30 Metro Vancouver restaurants named to Chinese Restaurant Awards

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The 15th-annual Chinese Restaurant Awards has released its longlist of top eateries in Metro Vancouver.

It’s pretty much a you’ve-gotta-eat-here list of must-try dining destinations in and around the city.

Chosen by a panel of 18 judges, the list is designed to highlight the “best and most exciting Chinese culinary experiences” and includes a mix of dine-in restaurants, food court stalls, dessert destinations, and more.

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“Our Top 30 longlist this year truly showcases the rich diversity of Chinese and Taiwanese cuisine in Metro Vancouver,” Lee Man, judging panel chair, Chinese Restaurant Awards, said in a news release. “From Cantonese, Jiangnan, Northern Chinese, to Hunan, and Sichuan, our 2024 list reflects the culinary trends and vibrant dining scene in our region. We are lucky to have so many incredible choices.”

Check out the full list below.

Chinese Restaurant Awards Top 30 Longlist

• A.Bento — Taiwanese cuisine (Vancouver) — READ OUR REVIEW HERE
• Bamboo Grove Restaurant — Cantonese cuisine (Richmond)
• Cha Kee — Hong Kong-style café (Richmond)
• Chang’An Restaurant — Northern Chinese cuisine (Vancouver)
• Chef Tony Chinese Restaurant — Cantonese cuisine, RichmondChef’s Choice Chinese Cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, (Vancouver) — READ OUR REVIEW HERE
• Chinatown BBQ — Cantonese BBQ (Vancouver) — READ OUR REVIEW HERE
• Dynasty Seafood Restaurant — Cantonese cuisine (Vancouver)
• Geng Shi Ji — Hunan cuisine (Richmond)
• Golden Paramount Seafood Restaurant — Cantonese cuisine (Richmond)
• Hei Hei Rice Roll — casual Chinese (Richmond)
• iDen & Quanjude — Northern Chinese cuisine (Vancouver)
• Landmark Hotpot House — hot pot (Vancouver)
• Lao Cai Chinese Cuisine — Xi’an cuisine (West Vancouver) — READ OUR REVIEW HERE
• Max Noodle House — noodle and congee (Richmond)
• Memory Corner — Taiwanese cuisine (Richmond)
• Mott 32 — contemporary Chinese (Vancouver) — READ OUR REVIEW HERE 
• Neptune Palace Seafood Restaurant — Cantonese cuisine (Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey)
• Osmanthus Chinese Fusion Restaurant — Jiangnan cuisine (Richmond)
• Rice Holic — Taiwanese cuisine (Richmond)
• Sea Harbour Restaurant — Cantonese cuisine (Richmond)
• Seaport City Seafood Restaurant — Cantonese cuisine (Vancouver)
• Suhang Restaurant — Shanghainese cuisine (Richmond)
• Sun Sui Wah Seafood Restaurant — Cantonese cuisine (Vancouver, Richmond)
• Tasty BBQ and Beer Bar — Sichuan cuisine (Vancouver, Richmond)
• That Year China Restaurant — Sichuan cuisine (Richmond)
• The Dolar Shop Hot Pot — hot pot (Burnaby, Richmond)
• The Fish Man — Sichuan cuisine and seafood (Richmond
• The Jade Seafood Restaurant — Cantonese cuisine (Richmond) — READ OUR REVIEW HERE
• Yuan’s Garden Restaurant — Shanghainese and Nanjing cuisine (Richmond)

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Founded in 2008, the annual event is billed as the “longest-running Chinese culinary awards event in the world.”

The list of top eateries will be slashed to a Top 15 shortlist on Nov. 5 during an awards ceremony at The Vancouver Club. Additional category awards such as Critics’ Choice Signature Dish Awards, Best New Restaurant of the Year, Master Chef of the Year, and Dim Sum Chef of the Year will also be awarded during the event.

The Chinese Restaurant Awards 2024 DINING by the Awards event will take place Nov. 18 at Chang’An Restaurant in Vancouver. For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit chineserestaurantawards.com.

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