TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in Vancouver - Updated November 2024

Lin Chinese Cuisine

78/100 (2022 ratings)

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"Came here for lunch while waiting for a tire repair nearby. We came at the right time as it became very busy and full shortly after. I ordered a..."

Jee Pang

"Top notch Chinese food.Excellent variety of lunch specials that can include a main of choice with soup and rice. The ever so..."

Sarah

"Absolutely LOVE this place. Everything about it was good! The Honey Prawn was my absolute favorite. I couldn't stop thinking about it since..."

CaptainNemo

"I visited this restaurant for their lunch specials. For currently less than $10 you get your pick from over a dozen dishes, all of which are served..."

Willow Yang

"My girlfriend and I keep hearing good comments about lin's on Broadway. We decided to give it a try one afternoon. Luckily it wasn't busy, we got..."

Vancity Food Guy

"Tbh I don't like Chinese food that much but this place is definitely good. I like the way they make their dumplings; they look really nice and they..."

Amanda Pang

"Their soup dumplings here are pretty good and at a reasonable price! But what really stood out to me was their signature noodle soup dish in chili..."

R

"The dumplings were probably my favourite thing of the night and I wish I could have eaten a whole basket to myself. The dumplings were a good size,..."

Food Queen

"I must have passed by Lin Chinese Cuisine countless of times on my commute to UBC back in the day. Because of their location at West Broadway and..."

FOODGRESSING.COM

"NOTE: As part of the ChineseBites media event, all food and beverages were free, but all opinions are based on my own experience. Lin Chinese Cuisine..."

Every Day Is A Food Day

"To be honest, the food is pretty good here but the service is sub par. Our favorite thing to order is the XLB - the dough is thin and the dumplings..."

Benzypooh

"Came here for lunch and my favourite was the panfried cake with marinated beef which was not overly hoisin sauced but had an extremely flaky and..."

Feelingfamished

"Must try XLBs!. I need to start off by saying this is one of the worse customer service restaurants ever. but the food is cheap and yummy. so if you..."

Nom.nom.nom.

"Amazing Shanghai Buns. Great Shanghai shai long bai along with their hot and sour soup. The soup is a must try especially in this cold weather, large..."

Andrew G.

"Honestly, this may not be the most friendly place or service you may be use to in regular western resurfaces. The food was good and the lady was..."

Elaine

"Damn good chinese. Lin's is awsome.I know the service sucks sometimes, maybe even all the time, but I just don't care. The food is worth it and..."

Fyulaba

"Most of their dishes like honey prawn, kung pao chicken, Beijing beef cake, xiao long bao, beef noodle soup, etc are all good! service is lacking..."

I Love Food

"Xiao long bao. The xiao long bao was the best along with the wonderful..."

Maoyong

"My review. The service was magnificent and the food was fantastic especially the hot and sour..."

Noonecares

"Xiao long bao were delicious and service was..."

Jase And Heth

"One of the best. Lin is one of the best Chinese restaurants in GVA. It has arguably the best Shanghai soup dumpling around and offers terrific value..."

Spoonmaster

"The four of us had: ginger beef, shanghai noodles, fried rice, 3 orders of juicy pork soup dumplings an green beans. Everything was tasty. Never..."

Coolitagain

"AWESOME food makes up for RUDE waitress!. The food at Lin is simply awesome. fresh and always very tasty. the chicken noodle soup is a staple item..."

Grace Teng

"Good food. I love the food, especially the in-store made dumplings! I go there regularly and have tried a fair share of the menu. I enjoy most of the..."

Foodie Me

"Great..."

Natalie

"Pick your time. On Hallowe'en I had supper here with a friend, after previous visits for lunch only. What a difference. Lunch is always good, the..."

George Payerle

"Good Food but portions on the small side. Went here for dinner and we ordered 4 dishes. The one dish that stood out was the Beijing style chicken..."

MelVan

"Honey prawns!. Finally got to check out this restaurant. The honey walnuts were delicious - crunchy and fresh tasting. Crispy exterior (not over..."

Hitting The Sauce

"Juicy dumplings are amazing of course and so are the Honey..."

DQ

"Love the food here.. Lin's is one of my favorite restaurants. The ginger beef is nice and crispy with a hint of spice. The orange chicken is so..."

Leslmg

"Good Shanghai Food. It's a pretty busy place during lunch and if you've eaten there, it's not hard to see why. The quality of the cooking is good and..."

The Poor Food-e

"Wonderful Food, Good Portions, Service Needs Some Refining. Introduced through the recommendation of a friend who never fails to point out a haunt..."

David And Jennifer

"Dumplicious. We went to Lin's in the mood for both xiao long bao (Bob Blumer filmed here during a Glutton episode) and wonton. The xiao long bao was..."

J Lee

"Lin's is a gem. They have good lunch specials. Really good hot and sour soup. And for dinners, a group of us sampled their xiao long bao which are..."

Imkoonta

"Food good, service poor. The service is really slow (probably an understatement) but I always find myself coming back because I really enjoy their..."

