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| Shrimp Taco @ Sal Y Limon | Porchetta @ Meat & Bread |
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| Fried Chicken Wings @ Phnom Penh | Kan Poong Ki @ Hee Rae Dung |
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| Chicken Rocket @ Golden Pita | Burnt Ends @ The Hog Shack |
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| Beef Pancake Roll @ Peaceful | Toroniku Shio Ramen |
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| Pineapple Bun @ Lido | Pulled Pork Pancakes @ The Red Wagon |
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| Puffed Foie Gras @ Diva at the Met | Macarons @ Soirette |
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| Roast Pork @ HK BBQ Master | Jamaican Patty @ The Patty Shop |
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| Purin @ Cake-Ya | Lemon Basil @ La Chocolaterie |
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| Shredded Chicken Salad @ Koon Bo | Croissant @ Chez Christophe |
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| Moules et Frites @ Salade de Fruits | Beef Jerky @ Bee Kim Heng |
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| Lamb Popsicles @ Vij's | Fried Chicken @ Chewies |
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| Sushi @ Sushi Hachi | Ebi Mayo @ Hapa Izakaya |
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| Alla Famiglia Dining @ La Quercia | Shrimp Dumplings @ Western Lake |
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| Xiao Long Bao @ Dinesty | Cutting Noodles @ Peaceful |
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| House Special Crab @ James on Hastings | Gelato @ Bella Gelateria |
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| Banh Mi Dac Biet @ Au Petite Cafe | Lobster Oil @ Pink Peppercorn |
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| Pho @ Pho Tam | Smoked Meat Poutine @ La Belle Patate |
Top 40 Things to Eat in Vancouver... for now...
I've never been a fan of lists, especially ranking which are the best restaurants and the best things to eat. After all, food is highly subjective. The fact of the matter is: people have varying tastes and furthermore, each and every restaurant is different. Comparing all of them and suggesting which one is the "best" is quite hard to do. Now when you separate them into categories, it becomes more representational. But then again, I do admit "best of" lists can be a rough guide. Whether people agree with it or not is another matter. Therefore, it has taken me over 4 years of eating and blogging to come up with my personal Top 40 Things to Eat in Vancouver. I never felt the need to do a post like this earlier because it was important for myself to actually eat every individual item personally. A list based on others is okay too, but this is my blog and I wanted it to be representational of my own tastes. Yes, it is eerily similar to another list from a local publication. Hey, I'm not going to knock it, they do a good job in what they do. I'm just giving my 2 cents about the best things to eat from my point-of-view. And yes, this list will change eventually, as I eat more and new things are introduced. So here goes (oh and yes, feel free to disagree because I'll probably disagree with myself once I eat even more things!).
14 comments:
Great list. Tried Estrella's, was ok but not great, still best in Vancouver. Wings at Phnom Penh is such a simple dish but very memorable, Beef pancake roll is a favorite of my wife. The burnt end I checked out when I was at the Hog Shack but did not see on their menu. Can't wait to try the rest of the list.
Have you tried the lamb popsicles from Vij's food truck? I was tempted to try it, but ensure it would measure up to the real restaurant.
Yum... I'm hungry now. Looking forward to trying these nummy looking dishes in 2013! Thanks for takin the time to compile the list, S-man :)
Great list, Sherman. Well done. And I've not gained a single pound vicariously through your eating out all year ;-)
Can you sticky this thread for our future reference ?
Happy 2013 .... bon appetit :-D
@Unknown Yes, you're right, Estrella's is only the best in "Vancouver". But then again, the list is about Vancouver, so I guess we'll have to accept what we have here. Agreed with the wings! Burnt ends are an off-menu item. You have to call ahead to see if they have any! Cheers!
@EtodaC Haven't tried it off the truck. Probably good?
@Emily Fung Thanks!
@LR Thanks! I can add it as a link in the Recommendations page!
Glands salivated! Thanks for this, Sherman. You're gonna have to pick only one Moules et Frites, though! Then substitute it with the best Chinese/Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup at Green Bamboo! Drove up there three days in a row during the epic snow storm for it. Closed every time! Nothing compares. Happy New Year!!
Hahaha, Karl + Green Bamboo beef noodles = dependency ;-)
Thanks for the awesome list! I've been looking for something like this for a while now! Love following your blog and getting your recommendations for where to eat since we just recently moved to Van! I'm going to have to make it to Hog Shack and want to try out that poutine place!
Thanks for sharing! This is my New Year's resolution - to try as many as I can before the year ends. Lol.
Jo
@Karl Yes, I was torn as to whether I should post 2 Moules et Frites... But both of them are equally good!
@Crazy Cupcake Gem Thanks! Yes, burnt ends and the poutine are money!
@jo My new year's resolution is to eat even more!
I'm surprised that wonton chicken pot from Long's Noodle House didn't make it to the list.
I gotta say, I've never had a *great* at Au Petite Cafe, and there are better banh mi's out there than their Banh Mi Dac Biet. Next time you're in the area, I suggest you walk to the SW corner of Main/33 (just doors down from APC) and hit up Bon Cafe, and try their grilled pork banh mi. It's goooooood.
@M&T Tam I don't disagree with you. I wanted to actually do a Top 100, but didn't want to water down the product. You might see the Wine Chicken at Long's in the Top 60 or 70 at the end of 2013.
@LR I don't like the Banh Mi Dac Biet at Au Petite too. But I do like the meatball one.
Great list. Thanks for sharing this list of different food items to try in Vancouver. There are so many lavish food restaurants in Vancouver, it is impossible to list all delicious Vancouver restaurants in one list.
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