Best Restaurants in North Vancouver , Vancouver : 20 Picks for 2026

Eivan Restaurant and Bar

Eivan fills a real gap on Lonsdale Avenue: elevated Persian cooking presented with the seriousness of a contemporary dining room rather than the casualness that's long defined the North Shore's restaurant scene.

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Akbarjoojeh 19th | اکبرجوجه

On the busy stretch of Lonsdale where North Van does its everyday eating, Akbarjoojeh 19th makes its case for the charcoal-grilling tradition of northern Iran.

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9.6

Based on 4103 reviews

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Chop and Chew

Chop & Chew on Lonsdale isn't angling for a reservation-list crowd, and that restraint is part of what makes it worth paying attention to.

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Global•North Vancouver•value

Carpe Grill & Diner

Carpe Grill & Diner has positioned itself as the Shipyards District's casual anchor for the smashed-burger-and-breakfast crowd — a family-owned counter at 125 Victory Ship Way that leans into the waterfront energy of North Vancouver's re…

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Scratch Kitchen Deep Cove

Scratch Kitchen sits on North Dollarton Highway, technically Dollarton Village rather than Deep Cove proper, but the distinction barely matters — it's the kind of casual, ingredient-driven spot that a quieter, residential stretch of the…

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Vietnamese•North Vancouver•moderate

Phonatic Social Restaurant

Phonatic Social is doing something specific and underrepresented on the North Shore: it's making the case for Northern Vietnamese cooking in a city where the conversation about Vietnamese food almost always starts — and ends — in the south.

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German•North Vancouver•moderate

Jägerhof Restaurant

There's a particular kind of restaurant that outlasts trends by simply being itself, and Jägerhof on Lonsdale has been doing exactly that for 40 years.

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9.4

Based on 1205 reviews

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Japanese•North Vancouver•value

Sapporo Kitchen Deep Cove

Sapporo Kitchen is doing something deceptively straightforward: it's a sub-$20 ramen shop planted in Deep Cove, one of North Vancouver's most scenic and genuinely underserved corners for serious bowl culture.

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Italian•North Vancouver•moderate

Sempre Uno

Sempre Uno occupies a particular position in the North Vancouver dining landscape — a neighbourhood Italian room that, by most accounts, takes its cooking seriously enough to justify the SeaBus crossing for anyone coming from the city side.

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Seafood•North Vancouver•moderate

Fishworks

Fishworks is a seafood restaurant in North Vancouver in Vancouver that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

Global•North Vancouver•value

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9.0

Based on 1525 reviews

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Cafe Orso

Cafe Orso isn't trying to out-brunch the brunch industrial complex, which is exactly what makes it interesting.

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Bistro•North Vancouver•value

Liberty Kitchen Harbour Centre (North Vancouver)

Liberty Kitchen Harbour Centre occupies a specific and underserved lane in the North Vancouver dining landscape: the Italian-leaning all-day room that approaches weekend brunch with the same seriousness as a dinner service.

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Arms Reach Bistro

Deep Cove does a lot of the atmospheric work before anyone looks at a menu — seaplanes on the water, kayaks stacked at the shore, that particular North Shore light that makes a Tuesday feel like a long weekend.

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8.8

Based on 1187 reviews

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Pizza•North Vancouver•moderate

King Taps

King Taps is a pizza restaurant in North Vancouver in Vancouver that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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French•North Vancouver•value

Provisions Italiana at Seaside Hotel

There's a version of hotel dining that functions purely as infrastructure — a room that exists so guests don't have to think too hard about leaving.

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Deep Cove Chalet

Deep Cove Chalet is not a restaurant that's auditioning for relevance.

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Tap & Barrel • Shipyards

Tap & Barrel Shipyards occupies some of the more coveted waterfront real estate on the North Shore, and by most accounts it reads the room correctly — which is to say it doesn't pretend to be a downtown destination restaurant.

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8.6

Based on 5247 reviews

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Global•North Vancouver•value

Honey Doughnuts & Goodies

What Honey Doughnuts & Goodies is doing on the North Van side of the bridge is worth paying attention to: an all-day casual kitchen running a genuinely eclectic menu — Mexican, Italian, classic diner, brunch staples — at a price point th…

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8.6

Based on 3932 reviews

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Seafood•North Vancouver•moderate

PIER 7 Restaurant + Bar

PIER 7 Restaurant + Bar is an easy seafood option in North Vancouver in Vancouver to suggest without needing a long explanation.