Vancouver got its own MICHELIN Guide in 2022, shortly after Toronto, and the city’s restaurant scene has been on the world stage ever since. The current Guide recognizes 72 Vancouver restaurants: one with two MICHELIN Stars, ten with one Star, 16 Bib Gourmand picks for good value, and 45 recommended restaurants.
This guide lists every one of them, with a short note on what to expect and a link to each restaurant’s full Vancouver Page listing, including address, phone, website, price range and map. Use it to plan a special-occasion dinner, find a great-value Bib Gourmand meal, or explore the restaurants in your own neighbourhood.
Vancouver’s MICHELIN Guide at a glance
- Two MICHELIN Stars: 1 restaurant
- One MICHELIN Star: 10 restaurants
- Bib Gourmand: 16 restaurants
- Recommended: 45 restaurants
- Most-represented cuisine: Japanese, with more than a dozen restaurants, including five of the ten one-star rooms
- Busiest area: Main Street and Mount Pleasant, often called Vancouver’s “Michelin Mile”
Two MICHELIN Stars
Two Stars mark excellent cooking that is worth a detour. Vancouver has one two-star restaurant.
- AnnaLena (Contemporary, Kitsilano): Chef Mike Robbins’ playful, ambitious tasting menus have made AnnaLena the only two-star restaurant in the Vancouver Guide.
One MICHELIN Star
One Star recognizes high-quality cooking that is worth a stop. Half of Vancouver’s one-star restaurants are Japanese, most of them intimate omakase counters, so book well ahead.
- Burdock & Co (Contemporary, Mount Pleasant): Chef Andrea Carlson’s farm-driven cooking, built around B.C. growers, foragers and fishers.
- iDen & QuanJuDe Beijing Duck House (Chinese, Cambie Village): Celebrated for Peking duck carved tableside, from the historic Beijing brand QuanJuDe.
- Kissa Tanto (Japanese-Italian, Chinatown): A moody, jazz-café dining room serving one-of-a-kind Japanese-Italian dishes.
- Masayoshi (Japanese, Fraserhood): An intimate omakase counter on Fraser Street led by chef Masayoshi Baba.
- Okeya Kyujiro (Japanese, Yaletown): Theatrical sushi omakase with set seatings and show-like presentation.
- Published on Main (Contemporary, Main Street): Playful, hyper-local cooking and a standout cocktail bar on the Main Street strip.
- St. Lawrence (French, Railtown): Chef Jean-Christophe Poirier’s Québécois-French cooking in a charming Powell Street room.
- Sumibiyaki Arashi (Japanese, Mount Pleasant): Japanese charcoal-grill cooking at an intimate counter on East Broadway.
- Sushi Hyun (Japanese, West End): Refined, Edomae-style sushi omakase in the West End.
- Sushi Masuda (Japanese, Coal Harbour): A precise, intimate sushi omakase counter on West Hastings Street.
Bib Gourmand: the best-value MICHELIN meals in Vancouver
The Bib Gourmand recognizes good quality, good value cooking. These are the easiest MICHELIN-recognized restaurants to fit into a regular week, and many accept walk-ins.
- Anh and Chi (Vietnamese, Main Street): Siblings Vincent and Amélie Nguyễn’s modern, family-rooted Vietnamese cooking.
- Chef’s Choice Seafood Restaurant (Cantonese, Fairview): Classic Cantonese seafood and dim sum on West Broadway.
- Farmer’s Apprentice (Contemporary, South Granville): Creative, seasonal set menus that are remarkable value.
- Gary’s (French, South Granville): A cozy neighbourhood spot for rustic, French-leaning share plates and natural wine.
- Good Thief (Vietnamese, Main Street): Anh and Chi’s lively sibling, with inventive Vietnamese plates and award-winning cocktails.
- Karma Indian Bistro (Indian, Kitsilano): Well-spiced Indian classics in a relaxed room on West 4th Avenue.
- Kavita (Indian, Mount Pleasant): Indian cooking with bold, layered spicing near Olympic Village.
- Little Bird Dim Sum + Craft Beer (Chinese, Kitsilano): Dim sum paired with local craft beer, a fun Kitsilano combination.
- The Lunch Lady (Vietnamese, Commercial Drive): The Vancouver outpost of Saigon’s famous Lunch Lady, known for its rotating noodle soups.
- Magari by Oca (Italian (pasta), Commercial Drive): Fresh pasta, made daily by the team behind Oca Pastificio.
