Imma bit of a food snob.. These are all spots in my city that I wouldn’t hesitate to go back to.
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Chinese
Favorite Hot Pot place in all of Vancouver
The Dolar Shop Hot Pot Richmond
2nd favorite Shanghai food spot
Wang's Shanghai Cuisine
Favorite Shanghai food spot in Vancouver. I love everything here. Portions, flavors, textures. Fast service.
Long's Noodle 上海小籠記 – Lower Mainland's best Shanghainese ...
3rd fav Shanghai food spot ONLY because it’s at a super busy food court. If it was a restaurant it would be my 2nd. I love how big the dumplings and portions are. They’re well made and sooo tasty.
Shang Hai Dimsum House: Chinese food in Burnaby
My go-to quick-eats hot pot spot. Open late night!
Big Way Hot Pot
Slightly more upscale dim sum with some unique spin on dim sum dishes.
New Mandarin Seafood Restaurant
Massive portions. Great value, very tasty. Always busy.
Western Lake Chinese Seafood Restaurant
The only thing good here is the pineapple bun w butter 🧈 . It’s amazing! Nothing else here is worth trying lmao.
Lido Restaurant
HK style food. Congee, stir fried noodles are amazing here. Lots of other dishes are good too. I absolutely love the ox-tongue pastry.
Double Double Restaurant
Fav spot for cookie crust-like egg tarts. I’m generally not a fan of the flakey crusts.
Anna's Cake House
I actually love their cloud matcha latte so I’ve only come for that. I’ve heard great things about their other drinks too like their grape series.
HEYTEA (Richmond Capstan Way)
Best place for Chinese bbq meats in the city. You have to sit in and eat. The food quality is better than when you do take-out. Meats are tender and flavorful. I like to get 50% fat for my bbq pork!
HK BBQ Master
Japanese
Best sushi in Vancouver imo. Super fresh even if you order takeout. You can really taste every fish🥹
Sushi By Yuji
Delicate flavors, beautiful presentation, great service, very fresh sushi.
Sushi Hil
I’ve only been for omakase and I’ve had omakase at many places. This was one of the unforgettable ones.
Octopus' Garden Restaurant
Freshly made, unique delicious flavors, great price, in-and-out service. They actually stuff the onigiri well unlike other shops who barely put any stuffing.
ONIGIRI YA Broadway
Their omurice is so good. Sushi is fresh, great pricing, unique dishes, cute restaurant!
Tokyo In April
Vietnamese
BEST BBH in the city. I’ve only had that and #5 when I didn’t feel like having smth spicy. But you only really need the BBH in your life🥹 this is a hole in the wall, bring cash!
Cafe Xu Hue
Love all their viet coffee variations. So so good.
Hanoi Drip Coffee
Second best spot fr viet coffee. Banh mi is not bad too, I have friends who really like it.
Ngon Cafe Vancouver
Best banh mi spot in the city
Ba Le Banh Mi
A lil pricier but great atmosphere, get drinks here, variety of dishes, the pho broth tastes cleaner than other pho places. The wings are WAY better than Phnom Penh’s hands down. My personal fav wings spot. I’ve been saying this for years, but I thin...
Co'M Cafe
Fusion
Tried a number of variations. All very flavorful!
Matcha Corner Cafe
Korean
I’ve only had hot pot here, but I just KNOW all the other dishes here are amazing too. The hot pot was diff from other Asian hot pot, mind-blowingly good and so satisfying.
Hanwoori Korean Restaurant
Spanish
Feels and tastes authentic, but with a modern touch. Specializes in paellas. Well cooked, great flavors, pretty presentation.
Casa Molina
Western
Quality is consistent. I almost always get their Prime Rib. I love their escargot appy and the famous Billie Miner Pie!
The Keg Steakhouse + Bar
Pacific Northwest food. Award-winning. Simply gorgeous restaurant and delicious food. Love their creations.
Botanist
Seafood quality was comparable to Boston. Everything was delicious. HH Oysters available! Thought it was great before I found out it was a Michelin guide restaurant.
Fanny Bay Oyster Bar & Shellfish Market
You have to go to the one on Hornby downtown. They have the “test kitchen” where they experiment with new dishes. I've only been there for HH, but it's half the price and the food is very well done. It's my fav spot for truffle matchstick fries. Thei...
Earls Kitchen + Bar
Dessert
My fav ice cream spot. I like my ice cream milkier and they do it just right! Flavors are balanced and unique (and tasty).
Earnest Ice Cream
It seems like just a chain cafe, but the desserts here are actually SO GOOD. Breka is always busy for a reason. It's got 24hr locations too!
