2009 Golden Plates: Best restaurants and food in Vancouver

Fine Dining

1. Bishop's Restaurant
2183 West 4th Avenue, 604-738-2025

2. West
2881 Granville Street, 604-738-8938

3. The Cannery Seafood House
2205 Commissioner Street, 604-254-9606


Overall

1. Chambar Belgian Restaurant
562 Beatty Street, 604-879-7119

2. (tie) Bishop's Restaurant
2183 West 4th Avenue, 604-738-2025

2. (tie) Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar
1095 Hamilton Street, 604-688-8078

3. The Cannery Seafood House
2205 Commissioner Street, 604-254-9606


Chain

1. Milestone's Restaurant
Various locations

2. Earls Restaurant
Various locations

3. Cactus Club Cafe
Various locations


MidPriced

1. Burgoo
Various locations

2. (tie) The Keg Steakhouse & Bar
Various locations

2. (tie) Milestone's Restaurant
Various locations

3. Earls Restaurant
Various locations


Service

1. Bishop's Restaurant
2183 West 4th Avenue, 604-738-2025

2. (tie) Pearl on the Rock
14955 Marine Drive, White Rock, 604-542-1064

2. (tie) West Restaurant & Bar
2881 Granville Street, 604-738-8938

3. CRU Restaurant
1459 West Broadway, 604-677-4111


Budget

1. White Spot Restaurant
Various locations

2. Hon's Wun-Tun House
Various locations

3. Stepho's Souvlaki Greek Taverna
1124 Davie Street, 604-683-2555


Burnaby

1. The Pear Tree Restaurant
4120 East Hastings Street, 604-299-2772

2. Anton's Pasta Bar
4260 East Hastings Street, 604-299-6636

3. Horizons Restaurant
100 Centennial Way, 604-299-1155


Richmond

“Anything at Aberdeen Centre Food Court.”

1. Sun Sui Wah Seafood Restaurant
102–4940 No. 3 Road, 604-273-8208

2. Hon's Wun-Tun House
4600 No. 3 Road, 604-273-0871

3. (tie) Kirin Seafood Restaurant
200 Three West Centre, 7900 Westminster Highway, 604-303-8833

3. (tie) The Boathouse Restaurant
8331 River Road, 604-273-7014


Surrey, Delta, White Rock, Langley

1. Giraffe Restaurant
15053 Marine Drive, White Rock, 604-538-6878

2. The Boathouse Restaurant
14935 Marine Drive, White Rock, 604-536-7320

3. Pearl on the Rock
14955 Marine Drive, White Rock, 604-542-1064


Whistler

“I have no money left for eating after paying for a lift ticket.”

1. Araxi Restaurant & Bar
4222 Village Square, 604-932-4540

2. Bearfoot Bistro
4121 Village Green, 604-932-3433

3. Aprí¨s Restaurant Franí§ais
103–4338 Main Street, 604-935-0200


New East Side

1. Les Faux Bourgeois
663 East 15th Avenue, 604-873-9733

2. Burgoo (Main Street location)
3096 Main Street, 604-873-1441

3. (tie) Campagnolo
1020 Main Street, 604-484-6018

3. (tie) The Reef
(Commercial Drive location)
1018 Commercial Drive, 604-568-5375


New Suburb

1. Gudrun Tasting Room
150–3500 Moncton Street, Richmond, 604-272-1991

2. (tie) Cactus Club Cafe
Various locations

2. (tie) Onyx Steakhouse and Lounge
1225 Johnson Road, White Rock, 604-542-0334

3. Coza! Tuscan Grill
20065 Langley Bypass, Langley, 604-539-8880


New West Side

1. Trattoria Italian Kitchen
1850 West 4th Avenue, 604-732-1441

2. DB Bistro Moderne
2551 West Broadway, 604-739-7115

3. La Quercia
3689 West 4th Avenue, 604-676-1007


New Downtown

1. Lux at Caprice
965 Granville Street, 604-685-3189

2. Cactus Club Cafe
Bentall 5, 588 Burrard Street, 604-682-0933

3. La Brasserie
1091 Davie Street, 604-568-6499


Tri-Cities

1. The Boathouse Restaurant
2770 Esplanade Avenue, Port Moody, 604-931-5300

2. Joeys
550 Lougheed Highway,
Coquitlam, 604-939-3077

3. Cactus Club Cafe
111–101 Schoolhouse Street, Coquitlam, 604-777-0440


North Shore

1. The Salmon House
2229 Folkestone Way, West Vancouver, 604-926-3212

2. The Beach House at Dundarave Pier
150 25th Street, West Vancouver, 604-922-1414

3. Burgoo
3 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, 604-904-0933


Hotel Dining

1. YEW Restaurant + Bar
791 West Georgia Street,604-689-9333

2. Diva at the Met
645 Howe Street, 604-602-7788

3. (tie) Bacchus Restaurant & Lounge
845 Hornby Street, 604-608-5319

3. (tie) Griffins Restaurant
900 West Georgia Street, 604-684-3131


Casino for Eats

1. River Rock Casino Resort
8811 River Road, Richmond, 604-247-8900

2. Starlight Casino
350 Gifford Street, New Westminster, 604-777-2946

3. Edgewater Casino
750 Pacific Boulevard South, 604-687-3343


Patio

1. Bridges
1696 Duranleau Street, 604-687-4400

2. Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House
777 Thurlow Street, 604-669-1940