Kitsgurl

"Best soup dumplings. I went there for dinner with a few friends. We ordered the famous soup dumplings. All of us think the quality of this dish is..."

Denis Li

"It's tough to find good lemon chicken but these guys do it right. I liked the chow mein..."

Michael

"Best kept secret. It's on a busy street corner, Granville and W.Broadway, not a place you'd expect to find good Chinese food, but hot damn the food..."

Upsydaisy

"My sister told me she sees Lin’s Chinese Cuisine and Tea House pack full everytime she pass by. That’s’ the only excuse I needed to go visit..."

NATBLOGS

"We have no room left for dessert. Tilt, full, bursting with goodness in our bellies, we are done. It’s time to pack up a small doggie bag and head..."

Marc Smith

" They are well known for their steamed pork buns, it even made it on to the menu's cover and the waitress strongly recommended them. They were doughy..."

Maggi Mei

"It is not necessarily a dim sum menu, but enough interesting dishes to sample as dim sum that are definitely unique to this place that is very..."

Somerville Kitchen

"The xiao long bao here are one of their signature dishes and they have won awards for them. These lived up to the hype for me and I thought they were..."

Food Queen

"Lin’s is frequented by many regulars. It has a solid customer base and is often very busy on the weekends. Everyone always orders the xiao long bau..."

Cakebrain

"... the long awaited xlbs. The skin was pretty thin, the soup was plentiful, I see what the big deal is now. These were pretty darn good! I’m glad..."

604 Munchies

"All in all, a nice place to visit and one I would go again. I hope we get to try the Radish Cake and Happy Family Hotpot as they look really good on..."

OurFoodAdventure

"They were made fresh, but we had a first batch that was a little under par, sticky and broke the soup seal. The rest were good and quite..."

RICKCHUNG.COM

"Lin Chinese Cuisine is well known for their amazing Xiao Long Bao and Noodle soups! They have won multiple awards for their amazing food and chefs...."

Foodology.ca

""Delicious" and " Tasty" is probably the best two words to describe the food at Lin Chinese Cuisine. I am a big fan both the Xiao Long Bao, Honey..."

FueledByFoodBlog

"I had been wanting to try some proper xiaolongbao for awhile, so we took a rather long (and stuffy) bus ride to Lin's based on all the positive buzz..."

J.

"Lin Chinese Cuisine recently won some award for something or other.. I forgot where I read it, and I forgot what they won for, but I knew they were a..."

OMNOMics

"I've always had a soft spot for Chinese food; it's tasty to the point of being addictive, satisfying without being too filling, and varied enough..."

Michelle Clough

Shaolin Noodle House

77/100 (1123 ratings)

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"it's a cold and nippy day in Vancouver i decided to grab a nice warm meal i ordered the Hot & Sour Soup and the Nutritious Noodle with Lamb and..."

Fart's Pfotografy

"Best noodles I've ever had!! I could smell the spiciness of the noodles as it was coming to my table which had me over the roof. That first bite had..."

Pkmedia

"One of my most favourite noodle places. Spicy cutting noodles and green onion pancake. So damn good. Although i tend to stick with what I..."

Ponyboy

"The beef rolls, pork dumplings, hot and sour potatoes, and chicken cutting noodles are always delicious. They always have us coming back for..."

Noemie Mcgovern

"AmbianceI love the red lanterns that greeted me outside of the restaurant. I love that there are pictures of the food everywhere. It..."

Christine Guillen Ferreira

"I liked Shaolin Noodle House. I tried the cutting noodles which I found to be a bit doughy and large. The beef and broccoli was adequate - I wish..."

Zoe

"Shao Lin Noodle House has been delighting diners with their Northern Chinese style hand-crafted noodles for 20 years now. At Shao Lin, you can..."

FOODGRESSING.COM

"They've been a Vancouver tradition for years, known for their dumplings & noodles.Ordered delivery online, but beware, there's like 3-4..."

EatingIsMyJob

"My favorite Chinese restaurant in vancouver. It is amazing especially the hand made noodle dishes , the cutting noodle dishes are out of this world...."

William

"I went there long time ago~ I had beef noodle maybe and beef roll. BEEF ROLL is my favorite!! It's really tasty especially when its hot!! I want to..."

Far

"Best chinese food. I went there last night and ordered chicken with diced peanut, OMG, it tastes so good. Sha lin is my favorite chinese restaurant..."

Ivy

"I am a regular diner there, every time I been there they never let me down. Authentic Chinese food, kind atmosphere, attentive service. Definitely..."

Jason Cook

"Yummy. I got dragged in here (no pun intended) for dragging noodles. It's a bit small here and had to wait a couple minutes for a seat but not a big..."

Michelle

"No fills goodness. I've come twice now. The location is nice def not much in the way of decorations though. Hey it's all about the food anyway right?..."

N.

"Dumplings dumplings dumplings. The dumplings got me addicted. It's bad I might have to seek help. I eat them until I almost explode and then I order..."

