Top 5 restaurants in West Vancouver, chosen from local press

North Shore News reported in November 2025 that Artigiano had opened its Grand Cafe at Park Royal South, combining the brand's coffee service with a full table-service restaurant and bar. Daily Hive covered the announcement in October 2024, noting the new two-storey space would include an open-concept kitchen, in-house bakery, and an all-season rooftop patio.

• “Artigiano has opened its new Grand Cafe location at Park Royal South in West Vancouver, combining the brand's traditional beverage service with a full table-service restaurant and bar.”

  North Shore News, Nick Laba · news · November 20, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

• “Set to open in January 2025, this exciting addition to the West Vancouver shopping centre aims to be a hub for the brand, incorporating Artigiano's first-ever open-concept kitchen, in-house bakery, and an all-season rooftop garden patio.”

  Daily Hive, Hanna McLean · news · October 1, 2024 (opens in a new tab)

Photo: Artigiano Grand Cafe's website

Vancouver Magazine reviewed Merèon in May 2024, writing that the dining room is brightly lit and accented by light blues and warm browns. North Shore News included it in a July 2024 brunch roundup, saying the West Vancouver-based French bistro is authentic and without pretension, with an approach that carries through to its food.

• “Merèon in its short six months has already made an indelible mark on the North Shore's food scene. The West Vancouver-based French bistro is authentic and unstuffy, and it's an ethos that translates to its plates with ease.”

  North Shore News, Mina Kerr-Lazenby · best-of list · July 13, 2024 (opens in a new tab)

• “The dining room is brightly lit and accented by light blues and warm browns that give it a cozy but classy feel, with floral decorations hung across the walls, foreshadowing the fresh and comforting food.”

  Vancouver Magazine, Gates Annai · review · May 31, 2024 (opens in a new tab)

Photo: Merèon's website

Vancouver Is Awesome featured Isetta Café Bistro in its Best Bite column in September 2026. Writer Bianca Bujan described a mid-century building that has been given a warm, contemporary update, with a menu mixing Italian influences, West Coast ingredients and comfort-food favourites.

• “Isetta Café Bistro is as much about the place as it is about the plate. The building's mid-century bones have been preserved, while the interior has been given a warm, contemporary update, with a turquoise-tiled bar, well-worn brown leather couches and lounge chairs”

  Vancouver Is Awesome, Bianca Bujan · review · September 20, 2026 (opens in a new tab)

Photo: Isetta Café Bistro's website

Vancouver Is Awesome featured Fred's Ambleside in its Best Bite column in August 2026. Writer Bianca Bujan described wood-fired pizza and handmade pasta, noting that the restaurant was recently named first-place winner at the Harmony Arts Festival's Best of the West 2026. Her pick was the Mushroom Tagliatelle.

• “The pasta is perfectly tender, and the combination of flavours is spot on. The balance of creamy sauce and crunchy toppings had me licking the fork.”

  Vancouver Is Awesome, Bianca Bujan · review · August 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab)

Photo: Fred's Restaurant's website

Vancouver Magazine named Beach House its Best North Shore restaurant in the 2024 Readers' Choice Awards. Voters praised both the views and the food, and the award noted dishes including yuzu calamari, charred Spanish octopus and fish and chips made with Haida Gwaii halibut.

• “Voters spent as much time praising the views and the atmosphere as the food at Beach House”

  Vancouver Magazine · reader award · May 6, 2024 (opens in a new tab)