Right here’s the complete record of winners from this yr’s Stars of Vancouver 2023

Our annual Stars of Vancouver Readers’ Alternative Awards offers you the prospect to vote for the perfect in service, merchandise and other people our stunning metropolis gives. Better of all, we at V.I.A. get to acknowledge and have fun the companies that showcase excellence within the metropolis we name residence. We encourage all our readers to make use of these companies and see what makes a metropolis favorite.

Due to all of those that voted and congratulations to the companies listed under for displaying us the perfect of Vancouver.

Bob Kronbauer

Writer and Editor-in-Chief, Vancouver Is Superior

ART & CULTURE

ART GALLERY

1. Vancouver Artwork Gallery

2. Invoice Reid Gallery

3. Hill’s Native Artwork Gallery

DANCE STUDIO

1. Harbour Dance Centre

2. iDance Vancouver

3. City Beat Dance Co.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

1. Kitsilano 

2. Mount Nice

3. Industrial Drive

PERFORMING ART VENUE

1. Queen Elizabeth Theatre

2. Pal Studio Theatre

3. Orpheum

TOURIST ATTRACTION

1. Stanley Park

2. Granville Island

3. Vancouver Aquarium

PUBLIC ART

1. Olympic Cauldron

2. A-maze-ing Laughter

3. Vancouver Mural Pageant

EAT & DRINK

BAKERY

1. Breka Bakery and Café

2. Purebread

3. Beaucoup Bakery & Café

BRUNCH 

1. Cafe Medina

2. OEB Breakfast Co.

3. Jam Cafe 

BURGER

1. Vera’s Burger

2. White Spot

3. Bin 4 Burger Lounge (tied)

3. Romer’s Burger Bar (tied)

CHINESE RESTAURANT

1. Sandy La Chinese language Restaurant

2. Peaceable Restaurant

3. Jade Dynasty

COFFEE SHOP

1. JJ Bean Espresso Roasters

2. Starbucks

3. 49 Parallel Espresso Roasters

CRAFT BREWERY

1. Yellow Canine Brewing

2. Parallel 49 Brewing Firm

3. 33 Acres Brewing Firm

DESSERT

1. Thierry

2. True Confections

3. Breka Bakery and Café

FINE DINING 

1. Hawksworth Restaurant

2. Seasons within the Park

3. 5 Sails Restaurant (tied)

3. The Roof – Black and Blue Restaurant (tied)

FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE

1. Uber Eats

2. SkipTheDishes

3. Door Sprint

FOOD TRUCK

1. ChickPea Meals Truck

2. JAPADOG

3. Mr. Shawarma

GREEK RESTAURANT

1. Stepho’s Souvlaki Greek Taverna

2. The Greek By Anatoli

3. Nammos Estiatorio

ICE CREAM/GELATO

1. Earnest Ice Cream

2. Rain or Shine

3. La Casa Gelato

INDIAN/ SOUTH ASIAN RESTAURANT

1. Vij’s

2. SULA Indian Restaurant

3. Tasty Indian Bistro

ITALIAN RESTAURANT

1. Ask for Luigi

2. Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill & Enoteca

3. Osteria Savio Volpe

JAPANESE RESTAURANT

1. Miku Vancouver

2. Minami

3. Applause Japanese Restaurant

KOREAN BBQ RESTAURANT

1. Kook Korean BBQ Restaurant

2. Sura Korean Royal Delicacies Restaurant Vancouver

3. Chosun Korean BBQ

LATE NIGHT EATS

1. Breka Bakery and Café

2. Earls Kitchen and Bar

3. Denny’s Restaurant

LATIN AMERICAN RESTAURANT

1. Cuchillo

2. El Camino’s

3. Havana Vancouver

MIDDLE EASTERN RESTAURANT

1. Nuba

2. East is East

3. Zarak by Afghan Kitchen

NEW RESTAURANT (OPENED IN 2022)

