Must-see restaurants in Lower Mainland

  • Shanghai River Restaurant

    Lower Mainland

    Dining at Shanghai River is like attending a jam-packed Asian-style banquet brimming with an array of food. Fried eel arrive in hot stone bowls, whole…

  • El Santo

    Lower Mainland

    Way more sophisticated than your typical nachos ‘n’ burritos Mexican restaurant, El Santo is the mark of a trend in New West’s culinary renaissance…

  • Wendel's Bookstore & Cafe

    Lower Mainland

    It's difficult to work out if Wendel's is a bookshop attached to a cafe or a cafe attached to a bookshop. Both are equally visit-worthy. This is certainly…

  • Re-Up BBQ

    Lower Mainland

    A one-time pioneer of the Vancouver food-truck scene now touring its own permanent eatery, this is the place to sink your choppers into heaping servings…

  • Exterior of Pajo's floating fish and chip eatery

    Pajo's

    Lower Mainland

    This weather-dependent floating fish shack nestled amid the fishing boats offers a three-way choice of salmon, cod and halibut to have with your chips…

  • Big Star Sandwich Co

    Lower Mainland

    Nestled among Columbia St's many bridal stores, sits the New West–founded antidote to Subway that has recently become a small chain itself (seven Lower…

  • Dinesty Dumpling House

    Lower Mainland

    Ground zero on Richmond’s Asian-themed ‘dumpling trail’, Dinesty is popular – so popular, it has spawned four additional branches since this one opened in…

  • Sushi Hachi

    Lower Mainland

    An authentic, fancy-free mom-and-pop operation serving top-notch nigiri (raw fish or seafood on a rice ball) and sashimi to in-the-know locals, this place…

  • Hart House Restaurant

    Lower Mainland

    Tucked into a verdant corner of Deer Lake Park, this handsome Tudor-style building houses one of Burnaby's favorite special-occasion, white-tablecloth…

  • Shibuyatei

    Lower Mainland

    Inauspiciously located next to a car wash a couple of long-jumps from Bridgeport station, this unadorned hole-in-the-wall serves sushi but it's really all…

  • Blacksmith Bakery

    Lower Mainland

    Fort Langley is filled with good bakeries. The best – based on aromas alone – is this old blacksmith’s forge given a trendy corrugated-iron makeover in…

  • President Plaza Food Court

    Lower Mainland

    Richmond's bustling shopping-mall food courts echo the hawker stands found in many Asian cities, and one of the most authentic is this upstairs hidden gem…

  • Bruncheria Cafe

    Lower Mainland

    Offering healthy artisan breakfasts in a comfy interior encased in one of New West’s older heritage buildings. The cafe is a spirited new venture and…

  • Exterior of Parker Place mall

    Parker Place

    Lower Mainland

    Richmond has several popular Asian shopping malls. While this isn't the biggest, Parker Place has an authentic feel, with a food court that evokes a…

  • Veggie Bob’s Kitchen

    Lower Mainland

    Veggie’s Bobs recently went 100% vegan without having to change the fundamentals of its American heartland meets Mexican menu. Unlikely new favorites…