Local Dining Options
Hungry? What tempts your taste buds: Decadent desserts - grilled T-bone steak - Fresh seafood - Soy Burger? Vancouver has every taste and type of food you crave!
Vancouver's restaurant scene has exploded in the past few years offering world-class cuisine from every corner of the globe. Fine dining, casual or family friendly restaurants are easily accessible throughout Greater Vancouver.
There is no shortage of great dining in Vancouver, and we have some of the best at our doorstep or within a short 15 minute walk.
Below is a partial list of restaurants that are within a 2 – 20 minute walk of the hotel or a short taxi ride, all picked by our staff as places you need to eat while in Vancouver
Amarcord Restaurant
Authentic Northern Italian cuisine with full bar and extensive wine list. Maximum 65 seats, air conditioned, wheelchair entrance, full menu, large seafood selection, steaks, veal, risotto, gnocchi speciality, large choice of appetizers, soups, salads. Elegant, cozy, unpretentious ambience.
Aqua Riva Restaurant
This spacious, window-wrapped, vibrant setting is dominated by a curved bar and bold murals. Great view of visiting cruise ships and the North Shore Mountains. The Best Grill Kitchen In The City.
Blue Water Café
Wild fresh fish and innovative, masterful west coast dishes. Fresh oyster selection, expert sushi, live lobster and local crab draw an eclectic clientele to this beautiful brick and beam converted warehouse. With Raw Bar, Main Bar, Private Wine Room and Yaletown's hottest patio.
Boathouse Restaurant
In English Bay on Vancouver's famous beach enjoy great seafood & steaks with lively outdoor dining, the place to meet for cocktails, or watch the sunset with a bottle of BC VQA wine and fresh-shucked oysters. Distinctively Westcoast, the extensive wine list, freshest quality seafood, premium steaks and great service make Boathouse a BC coast favourite. Whether casually dining with friends or savouring a romantic evening, The Boathouse is the best of the Westcoast: fresh and local. Voted Vancouver's Best Patio Dining!
Bravo Bistro
Come discover another reason to love Vancouver as you take in the views of Coal Harbour and Stanley Park. BravoBistro's varied menu reflects its West Coast location, but the Executive Chef and proprietor's Moroccan heritage brings a welcome and interesting fusion to the dishes we've come to love.
Bridges
Located right at water's edge on Granville Island. Relax and enjoy fresh seafood in the pub, bistro, restaurant or outdoor patio. Bright, light, modern and an exciting place to be. Large patio over the water and just a short Aquabus ride from 910 Beach. Open 7 days a week 11am - 1:30am. Res. 160 seats; bistro 100 seats; patio 200 seats.
C Restaurant
A contemporary fish restaurant. Vancouver's most progressive and exciting restaurant, on the waterfront across from Granville Island. The cutting edge menu features a contemporary menu with local sustainable fish and shellfish. An exciting blend of West Coast and Asian Styles, the most talked about restaurant in Vancouver.
Caffe de Medici
Authentic Northern Italian cuisine with full bar and extensive wine list. Maximum 65 seats, air conditioned, wheelchair entrance, full menu, Northern Italian cuisine featuring veal, pasta & fresh seafood. Elegant surroundings. Centrally located in downtown Vancouver, just minutes away from all major hotels. Lun. Mo - Fr 11:30 - 2:30, Din. Mo - Su 5:30-10:30
Capones Restaurant & Live Jazz Club
Authentic Northern Italian cuisine with full bar and extensive wine list. Maximum 65 seats, air conditioned, wheelchair entrance, full menu, Capones Restaurant & Live Jazz Club offers its guests the Total Experience. With live jazz 7 nights a week, outstanding food, and exceptional service Capones is truly the place to be. Yaletown’s best kept secret is out and Capones is groovin’ night after night.
Chili House Thai Bistro
Authentic Northern Italian cuisine with full bar and extensive wine list. Maximum 65 seats, air conditioned, wheelchair entrance, full menu, Come and experience modern Thai Cuisine amidst a stunning setting along the seawall and enjoy the million dollar view! With 2 levels, a VIP area and a heated patio to serve our award winning food with over 100 different dishes its no wonder The Chilli House is a local favourite amongst tourists and locals alike.
