The Bin has had numerous imitators, but this is the original - a funky hole in the wall, where the music throbs, the tables are tight and the flavours rock 'n' roll. Executive...

It took a chef from Wales to introduce Vancouver to a modern regional style of cooking now known, and widely emulated, as Pacific Northwest. Nearly 20 years ago, John Bishop...

A warm and unpretentious room presided over by the ever-affable owners Laurent and Valerie Devin. The lime green walls may be a tad lurid, but the country style French cuisine...

Freshly shucked oysters, delicately flavoured sushi and simply prepared seafood in a swanky room. What's not to like about the Blue Water Café? Although main courses can be...

On an unprepossessing corner of the downtown Eastside awaits one of the warmest welcomes you'll find in the city. Owners Mark Brand and Neil Ingram gutted the inside of this...

Executive chef Rob Clark gets high marks from environmentalists for his sourcing of sustainable produce. The restaurant, however, turned ten years old in 2007 and is beginning...

For a city by the sea, Vancouver's restaurants are curiously lacking in simply grilled fish. You can find it here at this casual nautical-themed dining room built on a pier in...

A sultry room of warm Moroccan tones and exposed brick walls, Chambar manages to please everyone from hip young things to romantic couples to groups out for a party. Chef-owner...

The main thing to recommend this run-of-the-mill Greek restaurant is the fact that it offers full kitchen service until 6am. When you're stumbling out of the clubs at 3am, a...

There isn't much in Vancouver to offer visitors used to excellent Indian food at home, but this South Indian room - given the nod by the New York Times - is one of the best....

This popular Tuscan restaurant is a favoured haunt of Hollywood stars shooting locally - and very definitely on the tourist track, too. A spacious room and a pretty patio, plus...

Cioppino's is the place where expense accounts go to die. Pino Posteraro's prices are on the steep side, but still comparable to other upscale Italian joints in the area and by...

The best way to enjoy this high-energy restaurant is to sit at the large communal table on the main floor, where the chef prepares the freshest catch of the day right in front...

On a sunny day, the backyard patio of this small, hip joint is a veritable oasis of calm from Main Street traffic. Inside, dark wood and leather banquettes give a sophisticated...