I have dined at a lot of new restaurants that have opened in 2018. These are the Best NEW Restaurants in greater Vancouver that newly define how we eat, drink and play. There are many elements to a restaurant being one of the best, it must excel in having not only delicious food, but also have consistent service that is on point, along with a great ambience. To make this annual list each of the restaurants must operate as a full service independent restaurant where customers are taken care of by servers in a sit-down environment.
Note: These are not in any ranking order.

Heirloom Tomato Salad
Fiore
1485 W 12th Ave, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 558-1485
Web: https://fiorerestaurants.ca/
Instagram @fioreyvr
Cuisine: Italian
Neighborhood: South Granville

Chicken Tajine
Moltaqa Restaurant
51 W Hastings St, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 696-4055
Web: https://www.moltaqarestaurant.com/
Instagram: @moltaqa.vancouver
Cuisine: Moroccan
Neighborhood: Gastown

House Lasagna
Pepinos Spaghetti House
631 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 254-5633
Web: https://pepinos.ca/
Twitter: @pepinothemouse
Instagram: @pepinosspaghettihouse
Cuisine: Italian American
Neighborhood: Commercial Drive

Chaat Dahl Puri
Mumbai Local
1148 Davie Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 423-3281
Twitter:@MumbaiLocal_ca
Instagram @Mumbailocal.ca
Cuisine: Mumbai street food
Neighborhood: Westend

Hamburguesa Con Foie
Como Taperia
209 East 7th Avenue, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 879-3100
Web: https://www.comotaperia.com/
Twitter: @COMOTaperia
Instagram @comotaperia
Cuisine: Spanish
Neighborhood: Mount Pleasant

Salads and Foccacia
Sopra Sotto
1510 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
Phone: (604) 251-7586
Web: http://www.soprasottovancouver.com/
Instagram @soprasotto.vancouver
Cuisine: Italian
Neighborhood: Commercial Drive

Eggplant Bhartha
Bombay Kitchen
1018 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
Tel:(604) 336-1111
Web:http://bombaykitchenbar.com/
Instagram @bombaykitchenandbar
Cuisine: Indian
Neighborhood: Commercial Drive

Arancina Bomba
Mangia Cucina
2211 Manitoba Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 620-5445
Web: https://www.mangiacucina.com/
Twitter: @mangia604
Instagram @mangia604
Cuisine: Italian
Neighborhood: Mount Pleasant

Chef
The Italians Kitchen & Bar
1220 Bute Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 559-5034
Web: n/a
Instagram @theitalians_vancouver
Cuisine: Italian
Neighbourhood: Westend

Morue Charbonnière
Origo Club
110-6888 River Road, Richmond
Tel: (604) 285-8889
Instagram @origoclub
Cuisine: French
Neighbourhood: Richmond Oval
Outside of the City
Honourable Mentions:
Hugo’s Mexican Kitchen (Surrey)
Barrique Kitchen (White Rock)
Curious which restaurants were on last years list, take a look at my Best New Vancouver Restaurants of 2017.
By: Richard Wolak