1. Zarak by Afghan Kitchen

2. Bar Susu

3. Folke Restaurant

PATIO

1. Faucet & Barrel

2. Cactus Membership

3. Mahony’s Tavern – False Creek

PIZZA

1. By way of Tevere Pizzeria

2. Pizza Backyard

3. La Ruota Pizzeria

SEAFOOD RESTAURANT

1. Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop Home

2. Blue Water Cafe

3. The Sandbar Seafood Restaurant

SPANISH/ TAPA RESTAURANT

1. Bodega on Important

2. España Restaurant

3. Como Taperia

SPORTS BAR

1. Shark Membership Sports activities Bar & Grill

2. Bells and Whistles

3. The Sports activities Bar at Rogers Enviornment

TACO

1. Tacofino Eating places

2. La Taqueria Pinche Taco Store

3. Sal y Limón Mexican Delicacies

THAI RESTAURANT

1. Thai Basil Restaurant

2. Sala Thai Thai Meals

3. Sawasdee Thai Resturant

VEGAN RESTAURANT

1. MeeT

2. The Acorn Restaurant

3. Chickpea Restaurant 

VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT 

1. Heirloom

2. The Naam

3. The Burrow

LIFESTYLE & SERVICES

APPAREL

1. Lululemon

2. Non-public & Co. 

3. Aritzia 

ARTS & CRAFT SUPPLIES

1. Michaels

2. Opus Artwork Provides

3. City Supply

AUTO REPAIR

1. Everbloom Auto Restore

2. Tremblay Motors

3. M & N Auto Restore

BABY/CHILDREN’S STORE

1. West Coast Children

2. Hip Child

3. Toys”R”Us 

BARBERSHOP

1. Massive Bro’s Barbershop

2. Barber & Co

3. Del Ray Barbershop

BIKE SHOP

1. West Level Cycles

2. Reckless Bike Shops

3. Dunbar Cycles

BRIDAL STORE

1. Bisou Bridal

2. Everly Bridal

3. Bello Wedding ceremony World

BUTCHER

1. Windsor High quality Meat

2. Columbus Meat Market

3. Jackson’s Meat & Deli

CAR DEALER

1. Vancouver Volkswagen 

2. Jim Pattison Toyota

3. Brian Jessel BMW

CAR SHARE

1. Evo Automobile Share

2. Modo

3. Uber 

CAR WASH

1. Shine Auto Wash

2. M & J Automobile Wash

3. Esso 

CATERER 

1. The Lazy Gourmand

2. Emelles Catering

3. Savoury Metropolis Catering 

CHARITY 

1. BC Youngsters’s Hospital Basis

2. BC SPCA

3. Covenant Home

CONTINUING STUDIES INSTITUTION

1. BCIT

2. UBC

3. Vancouver Group Faculty

COOKING CLASSES

1. Soiled Apron

2. The Gourmand Warehouse

3. Vancouver Group Faculty

DRY CLEANER

1. Busy Bee Gold

2. Fletchers Fabricare Dry Cleaners

3. A Star Dry Cleaners

ETHNIC FOOD STORE

1. T&T Grocery store

2. Persia Meals

3. Bosa Meals

EYEWEAR STORE

1. Hello-Care Imaginative and prescient Centre

2. Clearly 

3. Bailey Nelson Optometrist

FLORIST

1. The Flower Manufacturing unit

2. Celsia Florist

3. Leis de Buds 

FUNERAL HOME

1. Mount Nice Common Funeral Dwelling

2. Kearney Funeral Providers

3. Glenhaven Memorial Chapel

FURNITURE AND DECOR STORE

1. IKEA

2. Structube

3. HomeSense

GARDEN STORE

1. Figaro’s Backyard

2. Hunters Backyard Centre

3. Southlands Nursery

GIFT SHOP

1. Eight Treasures Store

2. Entrance & Firm

3. Welk’s Basic Retailer

GROCERY STORE

1. T&T Grocery store

2. Complete Meals Market

3. Save-on-Meals

HAIR SALON

1. Suki’s Salons

2. Pink Lime

3. Poppy Hair Salon

HARDWARE STORE

1. Rona

