From the top spots to get beautiful bouquets to the city's best destinations for delicious eats, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» readers have cast their votes in our annual Readers' Choice Awards.
The Stars of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»celebrates the incredible businesses and services that make our city shine. This year, we saw a record number of votes across a wide array of categories, showcasing your favourites in the city from Spanish Banks to Strathcona and everywhere in between.
You let us know your favourite rainy day go-tos, where to find divine desserts, and which meal kit service really delivers.
From wellness and pet care to the best in insurance and home improvement, you've shown who the real stars are in the city.
All of these were nominated and voted on by our readers, so this truly reflects what locals love most in Vancouver. Thank you so much for taking the time to cast your ballots.
We hope you can continue to support these truly awesome Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»businesses.
Lindsay William-Ross
Editor-in-Chief, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»
ART GALLERY
1. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Art Gallery
2. Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art
3. Hill's Native Art Gallery
DANCE STUDIO
1. iDance
2. Harbour Dance Centre
3. Urban Beat
NEIGHBOURHOOD
1. Kitsilano
2. Commercial Drive
3. Yaletown
PERFORMING ART VENUE
1. The Centre in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»for Performing Arts
2. Pal Studio Theatre
3. Queen Elizabeth Theatre
TOURIST ATTRACTION
1. Stanley Park
2. Granville Island
3. Pacific Spirit Regional Park
PUBLIC ART
1. A-maze-ing Laughter (Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Biennale)
2. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Olympic Cauldron
3. The #Kitswings Mural
EAT & DRINK
BAKERY
1. Breka Bakery & Cafe
2. COBS
3. Purebread
BRUNCH
1. Yolks
2. Cafe Medina
3. Jam Cafe
BURGER
1. Vera's Burger Shack
2. White Spot
3. Romer's Burger
CHINESE RESTAURANT
1. Sandy La Chinese Restaurant
1. Szechuan Chili Restaurant
2. Peaceful Restaurant
COFFEE SHOP
1.JJ Beans Coffee Roasters
2. 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters
3. Bean Around the World Coffees
CRAFT BREWERY
1. Parallel 49 Brewing
2. 33 Acres Brewing Company
3. Granville Island Brewing
DESSERT
1. Thierry Chocolates
2. True Confections
3. Thomas Haas
FINE DINING
1. Seasons in the Park
2. Hawksworth Restaurant
3. Blue Water Cafe
FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE
1. Uber Eat
2. Doordash
3. SkipTheDishes
FOOD TRUCK
1. Chickpea
2. Tacofino
3. JAPADOG
GREEK RESTAURANT
1. The Greek by Anatoli
2. Stepho's Souvlaki Greek Taverna
3. Maria's Taverna
ICE CREAM/GELATO
1. Rain or Shine Ice Cream
2. Dolce Amore
3. Earnest Ice Cream
INDIAN/ SOUTH ASIAN RESTAURANT
1. Sula Indian Restaurant
2. Vij's
3. Agra Tandoori Restaurant
ITALITAN RESTAURANT
1. Pepino's Spaghetti House
2. Ask for Luigi's
3. Savio Volpe
JAPANESE RESTAURANT
1. Miku
2. Minami
3. Applause Sushi
KOREAN BBQ RESTAURANT
1. Kook Korean BBQ
2. Chosun Korean BBQ
3. SURA Korean BBQ
LATE NIGHT EATS
1. Lucy's Eastside Diner
2. Denny's
3. Earl's
MIDDLE EASTERN RESTAURANT
1. Nuba
2. East is East
3. Jamjar Canteen
NEW RESTAURANT (OPENED IN 2024)
