Our annual Stars of Vancouver Readers’ Choice Awards gives you the chance to vote for the best in service, products and people our beautiful city offers. Best of all, we at V.I.A. get to recognize and celebrate the businesses that showcase excellence in the city we call home. We encourage all our readers to use these businesses and see what makes a city favourite.
Thanks to all of those who voted and congratulations to the businesses listed below for showing us the best of Vancouver.
Bob Kronbauer
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Vancouver Is Awesome
ART & CULTURE
ART GALLERY
1. Vancouver Art Gallery
2. Bill Reid Gallery
3. Hill's Native Art Gallery
DANCE STUDIO
1. Harbour Dance Centre
2. iDance Vancouver
3. Urban Beat Dance Co.
NEIGHBOURHOOD
1. Kitsilano
2. Mount Pleasant
3. Commercial Drive
PERFORMING ART VENUE
1. Queen Elizabeth Theatre
2. Pal Studio Theatre
3. Orpheum
TOURIST ATTRACTION
1. Stanley Park
2. Granville Island
3. Vancouver Aquarium
PUBLIC ART
1. Olympic Cauldron
2. A-maze-ing Laughter
3. Vancouver Mural Festival
EAT & DRINK
BAKERY
1. Breka Bakery and Café
2. Purebread
3. Beaucoup Bakery & Café
BRUNCH
1. Cafe Medina
2. OEB Breakfast Co.
3. Jam Cafe
BURGER
1. Vera's Burger
2. White Spot
3. Bin 4 Burger Lounge (tied)
3. Romer's Burger Bar (tied)
CHINESE RESTAURANT
1. Sandy La Chinese Restaurant
2. Peaceful Restaurant
3. Jade Dynasty
COFFEE SHOP
1. JJ Bean Coffee Roasters
2. Starbucks
3. 49 Parallel Coffee Roasters
CRAFT BREWERY
1. Yellow Dog Brewing
2. Parallel 49 Brewing Company
3. 33 Acres Brewing Company
DESSERT
1. Thierry
2. True Confections
3. Breka Bakery and Café
FINE DINING
1. Hawksworth Restaurant
2. Seasons in the Park
3. Five Sails Restaurant (tied)
3. The Roof - Black and Blue Restaurant (tied)
FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE
1. Uber Eats
2. SkipTheDishes
3. Door Dash
FOOD TRUCK
1. ChickPea Food Truck
2. JAPADOG
3. Mr. Shawarma
GREEK RESTAURANT
1. Stepho's Souvlaki Greek Taverna
2. The Greek By Anatoli
3. Nammos Estiatorio
ICE CREAM/GELATO
1. Earnest Ice Cream
2. Rain or Shine
3. La Casa Gelato
INDIAN/ SOUTH ASIAN RESTAURANT
1. Vij's
2. SULA Indian Restaurant
3. Tasty Indian Bistro
ITALIAN RESTAURANT
1. Ask for Luigi
2. Cioppino's Mediterranean Grill & Enoteca
3. Osteria Savio Volpe
JAPANESE RESTAURANT
1. Miku Vancouver
2. Minami
3. Applause Japanese Restaurant
KOREAN BBQ RESTAURANT
1. Kook Korean BBQ Restaurant
2. Sura Korean Royal Cuisine Restaurant Vancouver
3. Chosun Korean BBQ
LATE NIGHT EATS
1. Breka Bakery and Café
2. Earls Kitchen and Bar
3. Denny's Restaurant
LATIN AMERICAN RESTAURANT
1. Cuchillo
2. El Camino's
3. Havana Vancouver
MIDDLE EASTERN RESTAURANT
1. Nuba
2. East is East
3. Zarak by Afghan Kitchen
NEW RESTAURANT (OPENED IN 2022)
