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Best restaurant (independent)

  1. Chambar Restaurant, 568 Beatty St.
  2. Savio Volpe, 615 Kingsway
  3. Ask for Luigi, 305 Alexander

Best Artisan Bread

  1. Terra Breads, Various locations
  2. Cobs Bread, Various locations
  3. purebread, 159 West Hastings St.

Best B.C. Wine/Winery (Red)

  1. Burrowing Owl Estate Winery, 500 Burrowing Owl Pl., Oliver
  2. Mission Hill Family Estate, 1730 Mission Hill Rd., West Kelowna
  3. Quails' Gate, 3303 Boucherie Road, West Kelowna

Best B.C. Winery (White)

  1. JoieFarm Winery, 2825 Naramata Rd., Naramata
  2. Burrowing Owl Estate Winery, 500 Burrowing Owl Pl., Oliver
  3. Quails' Gate, 3303 Boucherie Road, West Kelowna

Best Beer Brewed Outside B.C.

  1. Steam Whistle Brewing
  2. Mill Street Brewery, 55 Mill St., Toronto
  3. Deschutes Brewery

Best Brew Pub

  1. Granville Island Brewing, 1441 Cartwright St.
  2. Steamworks Brewing Co., 375 Water
  3. Big Rock Urban Brewery & Eatery, 310 West 4th Ave.

Best Brunch

  1. Café Medina, 780 Richards St.
  2. Yolk's Restaurant & Commissary
  3. Jam Cafe, 556 Beatty

Best all-day breakfast

  1. Yolk's Restaurant & Commissary
  2. Bon's Off Broadway, 2451 Nanaimo St.
  3. Denny's Restaurant, Various locations

Best Butcher

  1. Market Meats, 2326 W. 4th
  2. Windsor Quality Meats, 4110 Main St.
  3. Jackson's Meats + Deli, 2214 West 4th Avenue

Best Cocktail Bar

  1. The Keefer Bar, 135 Keefer St.
  2. The Blackbird Public House, 905 Dunsmuir
  3. Prohibition, 801 West Georgia Street

Best Coffee Chain

  1. JJ Bean
  2. Blenz, Various locations
  3. Bean Around the World

Best Fine Dining

  1. Bishop's, 2183 West 4th Ave.
  2. Hawksworth Restaurant, 801 West Georgia St.
  3. Chambar Restaurant, 568 Beatty St.

Best Food Truck

  1. Tacofino, Various locations
  2. Mom's Grilled Cheese, Mobile locations
  3. Japadog, Various locations

Best brewery tasting room

  1. 33 Acres Brewing Company, 15 W. 8th
  2. Brassneck Brewery, 2148 Main St.
  3. Granville Island Brewing, 1441 Cartwright St.

Best Fresh Seafood Store

  1. Granville Island Market
  2. Daily Catch Seafood Company
  3. 7 Seas

Best Frozen Yogurt

  1. Menchie's Frozen Yogurt, Various locations
  2. Qoola Frozen Yogurt Bar, Various locations
  3. Yogen Früz

Best Gelato

  1. Bella Gelateria, Various locations
  2. Amato Gelato Cafe/Mario's Gelati, 78 East 1st Ave.
  3. Casa Gelato

Best Grocery Store

  1. Choices Markets
  2. Urban Fare, Various locations
  3. Donald's Market

Best Hotel Bar/Lounge

  1. The Lobby Lounge at the Fairmont Pacific Rim
  2. Opus Bar, 322 Davie St.
  3. 1927 Lobby Lounge at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia, 801 West Georgia St.

Best Ice Cream

  1. Earnest Ice Cream, Various locations
  2. Rain or Shine Homemade Ice Cream, Various locations
  3. Rooster's Ice Cream Bar, 1039 E. Broadway

Best Independent Coffee Shop

  1. Revolver Coffee, 325 Cambie St.
  2. Railtown Cafe
  3. Elysian Coffee Roasters

Best Juice Company

  1. The Juice Truck, Various locations
  2. Glory Juice Co., Various locations
  3. Jugo Juice

Best Local Brewery

  1. Red Truck Beer Company, 295 East 1st Ave.
  2. Granville Island Brewing, 1441 Cartwright St.
  3. Brassneck Brewery, 2148 Main St.

Best local distillery

  1. Odd Society Spirits, 1725 Powell St.
  2. The Liberty Distillery, 1494 Old Bridge Rd., Granville Island
  3. Long Table Distillery, 1451 Hornby St.

