Top 5 Vietnamese restaurants in Vancouver

Vancouver Magazine gave Crab Hot Lau gold in its Best Vietnamese category for 2026, the third year in a row, and named its rice field crab hot pot. Daily Hive reported in December 2025 that the restaurant had opened this South Granville location.

• “Highlights include the rice field crab hot pot (with its complex, downright-addictive broth) made with noodles imported from Pham’s hometown, beef carpaccio salad and meaty crab spring rolls.”

  Vancouver Magazine · best-of list · May 4, 2026 (opens in a new tab)

• “Crab Hot Lau shared on Instagram that it has opened a location in South Granville.”

  Daily Hive, Marco Ovies · news · December 2, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Photo: Crab Hot Lau Granville's website

Vancouver Magazine gave Anh and Chi bronze in its 2025 Best Vietnamese category, naming its fish sauce chicken wings, and an honourable mention in 2026.

• “Anh and Chi 3388 Main St.”

  Vancouver Magazine · best-of list · May 4, 2026 (opens in a new tab)

• “Bronze goes to Anh and Chi for its lively, buzzy atmosphere and renowned dishes (the sticky fish sauce chicken wings are legendary).”

  Vancouver Magazine, Stacey McLachlan · best-of list · May 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Photo: Anh and Chi's website

Vancouver Magazine gave Bonjour Vietnam, on Fraser Street, an honourable mention in the Best Vietnamese category of its 2026 Restaurant Awards.

• “Bonjour Vietnam 3944 Fraser St.”

  Vancouver Magazine · best-of list · May 4, 2026 (opens in a new tab)

Vancouver Magazine gave Lunch Lady silver in its Best Vietnamese category in both 2025 and 2026. It named the crispy prawn fritters, the bone marrow pho, the wagyu pho and the shaking beef.

• “praised as much for its food (crispy prawn fritters, bone marrow pho) as for its great vibe”

  Vancouver Magazine · best-of list · May 4, 2026 (opens in a new tab)

• “as does the lúc lắc (often called shaking beef in English)”

  Vancouver Magazine, Stacey McLachlan · best-of list · May 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Photo: Lunch Lady's website

Vancouver Magazine gave the new restaurant Madame Danh bronze in its 2026 Best Vietnamese category. The judges wrote about its modern take on Vietnamese food and named its charred octopus and grilled pork jowl on rice.

• “Judges celebrated the kitchen’s modern, innovative take on Vietnamese cuisine, “still preserving deeply authentic flavours” with dishes like charred octopus and grilled pork jowl on rice.”

  Vancouver Magazine · best-of list · May 4, 2026 (opens in a new tab)