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Old-school favorites in Vancouver

Family places, counters and bakeries that have fed the neighborhood for years, with what to order at each.

7 places in Vancouver · by Chef Amazing · updated October 20, 2026
Photo: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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    Gary's

    South Granville

    Order: The shared multicourse Menu for the Table, plus the chicken liver and foie gras pâté and the chocolate mousse, the only fixed dis

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    1485 W 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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    Cafe Xu Hue

    Vancouver (neighborhood not stated)

    Order: ún bò Huế

    2226 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC V5N 2T7 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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    Plaza Toyokan

    Kitsilano

    Order: Two-foot long sushi, dry-aged grilled chicken, garlic wagyu steak, grapefruit sour or Toki highball

    1898 W 1st Ave, Vancouver, British Columbia V6J 1G5 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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    Fat Mao Noodles

    Chinatown

    Order: Khao soi, Thai rice soup, griddled roti with curry

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    Hei Hei Rice Roll

    Richmond Public Market (second-floor food court)

    Order: Beef or shrimp cheung fun with soy and chili oil, fresh soy milk

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    Taquería Chicatana

    Chinatown

    Order: Al pastor sliced from the trompo

    789 Gore Ave, Vancouver, BC V6A 1E9, Canada · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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    Zarak By Afghan Kitchen

    Mount Pleasant

    Order: Roasted cauliflower with black-tea raisins, shor nakood, spicy chicken with naan, lamb shoulder, shir yakh

    2102 Main St, Vancouver, British Columbia V5T 3C5 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing

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