1. Zarak by Afghan Kitchen
2. Bar Susu
3. Folke Restaurant
PATIO
1. Tap & Barrel
2. Cactus Club
3. Mahony's Tavern - False Creek
PIZZA
1. Via Tevere Pizzeria
2. Pizza Garden
3. La Ruota Pizzeria
SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
1. Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House
2. Blue Water Cafe
3. The Sandbar Seafood Restaurant
SPANISH/ TAPA RESTAURANT
1. Bodega on Main
2. España Restaurant
3. Como Taperia
SPORTS BAR
1. Shark Club Sports Bar & Grill
2. Bells and Whistles
3. The Sports Bar at Rogers Arena
TACO
1. Tacofino Restaurants
2. La Taqueria Pinche Taco Shop
3. Sal y Limón Mexican Cuisine
THAI RESTAURANT
1. Thai Basil Restaurant
2. Sala Thai Thai Food
3. Sawasdee Thai Resturant
VEGAN RESTAURANT
1. MeeT
2. The Acorn Restaurant
3. Chickpea Restaurant
VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT
1. Heirloom
2. The Naam
3. The Burrow
LIFESTYLE & SERVICES
APPAREL
1. Lululemon
2. Private & Co.
3. Aritzia
ARTS & CRAFT SUPPLIES
1. Michaels
2. Opus Art Supplies
3. Urban Source
AUTO REPAIR
1. Everbloom Auto Repair
2. Tremblay Motors
3. M & N Auto Repair
BABY/CHILDREN'S STORE
1. West Coast Kids
2. Hip Baby
3. Toys"R"Us
BARBERSHOP
1. Big Bro's Barbershop
2. Barber & Co
3. Del Ray Barbershop
BIKE SHOP
1. West Point Cycles
2. Reckless Bike Stores
3. Dunbar Cycles
BRIDAL STORE
1. Bisou Bridal
2. Everly Bridal
3. Bello Wedding World
BUTCHER
1. Windsor Quality Meat
2. Columbus Meat Market
3. Jackson's Meat & Deli
CAR DEALER
1. Vancouver Volkswagen
2. Jim Pattison Toyota
3. Brian Jessel BMW
CAR SHARE
1. Evo Car Share
2. Modo
3. Uber
CAR WASH
1. Shine Auto Wash
2. M & J Car Wash
3. Esso
CATERER
1. The Lazy Gourmet
2. Emelles Catering
3. Savoury City Catering
CHARITY
1. BC Children's Hospital Foundation
2. BC SPCA
3. Covenant House
CONTINUING STUDIES INSTITUTION
1. BCIT
2. UBC
3. Vancouver Community College
COOKING CLASSES
1. Dirty Apron
2. The Gourmet Warehouse
3. Vancouver Community College
DRY CLEANER
1. Busy Bee Gold
2. Fletchers Fabricare Dry Cleaners
3. A Star Dry Cleaners
ETHNIC FOOD STORE
1. T&T Supermarket
2. Persia Foods
3. Bosa Foods
EYEWEAR STORE
1. Hi-Care Vision Centre
2. Clearly
3. Bailey Nelson Optometrist
FLORIST
1. The Flower Factory
2. Celsia Florist
3. Leis de Buds
FUNERAL HOME
1. Mount Pleasant Universal Funeral Home
2. Kearney Funeral Services
3. Glenhaven Memorial Chapel
FURNITURE AND DECOR STORE
1. IKEA
2. Structube
3. HomeSense
GARDEN STORE
1. Figaro's Garden
2. Hunters Garden Centre
3. Southlands Nursery
GIFT SHOP
1. Eight Treasures Shop
2. Front & Company
3. Welk's General Store
GROCERY STORE
1. T&T Supermarket
2. Whole Foods Market
3. Save-on-Foods
HAIR SALON
1. Suki's Salons
2. Pink Lime
3. Poppy Hair Salon
HARDWARE STORE
1. Rona
2. The Home Depot
