TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in New Westminster - Updated October 2024

Taqueria Playa Tropical

83/100 (4803 ratings)

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Full Bar

Takeout

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"Awesome Mexican food! If you haven’t been here make sure to add it to your list. We have ordered different dishes including the flautas, burritos,..."

Jelizatin Eats

"Fantastic food and accommodating staff. Carne asada good choice and the beef barbacue tacos are reason why I will be back. Definitely worth the..."

Navnistelroy

"Super love this place and their food! We hope they can accommodate more people. Their food is just LOVE! I’ve been eating in a lot of mexican..."

SnowballEats

"Delicious food! absolutely a favorite local restaurant. The portions are generous and are well priced, the live music on Friday nights makes it such..."

Jewels MacLeod

"Soooooooooooooooooo good!!! Food is just heavenly amazing. A must go for Brazilians to get food that tastes like home. Great latin vibe and music...."

Daniella Almeida (danyloal)

"Absolutely amazing authentic Mexican food! Had the tostadas this evening. Tender crunchy and fresh. Perfect balance of meat beans and toppings...."

Christina Leatherdale

"Had the choriquezo quesadilla. It was so filling and it was really packed with bold flavours and I love that as soon as you come in here, they..."

Inna Paola

"Wendy and I have recently been on a bit of a quest to find the best restaurant in New Westminster. We tried some of the overly hyped restaurants at..."

Eat 'n About

"If you love Mexican food, you'll absolutely love this restaurant. Of all New West's food gems (and there are a lot!), Playa Tropical always stands..."

Happyclam

"Very unique place. Good, authentic Mexican food with a good environment for a small restaurant. We went on a Saturday night and they had live music...."

Ivan

"Very busy, could maybe use an extra server or two but they still were able to manage. Tacos were delicious, prices are good, would certainly come..."

No Dessert Im Full

"The food was absolutely delicious and had an incredible depth of flavor. The prices were very reasonable. I was very interested to see such a large..."

Ashley Bonds

"Love the food and we try something different every time. Current favorites are Carnitas Tacos and the Monster Burrito (which is a great value!)...."

Jill Sutherland

"i've ranted on other reviews on how chain restaurants put an emphasis on how the staff looks rather than the quality of food. this place has got a..."

Darren

" This is probably the restaurant I crave more than any other. Reliable, authentic Mexican food. Well priced, fresh, and SO GOOD!!!!!!! Have tried..."

Kristin Pandolfo

"I had the monster burrito. It was flavorful, authentic and very filling. The service, however, does need some work (had to wait a long time for the..."

Navid Shahram

"love their..."

Jul,0144

"This is where all the Mexican people go, so that's one hint that the food must be good. And it sure was! I ordered the ceviche and their fish tacos...."

Ladybug

"Overall, I like the food here. Last night was maybe my 5th or 6th time there. The bean soup is very good, as are the burrito's. Oh, the..."

Rob Iacullo

"The place looked kind of shady from the outside but as soon as my partner and I stepped in, we saw that there were a lot of people inside who looked..."

Jen

"I had read good reviews about this place and happened to be in the neighbourhood when I had a craving for a burrito. Shortly after I was seated, I..."

Rho Rho Rants

"Very authentic and fresh food. The tacos has a wide variety of selection and the burritos are quite big. The staff are extremely hard working and..."

Hanstastik

"I've never experienced a local restaurant like this, it's the first restaurant that gave me chills with how amazing it tasted. WOW. The..."

Kevin Basanti

"The food was very good!!! Restaurant was very busy but food came fast and was delicious. The prices were good too. This was my first visit, but I..."

Player002

"They have improved since my last visit! We found the food much more flavourful, more satisfying, and in general the experience was more enjoyable!..."

Joanna Butler

"I never thought I would be wowed by mexican food but WOW! Amazing service, and even better food! We went to celebrate my friend's 20 year Liver..."

Diana Dee

"Whenever I see carnitas as an option, I have to order it and I am glad I did here because it was delicious. The pork was very tender, moist, and..."

Food Queen

"Don't let the appearance foul you, this place serves some pretty solid mexican food. The service though is lacking and the complimentary chips are a..."

Bruce Wayne

"Dinner for two tonight. The tacos were delicious, ordered 3 as they are 2.50 each. Also ordered guacamole with chips as an appetizer, although we had..."

Deedee

"Well I have finally had the chance to go and yes I can say it was worth the wait. Service could be improved but other then that it is a really good..."

Tomaso Cirillo

"Truly Awesome. You know when a place comes recommended by your friend's Mexican wife that it has to be good! Playa Tropical does not disappoint! It..."

