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Blue Water Café
This high-concept seafood restaurant is Vancouver's best posh oyster bar and the pinnacle of Yaletown fine dining. House music gently throbs through the cobalt-blue interior, while seafood towers grace the outdoor patio tables. If you feel like an adventure, head straight to the semicircular raw bar and watch the chef's whirling blades prepare delectable sushi and sashimi, served with the restaurant's signature soya-seaweed dipping sauce.
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C Restaurant
This pioneering seafood restaurant overlooking False Creek isn't cheap but its revelatory approach to regional fish and shellfish makes it the city's best seafood dine-out. You'll be hard-pressed to find smoked salmon with cucumber jelly served anywhere else, but there's also a reverence for simple preparation that reveals the delicate flavors in dishes such as local side-stripe prawns and Queen Charlotte scallops.
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Dave's Fish And Chips
Join the throngs of locals strolling the boardwalks in the old fishing village of Steveston then head a couple of blocks inland to this unassuming old-school fish-and-chippery. With a simple interior that hasn't changed in decades, Dave's puts all its effort into what goes on the plate. All the traditional dishes are here, but for something different try the oysters and chips or the velvet-soft battered salmon and chips. Great value.
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Fish House In Stanley Park
While it can be overrun with tourists in summer, it's hard to blame them for dropping by here for the park's great dine-out views and some of the city's best seafood. The top-end menu changes seasonally, but regular favorites include cedar-planked trout and chili sablefish. There's also a popular fresh oyster bar that attracts in-the-know shuckers. Weekend brunch is a menu highlight: the salmon bagel Benedict is recommended.
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Go Fish
Nestled on the seawall between Granville Island and Vanier Park, this seafood shack serves the city's best fish-and-chips, offering a choice of halibut, salmon or cod encased in crispy golden batter. The smashing fish tacos are also highly recommended, while the ever-changing daily specials often include praise-worthy scallop burgers or ahi tuna sandwiches. There's not much of a seating area, so head to nearby Vanier Park for a picnic.
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Goldfish Pacific Kitchen
Don't be blinded by the dazzling blue marble bar and bustling open kitchen at this swanky new joint; it's the menu that should catch your eye. Fusing West Coast seafood with gentle Asian nudges - delivering treats such as roast halibut with pea leaf and coconut pineapple sauce - this place is worth a night out if you're looking for an exciting alternative to the regular Pacific Northwest salmon dinner.
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Kettle of Fish
'Eat lotsa fish' is its motto, and staff will do what they can to help you do just that. Oddly and overly decorated with land-based vegetation, Kettle makes phenomenal dishes with ingredients from under the sea. Daily fresh sheets might include Szechuan spearfish or cornmeal-encrusted oysters.
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Rodney's Oyster House
A decidedly laid-back seafood joint for true bivalve fans, you'll find upwards of a dozen fresh oyster varieties being shucked before your eyes here. All are best washed down with a simple but effective cold beer accompaniment and a noisy chat with your neighbors about the much posher places you could be eating at just along the street. On chilly days, the hearty chowders or steamed mussels are like manna from heaven.
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Salmon House On The Hill
With Vancouver at your feet, it's tough to beat this place when it comes to views. But it's not just about good looks here; this landmark West Van eatery has been chefing up some of the Lower Mainland's best fish dishes for years. While the salmon is always worthwhile, there's also an ever-changing array of seasonal BC seafood treats - ask for recommendations before you order.
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Samba Brazilian Steakhouse
In a city with plenty of boring steak joints, this unusual subterranean gem is recommended. Despite the uninspiring family restaurant interior and large but oft-ignored salad bar, diners come here to gorge on meat, including beef, lamb and ostrich - all served in a kitschy manner from swords wielded by wandering waiters. It's all-you-can-eat and there's a regular side dish of smiling Brazilian dancers on most evenings.
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Sandbar
West Coast seafood heads the menu at this high-ceilinged restaurant-with-a-view under the iron arches of Granville Bridge. The fresh oysters rock and they're best sampled on the fireplace-warmed rooftop deck. The wine list is also something to write home about - there are 1800 bottles nestled in the cellar - but the urban professionals crowding the bar on weekends seem more interested in cocktail quaffing. Reservations recommended.
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Tojo's
Hidekazu Tojo's legendary skill with the sushi knife has created Vancouver's most revered sushi restaurant. Among his exquisite dishes are favorites such as lightly steamed monkfish, sautéed halibut cheeks and fried red tuna wrapped with seaweed and served with plum sauce. Seats at the sushi bar are more sought after than a couple of front-row Stanley Cup tickets, so reserve as early as possible.
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