Best Locally Brewed Beer

  1. Stanley Park Brewing Windstorm West Coast Pale Ale
  2. Granville Island Lions Winter Ale
  3. Parallel 49 Brewing Gypsy Tears

Most Romantic Restaurant

  1. Seasons in the Park, Queen Elizabeth Park (W. 33rd at Cambie)
  2. Le Crocodile, 100-909 Burrard St.
  3. Nightingale, 1017 W. Hastings

Best Vegan-Friendly

  1. The Naam Restaurant, 2724 W. 4th
  2. Meet, Various locations
  3. The Acorn, 3995 Main St.

Best New Restaurant

  1. Botanist Restaurant, 1038 Canada Pl.
  2. St. Lawrence, 269 Powell St.
  3. The Arbor, 3941 Main

Best Patisserie

  1. Beaucoup Bakery & Café, 2150 Fir St.
  2. purebread, 159 West Hastings St.
  3. Breka Bakery & Cafe

Best Place to Pick Up Premade Dinner

  1. Urban Fare, Various locations
  2. Whole Foods Market, Various locations
  3. Meinhardt Fine Foods, Various locations

Best Private Beer Store

  1. Brewery Creek Cold Beer & Wine Store
  2. Legacy Liquor Store, 1633 Manitoba St.
  3. Granville Liquor Store, 2658 Granville Street

Best Private Liquor Store

  1. Legacy Liquor Store, 1633 Manitoba St.
  2. My Liquor Store, Various locations
  3. Coal Harbour Liquor Store, 1218 W Pender St.

Best Private Wine Store

  1. Everything Wine
  2. Legacy Liquor Store, 1633 Manitoba St.
  3. Marquis Wine Cellars, 1034 Davie Street

Best Produce Store

  1. Kin's Farm Market
  2. Whole Foods Market, 1675 Robson St.
  3. Donald's Market

Best organic-produce store

  1. Whole Foods Market, Various locations

Best Pub

  1. The Irish Heather Gastropub, 210 Carrall St.

Best organic-produce store

  1. Choices Markets

Best Pub

  1. The Charles Bar, 136 W. Cordova

Best organic-produce store

  1. Organic Acres Market

Best Pub

  1. Doolin's Irish Pub, 654 Nelson

Best Restaurant Group

  1. Cactus Club Cafe, Various locations
  2. Earls Kitchen + Bar
  3. White Spot, Various locations

Best Restaurant Patio

  1. Tap & Barrel
  2. Cactus Club Cafe, Various locations
  3. Homer St. Cafe and Bar, 898 Homer St.

Best Restaurant Wine List

  1. Blue Water Cafe, 1095 Hamilton St.
  2. Hawksworth Restaurant, 801 West Georgia St.
  3. Chambar Restaurant, 568 Beatty St.

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 Dr.

Best Specialty Grocery Store

  1. Bosa Foods, Various locations
  2. The Gourmet Warehouse, 1340 East Hastings St.
  3. SPUD.CA

Best Teahouse

  1. Secret Garden Tea Company, 2138 West 40th Ave.
  2. DAVIDsTEA, Various locations
  3. Neverland Tea Salon, 3066 W. Broadway

Best Wine Bar

  1. UVA Wine & Cocktail Bar, 900 Seymour St.
  2. Salt Tasting Room, Various locations
  3. TWB - The Wine Bar

Best B.C. Beer Brewed Outside Vancouver

  1. Phillips Brewing Blue Buck Ale
  2. Persephone Brewing Best Bitter
  3. Driftwood Brewery Fat Tug IPA

Best Barbecue

  1. The Yale Saloon, 1300 Granville
  2. Memphis Blues BBQ House
  3. Dixie's, 337 East Hastings St.

Best Bistro

  1. Tableau Bar Bistro
  2. Les Faux Bourgeois, 663 East 15th Ave.
  3. Edible Canada, 1596 Johnston, Granville Island

Best Independent Bar Lounge

  1. Pourhouse, 162 Water St.
  2. The Keefer Bar, 135 Keefer St.
  3. The Narrow Lounge, 1898 Main

Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant

  1. White Spot, Various locations
  2. Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co., Various locations
  3. McDonald's, Various locations

Best New Brewery

  1. Andina Brewing Company, 1507 Powell St.
  2. Faculty Brewing Co., 1830 Ontario St
  3. Luppolo Brewing Company, 1123 Venables St.
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