Last night (Thursday, October 3rd) Michelin Guide announced its choices for Vancouver’s best restaurants at an awards ceremony held at The Commodore Ballroom.

When all was said-and-done, all 2023 one-star designated restaurants retained their stars for 2024; none earned an additional star; and one restaurant was added to the one-star fold (congratulations, Sushi Masuda!) Michelin also added one restaurant to their Bib Gourmand list (yay, Gary’s!), and there were four awards in special categories handed out. Two restaurants were added to the Recommended Restaurants list (Bar Bravo and Zab Bite), bringing the official tally to 50. The total number of Vancouver’s Michelin-recognized restaurants landed at 76. Check out the full breakdown below….

Special Categories

In addition to the Bib Gourmand and Stars, the Guide announced four Special Awards:

Michelin Exceptional Cocktails Award went to Fraser Crawford of Kissa Tanto

Reverie Beall of AnnaLena picked up the Sommelier Award

Outstanding Service Award went home with Bailey Hayward of Gary’s

Michelin Young Chef / Culinary Professional Award was awarded to Yoji Masuda of Sushi Masuda

One Star

Based on assessment criteria (“Using Quality Products; Mastery of Flavor and Cooking Techniques; Personality of the Chef in the Cuisine; Value for Money; and Consistency of Food”), ten Vancouver restaurants now hold a coveted star:

Bib Gourmand

One new ‘Bib Gourmand’ designation was added to Michelin’s list for 2024 (Gary’s), bringing the total number of Bibs to 18. Bib Gourmands are defined as: “Not quite a star, but most definitely not a consolation prize, the Bib Gourmand – named after Bibendum, the friendly Michelin Man and the official company mascot for the Michelin Group – is a just-as-esteemed rating that recognizes friendly establishments that serve good food at moderate prices.”

Recommended

In addition to the above, the following fantastic restaurants make up the ‘Recommended’ list in the Michelin Guide to Vancouver:

As Michelin’s guest list for the awards event was limited (and many restaurants had to stay staffed and open), we want to give a special shout-out to the people NOT in these photographs – from servers and sous chefs, to bartenders and dishwashers, it takes a team. Congratulations to everyone involved!