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Delara Restaurant

Name: Delara Restaurant
Address: 2272 W 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC, V6K 1S4, CA
Telephone: (604) 730-4325
Price range: value

Contemporary•Kitsilano•value

Delara Restaurant is one of the best contemporary restaurants in Vancouver for brunch, especially if you want a strong option in Kitsilano.

What Delara gets right — and what most contemporary rooms in this city fumble — is treating Persian cooking as a living tradition rather than a museum piece.

Editorial review•May 5, 2026

What Delara gets right — and what most contemporary rooms in this city fumble — is treating Persian cooking as a living tradition rather than a museum piece. In Kitsilano, a neighborhood that can drift toward the safely beautiful, Delara is known for planting a flag for food with actual spine, actual history, and actual technique. The menu is designed for the table that wants to eat slowly and talk loudly, and at a price point that should make half of Broadway embarrassed, it has built a reputation as one of the more democratic rooms in Vancouver. The menu moves between the familiar anchors of Persian home cooking and something more considered, without losing the thread. The Fesenjoon — the classic walnut-and-pomegranate braise — is consistently cited as a centerpiece dish: dark, bittersweet, and reportedly built with a depth that pulls you back to the bread long after you should stop. The Lamb Shank is the other anchor order, renowned for fall-from-the-bone tenderness and a braising liquid that does serious work underneath. The Marinated Smoked Olives are the right place to start — they set the register for the meal — and the Koofteh, Delara's take on Persian herb-and-meat dumplings, is the dish that diners consistently single out as the one that reframes a familiar idea entirely. The Braised Beef Gheymeh is the quieter order, the one that reportedly reveals itself more fully on a second visit. Book a full table for the weekend — this is a room that rewards company and a long pace. The practical move: anchor your order around the Fesenjoon and Lamb Shank, open with the Marinated Smoked Olives, and treat the Koofteh as a requirement rather than a question. Come with time and appetite.

Priya Sharma, Dining Editor

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Kits dinner brunch dinner coastal easygoing patio

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Rating (Google) 8.8

1,368 reviews

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brunch and dinner

Price and pace

Good value

Neighborhood

Kitsilano · 2272 W 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6K 1S4, Canada

Price

Good value

Google rating

8.8 from 1,368 reviews

Phone

(604) 730-4325

What to order

Signature dishes at Delara Restaurant

Koofteh

three meatballs made with beef, rice, split peas, herbs, walnuts and plums, served with a slice of our seedy sourdough flatbread

Marinated Smoked Olives

smoked olives marinated in spices, chili, citrus, pomegranate molasses and walnuts

Seasonal Salad

greens and veg tossed with a barberry and orange dressing topped with nuts, seeds, and feta cheese

Fesenjoon

a sweet and tangy stew of walnut and pomegranate molasses, served with braised chicken leg. It also comes with a side of rice and tahdeeg

Lamb Shank

sabzi polo ba mahicheh : lamb shank braised with pomegranate molasses, thyme and olive oil, served with herbed rice

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What makes Delara Restaurant worth the move

Delara Restaurant is a strong contemporary option in Kitsilano in Vancouver when you want somewhere that already has a solid public track record. Koofteh and Marinated Smoked Olives also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 8.8 rating across 1,368 Google reviews.

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Public rating

8.8 from 1,368 Google reviews

Best used for

brunch and dinner

Style

Contemporary in Kitsilano

Spend

Good value

Best for

Kits dinner brunch dinner coastal easygoing patio

Know before you go

Google rating: 8.8 from 1,368 reviews

Price point: value

Popular dishes: Koofteh, Marinated Smoked Olives, Seasonal Salad

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8.8 from 1,368 reviews

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Editorial review by Priya Sharma

There's a small ceremony to eating here that most Vancouver hot pot rooms skip: the cloisonné copper pots, the charcoal glowing underneath, the sense that dinner is an event rather than a transaction.

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Address: 2272 W 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6K 1S4, Canada
Phone: (604) 730-4325
Price: value
TastyPals score: Coming soon
Google rating: 8.8 (1,368 reviews)
Cuisine: Contemporary
Neighborhood: Kitsilano

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What cuisine does Delara Restaurant serve?

Delara Restaurant is a Contemporary restaurant located in Kitsilano, Vancouver. What Delara gets right — and what most contemporary rooms in this city fumble — is treating Persian cooking as a living tradition rather than a museum piece.

What is Delara Restaurant best for?

Delara Restaurant is best for kits dinner, brunch, dinner, coastal, easygoing, patio. Delara Restaurant is a strong contemporary option in Kitsilano in Vancouver when you want somewhere that already has a solid public track record. Koofteh and Marinated Smoked Olives also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 8.8 rating across 1,368 Google reviews.

How much does it cost to eat at Delara Restaurant?

Delara Restaurant is in the Good value price range (value). Google rating: 8.8 from 1,368 reviews

What should I order at Delara Restaurant?

Start with Koofteh, Marinated Smoked Olives, Seasonal Salad and Fesenjoon. These dishes are shown from TastyPals notes or restaurant data on this page.

Is Delara Restaurant worth visiting?

Delara Restaurant holds a 8.8 Google rating from 1,368 reviews. Delara Restaurant is a strong contemporary option in Kitsilano in Vancouver when you want somewhere that already has a solid public track record. Koofteh and Marinated Smoked Olives also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 8.8 rating across 1,368 Google reviews.

Where is Delara Restaurant located?

Delara Restaurant is located at 2272 W 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6K 1S4, Canada. Directions are available via Google Maps.

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