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Vancouver’s Chinese Restaurant Awards Announces Top 30 Long List

Here are the top 30 finalists for the 15th annual Chinese Restaurant Awards.

By Dani Wright /

Though we at VanMag have our own Restaurant Awards, we still get excited any time local eateries are shouted out, whether it be during the recent Michelin Awards or in this case, the 15th annual Chinese Restaurant Awards.

The award’s panel of 18 judges (who run the gamut from professional food critics to frequent diners) has been busy eating their way through Metro Vancouver and even though the awards themselves aren’t until November 5th,  the finalists have officially been announced. The selection includes dine-in Chinese restaurants as well as Taiwanese cuisine, Cantonese barbecue, food court stalls, dessert shops and café-style venues.

We’ll keep you in the loop to see who makes the final fifteen next month, but for now read on to see who made the cut for the 2024 Chinese Restaurant Awards top 30.

A.Bento – Taiwanese cuisine, Vancouver

Credit: A.Bento

Bamboo Grove Restaurant – Cantonese cuisine, Richmond

Credit: Bamboo Grove Restaurant

Cha Kee, Hong Kong-style cafe, Richmond

Credit: Cha Kee

Chang’An Restaurant, Northern Chinese cuisine, Vancouver

Credit: Chang’An Restaurant

Chef Tony Chinese Restaurant, Cantonese cuisine, Richmond

Credit: Chef Tony

Chef’s Choice Chinese Cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, Vancouver

Credit: Che’fs Choice Chinese Cuisine

Chinatown BBQ, Cantonese BBQ, Vancouver

Credit: Chinatown BBQ

Dynasty Seafood Restaurant, Cantonese cuisine, Vancouver

Credit: Dynasty Seafood Restaurant

Geng Shi Ji, Hunan cuisine, Richmond

Credit: Geng Shi Ji

Golden Paramount Seafood Restaurant, Cantonese cuisine, Richmond

Credit: Golden Paramount Seafood

Hei Hei Rice Roll, casual Chinese, Richmond

Credit: @yvrnomz

iDen & Quanjude, Northern Chinese cuisine, Vancouver

Credit: iDen and QuanJuDe

Landmark Hotpot House, hotpot, Vancouver

Credit: Landmark Hotpot House

Lao Cai Chinese Cuisine, Xi’an cuisine, West Vancouver

Credit: Lao Cai Chinese Cuisine

Max Noodle House, noodle and congee, Richmond

Credit: Max Noodle House

Memory Corner, Taiwanese cuisine, Richmond

Credit: Memory Corner

Mott 32, contemporary Chinese, Vancouver

Credit: Mott 32

Neptune Palace Seafood Restaurant, Cantonese cuisine, Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey

Credit: Neptune Palace

Osmanthus Chinese Fusion Restaurant, Jiangnan cuisine, Richmond

Credit: Osmanthus Restaurant

Rice Holic, Taiwanese cuisine, Richmond

Credit: Rice Holic

Sea Harbour Restaurant, Cantonese cuisine, Richmond

Credit: Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant

Seaport City Seafood Restaurant, Cantonese cuisine, Vancouver

Credit: Seaport City Seafood Restaurant

Suhang Restaurant, Shanghainese cuisine, Richmond

Credit: Suhang Restaurant

Sun Sui Wah Seafood Restaurant, Cantonese cuisine, Vancouver and Richmond

Credit: Sun Sui Wah Restaurant

Tasty BBQ and Beer Bar, Sichuan cuisine, Vancouver and Richmond

Credit: Tasty BBQ and Bar

That Year China Restaurant, Sichuan cuisine, Richmond

Credit: That Year China Restaurant

The Dolar Shop Hot Pot, hotpot, Burnaby and Richmond

Credit: The Dolar Shop

The Fish Man, Sichuan cuisine and seafood, Richmond

Credit: The Fish Man

The Jade Seafood Restaurant, Cantonese cuisine, Richmond

Credit: The Jade Seafood Restaurant

Yuan’s Garden Restaurant, Shanghainese and Nanjing cuisines, Richmond

Credit: Yuan’s Garden Restaurant
Dani Wright

Dani Wright