Vancouver's restaurant scene has matured into one of the most consequential in North America. Pacific Northwest produce, an extraordinary Asian food culture and a wave of returning international talent have produced a list of restaurants that hold their own against any city. Here's the 2026 power list.
Omakase and Japanese
Hayato (Mount Pleasant) — the most important omakase reservation in the city. Tojo's (Cambie) — the original West Coast sushi temple, still essential. Sushi Masuda (Yaletown) — chef-driven traditional Edomae. Octopus Garden (West End) — beloved neighbourhood mainstay with one of the city's better sake lists.
Fine Dining and Tasting Menus
St. Lawrence (Railtown) — Québécois–French via JC Poirier, one of the most acclaimed restaurants in Canada. Boulevard at the Sutton Place Hotel — Alex Chen's polished tasting menus. Hawksworth at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia — David Hawksworth's flagship, the quintessential Vancouver power restaurant. Published on Main — modern Canadian, hyperlocal, room with a soundtrack.
Italian and Mediterranean
Cioppino's Mediterranean Grill (Yaletown) — Pino Posteraro's polished Italian, one of the city's enduring power-lunch reservations. AnnaLena (Kitsilano) — Pacific Northwest with Italian influence, casual-elegant. Savio Volpe (Mount Pleasant) — Italian wood-fired, energetic.
Casual Excellence
Phnom Penh (Chinatown) — Cambodian-Vietnamese chicken wings and butter beef, Vancouver classic. Anh and Chi (Main Street) — refined Vietnamese, family-run. Kissa Tanto (Chinatown) — Japanese-Italian fusion done right. Maenam (Kitsilano) — modern Thai by Angus An, consistently among Canada's best.
Vancouver's food scene runs deeper than these names — but if you only have a week, this is the list to work down. Book three weeks ahead for the top-tier rooms and ask for the chef's counter wherever offered.
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