1. Elio Volpe
2. Meo & Elem (tied)
PATIO
1. Mahony's Tavern
2. Joe Fortes
3. Tap & Barrel
PIZZA
1. Via Tevere Pizzeria
2. La Ruota Pizzeria
3. Pizza Garden
SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
1. Joe Fortes
2. Blue Water Cafe
3. Rodney's Oyster House
SPANISH/ TAPA RESTAURANT
1. Espana Restaurant
2. Bodega
3. Como Taperia
SPORTS BAR
1. Boston Pizza
2. Red Card Sports Bar + Eatery
3. Shark Club Sports Bar & Grill
MEXICAN RESTURANT
1. La Taqueria Pinche Taco Shop
2. Tacofino
3. Sal y Limon
THAI RESTAURANT
1. Thai Away
2. Maenam
3. Bob Likes Thai Food
VEGAN RESTAURANT
1. Chickpea
2. MeeT
3. The Acorn
VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT
1. MeeT
2. The Naam
3. Chickpea
LIFESTYLE & SERVICES
APPAREL
1. Lululemon Athletica
2. Aritzia
3. Simons
ARTS & CRAFT SUPPLIES
1. Michaels
2. Opus Art Supplies
3. Urban Source
AUTO REPAIR
1. M & N Auto Repairs
2. Tremblay Motors
3. Everbloom Auto Repairs
BABY/CHILDREN'S STORE
1. Babes on Fourth
2. West Coast Kids
3. Dilly Dally Kids
BARBERSHOP
1. Big Bro's Barbershop
2. The Barbershop
3. TopGun Barber
BIKE SHOP
1. Reckless Bike Stores
2. West Point Cycles
3. Our Community Bikes
BRIDAL STORE
1. Everly Bridal
2. Bisou Bridal
3. Luxx Nova Bridal Boutique
BUTCHER
1. Columbus Meat Market
2. Windsor Meats
3. Rio Friendly Meats
CAR DEALER
1. Brian Jessel BMW
2. Open Road
3. Regency Toyota
CAR SHARE
1. Evo Car Share
2. Modo
3. Zerocar
CAR WASH
1. M & J Car Wash
2. Shine Auto Wash
3. Century Car Wash
CATERER
1. Emelle's Catering
2. Savoury City Catering
3. The Lazy Gourmet
CHARITY
1. BC Children's Hospital Foundation
2. Covenant House
3. BC SPCA
CONTINUING STUDIES INSTITUTION
1. Langara College
2. UBC
3. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Community College
COOKING CLASSES
1. Dirty Apron
2. The Gourmet Warehouse
3. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Community College
DRY CLEANER
1. Busy Bee
2. Fletchers
3. A Star
EYEWEAR STORE
1. Bailey Nelson
2. Della Optique
3. Integra Eyecare Centre
FLORIST
1. Celsia Florist
2. The Flower Factory
3. Queen Bee
FUNERAL HOME
1. Amherst Funeral and Cremation Services
2. Kearney Funeral Services
3. Mount Pleasant Universal Funeral Home
FURNITURE AND DECOR STORE
1. Structube
2. Parliament Interiors
3. West Elm
GARAGE DOOR SERVICE
1. Rio Garage Doors
2. West Point Garage Door Company
3. Garage Door Ninja
GARDEN STORE
1. Figaro's Garden
2. Hunters Garden
3. Southland's Nursery
GIFT SHOP
1. Giving Gifts
2. Make Vancouver
3. Pacific Arts Market
GROCERY STORE
1. Choices Market
2. T&T
3. Stongs
HAIR SALON
1. Suki's
2. East Vanity Parlour
3. Chura's Hair Salon
HARDWARE STORE
1. Home Hardware
2. Rona
3. West End Paint and Hardware
HEARING CLINIC
1. NexGen Hearing (Hearing Life)
2. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Hearing Centre
3. Connect Hearing
HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING SERVICE
