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Granville Island from the air, under the Granville Street Bridge

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Sushi counters, dim sum palaces, neighbourhood rooms, and the dishes locals queue for.

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Nigiri sushi on a dark plate
Editor’s pick

Waterfront · Vancouver

Miku

Aburi sushi with a front-row seat to Burrard Inlet and the North Shore.

Colourful plated dishes
Editor’s pick

Cambie Village · Vancouver

Vij’s

The restaurant that put Vancouver Indian cooking on the world map.

Southeast Asian noodle soup

Chinatown · Vancouver

Phnom Penh

Butter beef, garlic prawns, and a Chinatown institution since 1985.

Bamboo baskets of dim sum
Editor’s pick

City Centre · Richmond

Kirin Restaurant

Cantonese banquet cooking and some of the region’s most reliable dim sum.

Busy restaurant interior

West End · Vancouver

Guu with Garlic

Loud, generous izakaya cooking on Thurlow Street.

Street-style tacos on a metal tray

Gastown · Vancouver

Tacofino

Tofino-born tacos that became a city staple, lingcod and all.

A table of brunch dishes
Rainy-day OK

Downtown · Vancouver

Jam Café

Fried chicken and waffles, long weekend lines, and a second room in Victoria.

Vietnamese dishes with herbs

Mount Pleasant · Vancouver

Anh and Chi

Modern Vietnamese on Main Street, with a patio that fills the second the rain stops.

Plated salmon dinner

Broadway · Vancouver

Salmon n’ Bannock

One of the city’s few Indigenous restaurants, centred on wild salmon and bannock.

Sushi on a dark plate

Broadway · Vancouver

Tojo’s

Hidekazu Tojo’s sushi counter, often credited with inventing the California roll.

Working waterfront and coastal light
Editor’s pick

Steveston · Richmond

Steveston

A fishing village at the mouth of the Fraser — boardwalk, fish shops, and Gulf of Georgia Cannery.

Heritage village street
Editor’s pick

Fort Langley · Langley

Fort Langley Village

A heritage village on the Fraser — the national historic fort, independent shops, and a walkable main street.

Market stalls and fresh produce
Editor’s pick

The Quay · New Westminster

River Market

An indoor public market on the Fraser — produce, lunch counters, and river light through the glass.

Historic brick commercial street
Editor’s pick

Downtown · Chilliwack

District 1881

Chilliwack’s historic downtown block — brick, heritage façades, and a walkable evening.

Historic industrial waterfront buildings
Editor’s pick

Lower Lonsdale · North Vancouver

The Shipyards

The restored Burrard Dry Dock district — plazas, the shipyard market, and harbour light beside Lonsdale Quay.

Granville Island from the air, under the Granville Street Bridge
Editor’s pick

False Creek · Vancouver

Granville Island

Produce stalls, studios, and a working industrial island turned playground.

Market produce stalls
Rainy-day OK

Lonsdale · North Vancouver

Lonsdale Quay Market

A working market at the foot of the SeaBus, with stalls and harbour light.

Night market food stalls
Editor’s pick

Bridgeport

Richmond Night Market

Seasonal evening stalls for bubble tea, grilled squid, and neon souvenirs.

A short note before the weekend

Weekend events, a place worth seeing, and whatever is in season. No daily blast.