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Welcome to the 2025 Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards! This is your virtual program, to help you follow along with the ceremony and get hyped up for your category.
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Congratulations once again to all of our 2025 finalists, and thank you to our generous sponsors: our Destination Partner, Destination Vancouver; presenting sponsor La Salle College Vancouver; platinum sponsor Wilson Beck Insurance; gold sponsors OpenTable, DoorDash, Ponderosa Mushrooms and Specialty Foods and CooksCamp; silver sponsor Crowe Mackay; hall of fame sponsor Cactus Club Cafe; BC wine partner Wine Growers BC; venue partner Fairmont Hotel Vancouver; AV partner McMedia and media sponsor Global BC.
Please note that due to time constraints, not all category winners will be invited on stage. On-stage awards are marked with an asterix (*) below.
1. Best Steakhouse*
2. Best Middle Eastern*
3. Best Upscale Contemporary*
4. Best Thai*
5. Best Italian
6. Best Informal Contemporary
7. Best Indian
8. Bartender of the Year*
9. Best Korean*
10. Best French*
11. Readers’ Choice: Best Coffee Shop
12. Readers’ Choice: Best Happy Hour
13. Readers’ Choice: Best Bar
14. Readers’ Choice: Best Brewery
15. Best African and Diaspora*
16. Best Chain*
17. Pastry Chef of the Year*
18. Readers’ Choice: Best Commercial Drive*
19. Readers’ Choice: Best Chinatown*
20. Readers’ Choice: Best Brunch*
21. Premier Crew*
22. Readers’ Choice: Best Fraserhood
23. Readers’ Choice: Best Gastown
24. Readers’ Choice:Best Kitsilano
25. Best Chinese*
26. Best Plant Based*
27. Best Casual*
28. Best Seafood*
29. Readers’ Choice: Best Kerrisdale
30. Readers’ Choice: Best Mount Pleasant
31. Readers’ Choice: Best Hastings-Sunrise
32. Readers’ Choice: Best Neighbourhood Wildcard
33. Hall of Fame Inductee 1*
34. Readers’ Choice: Best Yaletown*
35. Readers’ Choice: Best Downtown*
36. Readers’ Choice: Best West End*
37. Editors’ Choice: Best Date Night*
38. Editors’ Choice: Best Group Dining
39. Editors’ Choice: Best After Work Drinks
40. Editors’ Choice: Best Special Occasion
41. Editors’ Choice: Best Patio
42. Hall of Fame Inductee 2*
43. Best Japanese*
44. Best Vietnamese*
45. Sommelier of the Year*
46. Best Latin American
47. Best Victoria
48. Best Whistler*
49. Best Upscale*
50. Sustainability Award*
51. Best New Restaurant*
52. Chef of the Year*
53. Restaurant of the Year*
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