1. Trail Appliance (tied)
2. Drips & Drains Plumbing and Heating
HOME APPLIANCE STORE
1. Forum Home Appliances
2. Trail Appliances
3. Coast Appliances (North Vancouver)
HOME RENOVATIONS
1. Lower Coast Building Group (North Vancouver)
2. Kerr
3. Twins Lions Contratcing
INSURANCE BROKER
1. Jack Chow Insurance
2. Westland Insurance
3. BCAA
JEWELERS
1. Birks
2. Blue Ruby
3. Mejuri
KITCHEN DESIGN
1. Casa Bossanova Bespoke Cabinetry & Accessories
2. BFJ Design Custom Kitchen and Closet
3. Fiona Sinclair Design Studio
KITCHENWARE STORE
1. The Gourmet Warehouse
2. Ming Wo
3. Forum Home Appliances
LANDSCAPING
1. Hyland Landscapes
2. Elemental Garden
3. Sprout Landscapes
LASER AND SKIN CLINIC
1. Revivaderm
2. Arbutus Laser Centre
3. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Laser & Skin Care Centre
LAWYER
1. Taylor and Blair LLP
2. Krista Simon
3. Acumen Law Corporation - Kyla Lee
LIQUOR/ WINE STORE
1. BC Liquor Stores
2. Legacy Liquor Store
3. Liberty Wine Merchants
MEAL KIT DELIVERY
1. Fresh Prep
2. HelloFresh
3. Goodfood
MORTAGE BROKER
1. Pinsky Mortages
2. Michael Sato.
3. Birgit Christina Holm
NAIL SALON
1. Pure Nail Bar
2. Modern Nails
3. Joyride
NOTARY PUBLIC
1. Reg Chow
2. Yoshida Notary Public Inc.
3. Morris Notary
OIL CHANGE
1. Mr. Lube
2. Jiff Lube
3. Everbloom Auto Repair
PAVING SERVICE
1. Burnaby Black Top (Burnaby)
2. Nasib's Asphalt Paving (Richmond)
3. S&S Asphalt Paving
PET STORE
1. Discover Dogs
2. Pet Pantry
3. Mrpets
PLUMBER
1. Canada West Plumbing & Heating
2. Millani Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditoning
3. Papa Plumbing, Heating & Draining (Surrey)
PRE SCHOOL DAYCARE
1. Little People's Community Preschool
2. Pebbles and Piaget
3. Kiddy Junction Academy
PRIVATE SCHOOL
1. York House School
2. St. George's School
3. Crofton House
REALTOR
1. Rod Chow
2. Michelle Yu
3. Paul Toffoli
ROOF SERVICE
1. Robinson Roofing (Port Coquitlam)
2. Marine Roofing (Burnaby)
3. Holland Roofing (Burnaby)
SENIORS CARE SUPPORT SERVICES
1. Nurse Next Door
2. Sunrise Senior Living
3. Qualicare
SENIORS RESIDENCE
1. Louis Brier Home and Hospital
2. Sunrise Senior Living
3. Blenheim Manor
SHOE STORE
1. Gravitypope
2. Browns
3. Private & Co.
SHOPPING CENTRE
1. Pacific Centre
2. City Square
3. Kingsgate Mall
SPA
1. Spa Utopia
2. Sabai Thai Spa
3. Fairmount Spa
SPECIALTY GROCEY STORE
1. Greens Maket
2. T&T
3. Whole Foods Market
TOY STORE
1. Toya are Us
2. Kaboodlies Toy Store
3. Dilly Dally Kids
TOURIST ATTRACTION
1. Expedia Cruises Center
2. Travel Best Bets
3. Canada Revealed
VETERINARIAN
1. Atlas Animal Hospital
2. Yaletown Pet Hospital
3. West Boulevard Veterinary Clinic
VINTAGE/ CONSIGNMENT STORE
1. Turnabout
2. Front and Company
3. Value Village
WEDDING VENUE
1. Brock House Restaurant
2. Stanley Park
3. Heritage Hall
YACHT SERVICE
1. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Yacht Charters
