restaurant awards

Vancouver Restaurant Awards 2012

By Vancouver Magazine /

Comforting, casual food is all the rage these days—we’ve added to the roster of Vancouver magazine Restaurant Awards two new categories: Best Pizzeria and Best Noodle House—but our panel of judges confirmed that upscale dining is back, and that perennial favourites still rule some of the major awards

 

Click here for pictures and videos from the award ceremony held on April 23, 2012

 Click on the categories below to read the judges’ comments and see the winners

BEST of the YEAR

  
BEST of CATEGORIES

  
BEST of CATEGORIES (cont’d)

Restaurant

  

Seafood

  

Upscale Dining

New Restaurant

  

Steakhouse/Chops

  

Casual Dining

Chef

  

The Americas

  

Casual Chain

Pastry Chef

  

Italian Upscale

  

Food Cart

Bartender

  

Italian Casual

  

Noodle House

Ingredient

  

Pizzeria

    

Producer/Supplier

  

French Upscale

  
OUTSIDE VANCOUVER

Interior Design

  

French Casual

  

North Shore
   

Chinese Upscale

  

Whistler
SPECIAL AWARDS

  

Chinese Casual

  

Victoria

Lifetime Achievement

  

Dim Sum

  

Vancouver Island

Mentorship

  

Japanese Upscale

  

Okanagan

Front-of-House Service

  

Japanese Casual

  

Winery/Vineyard Dining

Environmental Initiative

  

Indian

  

Resort Dining
   

Korean

  

   

Thai

  

 

Vietnamese

  

 

Other Asian

    

How We Did It:

For many categories, our 18 judges were divided into specialized teams. Anyone with a perceived conflict of interest in a particular category was excluded from that category. We thank them all for their time and extraordinary dedication. Meet the judges here.