CinCin Ristorante & Bar
Authentic Northern Italian cuisine with full bar and extensive wine list. Maximum 65 seats, air conditioned, wheelchair entrance, full menu, Contemporary Italian cuisine crafted from the finest seasonal, local ingredients. Open kitchen with wood-fired oven, rotisserie and grill. Stunning desserts from acclaimed pastry chef. Highly awarded wine cellar. Multiple winner of the ‘Birks Silver Spoon Best Restaurant in Vancouver’ award. Situated upstairs on Robson Street.
Cioppino's Mediterranean Grill
A cherry wood interior makes the dining room a warm setting for an imitate or lively occasion with French inspired Mediterranean signature dishes cooked to perfection in the open kitchen. An elegant wine room is available for private functions.
Circolo
Contemporary Italian restaurant located in Yaletown in downtown Vancouver. This room captures Umberto Menghi's 3 favorite cities in one restaurant (Paris, Florence and New York). Patio dining available. Specailizing in seafood, pasta, steaks and exceptional appetizers.
Coast Restaurant
Vancouver's newest seafood restaurant. One of Coast's unique dining experience is the 'community table' that seats 12 guests where a trademark selection of seafood from international coastlines is prepared by the Chef.
Delilah’s Restaurant & Bar
Since first opening its doors in 1985, Delilah's has been celebrated as the "Best Martini in Vancouver". The imaginative menu focuses on using only the freshest local & seasonal ingredients. Breads are baked fresh daily, meats are cured in-house, the sauces and desserts are all made from scratch. Delilah's is a unique restaurant and bar with ornate hand-painted ceilings, lush velvet banquets, over-sized chairs, fresh-cut flowers, complemented with charming music to complete the experience.
Fish House in Stanley Park (The)
A Great Escape and Some of Vancouver's Best Seafood! Only a five minute drive from downtown Vancouver...surrounded by Stanley Park's lush greenery. Enjoy exceptional seafood, our fresh oyster bar and famous flaming prawns. Sample from our selection of micro-brewed beers, award-winning wine list and great martinis! Few restaurants in Vancouver offer award-winning cuisine in the midst of such a beautiful super-natural setting! Come and be our guest soon!
Address: | 8901 Stanley Park Drive |
Phone: | 604.681.7275 |
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Floata
Chinese cuisine, caters to large groups, private rooms are available for those booking meetings. Located in Chinatown with over 1000 seats and loads of parking. Open 7:30am-3:00pm for dim sum and 3:00pm-10:00pm for dinner menu.
Glowbal grill & Satay bar
Located in the heart of Yaletown. High energy atmosphere serving a wide array of dishes to please every palette. Open for lunch Monday - Friday, dinner 7 days a week. Featuring a fabulous weekend brunch.1079 Mainland Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 5P9; Phone: 604.602.0835 Fax: 604.602.7523
Gotham Steakhouse & Cocktail Bar
Full service fine dining room and lounge. Two private rooms, outdoor patio with fireplace, live piano music in the lounge.
Guu with Garlic
It is different from your typical Japanese restaurant and the food was marvelous (authentic Japanese, not your typical sushi and tempura). The atmosphere is loud and electrifying. Don't bother trying to talk on your cell - you have to leave the restaurant to do that! When you order your dishes (the dishes are tapas style) the waitress just shouts it out to the kitchen as each order is placed. The food is great but it's worth going just for the experience itself.
Hamilton Street Grill
Yaletown's only casual restaurant for grownups. Large selection of grilled steaks and fish. Regular wine tastings, summer bbq's and great before game appetizer selection. Popular with film industry folks and people interested in a great menu and wine list. Relaxed, quality dining.
Hy's Encore
A distinguished restaurant in the heart of downtown Vancouver, with a 40 year tradition of fine food and excellent service. Lunch M-F, 11:30am-3pm Light appetizers M-F from 3-5:30. Dinner daily from 5:30-11pm.
Il Giardino
This Tuscan look alike Villa at the end of Hornby street hides an attractive jumble of four tile rooms and a vinedraped courtyard with a wood-burning oven. Try Umberto's famous 32-ounce Fiorentina for Two. Vancouver's long time favorite for Italian cuisine in a Tuscan setting. Garden patio dining, private wine room, group functions welcome.