3. The Boathouse Restaurant
Various locations


Rainy-Day hangout

1. Burgoo
Various locations

2. The Naam Restaurant
2724 West 4th Avenue, 604-738-7151

3. Cactus Club Cafe
Various locations


Sunny-Day hangout

1. The Boathouse Restaurant
Various locations

2. Bridges
1696 Duranleau Street, 604-687-4400

3. Watermark on Kits Beach
1305 Arbutus Street, 604-738-5487


View

1. Cloud 9 Restaurant
1400 Robson Street, 604-687-0511

2. The Salmon House
2229 Folkestone Way, West Vancouver, 604-926-3212

3. Seasons in the Park
405 West 33rd Avenue, 604-874-8008


Atmosphere

1. Chambar Belgian Restaurant
562 Beatty Street, 604-879-7119

2. The Cannery Seafood House
2205 Commissioner Street, 604-254-9606

3. (tie) Cactus Club Cafe
Various locations

3. (tie) Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar
1095 Hamilton Street, 604-688-8078


Pretheatre Restaurant

1. Earls Restaurant
Various locations

2. Incendio
(Burrard Street location)
2118 Burrard Street, 604-736-2220

3. (tie) Chambar Belgian Restaurant
562 Beatty Street, 604-879-7119

3. (tie) Lombardo's Pizzeria & Ristorante
(downtown location)
970 Smithe Street, 604-408-0808


Place To Seal the Deal

1. Pearl on the Rock
14955 Marine Drive, White Rock, 604-542-1064

2. (tie) The Cannery Seafood House
2205 Commissioner Street, 604-254-9606

2. (tie) Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House
777 Thurlow Street, 604-669-1940

3. Gotham Steakhouse & Cocktail Bar
615 Seymour Street, 604-605-8282


Romantic Restaurant

1. The Cannery Seafood House
2205 Commissioner Street,604-254-9606

2. Seasons in the Park
405 West 33rd Avenue, 604-874-8008

3. Le Gavroche
1616 Alberni Street, 604-685-3924


Place To Flirt

1. Cactus Club Cafe
Various locations

2. Joeys
Various locations

3. (tie) LUX at Caprice
965 Granville Street, 604-685-3189

3. (tie) Glowbal Grill & Satay Bar
1079 Mainland Street, 604-602-0835


Place To Have Sex

“Any of the ones that have long tablecloths.”

“Any one where the health inspector is game for a threesome!”

“I'll test them out and get back to you next year.”

1. Cactus Club Cafe
Various locations

2. Earls Restaurant
Various locations

3. Sanafir Restaurant & Lounge
1026 Granville Street, 604-678-1049


3 a.m. Meal

1. Denny's
Various locations

2. The Naam Restaurant
2724 West 4th Avenue, 604-738-7151

3. (tie) Tsui Hang Village
1193 Granville Street, 604-683-6868

3. (tie) Hamburger Mary's Diner
1202 Davie Street, 604-687-1293


People-Watching

1. Havana
1212 Commercial Drive, 604-253-9119

2. Cactus Club Cafe
Various locations

3. Earls Restaurant
Various locations


Hot Male Servers

“I wish I knew. They always employ female servers.”

1. (tie) Earls Restaurant
Various locations

1. (tie) Rodney's Oyster House
1228 Hamilton Street, 604-609-0080

2. Rugby Beach Club Grille
201–950 West Broadway, (604) 736–2438

3. Chambar Belgian Restaurant
562 Beatty Street, 604-879-7119


Hot Female Servers

1. Cactus Club Cafe
Various locations

2. Earls Restaurant
Various locations

3. Joeys
Various locations


First date with somebody you met on-line

1. Cactus Club Cafe
Various locations

2. Earls Restaurant
Various locations

3. Milestone's Restaurant
Various locations


Washroom

“I just hold it to increase tension, thus enhancing my dining pleasure.”

1. Cactus Club Cafe
Various locations

2. Joeys
Various locations

3. (tie) Moxie's Classic Grill
Various locations

3. (tie) Earls Restaurant
Various locations

Comments

5 Comments

David Mcleod

May 23, 2009 at 11:20am

I am tired of Sammy J's never being in the best chain list, it is FAR superior to both Cactus club and Earls, Earls is FAR To expensive for what it is and Cactus Club only has one good Item and that's the Cajun Chicken Burger, i would eat almost anything on the Sammy's menu, Earls is soooo highly overrated.

Unimpressed Foodie.

Jul 29, 2009 at 12:29am

Seriously...how is this list even considered a legitimate awards article?

White spot??? Cactus Club??? Hon's??? How these restaurants are winning ANY awards is beyond me.

It makes me sad that people will actually read this and believe that these are the best restaurants that Vancouver has to offer.

Please put more effort into this next year. You can use Vancouver Magazine's guide as a reference.

Martin Dunphy

Jul 30, 2009 at 1:21pm

Foodie:

The above rankings are reader awards. Readers like you filled out ballots. We merely counted them and printed the results.

Rich

Oct 10, 2009 at 2:24pm

I was disappointed to not see Congee Noodle house on there (broadway and main). It's far superior than Hon's and is cleaner and cheaper. I guess I should have submitted a ballot!

Bill

Nov 4, 2009 at 4:26am

To me, Sun Sui Wah and Hon's Wun Tun House may be the best Richmond restaurants 10 years ago. But not anymore! There are many new restaurants in Richmond that are far better than those.

The best Dim Sum restaurant is Fisherman's Terrace in Aberdeen Center.
Top Shanghai Cuisine Restaurant in 8100 Ackroyd Road is the top budget restaurant.

The other great restaurant is:
Rekado (was on Main st. by 25th Ave. now closed) is a great budget restaurant too

I kept photos of some of the restaurants I tried in the past year. 80% of the restaurants I tried are in GVRD, the rest are the ones I tried out of country. Ones with ? at the end are the ones I like the most.
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