Diners' Choice: Best Food restaurants in Vancouver

OpenTable

Updated December 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants with the best overall cuisine in Vancouver? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

JJs Restaurant at VCC

4.8

4.8 (303)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Canadian

Chinatown

About the restaurant

JJ’s Restaurant is a Vancouver institution. Both the kitchen and front of house are run by students who are in their 2nd level of cook training. Enjoy a three-course a la carte lunch which is reasonably priced and produced with the highest level of passion and care by students with the guidance of their Chef Instructors. If you are interested in a group booking please email culinaryarts@vcc.ca.

Please note that JJ’s and Chef’s Table service may be interrupted by inclement weather, including extreme heat or significant snowfalls. VCC makes this precaution to keep the staff and customers safe. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

Top review

Rosalie

Dined on Nov 26, 2024

We went there to celebrate a birthday. It is so nice to go to a place and be able to chat and hear one another. The food and presentation was fantastic.

Okeya Kyujiro Vancouver

4.9

4.9 (178)

CAN$51 and over

Japanese

Yaletown

About the restaurant

Welcome to Okeya Kyujiro Our Omakase Experience is a chef’s choice menu consisting of seasonal ingredients mainly sourced from Japan. It includes approximately 25 courses with mostly sushi.
IMPORTANT INFORMATIONS
Please let us know before taking a reservation any allergies or food restrictions to know if we can possibly accommodate your needs. We do not accept outsiders food or alcohol in our establishment. We do not have a kid’s menu.
RESERVATION AND CANCELLATION POLICY
Reservation must be cancelled 48 hours in advance. Failure to cancel by this time will result in a cancellation fee. Parties of 5+ full will be required to pay the full price in advance plus 20% service fee. A valid credit card is required to make the reservation. To cancel a reservation, simply cancel through the OpenTable email confirmation or email us: info@info.ca
PRICE: $325 (Dinner) /$180 (Brunch) BEFORE TAX AND TIPS PER PERSON

Top review

Dianna

Dined 7 days ago

This was phenomenal. I was skeptical when booking about the cost ($325/person), but it was exceptional. The service was superb! The food was insanely good. Makes me wonder what a 3 Michelin star Japanese restaurant is like if this is only a 1!!! I felt they were at least a 2 star!

Farmer's Apprentice

4.7

4.7 (434)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Farm-to-table

Kitsilano

About the restaurant

Farmer's Apprentice, located in Vancouver, British Columbia, serves farm-to-table cuisine in a casual, cozy setting. Farmer's Apprentice strives to source as locally and ethically as possible. Farmer's Apprentice features a diverse wine list offering wines made with minimal intervention

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Elsa

Dined 5 days ago

Great little gem, amazing food and our server Owen was fantastic.

Suika - Vancouver

4.7

4.7 (595)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Japanese

Kitsilano

About the restaurant

Located in beautiful Kitsilano area and easy to access from Downtown, Suika is a izakaya style Japanese restaurant with splashy decor & a sake-bottle chandelier. Serving creative, unique and intricate plates.

*Reservations are recommended.
*Large groups & birthday celebration welcome.

Top review

Sam

Dined on Aug 22, 2024

Awesome food, great atmosphere! Will definitely come again.

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Popular dish

7 Kinds of Sashimi

Popular dish

Uni and Crab Carbonara Udon

Popular dish

Miso Carbonara Udon

Mazahr Lebanese Kitchen

4.9

4.9 (67)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Lebanese

Fairview

About the restaurant

Mazahr is a simple, casual, Lebanese restaurant that brings a taste and an experience of the Middle East - mainly Lebanon. We use some of the best ingredient to make fresh flavourful dishes, and offer a casual seating experience inside and on our attached heated patio.

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InezVIP

Dined 1 day ago

I have been many times as well as ordered thru Uber eats often & this was the first time we had the group menu .. absolutely delish .. all the faves kept coming to the table .. highly recommend and book a group dinner here.. so great because you can try so much more .. we were 9 and all of the guests mentioned that they can’t wait to go back !

Oddfish Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (1104)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Seafood

Kitsilano

About the restaurant

Oddfish is a Seafood and Vegetable focused restaurant. Ethically sourced and high quality ingredients are what you will find here with the focus being on the food - not the fuss. In regard to the wine list - approachable and interesting with a great price point is our goal. The atmosphere is casual and fun. We are a neighbourhood restaurant that others from outside the neighbourhood come to for that welcoming atmosphere. We are the same people who created Nook and Tavola restaurants.