Imperial Chinese Seafood Restaurant
The Imperial has received numerous awards, including the DiRoNa for Distinguished Restaurant of North America for the past 14 years. Come for the most imaginative Dim Sum Lunch and Seafood. Or plan a gala for as many as 280 people. Mon-Fri 11am - 10:30pm, Sat/Sun & Holidays 10:30am - 10:30pm.
Joe Fortes Seafood and Chop House
Vancouver's Best Oyster Bar. Seafood grills and chops. Wine Spectator Award winning 8 year running wine list. Roof Garden with Fireplace Smoking Lounge. Lunch and Brunch (Saturdays and Sundays) from 11:00 am. Dinner from 4:00 pm.
Kirin Mandarin Restaurant
Well known for choice Mandarin creations. Honoured by the New York Travel and Holiday Magazine and the Litt Report. Freshly-made Dim-Sum served at Lunch. Open 7 days. Lunch 11:00AM - 2:30PM. Dinner 5:00PM - 10:30PM. Free Parking (On hour for lunch and two hours for dinner).
Kobe Japanese Steak House
Canada's first Japanese steak house, featuring colourful samurai-style chefs with flashing blades preparing your meal right at your table. Open 7 days a week from 5pm.
La Terrazza
Warmth, comfort, authentic culinary flavours set in the ambience of a classical Italian villa come together at La Terrazza Restaurant. Experience fine dining with understated elegance. Wine lovers will be enticed by La Terrazza's unique Enoteca, a wine cellar and private dining room seating up to 22 people and suitable for corporate functions. Situated near the water, an easy stroll from the downtown core.
LK Dining Lounge
The Latin Tropics of Yaletown. The bold flavours and bright colours of Latin American-inspired cuisine meet the tropical elegance of a classic supper club and lush patio, where the freshest local ingredients are paired with tropical accents to create a distinctly New World food style. The sultry interior is a palm-filled oasis with a bar serving refreshing mojitos, exotic cocktails and New World wines. The lounge mood makes LK the ideal spot to linger for an evening. Dinner/Lounge: Tuesday - Saturday from 5pm
Address: | 1265 Hamilton Street |
Phone: | 604.687.5885 |
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Lumiere Restaurant
Canada’s only free-standing Relais Gourmand property, awarded Five Diamonds again in 2007 and voted Restaurant of the Year seven times in a row. Lumiere offers classical French cuisine with Asian influences and the best local products available. Reservations highly recommended - call 739.8185. Open Tuesday through Sunday for dinner.
Marmalade Kitchen & Bar
This London inspired waterfront restaurant boasts a stunning view of False Creek and neighbouring Granville Island. Marmalade's modern retro decor conveys a smooth and sexy mood, featuring rich brown woods and dark chocolate leather with amber lighting and accents. Dine by candlelight on the waterfront patio or enjoy a martini at the bar.
Milestone's Grill & Bar - English Bay
In the heart of Vancouver's west end, overlooking English Bay and steps to Stanley Park. Great sunsets and people watching from one of Vancouver's best patios. Globally-inspired food served by friendly and knowledgeable staff in a warm, casual, yet stylish atmosphere. Lunch, Brunch, Dinner and Bar.
Milestone's Grill & Bar – Yaletown
Situated in Vancouver's lofts and shopping district, Yaletown. Close to clubs, theatres, Plaza of Nations and GM Place Stadium. Private party room. Offering globally-inspired food served by friendly and knowledgeable staff in a warm, casual, yet stylish atmosphere. Lunch, Brunch, Dinner and Bar.
Monk McQueen's
Address: |
601 Stamps Landing - False Creek Waterfront |
Phone: |
604-877-1351 |
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Raincity Grill (The)
Voted top restaurant by The New York Times, numerous awards for their wine list. A Vancouver restaurant that truly reflects the best of West Coast Food. On the English Bay waterfront, patio and window tables offer a cornucopia of waterfront views and people watching. Valet parking available.
Relish Restaurant & Lounge
West Coast casual downtown restaurant and lounge, offering dinners that range from 10/25 dollars. The entree's range from comfort food (ribs, steaks, pasta's) to cutting edge west coast (ahi tuna tartar brule, seafood hotpot, buck & goast cheese rissotto) all prepared in a casual environment with amazing service & wine list to compliment.