Laughingman

"Great prices, fast with huge portions. I see a lot of reviews complaining about the service but here, you get what you pay for. When you walk in, you..."

Kathryn

"Place gets packed! Super cheap prices! Reminds me of Mexico. You wouldn't come for the ambiance as decor is pretty traditonal. Food tastes..."

FoodEater

"Amazing!. Best mexican food outside of Mexico in my opinion! Always busy so expect to wait but the food is well worth it! Service could be faster but..."

Krismoan

"Second time here; food was much better this time since the last time I went. Last time I went was before the expansion/renovations. Always a good..."

Faihai

"Seriously so good. The nachos are to die for. Mmmmmmmm and they have Negra beer!!!..."

Gnarly Carly

"Pastor Taco(Left) Pescado Taco (Right)...."

Johnnycanuck

"Decent Mexican food but sorta..."

Samantha Bruin

"A great find. My friend and I tried Taqueria for the first time tonight. We were not disappointed. I had a chicken enchilada and a margarita. The..."

Christa

"Awesome place with great food, great prices and friendly service. The appies, tacos and enchiladas were all..."

Alexandru Stetin

"Love it. Good food, a little slow but worth waiting for! Thanks for all the good..."

Watermelon

"They serve Pazole and that's all I needed to know.. I live in New West and I love Pazole. No more major expeditions for that soul restoring broth of..."

Ian B

"Yummers. I've been here 3 times and each time has been good. Waitresses were able to ensure that my meal was gluten-free which is important. If you..."

Noglutengirl

"QUE RICO!!!! Been going t.... QUE RICO!!!!Been going to the Playa Tropical on a regular basis for almost two years now. It's a great little..."

Paul Conroy

"Newly renovated and expanded. They just expanded three weeks ago, taking over the space from the previous laundromat next door and opening up the..."

Penny And Rusty

"This place has delicious food and drinks but the service is terrible! If that was my restraunt those servers would no longer have..."

Yum Yum

"5th time here and no complaints. Good varieties of basic Mexican food, well cooked and served. Tacos are authentic and tasty@ a toonie..."

Grantg

"Great Experience. We really enjoyed our dining experience last night. Lovely down-to-earth little Mexican place with live music, tasty food, and..."

Robert Crowe

"I read the negative reviews after I had tried this restaurant. I live 2 blocks away and kept seeing it always busy so finally I tried it last night...."

Beverly

"Mmm delish! We had some michiladas margarita drinks we so good. I ate the pescada sealtadas and it was top notch fish. Definitely coming..."

Doug Watson

"Very great Mexican food. Come early. The Cameron shrimp tacos are the best, along with Chicken quesadilla and beef burrito. Service is probably a..."

CeeCee Lewis

"Excellent ceviche, tacos very tasty and service was great. Dont get what the previous reviewers were talking about service..."

Key Smit

"OLA!. Love, love, love this place. It's quaint, great service and the food is tasty. My favourites are the choriqueso taco, the salsa (try the shrimp..."

Jackslounge

"This place is amazing! The wait to get in was a bit long, but it was well worth it! Our waiter was super friendly and very helpful for helping my..."

Madison

"They work hard to keep the flavors authentic. Cheap tacos ($3 each!), plenty of interior seating, and pretty good cocktails. You get what you pay..."

JESSICAAA

"Our new neighbourhood favourite! We always wanted to try this place and it was worth it. We shared a platter for dinner and churros for dessert, and..."

Rosa Tang

"Just had lunch here & omgoodness! It's been on my list of places to try & I really wish I had come here sooner, but better late than never..."

Angela

"If you love authentic Mexican food, you can’t go wrong here. We tried a bit of everything. We had the ‘appy trio’ which was delish. A nice..."

Gutsylady Traveler

"Food was amazing good quality and quantity. Staff was very nice and polite. You have to visit the place for these enormous margaritas my favourite..."

Rama Ostensen

"Top notch Mexican restaurant. Great atmosphere, outstanding service and excellent food. It reminds us so much of the Mexican restaurants when we..."

Bera C.Y.C

"One of my favourite Mexican restaurants. Their tacos are really good but I love their rice and beans plates. Their monster burrito is the best value..."

Ken Buenaventura

Longtail Kitchen

82/100 (731 ratings)

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Vegan Options

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Thai

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Vegetarian Friendly

Vegan Options

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Wings

Pad Thai

Curry

Prawns

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Pork

Noodle

Beef

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Asian

Thai

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Takeout

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Wheelchair Accessible

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"Great atmosphere, friendly staff and delicious food. My favourite dishes are the turmeric curried mussels, eggplant, and the pad thai. I order them..."