- Motonobu Udon (Japanese (udon), Hastings-Sunrise): Handmade udon noodles in a small, focused East Vancouver shop.
- Phnom Penh (Cambodian-Vietnamese, Chinatown): A Chinatown institution, famous for its butter beef and garlicky chicken wings.
- Seaport City Seafood (Cantonese, Cambie): A Cantonese seafood and dim sum favourite on Cambie Street.
- Song (by Kin Kao) (Thai, Mount Pleasant): Bright, punchy Thai cooking from the Kin Kao team.
- Sushi Hil (Japanese, Main Street): Approachable, well-priced sushi on Main Street.
- Vij’s (Indian, Cambie Village): Vikram Vij’s landmark modern Indian restaurant, famous for its lamb “popsicles”.
MICHELIN-recommended restaurants by neighbourhood
Recommended restaurants are selected by the Guide’s inspectors for the quality of their cooking. Here they are grouped by area, so you can find one near you.
Downtown & Coal Harbour
Hotel dining rooms, waterfront seafood and polished downtown classics, all within walking distance of the Convention Centre and the main hotels.
- acquafarina (Italian): Elegant, modern Italian dining on West Georgia Street.
- Bacchus Restaurant & Lounge (Contemporary): The Wedgewood Hotel’s classic dining room and piano lounge.
- Botanist (Contemporary): Garden-inspired dining and a famous cocktail bar at the Fairmont Pacific Rim.
- Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar (Seafood): Elegant seafood and a raw bar at the Sutton Place Hotel.
- Carlino (Italian): Northern Italian cooking at the Hyatt Vancouver Downtown Alberni.
- Chang’An (Chinese): Upscale Chinese dining in a striking room near the Granville Bridge.
- Fanny Bay Oyster Bar & Shellfish Market (Seafood): Fresh-shucked B.C. oysters steps from BC Place and Rogers Arena.
- Hawksworth Restaurant (Contemporary): David Hawksworth’s flagship fine-dining room in the Rosewood Hotel Georgia.
- Miku (Japanese): Flame-seared aburi sushi with harbour views at the Waterfront.
- Nightingale (Contemporary): Hawksworth’s lively, share-plate sibling on West Hastings Street.
- Riley’s Fish & Steak (Steak & seafood): Surf-and-turf dining near Canada Place.
- Sushi Jin (Japanese): An intimate sushi omakase counter on Nelson Street.
Yaletown & the West End
Lively Yaletown rooms and some of the city’s best omakase counters around Robson and Denman.
- Elisa (Steakhouse): A wood-fired steakhouse from the Toptable Group.
- Homer St. Cafe and Bar (Contemporary): Bistro favourite best known for its rotisserie chicken.
- Moltaqa Moroccan Restaurant (Moroccan): Moroccan tagines, couscous and warm hospitality in Yaletown.
- per se Social Corner (Italian): Italian kitchen meets tapas bar, open late at Homer and Smithe.
- Sushi Bar Maumi (Japanese): A tiny omakase sushi bar on Robson Street.
- Tetsu Sushi Bar (Japanese): Omakase sushi on Denman Street near Stanley Park.
Gastown, Chinatown & Railtown
Historic streets, chef-owned rooms and some of Vancouver’s most creative cooking.
- Ask for Luigi (Italian): A beloved Railtown pasta spot with a cult following.
- Bao Bei (Chinese): Chinatown’s stylish Chinese brasserie and cocktail spot.
- Barbara (Contemporary): Chef Patrick Hennessy’s intimate tasting-menu counter.
- L’Abattoir (Contemporary): Refined dining in a historic Gastown building.
- PiDGiN (Asian-French): Creative Asian flavours meet French technique, facing Pigeon Park.
- The Mackenzie Room (Contemporary): A cozy Railtown room with a changing, ingredient-led menu.
- Torafuku (Pan-Asian): Playful pan-Asian share plates on Main Street near Chinatown.
Main Street, Mount Pleasant & Olympic Village
The heart of Vancouver’s “Michelin Mile”, with more recognized restaurants than any other part of the city.
- ¿CóMO? Taperia (Spanish): Spanish tapas, vermouth and a lively bar near Main Street.
- Elem (Contemporary): Chef Vish Mayekar’s global, element-inspired cooking and cocktail lab.
- Jay Nok (Thai): Modern Thai cooking near Olympic Village.
- Jeju (Korean): Korean comfort food and drinks on East Broadway.
