Readers' choices


These winners were selected by readers in an on-line survey conducted earlier this year. To view a winner's details, click on a question.

    Neighbourhoods

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    Best New East Side Restaurant

    1. Bandidas Taqueria

    2. Latitude

    2. Au Petit Chavignol

    3. Three Lions Cafe: CLOSED

    3. Eight and a Half

    Best Burnaby Restaurant

    1. The Pear Tree Restaurant

    2. Anton's Pasta House

    3. Horizons

    Best North Shore Restaurant

    1. The Salmon House

    2. La Régalade

    2. Le Bistro Chez Michel

    3. The Edge Bistro

    3. The Beach House at Dundarave Pier

    Best Richmond Restaurant

    1. Gudrun

    2. Kirin Seafood Restaurant

    3. Sun Sui Wah Seafood Restaurant

    3. Shanghai River

    Best Surrey, Delta, White Rock, and Langley Restaurant

    1. Uli's Restaurant

    2. Washington Avenue Grill

    2. Olive Garden

    3. Giraffe Restaurant

    Best New Downtown Restaurant

    1. MARKET by Jean-Georges

    2. Pourhouse

    3. Cibo Trattoria

    Best New Westminster, Tri-Cities or Maple Ridge

    1. The Boathouse Restaurant

    2. Lava Dining & Lounge

    3. Keg Steakhouse & Bar

    Best New West Side Restaurant

    1. Maenam

    2. Refuel Restaurant & Bar

    3. Academic

    Best New Restaurant Outside Vancouver

    1. Fishworks

    2. Sammy J. Peppers Restaurant & Lounge

    3. Blue Canoe

    Best Whistler Restaurant

    1. Araxi Restaurant + Bar

    2. Bearfoot Bistro

    3. RimRock Cafe

    3. Monk's Grill Restaurant

    Gastronomy

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    Best Chain Restaurant

    1. Cactus Club Cafe

    2. Earls

    3. Milestones Grill + Bar

    3. White Spot

    Best Restaurant Overall

    1. Vij's

    2. Chambar Restaurant

    2. Blue Water Café + Raw Bar

    3. West

    Best Restaurant for Hot Female Servers

    1. Cactus Club Cafe

    2. Earls

    3. Joey Restaurants

    Best Catering Company

    1. Culinary Capers

    2. Butler Did It

    3. Lazy Gourmet

    Best Hotel Restaurant

    1. MARKET by Jean-Georges

    2. Diva at the Met

    3. Bacchus Restaurant & Lounge

    3. YEW Restaurant + Bar

    Best Pre-Theatre Restaurant

    1. Chambar Restaurant

    2. Cibo Trattoria

    3. Vij's

    3. Granville Room

    Best Pre-Game Restaurant

    1. Shark Club

    2. Dix BBQ & Brewery (CLOSED)

    3. Library Square Public House

    Best View Restaurant

    1. The Salmon House

    2. Cloud 9 Revolving Restaurant

    3. Seasons in the Park

    3. Watermark

    Best Restaurant Service

    1. Bishop's

    2. Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House

    3. West

    Best Mid-Price Restaurant

    1. Milestones Grill + Bar

    2. Earls

    3. Cactus Club Cafe

    Best Restaurant for Watching the Game

    1. Shark Club

    2. Boston Pizza

    3. Earls

    3. Library Square Public House

    Most Romantic Restaurant

    1. Seasons in the Park

    2. Le Gavroche

    3. Bishop's

    Best Budget Restaurant

    1. White Spot

    2. Hon's Wun-Tun House

    3. Hawker's Delight

    3. The Foundation

    Best Eatery with Live Entertainment

    1. Capone's Restaurant & Live Jazz Club

    2. O'Doul's

    3. Kino Cafe

    3. The Libra Room

    Best Restaurant Atmosphere

    1. Chambar Restaurant

    2. Cactus Club Cafe

    3. Keg Steakhouse & Bar

    3. Bin 941

    Best Restaurant for People-Watching

    1. Cactus Club Cafe

    2. Havana

    3. Earls

    Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant

    1. White Spot

    2. Munch Family Restaurant: Closed

    2. McDonald's

    3. Little Nest

    3. Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co.

