New year, new format, and now a new hot sheet featuring the 30 top Chinese restaurants in Metro Vancouver ahead of the 2024 Chinese Restaurant Awards.
For its 15th year, the prestigious Chinese Restaurant Awards has shaken up its format and returned after a one-year hiatus with a tastebud-teasing "longlist" representing the judges' picks for the top dining experiences in the city.
“Our Top 30 longlist this year truly showcases the rich diversity of Chinese and Taiwanese cuisine in Metro Vancouver,” said Lee Man, judging panel chair, Chinese Restaurant Awards, in an October 22, 2024 media release announcing the restaurant winners. “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.”
Man was among the 18-judge panel of diners who ate their way across Metro Vancouver to come up with their expert selections for where to enjoy dine-in Chinese meals as well as Taiwanese cuisine, food court stalls, Cantonese BBQ eateries, dessert shops, and café-style venues.
From this impressive list representing an array of culinary achievements and excellence, there will be an "Elite 15," which will be revealed at an in-person awards ceremony on November 5. During the event, the Chinese Restaurant Awards will also honour the recipients of a slate of special designations such as the Critics’ Choice Signature Dish Awards; Best New Restaurant of the Year; Master Chef of the Year; Dim Sum Chef of the Year; Rising Star Chef of the Year; and Elite Service Crew Member of the Year.
15th Annual Chinese Restaurant Awards Top 30 Longlist
- A.Bento - Taiwanese cuisine, Vancouver
- Bamboo Grove Restaurant - Cantonese cuisine, Richmond
- Cha Kee, Hong Kong-style cafe, Richmond
- Chang'An Restaurant, Northern Chinese cuisine, Vancouver
- Chef Tony Chinese Restaurant, Cantonese cuisine, Richmond
- Chef's Choice Chinese Cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, Vancouver
- Chinatown BBQ, Cantonese BBQ, Vancouver
- The Dolar Shop Hot Pot, hotpot, Burnaby and Richmond
- Dynasty Seafood Restaurant, Cantonese cuisine, Vancouver
- The Fish Man, Sichuan cuisine and seafood, Richmond
- 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
- The Jade Seafood Restaurant, Cantonese cuisine, Richmond
- Landmark Hotpot House, hotpot, Vancouver
- Lao Cai Chinese Cuisine, Xi'an cuisine, West Vancouver
- Max Noodle House, noodle and congee, Richmond
- Memory Corner, Taiwanese cuisine, Richmond
- Mott 32, contemporary Chinese, Vancouver
- 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 and Richmond
- Tasty BBQ and Beer Bar, Sichuan cuisine, Vancouver and Richmond
- That Year China Restaurant, Sichuan cuisine, Richmond
- Yuan's Garden Restaurant, Shanghainese and Nanjing cuisines, Richmond
