Over half of the Chinese Restaurant Awards Top 50 Honourees are from Metro Vancouver
We’re still right in the midst of restaurant award season, and the Chinese Restaurant Awards has just unveiled its Top 50 Honourees ahead of its inaugural Elite 30 Canada Awards. What’s even more exciting is that among the honourees, over half of the included restaurants are from Metro Vancouver.
The Chinese Restaurant Awards, which were founded in Vancouver in 2008, have become the definitive guide to Chinese cuisine. For years, a diverse panel of judges has anonymously visited restaurants of all sizes to seek out their favourite dishes, eateries, hole-in-the-wall establishments, and undiscovered talent.
“We are excited to announce our Top 50 Honourees, and soon, our ranked Elite 30 later this month,” said Kung, managing director of the Chinese Restaurant Awards. “It truly brings me so much joy that we are able to celebrate the cuisine of my heritage across Canada this year. This list is dedicated exclusively to Chinese cuisine, of which there are many diverse options in Canada – from Cantonese dim sum and upscale banquet spots to contemporary Chinese and Sichuan cooking. Our mission has never changed. We still aim to uncover the finest signature dishes and to highlight the talent behind them.”
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The Elite 30 Canada Awards (which will be chosen from the top 50 Honourees on Oct. 29, 2025) is curated by the newly established Canada Taste Advisors Panel, which is chaired by founding judge Lee Man, who is regarded as one of the most influential voices in Vancouver’s Chinese dining scene.
The panel includes 15 people with diverse backgrounds — including food writers, healthcare professionals, finance professionals, and frequent diners — who are all united by the belief that Chinese dining is not defined by restaurants alone, but by the signature dishes that capture their essence through flavour.
“What sets our taste advisors apart from other accolades is these are individuals who have intimate knowledge of what Chinese cuisine is – they know its flavour, the history, and nuances because they have been eating it all their life,” explained Lee Man. “They are familiar with both the regional traditions and modern applications. Every recognition decided by our panel reflects genuine care in selecting our award winners.”
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Among the 50 Honourees, 29 are in Metro Vancouver and include award-winning establishments like the Michelin-starred iDen & Quan Ju De Beijing Duck House, the celebrity-loved Mott 32, and Din Tai Fung’s first Canadian outpost in Vancouver.
Here’s the full list of the top 50 Honourees, in alphabetical order:
- A BENTO — Vancouver (Taiwanese)
- aKin — Toronto (Modern Asian)
- Bamboo Grove Restaurant — Richmond (Cantonese)
- Ban Bu Xian — Vancouver & Richmond (Sichuan)
- Car’s Dessert — Richmond (Hong Kong Style Dessert)
- Casa Victoria Fine Dining and Banquet — Markham (Cantonese)
- Cha Kee — Richmond (Hong Kong Style Cafe Food)
- Chang’ An — Vancouver (Shaanxi/Northern Chinese)
- Chengdu Street Food — Richmond & Toronto (Sichuan)
- Chinatown BBQ — Vancouver (Cantonese BBQ)
- Din Tai Fung — Vancouver (Taiwanese/Shanghainese Dim Sum)
- Dynasty Seafood Restaurant — Vancouver (Cantonese Seafood)
- Fishman Lobster Clubhouse Restaurant — Scarborough (Cantonese Seafood)
- Flavourful House — Richmond Hill (Cantonese)
- Geng Shi Ji — Richmond (Hunan)
- Gols Lanzhou Noodle — Manitoba/Ontario/Quebec (Lanzhou Noodle House)
- Gongfu Bao — Ottawa (Hong Kong Style & Taiwanese)
- Golden Paramount Seafood Restaurant — Richmond (Cantonese/Shunde)
- HK BBQ Master — Richmond (Cantonese BBQ)
- iDen & Quan Ju De Beijing Duck House — Vancouver (Peking Duck/Northern Chinese)
- Jiangnan Wok — Richmond (Jiangnan)
- Jumbo Lobster Restaurant — Richmond Hill (Cantonese Seafood)
- Kalvin’s Szechuan Restaurant — Vancouver (Taiwanese/Sichuan)
- Lai Wah Heen — Toronto (Contemporary Cantonese)
- Landmark Hotpot House — Richmond (Hong Kong Style Hotpot)
- Lanxuan Restaurant — Richmond (Cantonese)
- Long’s Noodle — Richmond (Shanghainese)
- Loon Fong Hotpot — Richmond Hill (Hong Kong Style Hotpot)
- Master Beef Hot Pot — Calgary (Hotpot/Alberta Beef Specialty)
- Max Noodle House — Richmond (Cantonese Noodles & Congee)
- May Yan Seafood Restaurant — Scarborough (Cantonese)
- Memory Corner — Richmond (Taiwanese)
- Mimi Chinese — Toronto (Modern Chinese)
- Miss Qu Barbecue & Restaurant — Markham/Scarborough (Chongqing Jianghu)
- Mott 32 — Vancouver & Toronto (Peking Duck/Modern Chinese)
- Nian Yi Kuai Zi — Markham/Scarborough (Chongqing Jianghu)
- Nouilles de Lan Zhou — Montreal (Lanzhou Beef Noodles)
- Oncle Lee Kǎo — Montreal (Chinese)
- Osmanthus Chinese Fusion Restaurant — Richmond (Shanghainese)
- R&D — Toronto (Modern Canadian Asian)
- Sang-Ji Fried Bao — Toronto & North York (Shanghainese)
- Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant — Richmond (Cantonese)
- Tai Er Suancai & Fish — Richmond (Sichuan)
- Takumi BBQ — Ottawa (Dongbei BBQ)
- The Fish Man — Richmond (Sichuan/Cantonese Seafood)
- The Jade Seafood Restaurant — Richmond (Cantonese)
- Uno Beef Noodle — Richmond (Taiwanese)
- Wonton Hut — Markham (Cantonese Noodle House)
- Xi’An Flavour — Richmond (Shaanxi/Xi’an)
- Yu Seafood — Richmond Hill & Yorkdale (Cantonese)
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