Vancouver · Canada
The Vancouver food cheat sheet
One page from Chef Amazing · November 2026
The dish to eat
Small plates of Cantonese dumplings and buns with tea: shrimp har gow, pork siu mai, char siu bao, rice rolls.
Best at Kirin Seafood Restaurant, City Square (and Richmond). Get: Har gow, siu mai, and the baked barbecue pork buns
Five places, and what to order
- Fat Mao Noodlescounter · ChinatownGet: Khao soi, Thai rice soup, griddled roti with curry
- Hei Hei Rice Rollmarket stall · Richmond Public Market (second-floor food court)Get: Beef or shrimp cheung fun with soy and chili oil, fresh soy milk
- Cafe Xu Huefamily-run · Vancouver (neighborhood not stated)Get: Bún bò Huế
- Tojo'sfor sushi · BroadwayGet: Chef's omakase, BC roll, sockeye sashimi in season
- The Salmon House on the Hillfor pacific salmon · West VancouverGet: Alder-grilled salmon
The market
Covered market. BC seafood, produce, artisan foods
The line worth it
Phnom PenhChinatown
Get: Butter garlic chicken wings and beef luc lac
Expect: 30 to 60 min at dinner. Beat it: Go at lunch, or early on a weekday.
In season this November
Chanterelles · Matsutake mushrooms
How it works here
Tip: Tip 15-20% at sit-down restaurants.
Book: Book the popular places a week or two out; markets and casual spots are walk-in.
When locals eat: Lunch noon-2pm, dinner 6-9pm.