2. The Dwelling Depot

3. Dwelling {Hardware} 

HEARING CLINIC

1. NexGen Listening to

2. Costco Wholesale

3. Vancouver Listening to Centre

HOME APPLIANCE STORE

1. Discussion board Dwelling Home equipment

2. Path Home equipment

3. Coast Equipment

HOME RENOVATIONS

1. The Dwelling Depot

2. The Storage Door Depot of Better Vancouver

3. Dwelling Renovation

INSURANCE BROKER

1. Jack Chow Insurance coverage

2. BCAA

3. Buntain Insurance coverage Businesses 

JEWELERS

1. Tiffany & Co.

2. Maison Birks

3. Peoples Jewellers 

KITCHENWARE STORE

1. Ming Wo

2. Discussion board Dwelling Home equipment

3. The Gourmand Warehouse

LANDSCAPING

1. Elemental Gardens

2. Hyland Landscapes

3. Nice Canadian Landscaping 

LASER AND SKIN CLINIC 

1. Arbutus Laser Centre 

2. Vancouver Laser & Pores and skin Care Centre

3. Mint Integrative Well being

LAWYER

1. Lew Russell G

2. Fasken

3. Klein Legal professionals

LIQUOR/ WINE STORE

1. BC LIQUOR

2. Legacy Liquor Retailer

3. Every thing Wine (tied)

3. Liberty Wine Retailers (tied)

MEAL KIT DELIVERY 

1. Recent Prep

2. HelloFresh

3. Cooks Plate

MORTGAGE BROKER

1. True North Mortgage

2. Vancity

3. RBC Royal Financial institution

NAIL SALON

1. Trendy Nails

1. Pure Nail Bar

2. Joyride Magnificence Bar

OIL CHANGE

1. Mr. Lube + Tires

2. Everbloom Auto Restore

3. Jiffy Lube Oil Change

PET STORE

1. Bosley’s

2. PetSmart

3. Tisol

PLUMBER

1. Canada West Plumbing and Heating Ltd (Tied)

1. Hillcrest Plumbing & Heating (tied)

2. Important Road Plumbing

PRESCHOOL DAYCARE

1. Little Individuals’s Group Preschool

2. Budding Daycare (tied)

2. Mosaic Montessori Preschool (tied)

PRIVATE SCHOOL 

1. St. George’s Faculty

2. Crofton Home Faculty

3. York Home Faculty

REALTOR 

1. Michelle Yu

2. Jason To

3. Doris Gee & Phil Moore Actual Property Workforce – Re/Max Crest Realty

SENIORS CARE SUPPORT SERVICES 

1. Ace Personnel Home Providers Inc

2. Nurse Subsequent Door Dwelling Care Providers

3. Dwelling As a substitute Senior Care 

SENIORS RESIDENCE 

1. Legacy Senior Dwelling (The Leo Wertman Residence)

2. Louis Brier Dwelling & Hospital

3. Blenheim Manor – Calling Ministries (tied)

3. Granville Gardens (tied)

SHOE STORE 

1. Gravitypope

2. Browns Sneakers

3. Non-public & Co. 

SHOPPING CENTRE 

1. CF Pacific Centre

2. Kingsgate Mall

3. Oakridge Centre

SPA/ BEAUTY THERAPY 

1. Sabai Thai Spa

2. Spa Utopia 

3. Willow Stream Spa at Fairmont Pacific Rim

TOY STORE 

1. Toys”R”Us

2. The Granville Island Toy Firm

3. Dilly Dally Toys & Delights

TRAVEL AGENCY

1. Journey Greatest Bets

2. Flight Centre

3. Expedia Cruises

VETERINARIAN

1. The Granville Island Veterinary Hospital

2. Atlas Animal Hospital & Emergency 

3. Vancouver Veterinary Hospital

VINTAGE/ CONSIGNMENT STORE

1. Worth Village

2. Turnabout

3. Entrance & Firm

WEDDING VENUE

1. Stanley Park

2. Brock Home Restaurant

3. Dr. Solar Yat Sen Classical Chinese language Backyard

HEALTH & WELLNESS

ACUPUNCTURE

