Restaurant Review

Victoria's dining scene is having a moment

Anchored by Janevca and Marelina, the sleepy city's food scene is undergoing a revolution

Oku Izakaya is Japanese food, and hospitality, at its finest

If you can't go to Japan, then Oku is the next best thing

At Mimi’s Focaccia, bread brings people together

Focaccia serves as a blank canvas for founder Emily Jette's creativity, and as a way to build community

Sustainability and ingredients take centre stage at Indian restaurant Lila

Chef Meeru Dhalwala, behind the iconic Vij's, is back in the kitchen, pushing Vancouver Indian cuisine forward with a focus on farm-to-table dining

St. Lawrence’s Cabane à Sucre is an exceptional affair — except for one missing thing

Held in early spring, the restaurant's Québécois meal was a testatment to a talented kitchen, but lacked a sense of community that's present in more traditional sugar shacks

Our food editor's best meals, drinks and restaurants this winter

From a cozy cocktail bar, to meals showing the best of Southeast Asia, there's lots to like in today's story

Your guide to Dine Out Vancouver 2026

The Lookout shares our recommendations of where to visit during the popular restaurant event

La Quercia is a traditional, timeless Italian restaurant

The Kitsilano Italian institution is doing things it's own way, trends be damned. And damn, is it good.

Reflections on a glorious year in new Vancouver restaurants

We look back on some of the best new restaurants that opened in 2025

How Vancouver’s restaurants and cafes use design to create an immersive guest experience

These places are proving that Vancouver isn't a sleepy design town

Chef’s Choice Chinese Cuisine makes the case for the best dim sum in Vancouver

Take your friends, take your family and be sure to arrive with an empty stomach

Collaboration dinners are the latest hot trend amongst Vancouver’s chefs

Chefs say it's a way for them to spark creativity and get re-inspired

Chez Céline is a restaurant for the people (who love French food)

Michelin-starred chef J-C Poirier of St. Lawrence is letting loose with a more casual establishment that's all about being a great neighbourhood restuarant

Folietta is an Italian love letter to neighbourhood dining

The new Italian restaurant is making a case that you don't need to go downtown for great food

Frank the person doesn't exist. But, blessedly, Frank’s Pizza does

Located over in East Vancouver, Frank's Pizza is slinging out Brooklyn-style pizzas that will leave you satisfied and full

Family, country and history collide at Selene Aegean Bistro

The team behind Nammos Estiatorio, amongst other spots, is charting a different course when it comes to Greek food, with a focus on the Aegean Sea region

Nero Tondo takes local to new extremes

The chef duo Devon Latte and Lucas Johnston, formerly of Acorn, want their restaurant to showcase the best ingredients BC has to offer. They succeeded.

Cocktail bar June pushes sleepy Vancouver style forward

The team at Keefer has launched what has quickly become the hottest seat in town

Bar Asra isn’t about cuisine—it’s about ingredients

The restaurant has no through line when it comes to a single type of cuisine. But that's a plus, not a negative, when it comes to Bar Asra.

Is this the best concentration of restaurants in the city?

The limitations of the area work to its advantage in a generation of restaurants that are appearing

Mangia’s Sandwiches is not trying to reinvent the wheel, and that’s a very good thing

Go hungry, leave happy at Happy Noodle House

For unfussy, quality Chinese food, Happy Noodle on Davie delivers

Skytrain Stopover: Cafes and Chinese food at Richmond Brighouse

We break down some restaurants and cafes worth visiting next Richmond Brighouse

The undefinability of Niwa

Is it Japanese? Is it fusion? It doesn't matter.

Victoria’s versatile food scene

In this edition of the Out of Towner, we explore some restaurants worth visiting on a weekend trip to the island