Je Le

"I swear if this place was closer I would be there for lunch every weekend. As it is we drive in from Abbotsford often to experience the best Thai..."

Doug Kingston

"Had the pad Thai tofu. It was amazing and i will definitely be going back..."

Twila Schembri

"The best pad thai and chicken wings in the city. You will not regret coming..."

Thomas Turniawan

"So delicious! Pad Thai is amazing and so are those chicken..."

Kristi Elves

"Gorgeous..."

Smeach En

"Chef's prawn curry is amazing! For someone like me that can't eat spicy will love the sweet mild curry..."

Se Lene

"Amazing food, awesome people an great atmosphere! Highly recommend..."

Jenn Navin

"• I found my favourite Thai resto in the lower mainland! • Authenticity 100%!!!• they are known for their Chicken Wings and yes it is..."

KOOkiecream

"I've been wanting to come here for the longest time but they are always closed early so it's been hard to pay them a visit but lately we've been..."

Eatmunchlove

"good servicegreat foodvery small restaurant but cozy a little hard to find unless you are specifically looking for itparking can be a..."

Nomnomnom

"I’ve heard nothing but good things about Longtail Kitchen so I was expecting big, bold flavours coming in. It’s located in the River Market of..."

Jonny

"On my continued search for great Thai food near home, I think I have finally found my spot in Longtail Kitchen in New West. I admit that I have been..."

Whatsinmymouth

"Longtail Kitchen is a casual eatery located at the River Market in New Westminster that focuses on Thai-style comfort food. The food you find here..."

Reservation Under Cindy

"Authentic, delicious food. The staff seems to work well together. Their location is on some prime real estate so I'm sure they are super busy in the..."

Ashley Bonds

"This is a regular takeout place for us. It has yet to disappoint. The atmosphere is super casual. Grab a beer while you wait for your food. I do like..."

Stella Z

"Having come here after eating Freebird, we definitely wanted more of a snack so we decided to try out Maenam’s third store, Longtail kitchen...."

Pork_ninjas

"This Thai/Asian joint is located inside of the New Westminster Quay. Casual place; you order at the till and there is a self serve condiment counter...."

604fOOdie

"I can rave about the wings, its out of this world! Crispy, freshly made so piping hot, uber tasty with a fabulous dipping sauce. The pad thai not so..."

Imkoonta

"We came here because their reviews were good having higher scores. The interior design and style are well done. When we walked into the restaurant,..."

Kit Yee Y.

"We went as a group of four, each getting something different. Service wasn't the quickest, but it was very busy which was a good sign for us, and we..."

Toddaroo

"Longtail Kitchen is an authentic Thai cuisine at the revitalised River Market at New Westminster Quary.We came here because we read many..."

Camera Gourmet

"Cute little place in the river market. Heard a lot about this place so I'm glad I finally got a chance to try their food. Ordered the crispy pork..."

OlenaS

"Another over-hyped place. I had two most Instagramed dishes, laksa and wings. Laksa was crwamy but very underseasoned. Generous toppings. Wings were..."

Yana Kim

"Despite all the hoopla about Longtail, I'm ashamed to say that I haven't made a trip out to New Westminster to give them a try. Well, I finally..."

Gracecheung604

"I finally had the chance to try this place, it's been on my list forever. I got the crispy chicken wings with tamarind sauce. They were so good! I..."

OvO

"One of the joints that i personally wanted to try in this foodcourt was longtail kitchen which serves southeast Asian food. Im a sucker for anything..."

Rsvp.M

"came here on a weekday lunch, and was on my explore mode, so i've been wanting to come here twice already, and so this time will be the time, coming..."

Marv Wang

"Price aside for the extremely small portions of food, the food is actually good. Spent $40 for 2 people and left still hungry. I would only Suggest..."

Kelly Yee

"Tried the crispy fried wings and liked it a lot.It had an unique spicy and sweet flavor. $8 for 7 wings isnt too bad of a deal.Would..."

Labonbon

"I met a friend for lunch, and we went to the LongTail Kitchen in the River Market. It’s been years since I last visited the New Westminster River..."

Curmudgeon

"Longtail located at the River Market in New West, and they serve Thai/Asian food. It's a small restaurant but it serves amazing food. We came here..."

Shari11

"The best Thai food in the entire area around Burnaby, New Westminster, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge. Potentially it could..."

Danomango

"Located in River Market at New Westminster, longtail kitchen is the 2nd location opened by Maenam‘s celebrity chef, Angus An. A bistro that serves..."