- Ophelía (Mexican): Modern Mexican cooking and mezcal in Olympic Village.
- SUYO Modern Peruvian (Peruvian): Modern Peruvian cooking and pisco cocktails on Main Street.
- The Acorn (Vegetarian): The pioneering vegetable-forward restaurant on Main Street.
Kitsilano & the West Side
Neighbourhood favourites from West 4th Avenue to Marine Drive.
- Delara Restaurant (Persian): Persian cooking and warm hospitality on West 4th Avenue.
- Folke (Vegan): Ambitious, fully plant-based dining with hospitality-included pricing.
- Maenam (Thai): Chef Angus An’s acclaimed modern Thai restaurant in Kitsilano.
- Octopus’ Garden (Japanese): A long-running Kitsilano favourite for creative omakase.
- Yuwa (Japanese): Seasonal, refined Japanese cooking on West 16th Avenue.
- Neptune Palace Seafood Restaurant (Cantonese): Grand-scale Cantonese seafood and dim sum on Marine Drive.
East Vancouver
Fraserhood, Kingsway, East Hastings and Powell Street, home to some of the city’s most exciting new openings.
- Bravo (Seafood): A seafood-forward Fraserhood hit with dry-aged fish and great cocktails.
- Nammos Estiatorio (Greek): Greek seafood and mezze on Fraser Street.
- Nero Tondo (Contemporary): An 18-seat, hyper-local B.C. restaurant on Powell Street.
- Niwa (Japanese): Calm, farm-to-table cooking with Japanese influences on Powell Street.
- Osteria Savio Volpe (Italian): A wood-fired Italian osteria on Kingsway.
- Peya (Indian): Modern Indian cooking on East Hastings Street.
- Zab Bite – Thai E-Sarn Cuisine (Thai): Fiery Isan (northeastern Thai) cooking on Fraser Street.
Tips for booking a MICHELIN restaurant in Vancouver
- Book starred restaurants early. Omakase counters and tasting-menu rooms often have fewer than 20 seats and release reservations weeks in advance.
- Try the bar or counter. Many restaurants keep bar seats for walk-ins, which is the easiest way into a busy room on short notice.
- Go early in the week. Tuesday to Thursday is usually easier to book than weekends.
- Plan around Dine Out Vancouver. Many MICHELIN-recognized restaurants take part in the city’s annual winter food festival with set menus at fixed prices.
- Check dietary needs in advance. Tasting menus are set by the kitchen, so mention allergies or restrictions when you book.
Frequently asked questions
How many MICHELIN-starred restaurants are there in Vancouver?
The current MICHELIN Guide Vancouver awards Stars to 11 restaurants: AnnaLena holds two Stars, and ten restaurants hold one Star. Another 16 restaurants have a Bib Gourmand and 45 are recommended, for 72 in total.
What is the difference between a MICHELIN Star, a Bib Gourmand and a recommendation?
Stars recognize the very best cooking: one Star for high-quality cooking and two Stars for excellent cooking. A Bib Gourmand recognizes good quality, good value cooking. Recommended restaurants are selected by the Guide’s inspectors for good cooking, without a Star or Bib.
What is the cheapest MICHELIN restaurant in Vancouver?
The Bib Gourmand restaurants are the most affordable. Spots such as Phnom Penh, The Lunch Lady, Motonobu Udon and Sushi Hil let you eat a MICHELIN-recognized meal for a fraction of the cost of a tasting menu.
What is the “Michelin Mile” in Vancouver?
It is the nickname for the stretch of Main Street and nearby East Broadway in Mount Pleasant and Riley Park, home to more MICHELIN-recognized restaurants than any other part of the city, including Burdock & Co, Published on Main, Sumibiyaki Arashi, Anh and Chi, Good Thief and Sushi Hil.
Do I need a reservation?
For starred restaurants and omakase counters, yes, usually several weeks ahead. Many Bib Gourmand and recommended restaurants take walk-ins, especially early in the evening or at the bar.
When is the MICHELIN Guide Vancouver updated?
The Guide is updated once a year, usually in the fall, when new Stars, Bib Gourmands and recommendations are announced. Vancouver Page updates this guide after each new edition.
About this guide
This guide reflects the current MICHELIN Guide Vancouver selection and is updated after each annual edition. Distinctions, menus and opening hours can change, so check with the restaurant before you go. Vancouver Page is an independent local guide and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the MICHELIN Guide. MICHELIN is a registered trademark of Michelin.
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