Romano's Macaroni Grill
Big, friendly, casual, affordable - a fun place to eat. And the food is delicious! When you walk through the mansion doors, you realize that dining at Romano's Macaroni Grill will be a unique and authentic Italian experience. There are more than 35 Italians specialties prepared in open kitchens by chefs, making the atmosphere warm and bustling. With a beautiful garden patio on the grounds of the mansion for al fresco summer dining.
Samba Brazilian Steak House
Vancouver's 1st & only Brazilian Steakhouse specializing in Churacria de Rodizio which offers All You Can Eat BBQ'D meats, poutry, salad bar and hot buffet. Vegetarian and Seafood entrees as well. Enjoy the Latin Flavours with Live Latan Music and weekend brazilian dancers all in a festive atmosphere!
Sandbar Seafood Restaurant (The)
The Sandbar Seafood on Granville Island- Serves up Vancouver's freshest seafood in a warm, sophisticated atmosphere. Located in the heart of vibrant Granville Island overlooking False Creek. Fresh oyster bar, tapas, Hoshi's Sushi Bar, dinner and dancing. Vancouver's most popular spot to see and be seen.
Savory Coast Cucina Mediterranea
Good food, good prices and big flavours are the aim of this new West Coast Italian Restaurant on Robson Street. One of only a handful of restaurants that cook with wood fired ovens. Chef Romy grills fresh fish and meats simply with a minimum of ingredients; unique and classic pasta dishes and a selection of appetizers including brick oven pizza'a. The menu touches on favorite Italian dishes, some classic, and some more west coast influenced.
Seasons Hill Top Bistro
Dine in an enchanted garden setting with a stunning, panoramic view of Vancouver's city skyline and the local mountains. Enjoy exceptional Pacific Northwest cuisine daily. Private Boardroom for meetings and receptions. Lunch weekdays 11:30am- 2:30pm; Dinner daily from 5:30pm; A la carte Weekend Brunch.
Section (3)
Section (3) is like no other restaurant in the city. In the heart of Yaletown, Section (3) combines fun atmosphere and delicious food with the best dj's and sexiest staff.
Sequoia Grill
Sequoia Grill dishes true Vancouver contemporary cuisine in a comfortable, casual décor and boasts the longest sunset in town, visible from every seat. Take Georgia Street to Stanley Park Drive to Third Beach. Lunch 11:30-2:30pm Small Plates 2:30-5pm Dinner 5-10pm Weekend Brunch 11:30-2:30pm (Sunday 10:30am) Toll free at 1-800-280-9893. 3rd Beach, Ferguson Point, Stanley Park
Shiru-Bay Chopstick Café
As Yaletown's premier Izakaya, Chopstick Cafe Shiru-Bay is in every sense a true Izakaya. With its lively atmosphere and exotic decor, Shiru-Bay has secured itself as a stylish dinner destination, serving inventive East-West fusion cuisine and an extensive selection of premium sake, wines, spirits and beers.
Star Anise Restaurant
Elegant Fine Dining, 50 seat room decorated with original old and contemporary lithographs and paintings. Located in the fashionable South Granville Theater & Art Gallery District. Eclectic Contemporary West Coast cuisine based on classic French cooking with Indian influences has made Star Anise a twice 'Gourmet America's Top Tables' award winner. Open for lunch and dinner.
Tartine
Address: | 770 Beach Avenue (at Howe) |
Phone: | (604) 685-7437 |
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Tropika on Robson
Excellent Malaysian food with touches of Indian and Indonesian influences. Robson Street location features exquisite Malaysian design elements. Specialty menu items found only in Malaysia are featured using both regional and Malaysian ingredients. Also visit Cambie Street and Richmond locations.
Villa del Lupo
Intimate and romantic Italian dining situated in the heart of downtown, in a turn of the century heritage building. Known for it's award-winning chef, Villa del Lupo continues to wow Vancouver diners with it's outstanding culinary creations. Whether it's a business meeting, private dinner, or a cocktail party, Ville del Lupo has a room to suit your needs.
Yaletown Brewing Co.
Vancouver's original brew pub where families, singles and couples can enjoy a varied menu in a fun atmosphere. Join us on our 100 seat loading dock patio.