Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Vancouver

OpenTable

Updated June 05, 2025

Looking for the best overall restaurants in Vancouver? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Showcase Restaurant & Bar

4.9

4.9 (548)

CAN$30 and under

Northwest

Coal Harbour

About the restaurant

Showcase Restaurant & Bar is one of Vancouver’s top casual dining restaurants. Located in the heart of Coal Harbour in the Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown, the Showcase menu is a reflection of Vancouver’s ethnicity with a diverse mix of flavours, influences and inspirations.
Exceptionally delicious West Coast cuisine, served with impeccable service in a sophisticated and welcoming environment – Showcase is the place that locals and guests feel at home while discovering something new.
If you are just looking for a place to relax and visit with friends and colleagues, join us in Showcase Bar. Watch a game, relax and enjoy one of our local beers on tap or a glass of wine.

Top review

Felipe

Dined on Jun 21, 2025

Good atmosphere, excellent food and services. Only recommendation is to point visitors towards the hotel entrance instead of the main doors during brunch time.

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Experience

Weekend Brunch

Au Petit Comptoir

4.9

4.9 (44)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

French

Yaletown

About the restaurant

A companion to the celebrated Kitsilano institution Au Comptoir, Au Petit Comptoir is a downtown Vancouver French bistro specializing in steak frites and moules frites, among other French classics, for dinner. Brunch offerings include the iconic Au Comptoir burger, croque monsieur and madame, and omelette.

Paris, by way of Vancouver—à bientôt.

Top review

Anne

Dined 7 days ago

Great little bistro under the Granville St/ Bridge. We've been coming here since it opened and although the menu is limited, the quality is always great. Staff are wlecoming and attentive. When the weather heats up there is a small paito outside on the pedestrian walkway.

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Experience

Chef’s Bar Seat

Barbara Restaurant - Vancouver

4.9

4.9 (338)

CAN$51 and over

European

Chinatown

About the restaurant

Small and intimate restaurant with a three course tasting menu. Contemporary small plates, excellent for sharing. Custom cocktails and a selection of boutique wines by the bottle or glass.

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MarisaVIP

Dined on Jun 26, 2025

This review is from the perspective of 2/3 diners that are gluten free but very into high quality food. Overall, we wanted this meal to be better… more creative and interesting. The food is good, but just lacked some pizzazz to us personally. This is a solid dinner spot for an intimate meal, but we probably wouldn’t go back (we were visiting Vancouver so take that with a grain of salt). Also in a rougher neighborhood so just a heads up if you aren’t familiar.

Oku Izakaya

4.9

4.9 (118)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Japanese

Gastown

About the restaurant

Indulge in OKU IZAKAYA's Japanese culinary symphony, from exquisite sushi to avant-garde creations. Our menu weaves tradition and innovation with delights like sashimi paired with artisanal cheeses and kelp-adorned meats. Experience classics with a twist – from seductive thick-cut braised pork to boldly spiced karaage and smoky silver cod.

At OKU IZAKAYA, discover a vibrant tapestry of Japanese flavors, where culinary traditions meet avant-garde creations. Delight in fresh sashimi and innovative hand-rolled sushi tacos, awakening your taste buds to a flavorful journey. Join us, celebrate the harmonious blend of tastes, and embark on an extraordinary adventure in Japanese gastronomy. Welcome to OKU IZAKAYA.

Top review

Glenn

Dined 2 days ago

Oku Izakaya is always a pleasant place to dine out. Great sashimi and a variety of other innovative dishes.

Kook Korean BBQ

4.9

4.9 (565)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Korean

East Vancouver

About the restaurant

At Kook, we are CRAZY about BBQ and we are here to set a new standard to your Korean BBQ experience. Serving only premium meats, every table is equipped with the Rolls-Royce
of smokeless grills (Shinpo Systems). The restaurant is perfectly air balanced with the best ventilation system to ensure you smell the same way you came in.