3. Home Hardware
HEARING CLINIC
1. NexGen Hearing
2. Costco Wholesale
3. Vancouver Hearing Centre
HOME APPLIANCE STORE
1. Forum Home Appliances
2. Trail Appliances
3. Coast Appliance
HOME RENOVATIONS
1. The Home Depot
2. The Garage Door Depot of Greater Vancouver
3. Home Renovation
INSURANCE BROKER
1. Jack Chow Insurance
2. BCAA
3. Buntain Insurance Agencies
JEWELERS
1. Tiffany & Co.
2. Maison Birks
3. Peoples Jewellers
KITCHENWARE STORE
1. Ming Wo
2. Forum Home Appliances
3. The Gourmet Warehouse
LANDSCAPING
1. Elemental Gardens
2. Hyland Landscapes
3. Great Canadian Landscaping
LASER AND SKIN CLINIC
1. Arbutus Laser Centre
2. Vancouver Laser & Skin Care Centre
3. Mint Integrative Health
LAWYER
1. Lew Russell G
2. Fasken
3. Klein Lawyers
LIQUOR/ WINE STORE
1. BC LIQUOR
2. Legacy Liquor Store
3. Everything Wine (tied)
3. Liberty Wine Merchants (tied)
MEAL KIT DELIVERY
1. Fresh Prep
2. HelloFresh
3. Chefs Plate
MORTGAGE BROKER
1. True North Mortgage
2. Vancity
3. RBC Royal Bank
NAIL SALON
1. Modern Nails
1. Pure Nail Bar
2. Joyride Beauty Bar
OIL CHANGE
1. Mr. Lube + Tires
2. Everbloom Auto Repair
3. Jiffy Lube Oil Change
PET STORE
1. Bosley's
2. PetSmart
3. Tisol
PLUMBER
1. Canada West Plumbing and Heating Ltd (Tied)
1. Hillcrest Plumbing & Heating (tied)
2. Main Street Plumbing
PRESCHOOL DAYCARE
1. Little People's Community Preschool
2. Budding Daycare (tied)
2. Mosaic Montessori Preschool (tied)
PRIVATE SCHOOL
1. St. George's School
2. Crofton House School
3. York House School
REALTOR
1. Michelle Yu Personal Real Estate Corporation - RE/MAX Real Estate Services
2. Jason To
3. Doris Gee & Phil Moore Real Estate Team - Re/Max Crest Realty
SENIORS CARE SUPPORT SERVICES
1. Ace Personnel Domestic Services Inc
2. Nurse Next Door Home Care Services
3. Home Instead Senior Care
SENIORS RESIDENCE
1. Legacy Senior Living (The Leo Wertman Residence)
2. Louis Brier Home & Hospital
3. Blenheim Manor - Calling Ministries (tied)
3. Granville Gardens (tied)
SHOE STORE
1. Gravitypope
2. Browns Shoes
3. Private & Co.
SHOPPING CENTRE
1. CF Pacific Centre
2. Kingsgate Mall
3. Oakridge Centre
SPA/ BEAUTY THERAPY
1. Sabai Thai Spa
2. Spa Utopia
3. Willow Stream Spa at Fairmont Pacific Rim
TOY STORE
1. Toys"R"Us
2. The Granville Island Toy Company
3. Dilly Dally Toys & Delights
TRAVEL AGENCY
1. Travel Best Bets
2. Flight Centre
3. Expedia Cruises
VETERINARIAN
1. The Granville Island Veterinary Hospital
2. Atlas Animal Hospital & Emergency
3. Vancouver Veterinary Hospital
VINTAGE/ CONSIGNMENT STORE
1. Value Village
2. Turnabout
3. Front & Company
WEDDING VENUE
1. Stanley Park
2. Brock House Restaurant
3. Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden
HEALTH & WELLNESS
ACUPUNCTURE
1. Jenny Abel Acupuncture
2. Main Acupuncture Clinic