    Best Fine Dining Restaurant

    1. Bishop's

    2. West

    3. Lumiere: CLOSED

    3. Le Crocodile

    Best Casino for Eats

    1. River Rock Casino

    2. Starlight Casino

    3. Edgewater Casino

    Best Restaurant for Hot Male Servers

    1. Earls

    2. Rodney's Oyster House

    3. Cactus Club Cafe

    Specialties

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    Best Wraps

    1. WrapZone

    2. Steamrollers

    3. Pita Pit

    Best Pub Food

    1. The Lamplighter Pub

    1. Irish Heather Gastropub

    2. Black Bear Neighbourhood Pub

    3. Steamworks Brewing Company

    3. Yaletown Brewing Company

    Best Dim Sum

    1. Sun Sui Wah Seafood Restaurant

    2. Kirin Seafood Restaurant

    3. Pink Pearl Chinese Restaurant

    Best Tacos

    1. La Taqueria

    2. The Taco Shack

    3. Dona Cata Mexican Food

    Best Breakfast

    1. Sophie's Cosmic Cafe

    2. IHOP

    3. Denny's Restaurant

    3. De Dutch Pannekoek House

    Best Veggie Burger

    1. The Naam Restaurant

    2. Vera's Burger Shack

    3. White Spot

    Best Vegetarian

    1. The Naam Restaurant

    2. The Foundation

    3.

    Best Fish/Shellfish

    1. Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House

    1. Blue Water Café + Raw Bar

    2. Rodney's Oyster House

    3. The Boathouse Restaurant

    Best Steak

    1. Keg Steakhouse & Bar

    2. Gotham Steakhouse & Cocktail Bar

    3. Hy's Encore

    Best Fries

    1. McDonald's

    2. Fritz European Fry House

    3. Belgian Fries

    Best Salads

    1. Milestones Grill + Bar

    2. Cactus Club Cafe

    3. Earls

    Most Vegan-Friendly

    1. The Naam Restaurant

    2. The Foundation

    3. Radha Yoga & Eatery: CLOSED

    Best Tapas

    1. La Bodega Restaurante & Tapas Bar

    2. Bin 941

    3. BierCraft Tap & Tapas Bar

    Best Chicken

    1. Nando's

    2. KFC

    3. Swiss Chalet

    Best Ice Cream / Gelato / Frozen Yogurt

    1. Mario’s Gelati

    2. La Casa Gelato

    3. Mondo Gelato

    Best Hamburger

    1. Vera's Burger Shack

    2. White Spot

    3. Fatburger

    3. Moderne Burger

    Best Pizza

    1. Flying Wedge Pizza

    2. Lombardo's Pizzeria & Ristorante

    3. Panago

    3. Pizza Hut

    Best Organic

    1.