2. Habibi Yacht Club
3. Skookum Yacht Services
HEALTH & WELLNESS
ACUPUNCTURE
1. Acupoint Wellness Centre
2. Jenny Abel Acupuncture
3. Main Acupuncture Clinic
FITNESS STORE
1. PowerBlock
2. Peloton
3. Fitness Town
CHIROPRACTOR
1. Kingsway Spine & Muscle
2. The Powerhouse Chiropractic
3. In Touch Chiropractic
DENTIST
1. Kits Family Dental
2. Dr. Harry Sangha (Family Dental Care - Kitsilano)
3. Kingsgate Dental
DENTURE CLINIC
1. Inspire Dental Group
2. Northwest Denture Clinic
3. West Point Denture Clinic
FERTILITY CLINIC
1. Olive Fertility Centre
2. Grace Fertility Centre
3. Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine
GROUP FITNESS STUDIO
1. Pure Barre
2. Studeo Gyms
3. Kondi Fitness & Rumbo Boxing Studio (tied)
HEALTH & FITNESS CENTRE
1. Anytime Fitness
2. Fitness World
3. YMCA
HEALTH & WELLNESS STORE
1. Finlandia Natural Pharmacy
2. Body Energy Club
3. Alive Health Centre
LASER EYE CLINIC
1. Pacific Laser Eye Centre
2. Lasik MD
3. BoydVision Centre
MASSAGE THERAPY
1. Spa Utopia
2. Evolve Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»RMT
3. Everest Therapeautics
NATUROPATHIC CLINIC
1. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Naturopathic Clinic
2. Divine Elements
3. Cross Roads Clinics
NUTRITIONIST
1. Stephanie Burns Staiano
2. Dr. Vanessa Lindsay
3. Kelsey Ellis
OPTOMETRIST
1. Integra Eyecare Centre Optometry
2. Eyelab
3. Mount Pleasant Optometry Centre
PERSONAL TRAINER
1. Kalev Fitness Solution
2. Precision Athletics
3. Turnfit Personal Trainers
PHYSIOTHERAPIST
1. Kelvin Physiotherapy Clinic
2. Tall Tree Integrated Health
3. Total Therapy
SPIN STUDIO
1. Spin Society
2. Ride Cycle Club
3. Altea West 6
YOGA STUDIO
1. Oxygen Yoga & Fitness
2. YYoga
3. Open Door Yoga
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
URBAN HIKE
1. Pacific Spirit Regional Park
2. The Sea Wall
3. Stanley Park
BEACH
1. Spanish Banks Beach
2. Kitsilano Beach
3. Jericho Beach
PUBLIC GARDEN
1. Queen Elizabeth Park
2. VanDusen Botanical Garden
3. Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden
OFF-LEASH DOG PARK
1. Spanish Banks Beach Park
2. Trout Lake Park
3. Queen Elizabeth Park
BIKE TRAIL
1. Stanley Park
2. The Seawall
3. Arbutus Greenway Park
RUNNING TRAIL
1. Stanley Park
2. Pacific Spirit Regional Park
3. The Seawall
PLACES
BEST OUTDOOR PLACE ON A RAINY DAY
1. Stanley Park
2. Granville Island
3. Pacific Spirit Regional Park
BEST PLACE FOR A FIRST DATE
1. Pacific Spirit Regional Park
2. The Seawall
3. Stanley Park
FAMILY OUTING
1. Science World
2. Pacific Spirit Regional Park
3. PNE Playland
DOG WALK
1. Pacific Spirit Regional Park
2. Spanish Banks
3. The Seawall
STAYCATIONS
BEST HOTEL
1. The Westin Bayshore
2. Sylvia Hotel
3. Fairmont Pacific Rim
BEST TV SERIES
1. Riverdale
2. Poker Face
3. Fire Country & The Last of Us (tied)
FAVOURITE SKI HILL
1. Cypress Mountain
2. Whistler Blackcomb
3. Seymour Mountain