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No. 63 in the world · November 2026

Downlow Chicken Shack

Commercial Drive · Vancouver, Canada

Nashville hot chickenNo. 63
A photo like it · Southern Foodways Alliance / Amy C. Evans (CC BY 2.0) (Nashville hot chicken, not from Downlow Chicken Shack) · source

The one piece to order

The hot chicken, with a donut after

The line to expect: A line at weekend lunch.

Noms Magazine's No. 1 fried chicken in Vancouver for 2026.

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Nashville hot chicken on white bread with pickles

Nashville hot chicken on white bread with pickles

Overnight brine, 1 hr · 4. Fried chicken painted while it's hot with a paste of cayenne, brown sugar and spices loosened with the frying fat itself. Served on white bread that soaks up the red oil, with pickle chips to cool you down.

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