PHOTOS: The 2023 Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards
Snapshots from the 2023 VanMag Restaurant Awards at the Italian Cultural Centre.
By Vancouver Magazine /
On Monday, May 15, we celebrated the best restaurants in Vancouver and the local heroes of our culinary industry. Gathered at the Italian Cultural Centre, we honoured the people and eateries who continue to shape the diverse and evolving cuisine of the city. This year, we introduced three new award categories—Best Middle Eastern, Best B.C. Wine and Best Contemporary (formerly known as Best West Coast)—keeping up with the vast culinary spectrum that people in Vancouver have to offer.
Here’s some highlights from the event—FOMO warning.
All photos by Philip Chin.
Photos from the 2023 Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards
AnnaLena not only won big at the awards but also won hearts with their bolo tiesPonderosa Mushrooms cooked up a storm at the venue.Suyo’s chef-owner Ricardo Valverde and CBC reporter and co-host of the Restaurant Awards Lien YeungVij’ chef-owner Vikram Vij with finance and operations manager Oguz IstifBar Susu’s wine director Brittany Hoorne with the much-deserved Premier Crew awardYasma wins VanMag’s first Best Middle Eastern Restaurant AwardBoulevard Kitchen and Oyster Bar wins gold for Best UpscalePremier Crew winner Chad Clark from L’Abattoir and journalist Fred LeeTara Davies wins a Premier Crew award for her exceptional work as manager of the Chupito and Cantina 189Bartender of the Year Dylan RichesThe Paella Guys stole the show with their grandiose food presentationLifetime Achievement Award winner Don Guthro moved the audience with his heartfelt speechChef Ricardo Valverde and his team from Suyo Modern PeruvianPoplar Grove Winery pop-up station wooed the guests with their roséThe city’s fave chain Cactus Club remains a top choice for the judges—they took home the goldPremier Crew winner Peter Van de Reep, bar manager, sommelier and server at Bar GoboPremier Crew winner Steve Edwards, general manager at Homer St. CafeThe team from Kilimanjaro Snack House, winner of Best African and CaribbeanCaffe Umbria displayed a selection of non-alcoholic coffee-based beveragesThe audience of 400+ at the Italian Cultural CentreSommelier of the Year Franco MichienziSponsors provided food and drinksThe team from Elisa with the well-deserved Best Steakhouse awardMeet the team: art director Jenny Reed, editorial director Anicka Quin, associate editor Alyssa Hirose, editor-at-large Stacey McLachlan, editor in chief Janine Verreault, assistant editor Kerri Donaldson and BCBusiness editor in chief Nathan Caddell
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