    2. Aphrodite's Organic Cafe & Pie Shop

    3. The Naam Restaurant

    Best Sushi

    1. Tojo's

    2. Shota Sushi & Grill

    3. Toshi Sushi

    Best Wings

    1. Wings Tap & Grill

    2. Cactus Club Cafe

    3. Earls

    Best Chocolate Shop

    1. Thomas Haas Patisserie Chocolate Café

    2. Purdy's

    3. Death by Chocolate

    3. Chocolate Arts

    Best Fish And Chips

    1. Go Fish

    2. Mr Pickwick's Seafood Bistro Restaurant

    2. Pajo's

    3. Dave's Fish & Chips

    Best Brunch

    1. Milestones Grill + Bar

    2. Medina Cafe

    3. Provence

    Best Soups

    1. Burgoo

    2. Soupspoons

    3. Gudrun

    Best Desserts

    1. True Confections

    2. Sweet Revenge Patisserie

    3. Sweet Obsession Cakes & Pastries Ltd.

    3. Thomas Haas Patisserie Chocolate Café

    Best Noodles

    1. The Noodle Box

    2. Legendary Noodle

    3. Kintaro Ramen

    Best Sandwiches

    1. La Grotta Del Formaggio

    2. Subway

    3. Finch's Tea & Coffee House

    Best Seafood

    1. Blue Water Café + Raw Bar

    2. Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House

    2. C Restaurant

    3. COAST Restaurant

    3. The Boathouse Restaurant

    Best Appetizers

    1. Bin 941

    2. Cactus Club Cafe

    3. Milestones Grill + Bar

    3. Cru

    Entertainment

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    Best Food Court

    1. Metropolis at Metrotown

    2. Pacific Centre

    3. Aberdeen Centre Food Court

    Best Restaurant to Flirt In

    1. Cactus Club Cafe

    2. Earls

    3. Gudrun

    Best Butcher

    1. Windsor Quality Meats

    2. Jackson's Meat and Deli

    3. Market Meats

    Best Restaurant for a 3 a.m. Meal

    1. The Naam Restaurant

    2. Denny's Restaurant

    3. Dougiedog

    Best Restaurant Patio

    1. The Boathouse Restaurant

    2. Bridges Seafood Restaurant

    3. Milestones Grill + Bar

    3. Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House

    3. Havana

    Best Hole in the Wall

    1. Hawker's Delight

    2. Bon’s Off Broadway

    3. Budgie's Burritos

    Best Restaurant In Which to Hang Out On a Rainy Day

    1. Burgoo

    2. The Naam Restaurant

    3. Uli's Restaurant

    Best Takeout / Delivery

    1. Flying Wedge Pizza

    2. Panago

    3. Thai Away Home

    Best Restaurant to Have Sex In

    1. Cactus Club Cafe

    2. Gudrun

    3. Sanafir Restaurant & Lounge

    Best Pastry Bakery

    1. Thomas Haas Patisserie Chocolate Café

    1. Fratelli Authentic Italian Bakery

    2. Notte's Bon Ton Pastry & Confectionery

    3. La Baguette & L'Echalote

    Best Deli

    1. Santa Barbara Market

    2. La Grotta Del Formaggio

    3. Max's Bakery & Delicatessen

    Best Specialty Cheese Store

    1. Les Amis du Fromage

    2. La Grotta Del Formaggio

    3. Mount Pleasant Cheese Shop

    Best Restaurant to Cure a Hangover

    1. Denny's Restaurant

    2. Sophie's Cosmic Cafe

    2. Bon’s Off Broadway

    3. McDonald's

    Best Hot-Dog Vendor

    1. Japa Dog

    2. Aree's Dawg House

    3. Dougiedog

    Best Restaurant In Which to Hang Out On a Sunny Day

    1. The Boathouse Restaurant

    2. Bridges Seafood Restaurant

    3. Watermark

    Best Restaurant Washroom

    1. Cactus Club Cafe

    2. Joey Restaurants

    2. Moxie's Classic Grill

    3. Earls

    Best Grocery Store Café

    1.

    2. Urban Fare

    3. Meinhardt Fine Foods

    Best Restaurant to "Seal the Deal"

    1. Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House

    2. Gotham Steakhouse & Cocktail Bar

    3. The Sandbar

    Best Bread Bakery

    1. Terra Breads

    2. Cob's Bread

    3. Uprising Breads Bakery

    Best Cooking Store

    1. Ming Wo

    2. Gourmet Warehouse

    3. Cookworks

    Best Restaurant For a First Date With Somebody You Met Online

    1. Milestones Grill + Bar

    2. Earls

    3. Keg Steakhouse & Bar

    Best All You Can Eat

    1. Shabusen Yakiniku House

    2. Tanpopo Japanese Restaurant

    3. Fish on Rice Japanese Cuisine: CLOSED

    Best Place to Learn to Cook

    1. Dirty Apron Cooking School

    2. VCC

    3. Cookshop

    Drinks

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    Best Chain Coffee Shop

    1. Starbucks

    2. JJ Bean

    3. Caffè Artigiano

    Best Restaurant for a Stiff Drink

    1. Irish Heather Gastropub

    2. Granville Room

    3. The Cascade Room

    Best Imported Wine/Winery (White)

