What Is Canadian Food? or the Top Ten Restaurants in Vancouver

Hello friends.

By request, here's my Top Ten List of restaurants I like in Vancouver. All of them are affordable, fun, and serve great food.

1) Legendary Noodle -- Fast, tasty Chinese food, homemade noodles, amazing dumplings, tasty green onion pancakes, and a cute little hole-in-the-wall location at 26th Ave. and Main Street. Plus they make the best homemade chilli sauce in town.

2) Toshi Sushi -- This cheap, high-quality Japanese restaurant always has a line-up to get in the door at 5:00 when they open. Try the house roll! Mmmm sashimi. On 16th Ave. at Main Street.

3) Gyoza King -- Izakaya-style Japanese food, cheap drinks, and late hours! Try the ebi maya prawns, the asari garlic clams, the oysters, and just about everything else. On Robson Street at Nicola.

4) Cafe Zen -- Serves great breakfasts in the heart of Kitsilano, by the beach. On Yew Street between 2nd Ave. and Cornwall. Get there on the #22 bus. Awesome omelets, pancakes, and French toast.

5) Bo Kong -- Wonderful Chinese Buddhist vegetarian food, on Main Street near 13th Ave. I'm not even a vegetarian and I love this place. Try the ginger fried rice, the bean curd rolls, and the very very hot and spicy wontons.

6) Papaya Hut -- Tasty Thai food and great lunch specials on Burrard St. at 8th Ave. Also in this category is the family-owned Arroy-D Thai restaurant on Cambie and 15th.

7) Havana -- Yummy Latin food, great drinks, an art gallery and theatre in the back, and one of the coolest patios in town. Good fun on Commercial Drive at Charles St., right across from Grandview Park.

8) Fritz -- It's not fine dining, but you must try the poutine at Fritz on Davie St. at Granville. It's real Canadian food at its heart attack best. French fries + gravy + cheese curds = good Canadian times. Good for those 2:30 am snacks on the way home from the bar.

9) Me and Julio -- Wonderful modern-style Mexican food on the Drive. Better to go for dinner than brunch, and order the fish tacos. SO good!

10) Go Fish -- This tiny little seafood shack just off the docks on Granville Island is only open in the summer. Their seafood is fresh out of the ocean and super tasty. To get there, take the last left before you get to the big red neon sign by Granville Island, and walk until you see the place and smell the deliciousness.

This list is in no way complete, so if you guys find good eats in town, tell me about them. And if you visit any of the places on my list, leave a comment and tell me what you think!

Happy Eating!

The cafe list is coming soon!