Gooner

"Consistently Good Comfort Food. We havne't been to Sha Lin since it moved to this new larger location and admittedly we have been going to Peaceful...."

Vancouver Foodie

"Fried noodles. Yes, just yes.I sit and watch the noodle man pull twist and stretch until the noodles take shape from what was a blob of..."

Fraiser

"Cheap and good. Nothing extra spent on decorative knick knacks as it should be. The fried cutting noodles with chicken I love because the thickness..."

Erik

"This place is way better than peaceful restaurant. Servers are friendly and food is really..."

Ladybug

"Flying noodles. Seeing my food twisted pulled and tossed is more like fetish night than dinner out but hey I entertain easy. Stopping in for the..."

Jamie

"Mmmm dumplings. I enjoyed my soup and dumplings. It's all about the dumplings. I also ordered the fried noodles with chicken and it was delicious...."

Mathew

"Lots of choices. I thought I wanted noodles but didn't think I would need to pump the meter while reading the menu it's crazy. The list of items is..."

Chris

"Busy. A line keeps me walking past most times but a busy restaurant means good things. The wait wasn't too long the waitress got me shoe horned into..."

Jamie

"Cutting noddles. Chinese noodles don't always come in a package saying ichiban. The cutting noodles with veges and tofu soup satisfied the inner..."

Bos

"Tasty lunch. Had a late lunch and ordered the dragging noddles with pork and vegetables. It came out quick so the echo in my stomach didn't disturb..."

Lori

"Sweet and sour pork is excellent. Had the sweet and sour pork and wasn't disappointed the taste took me back. There wasn't much fat or breading on..."

Sonners

"Soup. Came for the handmade noodles. I've been wanting to try more Chinese cuisine instead of the average north american suburban fare. I got the..."

Clayton

"Beef tendon soup. Good place for noodles and soup. Went with beef tendon and vegetables because the flavourful broth. The noodles were were springy..."

Kells

"Rainy day soup. A block away from the skytrian so it's proximity was part of my decision. I should have came earlier it was busy busy but when it's..."

Derryn

"Nice variety of noodles. Came for the handmade noodles and wasn't dissapointed, got the cutting noodles with BBQ Pork and Veggies plus a side order..."

Andy Wong

"If Italians ate spaghetti with chopsticks. Sha Lin Noodle House is popular with people who work at my hospital. I've been meaning to learn more about..."

Bukko Boomeranger

"Good noodles. Loved the noodles and the dumplings. the service was so-so, but prices are cheap and cheerful. Would go back for a casual lunch or..."

Devoted4life

"Their first plate on their menu-house special noodles-are always good. if you like chinese food, youll enjoy this..."

ToblerOne

"Green onion cake very good!. Their noodle dishes are superb; but green onion cake ($2.49 for two) also really..."

CTL

"Decent Asian fare, although the venue is rather Spartan. The hand-made noodles are fun for the kids. Unfortunately, these rather tasty quick treats..."

Axel

"When I opened the menu, I was immediately overwhelmed by the choices. They had so many different kinds of noodles and I didn’t know the difference..."

Hungry Coco

"Upon walking into the restaurant you can see the chefs hand pulling the noodles and wrapping the dumplings. I think having an open kitchen so that..."

Eatmunchlove

"Shaolin Noodle House is named after the Shaolin Temple in Northern China where manager, Kevin Zheng, immigrated from. Shaolin is known for its kung..."

Candice's Cusina

"The restaurant is quite big and clean. We really love their noodles. There are many choices on the noodles.The textures are really great...."

SquareY

"The 鱼香茄子(Eggplant with meat) was not as good as Corner 23's (this is one of my favourite Asian eats!!), but it was pretty good. The sauce was..."

Angel Liu

"The gang at work decided to do a group lunch at Shaolin Noodle House on West Broadway. I remember visiting this restaurant once many years ago,..."

Curmudgeon

"Sha Lin specializes in hand pulled noodles, they're back, with a bigger location too! We went right after their lunch rush but they were still..."

Gloria

"Seriously one of the best noodle dishes that I’ve had! The hand-cut noodles add character with the variable length and thickness ensuring that each..."

Penny And Rusty

"I had lunch with my folks recently at Shaolin Noodle House on Broadway, at their new location located between Ash and Heather. What I love about..."

Gastrofork Dee De Los Santos

"It was the day that we re-visited the somewhat newly renovated Sha-Lin Noodle House. Although the feel was still there, the wall paint did seem..."

CreamyBlue

"Reopened and better than..."

Foodology.ca

"I started going to Sha Lin Noodles House after I saw it on an episode of "$40 a day" by Rachael Ray. I thought if Rachael Ray went there it should be..."

Foodology.ca

"When I find something I like, I stick with it. I watch movies over and over, read the same books and order the same things at restaurants. I know..."

There Is Always Room

"nad nad first brought me to shao lin last winter. the place was empty then. i could not remember how the service was because it was a long time ago..."

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