    1. Yellow Tail

    2. Kim Crawford Wines

    3. Oyster Bay Wines

    3. Crios de Susana Balbo Torrontes

    Best Tea House

    1. Pekoe Tea Lounge

    2. The Secret Garden Tea Room

    3. T Room Bakery & Kitchenware

    Best Bar Lounge

    1. Granville Room

    2. Bacchus Restaurant & Lounge

    3. Uva Wine Bar

    Best Restaurant Wine List (B.C.)

    1. Raincity Grill

    2. Cru

    3. Blue Water Café + Raw Bar

    Best Restaurant for Cocktails

    1. The Cascade Room

    2. Granville Room

    3. Cactus Club Cafe

    Best Restaurant Wine List (Imported)

    1. Cioppino's and Cioppino's Enoteca

    2. Cru

    3. CinCin

    Best Pub

    1. Irish Heather Gastropub

    2. Yaletown Brewing Company

    3. Doolin's Irish Pub

    Best Bubble Tea House

    1. Dragon Ball Tea House

    2. Bubble World

    3. Pearl Castle

    Best Wine Bar

    1. Uva Wine Bar

    2. Joey Bentall One

    3. Salt Tasting Room

    Best Restaurant B.C. Beer Selection

    1. Fogg N' Suds

    2. Alibi Room

    3. Yaletown Brewing Company

    3. Steamworks Brewing Company

    Best Canadian Beer brewed outside B.C.

    1. Molson Canadian

    2. Sleeman

    3. Moosehead

    3. Unibroue

    Best Restaurant for Drink Specials

    1. Cactus Club Cafe

    2. Earls

    3. Martini's Restaurant

    3. Granville Room

    Best Imported Wine/Winery (Red)

    1. Peter Lehmann

    2. Yellow Tail

    3. Silverado Vineyards

    3. Wolf Blass

    Best Brewpub Restaurant

    1. Yaletown Brewing Company

    2. Steamworks Brewing Company

    3.

    Best Winery/Vineyard Restaurant

    1. Quails' Gate Old Vines Restaurant

    2. Burrowing Owl

    3. Mission Hill

    Best Wine Festival/Event

    1. Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival

    2. Cornucopia (Whistler)

    3. Okanagan Fall Wine Festival

    Best Locally Brewed Beer

    1. Granville Island Lions Winter Ale

    2. Granville Island Brockton IPA

    3. Granville Island Lager

    Best B.C. Wine/Winery (Red)

    1. Burrowing Owl

    2. Mission Hill

    3. Laughing Stock

    Best Imported Beer

    1. Heineken

    2. Stella Artois

    3. Guinness

    3. Corona

    Best Microbrewery Local

    1. Granville Island Brewing

    2. Yaletown Brewing Company

    3. R & B Brewing

    Best Food Festival/Event

    1. EAT! Vancouver

    2. Greek Day

    3. Taste of Vancouver

    Best B.C. Beer brewed outside Vancouver

    1. Kokanee

    1. Alexander Keith's

    2. Okanagan Spring

    3. Phillips Brewing

    Best B.C. Wine/Winery (White)

    1. Mission Hill

    2. Joie

    3. Burrowing Owl

    3. Gray Monk

    Best Coffee Shop with Wireless Internet

    1. Waves

    2. Blenz

    3. Starbucks

    Best Restaurant Imported Beer Selection

    1. BierCraft Tap & Tapas Bar

    2. Chambar Restaurant

    3. Alibi Room

    Best Independent Coffee Shop

    1. Continental Coffee

    2. Wicked Cafe

    2. 49th Parallel

    3. Calabria Coffee Bar