I have eaten a lot of dishes inside and outside Vancouver restaurants in the past year, these are dishes that are standouts, ones that you remember for a long time to come. This list is devoted to my favourite dishes that I have eaten in 2020 at restaurants that are still open to this day.
Note: These are not in any ranking order
A Summer at Orto
it was such a glorious salad with fresh and flavourful ingredients from the garden and the local farms and a great memory to savour! The salad was made with Prawns, cold ratatouille and tomato salad, olive oil, lemon juice, harissa dressing.
1600 Mackay Rd, North Vancouver
Phone: (604) 929-0203
Instagram @ortoartisanpasta
Chili Roasted Chicken
Rau Ram (aka Vietnamese Coriander) the spice on the outside of the chicken, they also use it on some of the other meat dishes (from Vietnam). the chicken is marinated for 48 hours then sous vide, making for delicious and flavourful chicken.
1046 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
Instagram @thelunchlady
Smoked Veal & Tuna
is a play on the traditional Italian Vitell Tonne; where the fusion is wonderous, the veal is smoked to give it a barbq taste while the rest of the ingredients tuna & anchovy dressing, salsa verde, caper berries, pecorino fresco, celery; one of my favourite dishes on their menu.
4298 Fraser Street, Vancouver
instagram @saymercyyvr
Glorious Pickled Beets
served with burrata cheese and meadowsweet tahini dressing
3593 Main Street, Vancouver.
Instagram @published.on.main
Ippoglosso
Pan roasted B.C. halibut was one of the star dishes with farro verde, roasted lemon, cauliflower, crispy greens, dandelion.
900 Seymour Street, Vancouver
Instagram @cibotrattoria
Gnocchi Cipolla
a standout with caramelized sweet onion, guangiale, balsamic reduction & rosemary.
412 6th Street, New Westminster
Instagram @artusirestaurant
Pan Roasted Halibut
lemon, capers, homemade gnocchi, brown butter foam, this was a stunning dish and perfect for summer.
Glowbal Restaurant at Telus Garden
590 West Georgia Street, Vancouver.
Instagram @glowbalrestaurant
Aloo Nazakati
a unique dish that I never had before until now, Crispy potato shells stuffed with cottage cheese, marinated with spices and cooked in the clay oven and I loved it
16030 24 Ave #130, Surrey
Instagram @curryloungesouthsurrey
Stuffed Eggplant Plate
a delicious plantbased Middle Eastern dish with hummus, tahini, potatoes and pita.
1088 Denman St, Vancouver
Instagram @ofraskitchen
Khao Piak Taro Scallops Curry
a delicious Thai prawn curry sauce and grilled scallops; served with aromatic deep fried herbs and fresh vegetables.
20563 Douglas Crescent, Langley
Instagram @bcdthai
Cardamom Confit Duck Tagine
a delicious Moroccan dish with Halal Hormone free non medicated duck confit, Braised in duck consommé, with pear, carrots, figs, dates, sesame duck cracklings. served with freekeh.
51 W Hastings St, Vancouver
Instagram: @moltaqa.vancouver
Sous-Vide Cream Chicken
topped with garlic chips tender and flavourful chicken, bite after bite I wanted to eat more.
Damso Modern Korean Restaurant
867 Denman Street, Vancouver
Instagram @damsocuisine
For more of my best savoury dishes, see last years list for 2019.
By: Richard Wolak