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Best of Richmond: Food and entertainment winners

It's finally time to reveal the annual Best of Richmond where we survey our readers and ask them to rank local businesses – everything from pizza joints to hair salons.
Richmond News

It's finally time to reveal the annual Best of Richmond where we survey our readers and ask them to rank local businesses – everything from pizza joints to hair salons. This year, more than 6,000 people ranked companies in four categories: Food & Entertainment, Shopping, Services and Health & Fitness.

This week, we will share the winners of one category each day. Today, here are the winners in Food & Entertainment.

Chinese Bakery

  1. Maxim’s
  2. Boss Bakery
  3. Kam Do Bakery

Chinese BBQ

  1. Parker Place Chinese BBQ
  2. No. 9 Restaurant
  3. Danny’s Wun Tun House

Chinese King Crab

  1. Kirin
  2. Sun Sui Wah
  3. Continental Seafood Restaurant

Congee

  1. Kongee Dinesty
  2. No. 9 Restaurant
  3. Tsim Chai Noodles

Fresh Fish (Restaurant)

  1. Blue Canoe Waterfront Restaurant
  2. Steveston Seafood House
  3. The Catch

Kebab

  1. Daddy’s Grill
  2. Ginger Indian Cuisine
  3.  Afghan Chopan

Hidden gem (food)

  1. Gudrun
  2. Milltown Bar and Grill
  3. Steveston Seafood House

Bakery

  1. Steveston Bakery
  2. Diplomat Bakery
  3. The Sweet Spot

BBQ

  1. Hog Shack Cook House
  2. SURA Korean BBQ
  3. Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ

Beer Selection

  1. O'Hare's GastroPub
  2. Blue Canoe Waterfront Restaurant
  3. Milltown Bar & Grill

Breakfast

  1. Cora Breakfast and Lunch
  2. White Spot
  3. Steveston Hotel

Brunch

  1. Cora Breakfast and Lunch
  2. O'Hare's GastroPub
  3. Cimona Cafe

Burger

  1. Blue Canoe Waterfront Restaurant
  2. White Spot
  3. O'Hare's GastroPub

Butcher Shop

  1. Seafair Gourmet Meats
  2. Heringers Meats
  3. Amron’s Gourmet Meats

Chef

  1. Daryle Nagata - Blue Canoe Waterfront Restaurant
  2. Bob Singh – Ginger Indian Cuisine
  3. Paul Findlay - Gudrun

Chinese Food

  1. Danny’s Wun Tun
  2. No. 9 Restaurant
  3. Bamboo Express

Coffee Shop (Independent)

  1. Steveston Coffee Co.
  2. Rocanini
  3. Village Books and Coffee House

Curry

  1. Ginger Indian Cuisine
  2. Tandoori Kona
  3. Ember Indian Kitchen

Dessert

  1. The Sweet Spot
  2. Dairy Queen
  3. Icy Bar

Dim Sum

  1. Continental Seafood Restaurant
  2. Kirin
  3. Sun Sui Wah

Fine Dining

  1. Blue Canoe Waterfront Restaurant
  2. Steveston Seafood House
  3. Gudrun

Fish and Chips

  1. Pajo’s
  2. Blue Canoe Waterfront Restaurant
  3. Dave’s Fish and Chips

Food Court

  1. Richmond Centre
  2. Aberdeen Centre
  3. Lansdowne Centre

Greek

  1. Kisamos Taverna
  2. Felicos Restaurant
  3. OPA!

Ice Cream

  1. Dairy Queen
  2. B&P Ice Cream & Coffee
  3. Mary’s

Indian

  1. Ginger Indian Cuisine
  2. Ember Indian Kitchen
  3. Tandoori Kona

Italian

  1. Italian tomato restaurant
  2. Tramonto
  3. BiBo Pizzeria

Karaoke

  1. Millennium Karaoke
  2. K Fever
  3. Cashbox Ktv Karaoke

Kid friendly restaurant

  1. Blue Canoe Waterfront Restaurant
  2. White Spot
  3. McDonald’s

Korean

  1. Samsoonie Noodle And Rice
  2. Daan Korean Cuisine
  3. SURA Korean BBQ

Late night eats

  1. Blue Canoe Waterfront Restaurant
  2. Gudrun
  3. L.A Grill

Meal under $10

  1. McDonald's
  2. Bubble World
  3. Samsoonie Noodle And Rice

New restaurant (under two years)

  1. Britannia Brewing Company
  2. Daan Korean Cuisine
  3. Ember Kitchen

Patio

  1. Blue Canoe Waterfront Restaurant
  2. Flying Beaver
  3. O'Hare's GastroPub

Pho

  1. Steveston Village Vietnamese
  2. Pho Han Restaurant
  3. Pho Ten

Customer service (restaurant)

  1. Blue Canoe Waterfront Restaurant
  2. Steveston Seafood House
  3. Ginger Indian Cuisine

Pizza

  1. Steveston Pizza Company
  2. Pizza Factory Steveston
  3. Boston Pizza

Poké

  1. Westcoast Poké
  2. Purpose Smoothie Co (yes, they have Poké)
  3. Blue Canoe Waterfront Restaurant

Pub

  1. O'Hare's GastroPub
  2. Flying Beaver
  3. Buck & Ear Bar & Grill

Pub Food

  1. O'Hare's GastroPub
  2. Flying Beaver
  3. Milltown Bar and Grill

Restaurant (Overall)

  1. Blue Canoe Waterfront Restaurant
  2. Gudrun
  3. Steveston Seafood House

Seafood Restaurant

  1. Blue Canoe Waterfront Restaurant
  2. Steveston Seafood House
  3. The Catch Kitchen and Bar

Steak

  1. The Keg
  2. Blue Canoe Waterfront Restaurant
  3. Chop Steakhouse

Filipino Restaurant

  1. Little Ongpin Restaurant
  2. Kumare

Sushi

  1. Ora sushi
  2. Gami Sushi
  3. Mega Sushi

Wine Selection (Restaurant)

  1. Blue Canoe Waterfront Restaurant
  2. Gudrun
  3. Steveston Seafood House

Food Truck/cart/street food

  1. Japadog
  2. The Juice Truck

Along with businesses and organizations, we also love to highlight Richmondites who make a difference in the community and who make the city strong. Some you may have heard of, others maybe not. Either way, their contribution towards building a healthy, vibrant community has been invaluable. Today, we will also share three of these people with you. 

See the full, digital version of our special Best of Richmond edition here.