Restaurant

Wild Thyme

Name: Wild Thyme
Address: 705 12th St, New Westminster, BC, V3M 4J7, CA
Telephone: (778) 917-9894
Price range: value

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Wild Thyme is one of the best lebanese restaurants in Vancouver for dinner, especially if you want a strong option in Vancouver.

Wild Thyme is a family-run Lebanese spot operating out of New Westminster's 12th Street corridor — a stretch that's developed a quiet reputation for serious cheap eating in the Lower Mainland.

Editorial review updated•Jul 28, 2026

Wild Thyme is a family-run Lebanese spot operating out of New Westminster's 12th Street corridor — a stretch that's developed a quiet reputation for serious cheap eating in the Lower Mainland. The restaurant is built around an imported oven that's visible from most of the room, and that's not accidental. The whole concept is organized around flatbread and the Lebanese tradition of slowing down at the table: small plates arriving in waves, mint tea that outlasts the meal, no particular hurry. If the room has a tempo, it's unhurried by design. The name is a direct translation of za'atar — the herb blend that runs through Middle Eastern cooking as a foundational flavor — and the Za'atar dish is reportedly how the kitchen announces what it's about. From there, the Homemade Pita served with four dips functions as the scaffolding of a meal: diners consistently point to it as the logical starting point and a strong value proposition on its own. The Sujuk + Kashkaval Cheese flatbread has developed a following, with regulars crediting the combination of spiced sausage and sharp melted cheese coming out of that oven as the dish most likely to make you tell someone about the place. Mudammas — slow-cooked fava beans, a dish with deep roots in the region — is the kind of menu item that reads simply and reportedly delivers more than the description suggests. The Kafta with Rice rounds out the anchors, giving the table something substantial to build around. The practical approach, based on how regulars apparently work the menu: come with three or four people, use the Kafta with Rice and the Sujuk flatbread as the centerpiece, and fill the table from the dips outward. This is price level one — you're eating a full spread for less than two cocktails anywhere downtown. Plan the group accordingly.

Carlos Mendez, Food & Drink Editor

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Taste Score 8.4/10

Rating (Google) 9.2

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Google 9.2 from 2,406 reviews

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dinner and Cheap Eats

Price and pace

Good value

Neighborhood

Vancouver | 705 12th St, New Westminster, BC V3M 4J7, Canada

Price

Good value

Taste Score

8.4/10

Phone

(778) 917-9894

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Wild Thyme menu: what to order

Start with the dishes below, drawn from the restaurant details and TastyPals notes available on this page. Wild Thyme is listed in the Good value price range. Menus, availability, and prices can change, so confirm current details before visiting.

Za'atar

Homemade Pita + 4 Dips

Handmade pita bread baked fresh in brick oven served with appetizing set of 4 seasonal dips (garlic, hummus, baba ghanouj and yogurt) garnished with olive oil and sumac

Sujuk + Kashkaval Cheese

Highly popular Armenian-Lebanese sausage with powerful aromatic flavor. Homemade spicy Lebanese/Armenian Sujuk beef sausage with authentic spice mix spread, baked under a layer of delicious cheese and topped with grape tomatoes, green olives and arugula

Mudammas

Kafta with Rice

In-house freshly prepared and seasoned authentic beef kafta meat patties, served with flavourful yellow basmati rice, onions, and tomatoes, topped with tahini sauce and sumac. Baked in brick oven

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What makes Wild Thyme worth the move

Wild Thyme is a clean first click in Vancouver when you want a lebanese option you can trust. Za'atar (VG) and Homemade Pita + 4 Dips also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.2 rating across 2,406 Google reviews.

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Public rating

9.2 from 2,406 Google reviews

Best for

dinner and Cheap Eats

Style

Lebanese in Vancouver

Spend

Good value

Best for

Cheap Eats neighborhood dinner local

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Google rating: 9.2 from 2,406 reviews

Price point: value

Popular dishes: Za'atar (VG), Homemade Pita + 4 Dips, Kafta with Rice

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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: 705 12th St, New Westminster, BC V3M 4J7, Canada
Phone: (778) 917-9894
Price: value
TastyPals score: 8.4/10
Google rating: 9.2 (2,406 reviews)
Cuisine: Lebanese
Neighborhood: Vancouver

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What cuisine does Wild Thyme serve?

Wild Thyme is a Lebanese restaurant located in Vancouver, Vancouver. Wild Thyme is a family-run Lebanese spot operating out of New Westminster's 12th Street corridor — a stretch that's developed a quiet reputation for serious cheap eating in the Lower Mainland.

What is Wild Thyme best for?

Wild Thyme is best for cheap eats, neighborhood, dinner, local. Wild Thyme is a clean first click in Vancouver when you want a lebanese option you can trust. Za'atar (VG) and Homemade Pita + 4 Dips also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.2 rating across 2,406 Google reviews.

How much does it cost to eat at Wild Thyme?

Wild Thyme is in the Good value price range (value). Google rating: 9.2 from 2,406 reviews

What should I order at Wild Thyme?

Start with Za'atar, Homemade Pita + 4 Dips, Sujuk + Kashkaval Cheese and Mudammas. These dishes are shown from TastyPals notes or restaurant data on this page.

Is Wild Thyme worth visiting?

Wild Thyme holds a 9.2 Google rating from 2,406 reviews. Wild Thyme is a clean first click in Vancouver when you want a lebanese option you can trust. Za'atar (VG) and Homemade Pita + 4 Dips also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.2 rating across 2,406 Google reviews.