3. Mint Integrative Health
AT-HOME WORKOUT EQUIPMENT
1. Fitness Town
2. Peloton
3. PowerBlock
WORKOUT APP
1. Peloton
2. Down Dog
3. FitOn
CHIROPRACTOR
1. Dr. Bradley Yee - C.A.R.E. Clinic
2. Mint Integrative Health
3. Kingsway Spine & Muscle
DENTIST
1. Dr. Harry Sangha (Kitsilano Dental Clinic)
2. Broadway Dental
3. Kingsgate Dental
DENTURE CLINIC
1. Northwest Denture Clinic
2. Platinum Denture Clinic
3. Kerrisdale Denture Clinic
FERTILITY CLINIC
1. Dr. Elena Fenske (Tonume Integrated Health)
2. Olive Fertility Centre
3. Mint Integrative Health
GROUP FITNESS CLASS
1. Rumble Boxing Studio
2. Orange Theory Fitness
3. Core Community
HEALTH & FITNESS CENTRE
1. Trout Lake Community Centre
2. YMCA
3. Fitness World
HEALTH & WELLNESS STORE
1. Finlandia Pharmacy & Natural Health Centre
2. Body Energy Club
3. Quidditas
LASER EYE CLINIC
1. LASIK MD
2. Pacific Laser Eye Centre
3. Central Eye Clinic
MASSAGE THERAPY
1. Nicole Scott
2. Mint Integrative Health
3. painPRO Therapeutics
NATUROPATHIC CLINIC
1. Dr. Vanessa Lindsay
2. Mint Integrative Health
3. Local Health Integrative Clinic
NUTRITIONIST
1. Jordan Bruce Wellness
2. Healthy with Kelsey (Kelsey Ellis)
3. Adrienne Ngai
OPTOMETRIST
1. FYidoctors
2. Mount Pleasant Optometry Centre
3. Dr. Della Chow
PERSONAL TRAINING CLASS
1. Precision Athletics
2. Kalev Fitness Solution
3. Core Community
PHYSIOTHERAPIST
1. Tall Tree Health & Physiotherapy Centre
2. Kelvin Physiotherapy Clinic
3. Total Therapy
SPIN STUDIO
1. Spin Society
2. Cadence Cycling and Movement Fitness Studio
3. Ride Cycle Club
WALK IN CLINIC
1. UNA Medical Clinic
2. Yaletown Medical Clinic
3. Viva Care Medical Clinic
YOGA STUDIO
1. YYOGA
2. Oxygen Yoga & Fitness
3. Modo Yoga
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
URBAN HIKE
1. The Seawall
2. Pacific Spirit Park
3. Stanley Park
BEACH
1. Kitsilano Beach
2. Spanish Banks Beach
3. Wreck Beach
PUBLIC GARDEN
1. Queen Elizabeth Park
2. VanDusen Bontanical Garden
3. Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden
OFF-LEASH DOG PARK
1. Spanish Banks
2. Trout Lake Beach
3. Queen Elizabeth Park
BIKE TRAIL
1. Stanley Park
2. Arbutus Greenway
3. The Seawall
RUNNING TRAIL
1. Pacific Spirit Park
2. The Seawall
3. Stanley Park
BEST OUTDOOR PLACE ON A RAINY DAY
1. Granville Island
2. Stanley Park
3. Pacific Spirit Park
BEST PLACE FOR A FIRST DATE
1. Stanley Park
2. Pacific Spirit Park
3. Granville Island
FAMILY OUTING
1. PNE Playland
2. Science World
3. Stanley Park
DOG WALK
1. Pacific Spirit Park
2. Spanish Banks
3. The Seawall
STAYCATION
BEST HOTEL
1. Westin Bayshore
2. Fairmont Pacific Rim
3. The Sylvia Hotel
BEST TV SERIES
1. Poker Face
2. Riverdale
3. Yellowstone
FAVOURITE SKI HILL (nearest to Vancouver)
1. Mount Seymour
2. Cypress Mountain
3. Grouse Mountain
