits in a neighbourhood where Vietnamese cooking has long competed on both price and provenance. With a 4.5-star rating across more than 5,000 Google reviews, it draws a volume of repeat visitors rare at the $$ price point.
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26.Handmade Udon
Motonobu Udon
Vancouver, Canada
Motonobu Udon has earned back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, placing it among Vancouver's most credentialed casual dining addresses. Operating out of East Hastings in Renfrew-Collingwood, the kitchen under chef Shin Iwamoto applies Japanese udon craft to a mid-price format that holds a 4.3 rating across more than 900 Google reviews.
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27.Classic Dim Sum + Craft Beer
Little Bird Dim Sum + Craft Beer
Vancouver, Canada
Little Bird Dim Sum + Craft Beer brings Cantonese dim sum tradition to Kitsilano's West 4th Avenue corridor, pairing steamer baskets with an unusual craft beer program at a price point that earned back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025. With a 4.2 Google rating across 559 reviews, it holds consistent ground in Vancouver's Chinese dining scene as a neighbourhood-scale alternative to the city's grander Cantonese rooms.
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28.Contemporary Canadian Farm-to-Table
Fable Kitchen
Vancouver, Canada
Fable Kitchen holds consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition (2024 and 2025) and sits in the accessible tier of Vancouver's contemporary dining scene, priced at $$ on West 4th Avenue in Kitsilano. Under chef Matthew Villamoran, the kitchen runs a locally grounded menu that punches well above its price point, earning a 4.4 rating across more than 1,300 Google reviews.
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29.Modern Vietnamese
Anh and Chi
Vancouver, Canada
A back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient on Main Street, Anh and Chi brings Vietnamese home cooking into a polished but unpretentious room on one of Vancouver's most food-forward corridors. With 4.4 stars across more than 4,000 Google reviews and chef Ly Nguyen at the helm, it occupies the precise middle ground between neighbourhood staple and critical favourite, the kind of Vietnamese table that earns recognition without abandoning the traditions that made it worth recognising.
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30.Modern Farm-to-Table Fusion
Farmer's Apprentice
Vancouver, Canada
Farmer's Apprentice on West 6th earns its Michelin Bib Gourmand two years running with a farm-to-table approach that rewards planning. Under chef Jeff Koop, the room is small and the reservations move fast, placing it squarely in Vancouver's mid-price contemporary tier where produce-driven cooking and neighbourhood intimacy coexist without the four-figure bill of the city's starred tables.
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31.Modern Italian Handmade Pasta
Ask for Luigi
Vancouver, Canada
A Michelin Plate-recognised Italian kitchen in Vancouver's Railtown district, Ask for Luigi has held a position on Opinionated About Dining's North America Casual list every year since 2023. Under chef JC Poirier, the room runs a lunch and dinner service built around handmade pasta and the kind of unhurried Italian-American cooking that rewards repeat visits over single-occasion dining.
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32.Edomae Omakase Sushi
Tetsu Sushi Bar
Vancouver, Canada
On Denman Street in Vancouver's West End, Tetsu Sushi Bar operates a focused omakase format under chef Satoshi Makise, earning consecutive recognition from both Michelin and Opinionated About Dining, ranking #314 in North America in 2025. The counter runs Tuesday through Sunday with a single evening seating window, placing it firmly in Vancouver's upper tier of Japanese dining alongside counters like Masayoshi and Okeya Kyujiro.
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