Seafood restaurants in Vancouver
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Go Fish
A two-minute walk west along the seawall from the Granville Island entrance, this wildly popular seafood shack is one of the city’s best fish-and-chip joints, offering a choice of halibut, salmon or cod encased in crispy golden batter. The smashing (and lighter) fish tacos are also highly recommended, while the ever-changing daily specials – brought in by the nearby fishing boats – often include praiseworthy scallop burgers or ahi tuna sandwiches. There’s not much of a seating area, so pack your grub and continue along the seawall to Vanier Park for a picnic with the ever-watchful seagulls.
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Fish House in Stanley Park
The park’s fanciest dine-out, the double-patioed Fish House serves some of the city’s best seafood. The menu changes based on seasonal availability but typical favorites include chili sablefish and cedar-planked char, while the fresh oyster bar is ever-popular with visiting shuckers. Weekend brunch is a highlight – salmon bagel Benedict is recommended – and if you haven’t eaten enough already the desserts are also surprisingly creative: save room for chocolate lava cake, then run around the park four times to work it off.
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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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Coast
The move from its original Yaletown location has upped the size and coolness quotient of this buzzing seafood joint where Vancouver movers and shakers like to be seen scoffing a wide array of aquatic treats. Knowing reinventions of the classics include prawn or lobster flatbread pizzas, but it’s the mighty seafood platter of local salmon, cod, scallops and tiger prawns that true fish nuts should indulge in. Fish-and-chips (try the red snapper variety) is $14 on Sundays and there’s also an excellent raw bar with oysters a’plenty. After dinner, hit the adjacent O Lounge for a swanky cocktail.
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C Restaurant
This pioneering seafood restaurant overlooking False Creek isn’t cheap – drop by for lunch if you want to budget a bit –but its revelatory approach to regional sustainable fish and shellfish makes it the city’s best seafood experience. 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. Check ahead: early evening three-course prix-fixe specials are offered periodically.
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Pajo’s
It’s hard to think of a better spot to enjoy fish-and-chips than the boat-bobbing wharf at Steveston. Luckily, this floating, family-run local legend fully delivers. After perusing the fresh catches on the backs of the nearby fishing boats, follow your nose and descend the ramp to Pajo’s little ordering hatch. You’ll be greeted by a friendly face and a menu more extensive than your average chippy. Go the traditional fresh-fried cod, salmon or halibut route (with secret-recipe tartar sauce) or mix things up with a yellowfin tuna burger and zucchini sticks.
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Blue Water Café
Under the expert eye of chef Frank Pabst, this high-concept seafood restaurant has become Vancouver’s best posh oyster bar and the pinnacle of Yaletown fine dining. House music gently percolates through the brick-lined, cobalt-blue interior, while seafood towers, arctic char and BC sablefish grace the tables inside and on the patio outside. If you feel like an adventure, head for the semicircular raw bar and watch the whirling blades prepare delectable sushi and sashimi, served with the restaurant’s signature soya-seaweed dipping sauce.
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Sandbar
A vast array of West Coast seafood heads the menu at this long-established, high-ceilinged restaurant-with-a-view tucked under the iron arches of Granville Bridge. The fresh oysters are justifiably popular and they’re best sampled on the fireplace-warmed rooftop deck – there’s also a sushi bar if your raw mood continues. The giant wine list is also something to write home about, but the urban professionals crowding the U-shaped bar on weekends seem more interested in quaffing cocktails. A good romantic dinner spot.
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Mr Pickwick’s
The city’s best Brit-style fish-and-chippery knows exactly how to make your favorite comfort food – even the chips are chunkily satisfying and you won’t have to ask twice for malt vinegar. As well as the classics, batter-fried salmon and crunchy crab cakes are excellent, while the house-made tartar and lemon dill sauces are fresh and tangy. Check the daily specials and try a draft Dead Frog beer. The friendly service is outstanding here and it’s a great spot to bring your kids.
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Rodney’s Oyster House
You’ll find upwards of a dozen fresh oyster varieties being shucked before your eyes at this decidedly laid-back seafood joint for true bivalve fans. 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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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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