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We'll be celebrating our 30th year come April 29—and these are the contenders up for glory at our annual restaurant awards.
Yes, for the the 30th year in a row, it’s that time again. When our esteemed judges look back on a year of epic eating, followed by epic debating (and occasionally lapsing into epic arguing) to ultimately send their secret ballots to the accountants to tabulate. And those tabulations are now final.
Below you’ll find the spots that our judges deemed worthy of vying for the the elusive gold medal in their respective categories. From holes-in-the-wall to big-fancy-deals, these are the rooms that reached for excellence the past year, who served the dishes that implanted themselves in our judge’s memories and who created an environment that they didn’t want leave.
Among these nominees also sits one spot that reigned supreme this year—the one and only Restaurant of the Year. All the winners will be revealed at our annual blow out—the legendary Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards (our 30th Anniversary, no less!), taking place on April 29 (pick up your tickets now!). So a heartfelt congratulations to all our nominees—we look forward to raising a glass (or three) with all of you this year and feting you in the May issue. You’re the best!
(Ed note: A couple of categories you won’t see here: Best New Restaurant, the finalists and winners of which are revealed on awards day, and Restaurant of the Year and Chef of the Year—also only revealed on the big day.)
Grapes & SodaJuniperThe Shameful Tiki RoomTrans AmUpstairs at Campagnolo
Chancho Tortilleria The DownLow Chicken Shack Fat Mao Noodles Hey, Dumplings! The Tuck Shoppe
Cactus Club Cafe EarlsJoeyNookTacofino
Chef TonyDynastyHoi Tong Jade SeafoodSanbo
Au ComptoirBlue Water CafeBoulevard Kitchen and Oyster BarHawksworthL’Abattoir
Chef TonyDynastyFisherman’s TerraceGolden ParamountYue Delicacy
Au ComptoirCafé Salade de FruitsLe CrocodileSt. LawrenceTableau Bar Bistro
Dosa CornerMy ShantiSachdeva SweetsSwad Indian KitchenVij’s
Ask for LuigiCinCinGiardinoLa Quercia/L’UfficioSavio Volpe
DosankoMasayoshiStem Japanese EateryTetsu Sushi BarYuwa Japanese Cuisine
Hanwoori KoreanHouse of Tofu SoupInsadong KoreanMaru Korean BistroSura Korean Cuisine
Chancho TortilleriaMolli CaféLa TaqueriaRinconcito Salvadoreno
CoquilleElisaOrigo ClubPepino’sTacofino Ocho
Kissa TantoHeritage Asian EateryLongtail KitchenPenang Delight CafeTorafuku
BufalaCorduroy Pie CompanyIgnite PizzeriaPizzeria FarinaVia Tevere
Hokkaido Ramen SantoukaMarutama Ra-menMotomachi ShokudoRamen DanboRamen Koika
Blue Water CafeBoulevard Kitchen and Oyster BarCoquilleLandmark Hot Pot HouseOddfish
Black + BlueElisaGotham Steakhouse and BarHy’s Steakhouse and Cocktail BarVictor
BauhausBotanistBoulevard Kitchen and Oyster BarHawksworthThe Pear Tree
The AcornAleph EateryThe ArborHeirloomVirtuous Pie
AnnaLenaBurdock and CoFarmer’s ApprenticeNightingaleThe Pear Tree
LiquidityMiradoro at Tinhorn CreekOld VinesRauDZWaterfront Wines
AgriusHouse of BoatengOLOPart and ParcelWild Mountain
Alta BistroAraxiBar OsoThe Grill RoomRed Door Bistro
Amici MieiHeritage Asian EateryMumbai LocalTavolaTetsu Sushi Bar
Bao BeiChinatown BBQKissa TantoTorafukuUpstairs at Campagnolo
Ask for LuigiDosankoSt. LawrenceMoltaqaPidgin
Burdock and Co.KishimotoJoojak MasayoshiSavio Volpe
AnnaLenaAu ComptoirGrapes and SodaLandmark Hot Pot HouseL’ufficio
Lift Breakfast BakeryOlive & AnchorOrto Artisan PastaTerroir KitchenZen
