Eat & Drink
The Vancouver list
Restaurants, bars, and cafés worth the cross-town drive: vetted, not crowdsourced.
Published on Main
Contemporary Canadian · Mount Pleasant · $$$
Repeatedly ranked among Canada's best. Seasonal plates and a room that hums.
Anh and Chi
Vietnamese · Main Street · $$
Modern Vietnamese done with serious care. The covered patio is a summer staple.
Kissa Tanto
Japanese-Italian · Chinatown · $$$
A jazz-bar mood and a menu that bridges Tokyo and Turin. Book ahead.
The Keefer Bar
Apothecary cocktails · Chinatown · $$$
Vancouver's most-awarded cocktail den: herbal, theatrical, and dark in the best way.
Botanist
West Coast · Coal Harbour · $$$$
Fairmont Pacific Rim flagship with a cocktail lab and a World's 50 Best bar nod.
St. Lawrence
Québécois-French · Railtown · $$$
A Michelin-recognized room that feels like a Montreal bistro from another era.
Como Taperia
Spanish tapas · Main Street · $$
No reservations, all energy: gildas, vermouth on tap, and a wall of tinned fish.
Caffè La Tana
Italian · Commercial Drive · $$
Part café, part Italian grocer: fresh pasta to go and the city's prettiest espresso bar.
Bao Bei
Chinese brasserie · Chinatown · $$
The room that helped reinvent Chinatown dining. Shao bing and a killer wine list.
Mackenzie Room
Natural wine + small plates · Railtown · $$
A tiny Railtown favourite for low-intervention bottles and a daily-changing menu.