The Best of Vancouver

A few of our favourites and must-hit places

Best Dimsum

  1. 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
  2. Sea Harbour
    • at the River Rock Casino
    • What to order: salted egg covered pumpkin
  3. Kirin
    • on Cambie (City Square)

Best Pho

  1. Au Petite Cafe
    • on Main & E 33rd St
    • Really good bahn mi sandwiches too!
    • What to order: #27 and #2
  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
  3. 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

  1. Mac's Noodle House
    • on Alexandra St
    • What to order: poached pork kidney, beef wonton noodle soup, preserved egg & shredded pork congee
  2. Double Double
    • along No. 3 Rd
    • What to order: congee, chinese donut "you tiao"

When You Can't Decide What to Eat

  1. Alleluia Cafe
    • on Westminster Hwy
    • Chinese food, western food, noodles, rice, fries, sandwiches, ...they have everything, and in BIG portions too!

Best Sushi

  1. Toshi Sushi
    • on Main & E 16th St
    • What to order: box sushi, maguro gomazuke, spicy chicken, philadelphia roll
  2. 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

Japanese

Cantonese

Taiwanese

Korean

Coffee and Cafes