Top review

Nikki

Dined 3 days ago

As always, an amazing experience. Holiday bustle, great food and service.

TAKENAKA - Onigiri Cafe

4.8

4.8 (73)

CAN$30 and under

Japanese

East Vancouver

About the restaurant

Thank you for booking our tables at TAKENAKA ONIGIRI CAFE!
- Your table is reserved for 1.5hours.
- If you are going to be late, please call us at +1(604)-802-9982. We may cancel your reservation if any of your party isn't here within 15 min from your original booking.
- Please let us know over the phone If you want to make a reservation for 7+ people.

**ABOUT UNI ONIGIRI GOZEN**
Due to uni's unpredictable supply, Uni Onigiri Gozen availability may vary. For advance reservations, availability isn't guaranteed on that specific day. Thanks for your understanding!

**ABOUT PRE-ORDERS**
We do not accept any pre orders via text message or reservation note. If you wish to make a pre-orders, please call us 604-802-9982

Top review

Yota

Dined 7 days ago

Overall the food is of good quality. Onigiri is bigger than expected. Staff is friendly and explained menu clearly. Love the atmosphere there!

Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar

4.8

4.8 (2549)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Seafood

Downtown

About the restaurant

Vancouver’s critically acclaimed and awarded Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar provides a distinctive showcase for the celebrated culinary vision of Executive Chef Roger Ma and redefines the fine art of dining with subtle, unexpected and playful approaches to cuisine, service and style.

With an innovative approach that blends a respect for the past with a celebration of the present, Boulevard's seafood-focused menu is grounded in classical technique and training, while artfully infusing casual West Coast flair and creative hints of his international influences.

From the all-star, front-of-house team led by Executive General Manager JP Potters to the acute attention to detail in design, to the understated elegance of Boulevard's cuisine, Boulevard has set forth an uncompromising, multi-award-winning standard of excellence that is sure to excite both food-savvy Vancouver residents and visitors alike.

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Jordon

Dined 4 days ago

Fantastic again! The staff are super friendly and accommodating, the food was excellent, and the restaurant was very festive due to the holiday season! Highly recommend!

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Popular dish

seafood tower

Popular dish

Seafood Tower for Four

Popular dish

oysters

Kook Korean BBQ

4.8

4.8 (512)

CAN$30 and under

Korean

East Vancouver

About the restaurant

At Kook, we are CRAZY about BBQ and we are here to set a new standard to your Korean BBQ experience. Serving only premium meats, every table is equipped with the Rolls-Royce
of smokeless grills (Shinpo Systems). The restaurant is perfectly air balanced with the best ventilation system to ensure you smell the same way you came in.

We want to ensure that we please your eyes as much as your taste buds. Our interior design is themed around the ancient five core elements (Gold, wood, water, fire, earth). From our golden ring of banchan to the cherry wood bench you are sitting on, you will find this theme throughout our restaurant. Let our energy channel your inner chef to take control and cook, or simply sit back and let our BBQ experts take over.

Our dedicated team is here to serve you with one goal in mind:
“A Korean BBQ dining experience you won’t soon forget!”

Top review

Eddie

Dined 2 days ago

Surprised by the level of service. Food was good! It was one of our group’s birthday and even though we didn’t bring a cake, the staff gave us a little surprise! There was a minor issue with GST but the staff very quickly resolved that! So if the owner of the restaurant needs any accounting advice, feel free to contact one of us, we are more than happy to help in return of your excellent service!

Yuwa Japanese Cuisine (fka Zest Restaurant)

4.8

4.8 (1290)

CAN$51 and over

Japanese

Kitsilano

About the restaurant

~ STORY OF YUWA JAPANESE CUISINE ~

Chef Masahiro Omori is the Executive Chef / Co-owner of Yuwa Japanese Cuisine who was born and raised in Chiba, Japan. His grandmother "YUWA" passionately owned a fish market in Chiba, Japan for over 50 years. Yuwa's dedication to her craft deeply touched Chef Omori and he lovingly brings her spirit forward with his professional experience at a well-known long-established Kaiseki restaurant in Tokyo, Japan.

Chef Masahiro Omori brings specialized regional dishes from across Japan taking advantage of the highest quality, freshest local BC ingredients. These can all be paired with our specialized selection of wines and sake.

Top review

Greg

Dined 2 days ago

We had another wonderful evening at Yuwa. It is a restaurant that we always stop at while travelling to Vancouver. It starts with a warm welcome, continues with exquisite food and finishes with a heartfelt thank you. Thank you for the experience once again.

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