We want to ensure that we please your eyes as much as your taste buds. Our interior design is themed around the ancient five core elements (Gold, wood, water, fire, earth). From our golden ring of banchan to the cherry wood bench you are sitting on, you will find this theme throughout our restaurant. Let our energy channel your inner chef to take control and cook, or simply sit back and let our BBQ experts take over.

Our dedicated team is here to serve you with one goal in mind:
“A Korean BBQ dining experience you won’t soon forget!”

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Leo

Dined 4 days ago

I hope they are available in major areas. Metrotown, Joyce, New Westminster, Downtown, Coquitlam.

Oddfish Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (1208)

CAN$51 and over

Seafood

Kitsilano

About the restaurant

Nestled in Vancouver's laid-back Kitsilano neighborhood, Oddfish is a true neighborhood gem. Focused on vibrant seafood and vegetable-focused cuisine, Oddfish is known for its fresh, daily-changing menu and relaxed atmosphere. With a cozy interior and charming year-round patio, it 's an ideal spot to enjoy dishes like Oysters, Ceviche, and pasta paired with crisp white wine. Emphasizing fresh seafood and local produce, Oddfish offers a casual yet refined dining experience that captures the true essence of West Coast cuisine!

Top review

CharlesVIP

Dined 2 days ago

Outstanding Meal Great Service Great Atmosphere Everything Fresh and Served to Perfection

Zarak by Afghan Kitchen

4.8

4.8 (1620)

CAN$30 and under

Afghan

Mount Pleasant

About the restaurant

Zarak by Afghan Kitchen is an elevated Afghan dining destination with an innovative bar program.
A narrative of hope and humility, passion for the tradition and history of Afghanistan, refined dishes, not straying away from the integrity of mum's recipes.

**Kindly note that we leave lots of tables open for walk-in for brunch service**

We accept online bookings for 1 -7 guests. To book a party larger than 7 guests, please email hello@zarakvancouver.com

Thank you, and we can't wait to meet you soon.

Top review

Afraz

Dined 2 days ago

Always a solid experience. Quality food and friendly service.

Apollonia Greek Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (669)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Greek

Granville Island

About the restaurant

Apollonia is a Greek restaurant specializing in mainland cuisine located just steps from Granville Island. Our mission is to provide each and every guest with an authentic Greek dining experience beyond antiquity. In order to achieve this, we prepare each dish as simple as possible.

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David

Dined on Jun 25, 2025

I highly recommend this authentic Greek restaurant. The food quality and taste reminds me of our recent Trip to Greece. suggestions: dry Greek ribs, kalamari, beef balls traditional, Mousaka, lamb.

Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar

4.8

4.8 (2664)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Seafood

Downtown

About the restaurant

Vancouver’s critically acclaimed and awarded Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar provides a distinctive showcase for the celebrated culinary vision of Executive Chef Roger Ma and redefines the fine art of dining with subtle, unexpected and playful approaches to cuisine, service and style.

With an innovative approach that blends a respect for the past with a celebration of the present, Boulevard's seafood-focused menu is grounded in classical technique and training, while artfully infusing casual West Coast flair and creative hints of his international influences.

From the all-star, front-of-house team led by Executive General Manager Lisa Haley to the acute attention to detail in design, to the understated elegance of Boulevard's cuisine, Boulevard has set forth an uncompromising, multi-award-winning standard of excellence that is sure to excite both food-savvy Vancouver residents and visitors alike.

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PaulineVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Great service from attentive staff, good food and a calm atmosphere.

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Popular dish

seafood tower

Popular dish

Seafood Tower for Four

Popular dish

oysters

Farmer's Apprentice

4.8

4.8 (472)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Farm-to-table

Kitsilano

About the restaurant

Farmer's Apprentice, located in Vancouver, British Columbia, serves farm-to-table cuisine in a casual, cozy setting. Farmer's Apprentice strives to source as locally and ethically as possible. Farmer's Apprentice features a diverse wine list offering wines made with minimal intervention

Top review

Christopher

Dined 7 days ago

Great experience with amazing tasting menu and wine pairings. Really loved the complexity of the dishes, yet fulsome balance. Wine-pairings were on point. Chef Ong has a great offering here and I highly recommend.

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