Vancouver — Places to eat
Glass towers on the water, snow peaks behind
- Blue Water Cafe — BC oysters and seafood towers in a red-brick warehouse
- Miku — Flame-seared salmon oshi with a harbour view
- Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House — Happy-hour oysters at a Robson Street seafood institution
- Japadog Robson — Hot dogs topped Japanese-style: teriyaki, mayo, nori
- Granville Island Public Market — Chowder pot pie, Nanaimo bars and doughnuts in one market
- Fritz European Fry House — Late-night fry shop serving Canada's poutine
- Chef Tony Seafood Restaurant — Richmond Cantonese famed for black-truffle dim sum
- Ramen Danbo Robson — Fukuoka tonkotsu ramen, customised to your taste
- Phnom Penh Restaurant — Bib Gourmand: garlic chicken wings and butter beef
- Cactus Club Cafe Coal Harbour — Canadian casual dining on a harbour-view patio
- Purebread Gastown — Whistler-born bakery with towering counters of treats
- Earnest Ice Cream Quebec St — Vancouver's small-batch scoops; whiskey hazelnut is king
- 49th Parallel Café & Lucky's Doughnuts (Thurlow) — Local roaster coffee and fresh doughnuts under one roof
- Breka Bakery & Café (Davie) — Vancouver's 24/7, 365-day neighbourhood bakery
- Steamworks Brew Pub — Gastown brewpub that brews with the building's steam
- Salmon n' Bannock Bistro — BC wild salmon and bannock from an Indigenous kitchen
- Hawksworth Restaurant — Michelin-listed modern Canadian in Hotel Georgia
- Tojo's Restaurant — Chef Tojo's omakase and the home of the Tojo Roll
- Vij's — Bib Gourmand Indian, famous for lamb popsicles
- Meat & Bread — Porchetta sandwiches worth the lunch queue
- Motonobu Udon — Hand-pulled udon in a tiny room that stays full
- Lunch Lady — Bib Gourmand Vietnamese noodle soups worth the queue
- Kingyo Izakaya — Loud, lively Denman Street izakaya for a late dinner
- Little Bird Dim Sum + Craft Beer — Bib Gourmand dim sum with craft beer in Kitsilano
- Revolver Coffee — Espresso flights at a counter-only coffee bar
- Beaucoup Bakery & Cafe — French bakery with a queue for almond croissants