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Best of the City: Dining 2015 – Overall Results

Your guide to the very best restaurants, cafés, pubs and bars Vancouver has to offer!
BOTCD 2015

Best Restaurant

1. Hawksworth Restaurant

801 West Georgia

604-673-7000

HawksworthRestaurant.com

 

2. L’Abattoir

217 Carrall

604-568-1701

LAbattoir.ca

 

3. Forage

1300 Robson

604-661-1400

ForageVancouver.com

 

Best Fine Dining

1. Hawksworth Restaurant

801 West Georgia

604-673-7000

HawksworthRestaurant.com

 

2. L’Abattoir

217 Carrall

604-568-1701

LAbattoir.ca

 

3. Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar

845 Burrard

604-642-2900

BoulevardVancouver.ca

 

Best Mid-Price

1. Cactus Club

Various locations

CactusClubCafe.com

 

2. Yaletown L’Antipasto

1127 Mainland

604-558-1174

YaletownLAntipasto.com

 

3. The Flying Pig

102 Water

604-559-7968

TheFlyingPigVan.com

 

Best Cheap Eats

1. What’s Up? Hot Dog!

2481 East Hastings

604-879-8364

WhatsUpHotDog.ca

 

2. La Taqueria

322 West Hastings

604-568-4406

LaTaqueria.com

 

3. Sal y Limon

701 Kingsway #5

604-677-4247

SalYLimon.ca

 

Best Working Lunch

1. Cactus Club

Various locations

CactusClubCafe.com

 

T-2. Central City

871 Beatty

778-379-2489

CentralCityBrewPub.com

 

T-2. Meat & Bread

370 Cambie

604-566-9003

MeatAndBread.ca

 

T-3. Hawksworth Restaurant

801 West Georgia

604-673-7000

HawksworthRestaurant.com

 

T-3. Sciue Italian Bakery Caffe

Various locations

604-602-7263

Sciue.ca

 

T-3. Yaletown L’Antipasto

1127 Mainland

604-558-1174

YaletownLAntipasto.com

 

Best Breakfast

1. Medina Café

780 Richards

604-879-3114

MedinaCafe.com

 

2. Yolk’s

1298 East Hastings

604-428-9655

Yolks.ca

 

3. Red Wagon

2296 East Hastings

604-568-4565

RedWagonCafe.com

 

Best Brunch

1. Medina Café

780 Richards

604-879-3114

MedinaCafe.com

 

2. Forage

1300 Robson

604-661-1400

ForageVancouver.com

 

3. Chambar

568 Beatty

604-879-7119

Chambar.com

 

Best Dessert

1. True Confections

866 Denman

604-682-1292

TrueConfections.ca

 

T-2. Hawksworth Restaurant

801 West Georgia

604-673-7000

HawksworthRestaurant.com

 

T-2. Thomas Haas

2539 West Broadway

604-736-1848

ThomasHaas.com

 

T-3. The Acorn

3995 Main

604-566-9001

TheAcornRestaurant.ca

 

T-3. Bella Gelateria

1001 West Cordova

604-569-1010

BellaGelateria.com

 

T-3. Sweet Obsession

2611 West 16th

604-739-0555

SweetObsession.ca

 

T-3. Thierry

1059 Alberni

604-608-6870

ThierryChocolates.com

 

Best Diner / Greasy Spoon

1. What’s Up? Hot Dog!

2481 East Hastings

604-879-8364

WhatsUpHotDog.ca

 

2. Deacon’s Corner

101 Main

604-684-1555

DeaconsCorner.ca

 

3. Lucy’s Eastside Diner

2708 Main

604-568-1550

 

Best Private  Dining Room

1. L’Abattoir

217 Carrall

604-568-1701

LAbattoir.ca

 

2. Hawksworth Restaurant

801 West Georgia

604-673-7000

HawksworthRestaurant.com

 

3. Central City

871 Beatty

778-379-2489

CentralCityBrewPub.com

 

Best Service

1. Hawksworth Restaurant

801 West Georgia

604-673-7000

HawksworthRestaurant.com

 

2. L’Abattoir

217 Carrall

604-568-1701

LAbattoir.ca

 

T-3. Bistro Wagon Rouge

1869 Powell

604-251-4070

BistroWagonRouge.com

 

T-3. Central City

871 Beatty

778-379-2489

CentralCityBrewPub.com

 

Best View 

1. Cactus Club

Various locations

CactusClubCafe.com

 

2. Seasons in the Park

West 33rd at Cambie

604-874-8008

VancouverDine.com/seasons-park

 

3. Cloud 9

1400 Robson

604-687-0511

Cloud9Restaurant.ca

 

Best Place to Take Visitors

1. Cactus Club

Various locations

CactusClubCafe.com

 

2. Seasons in the Park

West 33rd at Cambie

604-874-8008

VancouverDine.com/seasons-park

 

T-3. Central City

871 Beatty

778-379-2489

CentralCityBrewPub.com

 

T-3. Edible Canada

1596 Johnston

604-682-6681

EdibleCanada.com

 