Mary Sheridan

"Best Thai place in new west! The Pad Thai with prawns is the best!! My only thing is that it's a bit heavy on the salt, but still really damn good!..."

Cheryl Ng

"Finally got out to New West to try this place and we were not disappointed! Long tail Kitchen provides fresh tasting Thai food made (practically)..."

Claire Grace

"Had their delicious chicken wings with tamarind sauce and stir fry gailan with pork belly. The stir fry packed a punch that I wasn't expecting, but..."

NomNomYVR

"I'm Thai, I wouldn't say it's authentic. But the food here is still amazing in its own way. Love their deep fried oysters, wouldn't say that is thai..."

EATeatEat

"Good food, but portions were a bit small, and we weren't too fond of the take out containers and plastic..."

Shydi

"Not cheap, but worth it. Came for lunch on a sunny Friday afternoon around 1pm with four co-workers. Although the aroma from the bbq place next door..."

Pa Ool

"I’ve been hearing many great things about Longtail Kitchen on social media, and decided that it was finally time for me to try it out! The laksa..."

CuriouslyCarmen.com

"Very delicious food! Portions getting smaller now tho... So it's a little expensive. I get the Chicken Wings every single time (I think it's even..."

Felix Ho

"Cancelling my trip to Bangkok. We've found it. This is it. We stumbled across this little gem at the Quay as the BBQ place next door ran out of meat,..."

Jordan

"Not bad, I'd go back. I've been meaning to try this spot ever since a friend went there over a year ago. He had gone there to experience their..."

Glutton

"Great Thai Food!. This place deserves much more credit that it receives. They are serving up some authentic Thai dishes right down to the side..."

Laughingman

"Great spot in New West. Haven't been to the Quay in a while and been meaning to check out Longtail because I love Maenam. Made it there last night..."

Chung006

"Love the freshness and potent flavors. This place is amazing. I've been multiple times and my favorites are the deep fried oysters, the tamarin ling..."

Mark Cheung

"Good thai food!. Another case of just finding out about this place and makin' tracks....on a rainy day at the New Westminster Quay. The Pad Thai was..."

Buddy_love

"Great find. The menu is li.... Great find. The menu is limited and the restaurant inside lacks anything pleasant, but the food is surprisingly..."

Constantino

"With an open kitchen filling the place with delicious aromas ... I was super excited to eat! (6 hrs of shooting without food translates to a very..."

Lov3stia

"...our first course is up, Som dtam (Green Papaya Salad) and their famous Crispy Chicken Wings are our starters. The wings are super crispy and with..."

Marc Smith

"Posted on March 4, 2015 by mag_mei There has been much buzz surrounding this place, so I jumped at the opportunity to visit when in New..."

Maggi Mei

"The noodles were cooked perfectly – just soft enough but still resistant to the teeth. Perhaps more importantly though, I could pull two or three..."

Stacey

"I’ve been looking for an excuse to come back to try the rest of their menu. Truth be told, they don’t have an extensive menu… but what they do..."

Penny And Rusty

"This was an excellent meal, one that showed imagination and skill. You could see that things were well thought out and purposeful. Everything was..."

Ed Lau

"Longtail kitchen is an offshoot of Angus An’s Maenam restaurant, created to serve Thai fisherman’s comfort food and Thai street food. The..."

Eat 'n About

"Longtail Kitchen has landed at the food courts of New Westminster’s River Market — taking over the space once occupied by the short-lived Fathom...."

Noshwell

"We ordered the longtail wings, chicken pad thai, roti with peanut sauce and daily curry with prawn (comes with rice). Everything was super good and..."

Colleen Chang

"We ordered basil pork and egg with rice, and a green curry tofu. Both dishes were good, and the presentation was good as well. Staff were polite and..."

Maggie Yu

"Hello there to the fans of Thai food . For everyone who’s looking for a real taste of “Phad Thai “ I highly recommend this kitchen won’t let..."

Kingphaka Chompooja

"This place is awesome! Pretty expensive, but I mean the going rate to be fair since your right on the Waterfront. A sweet casual, comfort and relaxed..."

"I would definitely come back to try other items on the menu. I came on a hot sunny day for lunch. The fried cauliflower wasn’t greasy at all. The..."

Michelle M

"Great place! Got the pad thai chicken and 3 sides to share with my boyfriend. Longtail wings, green papaya salad, and hand pulled roti w/peanut sauce..."

Alexis Phan

"In my opinion, this place is low-key so good that not many people know locally! I tried every food that they have on their menu and everything were..."

Alex Sugianto

"I have eaten here 3 times total. I haven't been here for about a year, had a craving for Thai food so this place popped into my head. So happy I..."

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