Best Restaurants, Must Try Places in Downtown Vancouver

"Vikram Vij’s new namesake location on Cambie Street is topped with a charming rooftop patio. Covered with grape vines that will eventually grow to provide a canopy of shade, the patio is designed to feel more like a courtyard than an exposed rooftop – but with views only a rooftop can provide. Head on up to sip Tiki-style cocktails while you wait for your table downstairs, or make a full meal from the menu of rice bowls and other simple dishes available up top."

"Chef Vikram Vij is a huge star in Canada, with a stint as an investor on the reality show for aspiring entrepreneurs Dragon’s Den, and a national range of prepackaged gourmet frozen curries to his name. Everyone from ex-Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to Harrison Ford has waited for a table while enjoying free snacks, thanks to Vij’s no-reservations policy. Join the queues and feast on ambrosial curries paired with B.C."

"Best Dish at Vij’s: Wine marinated lamp popsicles in fenugreek cream curry on turmeric and spinach potatoes. With cookbooks, frozen meals, and three restaurants, local Vancouverites know the name Vij’s well. The flagship restaurant has an East meets West kind of flair, with traditional Indian flavors fused with local British Columbian ingredients."

"After a stint at the Savoy in London, cooking for Mick Jagger, Prince, and a host of other glitzy celebs, Belgian chef Nico Schuermans has created the archetypal casual fine dining restaurant in Vancouver. Chambar offers an elegant room, faultless service, and a no-nonsense menu of French-/Belgian-influenced classics made with Pacific Northwest ingredients, which you’d be more than welcome to enjoy coming straight from yoga class still in your Lululemons."

"While part of dining at establishments like Chambar might be for the experience, with heat-and-serve dinners, you can now bring Chambar favourites to the comfort of home. Most of their packages serve two, like the risotto kit (from $16.50) and the Moroccan meatballs with chickpeas ($19). Or, if you're plant-based, the vegan tamarind and coconut curry ($14)."

"Chambar's one of the few restaurants that's open first thing and closes late in the evening. This bodes well for hungry diners in search of a delicious meal, any time of day. Whether you're here for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner, the Belgian-North African cuisine brings beautiful dishes to the table."

"Location: 4288 Main Street, VancouverCategory: Casual dining / comfort foodDescription: The original ‘Meet’ restaurant (sister restaurant is in Gastown), with delicious veggie bowls, burgers, and tons of options for fries. Those cauliflower bites, thoWebsite: www.meetonmain.com"

"Hainanese Chicken is a delectable, Southasian dish–a golden coloured chicken served boneless and often accompanied by seasoned rice, along some sauce options and cucumber. Preparing it involves a delicate boiling process. Get the best bites of it either at Cafe D’Lite Express or Mamalee."

"This is Tacofino’s second brick-and-mortar where Mexican-inspired cuisine is the specialty. Their brick-walled, 3000 sq ft space (located in a restored heritage building off Blood Alley Square) emits the laid-back vibe of Tofino, Baja or SoCal. Beyond their famous Baja-style tacos, new items like the Spicy Kabocha Squash and Pickled Cauliflower Tostada and Salmon Ceviche grace the menu."

"Normally, staff meal for us is a shared time where we sit down as a family before service and eat something together. Usually, ​one of us cooks something homey for"

"Just steps from the shopping corridor of Yaletown in downtown Vancouver, David Lam Park is a lovely green expanse that provides a taste of the great outdoors amidst the hustle of the city streets. Views over False Creek are framed by the glass condo towers that transformed the neighborhood in the 1990s. Grab a takeout from a local cafe for a picnic on the grass, and contemplate the journey this part of Vancouver has gone through since it was picked as the site for Expo ‘86."

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"Vancouver has fallen hard for Do Chay (1269 Hamilton Street), a vegetarian Vietnamese restaurant that recently launched a second location in sleek Yaletown. Flavours are lively and inventive, drawing upon the best of Vietnamese cuisine and plant-based flavours. Most of the items are vegan, including crispy spring rolls that are accompanied by mustard greens and herbs for wrapping as well as Do Chay’s very popular ish sauce, an umami-rich vegan replacement for fish sauce."

"One of the best vegan and vegetarian options in Vancouver is Do Chay. Famous for their appealing presentation and flavorful food, this spot is a must-try when all you want is some great Vietnamese comfort food. For street food options, try the Crispy daikon cakes, with egg, salted radish, green onion, papaya slaw and soya sauce."

"Few places evoke the feeling of summer as well as Raglans – this surf-style atmosphere offers great tunes, tacos and did we mention fishbowl drinks…. 15 Lonsdale Ave.Monday to Friday 4pm-10pm | Saturday & Sunday 10am-10pmraglans.ca"

"Ask anyone who's lived here and they'll know about good old Raglans. The perfect surfer burger bar complete with i..."

"Book a table at one of their patios and try some of their best dishes. We recommend the Mount Lehman roasted half chicken and wild mushroom pappardelle. Where: Olympic Village, Gastown, and Yaletown, Vancouver"

"Located inside the Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel on the corner of West Hastings and Thurlow Street in downtown Vancouver is this award-winning Vancouver Restaurant. An upscale casual dining restaurant is a reflection of Vancouver's ethnicity with a diverse mix of flavours, influences and inspirations."

"Showcase Restaurant & Bar is a popular casual dining restaurant in the heart of Downtown, nestled in the Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown. The diverse flavors of the dishes reflect the variety of ethnicity in Vancouver. Enjoy West Coast cuisine at breakfast, lunch, and dinner."