The Best of Vancouver
A few of our favourites and must-hit places
Best Dimsum
- Empire Seafood Restaurant
- near London Drugs on No. 3 Rd
- What to order: baked BBQ bun, shredded chicken & jelly fish salad, taro puff pastry with duck, xiumai
- Sea Harbour
- at the River Rock Casino
- What to order: salted egg covered pumpkin
- Kirin
- on Cambie (City Square)
Best Pho
- Au Petite Cafe
- on Main & E 33rd St
- Really good bahn mi sandwiches too!
- What to order: #27 and #2
- Pho Lan
- on Granville & No. 3 Rd
- Go XL if you dare
- What to order: house special beef noodle soup, grilled pork chop with rice
- Phnom Penh (cambodian/vietnamese)
- in Chinatown
- What to order: shaken beef "luc lac", dry noodles, fried chicken/frog legs (the best!), butter beef, hot & sour soup
Best Wonton Noodles and Congee
- Mac's Noodle House
- on Alexandra St
- What to order: poached pork kidney, beef wonton noodle soup, preserved egg & shredded pork congee
- Double Double
- along No. 3 Rd
- What to order: congee, chinese donut "you tiao"
When You Can't Decide What to Eat
- Alleluia Cafe
- on Westminster Hwy
- Chinese food, western food, noodles, rice, fries, sandwiches, ...they have everything, and in BIG portions too!
Best Sushi
- Toshi Sushi
- on Main & E 16th St
- What to order: box sushi, maguro gomazuke, spicy chicken, philadelphia roll
- Koto Sushi
- on Alexandra St
- late night specials after 9pm
- What to order: chopped scallop cone, yam tempura, BC roll, beef sukiyaki, salmon skin salad, dragon roll
Places We Frequent
Dimsum
- Sun Sui Wah
- Kirin
- Empire
- Red Star
- Sea Harbour
- Shi Art
Japanese
- Authentic
- Toshi
- Raissu
- Good value
- Koto
- Mega Sushi
- All You Can Eat
- Ninkazu
Cantonese
- Short order
- Mui Garden
- Number 9 Restaurant 24/7, 365
- Koon Bo
- Sanbo restaurant
- HK Cafe
- Alleluia Cafe
- Deer Garden
Taiwanese
- Beef Noodle Soup
- Chef Hung
- Xiao Long Bao
- Dinesty
- Bubble Tea and Fried Chicken nuggets
- Well Tea
- Memory Corner
- Pearl Castle
- Bubble World
Korean
- Hanok
- Sura
- Potter's Garden
Coffee and Cafes
- 49th Parallel
- Cartems Doughnuts
- Lucky Doughnuts
- Honolulu Cafe