Announced on Oct. 27, 2022, eight Vancouver restaurants were selected to earn the one-MICHELIN-Star distinctions, 12 received Bib Gourmand designations, and 40 were named as Recommended eateries.
“Our teams of inspectors genuinely savoured their dining experiences in Vancouver,” said Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the MICHELIN Guides. “They were very impressed with the city’s gastronomic dynamism. The selection – from Stars to Bib Gourmands to the Recommended spots – are all appealing in their own authentic DNA, and very diverse offers. They all can be very proud of their entry in the MICHELIN Guide family, as we’re pleased to highlight them to our community of foodies and travellers.”

The 8 one-MICHELIN-Star Vancouver restaurants are:
- AnnaLena
- Barbara
- Burdock & Co
- iDen & QuanJuDe Beijing Duck House
- Kissa Tanto
- Masayoshi
- Published on Main
- St. Lawrence
The MICHELIN Guide inspectors found 12 Vancouver restaurants worthy of the Bib Gourmand designation, which recognizes great food at a great value. These are restaurants where one can have two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for less than $60.
- Anh and Chi
- Chupito
- Fable Kitchen
- Fiorino, Italian Street Food
- Kin Kao Song
- Little Bird Dim Sum + Craft Beer
- Lunch Lady
- Nightshade
- Oca Pastificio
- Phnom Penh
- Say Mercy!
- Vij’s
(Photo: Oca Pastificio, Sept 2022)

Lastly, these 40 Vancouver restaurants are Recommended by the MICHELIN Guide:
- The Acorn
- acquafarina
- Arike
- Ask for Luigi
- bacaro
- Bacchus
- Bar Gobo
- Bar Susu
- Bonjour Vietnam Bistro
- Botanist
- Café Medina
- Carlino
- Chang’An
- Chef’s Choice Chinese Cuisine
- Cioppino’s
- ¿CóMO? Taperia
- Delara
- Dynasty Seafood
- Elephant
- Fanny Bay Oyster Bar
- Hawksworth Restaurant
- Homer St. Cafe
- L’Abattoir
- Lobby Lounge & RawBar
- The Mackenzie Room
- Maenam
- Miku
- Nammos Estiatorio
- Neptune Palace Seafood Restaurant
- New Mandarin Seafood Restaurant
- Nightingale
- Ophelía
- Osteria Savio Volpe
- per se Social Corner
- PiDGiN
- Riley’s Fish & Steak
- Sushi Bar Maumi
- Torafuku
- Ubuntu Canteen
- Yuwa

These 60 Vancouver restaurants in the inaugural MICHELIN Guide Vancouver Selection represents 19 different cuisines. Watch the video of the official ceremony as Vancouver chefs and restaurants receive their MICHELIN Guide awards.
Looking at the list above, I’ve only been to 32 of them, so I still have a few to go through. How many of these have you been to? And how many are now on your list to go next?
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