1. Jenny Abel Acupuncture

2. Important Acupuncture Clinic

3. Mint Integrative Well being 

AT-HOME WORKOUT EQUIPMENT

1. Health City

2. Peloton

3. PowerBlock

WORKOUT APP

1. Peloton

2. Down Canine

3. FitOn

CHIROPRACTOR

1. Dr. Bradley Yee – C.A.R.E. Clinic

2. Mint Integrative Well being

3. Kingsway Backbone & Muscle

DENTIST 

1. Dr. Harry Sangha (Kitsilano Dental Clinic)

2. Broadway Dental

3. Kingsgate Dental 

DENTURE CLINIC

1. Northwest Denture Clinic

2. Platinum Denture Clinic

3. Kerrisdale Denture Clinic

FERTILITY CLINIC

1. Dr. Elena Fenske (Tonume Built-in Well being)

2. Olive Fertility Centre

3. Mint Integrative Well being

GROUP FITNESS CLASS

1. Rumble Boxing Studio

2. Orange Principle Health

3. Core Group

HEALTH & FITNESS CENTRE

1. Trout Lake Group Centre

2. YMCA

3. Health World

HEALTH & WELLNESS STORE

1. Finlandia Pharmacy & Pure Well being Centre

2. Physique Vitality Membership

3. Quidditas

LASER EYE CLINIC 

1. LASIK MD

2. Pacific Laser Eye Centre

3. Central Eye Clinic

MASSAGE THERAPY

1. Nicole Scott

2. Mint Integrative Well being

3. painPRO Therapeutics

NATUROPATHIC CLINIC

1. Dr. Vanessa Lindsay

2. Mint Integrative Well being

3. Native Well being Integrative Clinic

NUTRITIONIST 

1. Jordan Bruce Wellness

2. Wholesome with Kelsey (Kelsey Ellis)

3. Adrienne Ngai

OPTOMETRIST 

1. FYidoctors

2. Mount Nice Optometry Centre

3. Dr. Della Chow

PERSONAL TRAINING CLASS

1. Precision Athletics

2. Kalev Health Answer

3. Core Group

PHYSIOTHERAPIST

1. Tall Tree Well being & Physiotherapy Centre

2. Kelvin Physiotherapy Clinic

3. Complete Remedy

SPIN STUDIO 

1. Spin Society

2. Cadence Biking and Motion Health Studio

3. Trip Cycle Membership

WALK IN CLINIC 

1. UNA Medical Clinic

2. Yaletown Medical Clinic

3. Viva Care Medical Clinic

YOGA STUDIO

1. YYOGA

2. Oxygen Yoga & Health

3. Modo Yoga

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

URBAN HIKE

1. The Seawall

2. Pacific Spirit Park

3. Stanley Park

BEACH

1. Kitsilano Seashore

2. Spanish Banks Seashore

3. Wreck Seashore

PUBLIC GARDEN

1. Queen Elizabeth Park

2. VanDusen Bontanical Backyard

3. Dr. Solar Yat Sen Classical Chinese language Backyard

OFF-LEASH DOG PARK

1. Spanish Banks

2. Trout Lake Seashore

3. Queen Elizabeth Park

BIKE TRAIL

1. Stanley Park

2. Arbutus Greenway

3. The Seawall

RUNNING TRAIL

1. Pacific Spirit Park

2. The Seawall

3. Stanley Park

BEST OUTDOOR PLACE ON A RAINY DAY

1. Granville Island

2. Stanley Park

3. Pacific Spirit Park

BEST PLACE FOR A FIRST DATE

1. Stanley Park

2. Pacific Spirit Park

3. Granville Island

FAMILY OUTING

1. PNE Playland

2. Science World

3. Stanley Park

DOG WALK 

1. Pacific Spirit Park

2. Spanish Banks

3. The Seawall

STAYCATION

BEST HOTEL

1. Westin Bayshore

2. Fairmont Pacific Rim

3. The Sylvia Resort

BEST TV SERIES

1. Poker Face

2. Riverdale

3. Yellowstone

FAVOURITE SKI HILL (nearest to Vancouver)

1. Mount Seymour 

2. Cypress Mountain

3. Grouse Mountain