Top 5 restaurants in Burnaby

Daily Hive and the Georgia Straight covered Il Cappello Enoteca's October 2025 opening, describing it as the first full-service restaurant from the team behind Dolce Amore, with a relaxed dining room and an enclosed year-round patio. The Georgia Straight said it follows the traditional rhythm of Italian dining, from antipasti to dolce, showcasing seasonal ingredients. Noms Magazine described the space as designed to feel like an extension of home.

• “this restaurant is a reflection of our family's love for authentic and warm Italian hospitality”

  Daily Hive, Marco Ovies · feature · October 14, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

• “follows the traditional rhythm of Italian dining, from antipasti to dolce”

  Georgia Straight, Vicki Duong · feature · October 14, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

• “designed to feel like an extension of home”

  Noms Magazine · feature · October 14, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Photo: Il Cappello Enoteca's website

Daily Hive's March 2025 guide to Vancouver pizza named Wild Flour the home of one of the best sourdough pizzas in Metro Vancouver and called it a fan-favourite. The Georgia Straight's February 2025 Bite of Burnaby feature listed Wild Flour Pizza Co. as a returning favourite for its sourdough pies.

• “Home to one of the best sourdough pizzas in Metro Vancouver, Wild Flour Co. has quickly become a fan-favourite.”

  Daily Hive, Marco Ovies · best-of list · March 2, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

• “returning favourite sourdough pies”

  Georgia Straight, Vicki Duong · best-of list · February 21, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Photo: Wild Flour Pizza Co.'s website

Daily Hive covered Trattoria by Italian Kitchen's September 2024 renovation, saying it reemerged as a newly reimagined concept with an 18-seat pizza bar and a 65-seat heated patio, serving house-made fresh pasta dishes and forno-baked pizza. The Georgia Straight's February 2025 Bite of Burnaby feature listed the restaurant as offering a multi-course Italian feast.

• “the destination for pizza, pasta, and wine has undergone a major renovation and reemerged as a newly reimagined concept”

  Daily Hive, Hanna McLean · feature · September 11, 2024 (opens in a new tab)

• “a multi-course Italian feast”

  Georgia Straight, Vicki Duong · feature · February 21, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

The Georgia Straight reviewed Claudio's Ristorante in December 2025, saying the kitchen cares about craft and describing the energy as lively but not chaotic, warm but not dim. The review praised the trofie pasta for its bright, basil-forward sauce and said the restaurant reminds you how satisfying Italian food can be when a kitchen cares about craft.

• “what it does is remind you how satisfying Italian food can be when a kitchen cares about craft.”

  Georgia Straight, William Johnson · review · December 8, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Photo: Claudio's Ristorante's website

Scout Magazine reviewed Gujarati Jalso in November 2025, describing it as a restaurant that focuses entirely on vegetarian food from India's western coast. The review said the cooking is careful, focused on traditional methods and familiar combinations, and that it is one of the few places where Gujarati food stands on its own.

• “focuses entirely on vegetarian food from India's western coast”

  Scout Magazine, Fernando Medrano · review · November 18, 2025 (opens in a new tab)