Photos from the 2026 Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards

It took months and months to put the 2026 Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards event together—and now, it’s over. But you don’t need to cry: you can still relive the magic by picking up a copy of the May issue, eating at any of the amazing winning restaurants or lingering over hundreds of party photos.

We’ve dropped pics from the reception, the ceremony and the winners’ photo studio in one big juicy album over on Flickr, if you want to dig through them all, but below, we’ve shared a handful of faves as a bit of a visual appetizer.

Share if you’d like—but don’t forget to tag @vancouvermagazine and @visionphotogs along the way, please and thanks. You looked good, Vancouver: we’re already counting down the days to the 2027 party, when we’ll get to do it all over again.

Congratulations once again to all of our 2026 finalists, and thank you to our generous sponsors: our destination partner, Destination Vancouver; our gold sponsor: Open Table; our Hall of Fame and category sponsor, Cactus Club Cafe; media sponsor Global BC; our silver sponsors: Foundry Commercial Kitchens, Snappy, Sysco, Ponderosa Mushrooms and Specialty Foods and Restaurants Canada; and our red carpet sponsor, Glimmer.

(Pssst, while you’re here: are you subscribed to the Vanmag newsletter? How about the print magazine? It’s free, y’know.)

The Highlights: Vancouver Magazine’s 2026 Restaurant Awards, in Photos

There are just a few of the highlights from the big day. To see all of the winners’ shots, memorable on-stage moments and party pics, head over to our Flickr album here.