Most Romantic

1. Hawksworth Restaurant

801 West Georgia

604-673-7000

HawksworthRestaurant.com

 

2. Seasons in the Park

West 33rd at Cambie

604-874-8008

VancouverDine.com/seasons-park

 

3. L’Abattoir

217 Carrall

604-568-1701

LAbattoir.ca

 

Best Patio

1. Tap & Barrel

1 Athletes Way

604-685-2223

TapAndBarrel.com

 

2. Cactus Club

Various locations

CactusClubCafe.com

 

3. Dockside

1253 Johnston

604-685-7070

DocksideVancouver.com

 

Best Late-Night Eats

1. The Naam

2724 West 4th

604-738-7151

TheNaam.com

 

2. Lucy’s East Side Diner

2708 Main

604-568-1550

 

3. Denny’s

1098 Davie

604-689-0509

Dennys.ca

 

Best Locally-Sourced Food

1. Forage

1300 Robson

604-661-1400

ForageVancouver.com

 

2. Farmer’s Apprentice

1535 West 6th

604-620-2070

FarmersApprentice.ca

 

3. Fable

1944 West 4th

604-732-1322

FableKitchen.ca

 

Best Catering

1. The Lazy Gourmet

1605 West 5th

604-734-2507

LazyGourmet.ca

 

T-2. The Butler Did It

620 Clark

604-739-3663

ButlerDidItCatering.com

 

T-2. Emelle’s

177 West 7th

604-875-6551

Emelles.com

 

T-2. Hawksworth Catering

801 West Georgia

604-605-3325 ext. 1

HawksworthRestaurant.com/events/catering

 

3. Culinary Capers

1545 West 3rd

604-875-0123

CulinaryCapers.com

 

Best Chef

1. David Hawksworth - Hawksworth Restaurant

801 West Georgia

604-673-7000

HawksworthRestaurant.com

 

2. David Gunawan - Farmer’s Apprentice

1535 West 6th

604-620-2070

FarmersApprentice.ca

 

3. Chris Whittaker – Forage

1300 Robson

604-661-1400

ForageVancouver.com

 

Best Sommelier

1. Jason Yamasaki – Chambar

568 Beatty

604-879-7119

Chambar.com

 

2. Bryant Mao – Hawksworth

801 West Georgia

604-673-7000

HawksworthRestaurant.com

 

T-3. Alex Thornley - L’Abattoir

217 Carrall

604-568-1701

LAbattoir.ca

 

T-3. Andrea Vescovi - Ancora

1600 Howe

604-681-1164

AncoraDining.com

 

T-3. Steve Edwards - Boulevard

845 Burrard

604-642-2900

BoulevardVancouver.ca

 

Best Bartender

1. Dani Tatarin - The Keefer

135 Keefer

604-688-1961

TheKeeferBar.com

 

2. Cooper Tardivel – Hawksworth

801 West Georgia

604-673-7000

HawksworthRestaurant.com

 

T-3. Shaun Layton - L’Abattoir

217 Carrall

604-568-1701

LAbattoir.ca

 

T-3. Lauren Mote – Uva

900 Seymour

604-632-9560

UvaVancouver.com

 

Best Interior Décor

1. Hawksworth

801 West Georgia

604-673-7000

HawksworthRestaurant.com

 

2. L’Abattoir

217 Carrall

604-568-1701

LAbattoir.ca

 

3. Central City

871 Beatty

778-379-2489

CentralCityBrewPub.com

 

Best Food Truck

1. Tacofino

Tacofino.com

 

2. Mom’s Grilled Cheese

MomsGrilledCheeseTruck.com

 

3. Le Tigre

LeTigreCuisine.ca

 

Best Cooking School

1. Dirty Apron

540 Beatty

604-879-8588

DirtyApron.com

 

2. Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts

1505 West 2nd

604-734-4488

Picachef.com

 

3. Vancouver Community College

1155 East Broadway

604-871-7000

VCC.ca

 

Best Food/Drink Event

1. Eat Vancouver

Eat-Vancouver.com

 

2. Vancouver International Wine Festival

VanWineFest.ca

 

3. Dine Out Vancouver

DineOutVancouver.com

 

Best Wine List

1. Hawksworth

801 West Georgia

604-673-7000

HawksworthRestaurant.com

 

2. Chambar

568 Beatty

604-879-7119

Chambar.com

 

T-3. Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar

845 Burrard

604-642-2900

BoulevardVancouver.ca

 

T-3. CinCin

1154 Robson

604-688-7338

CinCin.net

 

T-3. Jules Bistro

216 Abbott

604-669-0033

JulesBistro.ca

 

T-3. L’Abattoir

217 Carrall

604-568-1701

LAbattoir.ca

 

Best Cocktails

1. The Keefer Bar

135 Keefer

604-688-1961

TheKeeferBar.com

 

T-2. The Diamond

6 Powell

604-568-8272

di6mond.com

 

T-2. L’Abattoir

217 Carrall

604-568-1701

LAbattoir.ca

 

3. Hawksworth Restaurant

801 West Georgia

604-673-7000

HawksworthRestaurant.com