Vancouver 11th Annual Pasta Challenge

Welcome to the Vancouver Pasta Challenge. Restaurants from all over the city were invited to enter their pasta dishes into this challenge, some of the restaurants have created a special pasta creation just for this challenge and others have entered their top choice off their existing menu. Each restaurant will be featuring their pasta creation on their menu from October 2-25, 2025.

How does this all Work? For the public challenge, you are invited to go out and order any or all of the pasta creations in this challenge, then you decide who you think has the best pasta creation for the People’s Choice award winners.

Share your experiences: Social share your photos throughout the challenge on instagram and other channels, our instagram address is @vanfoodster and the hashtag is #PastaChallengeYVR please include this hashtag during the challenge.

Voting criteria – some things to help you judge your favourite pasta creations – keep these things in mind: originality, creativity, uniqueness, traditional, non-traditional, price, value and most importantly taste.

How to VOTE :

Look for our Pasta challenge posters in each of the participating restaurants
Scan the QR code and Vote for your favourites from October 2-25, 2025

Get some friends together and make a day or night of it, visit 2 places or more to taste the different pasta creations or go solo or with a friend– just remember to VOTE for your favourites between October 2-25, 2025.

Here are the Pasta creations in this challenge, listed in no particular order other than when they were received by us.

Andonis Vancouver

Poseidon’s Bounty

Created by: Chef Rory Byrne

Price: $46

Description: Poseidon’s Bounty showcases the God of the Seas’ greatest creations. Seared scallops with trout roe served alongside a crab stuff cappelletti pasta with lemon and charcoal seafoam, coral tuiles and a dill pistou.

Available: Wednesday – Sunday, 5pm onwards

Offered: Dine in only

Andonis Vancouver

1193 Granville Street, Vancouver

Phone: (604) 565-1193

Web: https://www.andonisvancouver.com/

Instagram @andonisvancouver

Pasta Polo

Mamma Maria’s Seafood Cannelloni

Price: $32

Created by: Chef/Owner Ahyoung Baek

Description: Introducing a dish 25 years in the making- crafted from the heart of Pasta Polo’s rich culinary tapestry! Bursting with succulent crab meat, shrimp and flavourful white fish served with Creamy dreamy signature sauce that elevates every bite

Join us and be part of the 25-years legacy that is known and loved. It’s more than famous; it’s legendary

Available: 12-9pm; 7 days a week

Offered: take out and dine in.

Pasta Polo

2754 Barney Hwy, Coquitlam

Tel: (604) 464-7656

Web:https://pastapolo.com/

Instagram @pastapolocoquitlam

Osteria al Centro

Ossobucco alla Milanese with Saffron Pappardelle and Tartufo Nero

Created by: Chef James

Price: $25.99

Description: Veal Ossobucco smoked then slow braised in white wine to make a Ragu. We add Guancale, Fresh local Chantrelle Mushrooms served over Saffron stained Pappardelle noodles and finish with shavings of FRESH Tartufo Nero (black Truffle) imported from Umbria.

Available: Wednesday – Sunday.

Offered: for dine-in

Osteria al Centro

3087 Slocan Street, Vancouver

Tel: (604) 430-9696

Web: https://www.opentable.com/r/osteria-al-centro-vancouver

Instagram @osteria_al_centro

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