For the 15th year, Georgia Straight readers have shared their secrets in our annual Golden Plate Awards. Below are the results of our 2012 readers' choice survey – conducted online earlier this year – with winners in 154 categories.
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Best Restaurant Patio

  1. Dockside Restaurant, 1253 Johnston Street
  2. Local Public Eatery, 2210 Cornwall
  3. The Boathouse Restaurant, Various Locations

Best Restaurant In Which to Hang Out On a Rainy Day

  1. Burgoo, Various Locations
  2. Cactus Club Cafe, Various Locations
  3. The Naam Restaurant, 2724 W. 4th

Best Restaurant In Which to Hang Out On a Sunny Day

  1. Local Public Eatery, 2210 Cornwall
  2. The Boathouse Restaurant, Various Locations
  3. Dockside Restaurant, 1253 Johnston Street

Best Restaurant For a First Date With Somebody You Met Online

  1. Cactus Club Cafe, Various Locations
  2. Salt Tasting Room, 45 Blood Alley
  3. Earls Restaurant, Various Locations

Best Restaurant to Flirt In

  1. Earls Restaurant, Various Locations
  2. Rodney's Oyster House, Various Locations
  3. Cactus Club Cafe, Various Locations

Best Restaurant for a 3 a.m. Meal

  1. The Naam Restaurant, 2724 W. 4th
  2. Denny's Restaurant, Various Locations
  3. Tsui Hang Village, 1193 Granville
  4. Lucy's Eastside Diner, 2708 Main

Best Restaurant to Cure a Hangover

  1. Bon’s Off Broadway, 2451 Nanaimo
  2. Denny's Restaurant, Various Locations
  3. Sophie's Cosmic Cafe, 2095 W. 4th
  4. The Red Wagon, 2296 E. Hastings

Best All You Can Eat

  1. Shabusen Yakiniku House, 202–755 Burrard
  2. Tanpopo Japanese Restaurant, 1122 Denman
  3. All India Sweets & Restaurant, 6507 Main

Best Hole in the Wall

  1. Hawker's Delight, 4127 Main
  2. Bon’s Off Broadway, 2451 Nanaimo
  3. Save On Meats, 43 W. Hastings
  4. The Narrow Lounge, 1898 Main

Best Street Food Vendor

  1. Japadog, Various Locations
  2. Roaming Dragon, Corner of Robson and Burrard
  3. Tacofino, Various Locations
  4. Re-Up BBQ, 700 Hornby

Best Food Court

  1. Pacific Centre, 701 West Georgia Street
  2. Metropolis at Metrotown, 4700 Kingsway, Burnaby
  3. Aberdeen Centre Food Court, 4151 Hazelbridge Way, Richmond

Best Takeout / Delivery

  1. The Noodle Box, Various Locations
  2. Panago, Various locations
  3. Hon's Wun-Tun House, Various Locations
  4. Flying Wedge Pizza, Various Locations

Best Pastry Bakery

  1. Thomas Haas Chocolates & Patisserie, Various Locations
  2. Fratelli Bakery, 1795 Commercial Drive
  3. Thierry, 1059 Alberni
  4. Bakery 101, 1505 West 2nd Avenue

Best Bread Bakery

  1. Terra Breads, Various Locations
  2. Cobs Bread, 2320 West 4th Ave Vancouver BC
  3. Uprising Breads Bakery, Various Locations

Best Gluten-free Bakery

  1. Panne Rizo Bakery Cafe, 1939 Cornwall
  2. Edible Flours, 2280 W. Broadway
  3. The Gluten Free Epicurean, 633 E. 15th ave
  4. Zena's Gluten Free Bakery, 22346 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Maple Ridge

Best Deli

  1. Oyama Sausage Company, 126 1689 Johnston St., Granville Island
  2. Santa Barbara Market, 1322 Commercial Dr
  3. La Grotta Del Formaggio, 1791 Commercial

Best Butcher

  1. Windsor Quality Meats, 4110 Main Street
  2. Big Lou's Butcher Shop, 269 Powell St
  3. Save On Meats, 43 W. Hastings

Best Specialty Cheese Store

  1. Les Amis du Fromage, Various Locations
  2. Benton Brothers Fine Cheese, Various Locations
  3. La Grotta Del Formaggio, 1791 Commercial

Best Grocery Store Café

  1. Whole Foods Market, Various Locations
  2. Urban Fare, 305 Bute St
  3. Meinhardt Fine Foods, 3002 Granville
  4. Safeway, Various locations

Best Farmers Market

  1. Trout Lake Farmers Market, North parking lot of John Hendry Park
  2. Kitsilano Farmers Market, 2690 Larch Street
  3. West End Farmers Market, 1100 block of Comox Street

Best Cooking Store

  1. Ming Wo, Various locations
  2. The Gourmet Warehouse, 1340 East Hastings Street
  3. Cookworks, 1548 West Broadway

Best Professional Culinary School

  1. Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, 1505 W. 2nd
  2. Vancouver Community College, 250 West Pender Street
  3. Northwest Culinary Academy of Vancouver, 2725 Main Street

Best Place for Casual Cooking Classes

  1. The Dirty Apron Cooking School, 540 Beatty
  2. Cookshop, 3–555 West 12th Avenue
  3. Well Seasoned, 20771 Langley Bypass, Langley
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