British Columbia is home to some stellar dining destinations with magnificent views of the mountains and the ocean, making it an ideal spring and summer destination. Gifted with an abundance of quality natural ingredients, Vancouver features locally sourced cuisine, along with stunning sunsets. From romantic date night spots to sun-soaked patios to lively hotspots, the best restaurants with a view in Vancouver promise a memorable time.
From renowned Japanese staples to bold yet classic French fare, the city draws inspiration from around the world to turn local freshness into creative dining sensations. Tuck into tender citrus crab and lobster ravioli with views over Kitsilano Beach. Experience boat-to-table freshness on a patio embraced by the ocean breeze. Enjoy the taste of the sea as you rotate 500 feet in the sky, share outstanding seafood platters starring smoked sablefish and salmon gravlax, and dine on a hilltop under the artwork of Canada’s First Nations as you enjoy local oysters in maple mignonette.
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The best view restaurants in Vancouver – read on for a guide
For sustainable seafood on the beach – visit The Boathouse at Kits Beach in Kitsilano
Serving seafood caught sustainably from local ocean waters, and with a stunning sunset view over the ocean, The Boathouse at Kits Beach Kitsilano is a top-notch dining hotspot you’ll want to experience. For a steak and seafood experience, look no further than The Boathouse at Kits Beach. Embrace ocean freshness with the seafood tower featuring poached prawns and lobster tail and don’t miss the signature mussel and chorizo steamer pot. Share a side of local pan-roasted mushrooms or baked tortellini mac and cheese and order the crab and lobster ravioli with prawns and citrus or the C.A.B. sirloin with 7 oz. certified Angus beef and seasonal sides. Thai curry prawns offer local fresh seafood in a rich and complex curry sauce, best complemented with a crème brûlée dessert for a finishing touch of sweetness. Kick back with a cool bottle of Kokanee beer or a Boathouse negroni cocktail with gin and vermouth on the second-floor patio overlooking the beach.
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For one of the best patio restaurants with a view in Vancouver – don’t miss Dockside Restaurant in Granville Island
This dockside place serves up fresh fare on a boardwalk patio with a stellar ocean view. Dockside Restaurant Granville Island is a waterfront hotspot where great food meets picturesque location. Gaze over False Creek as you try local northern divine sturgeon caviar, share a plate of octopus carpaccio with pineapple salsa and try the locally sourced pan-seared yarrow meadows duck breast with sunchoke puree and lentil ragu. Steak frites combine tender triple-cooked potatoes and a 6 oz flat-iron steak with carmelized garlic aioli for a soft and savoury bite of B.C.’s top beef. Complete the evening with the apple bavarois spiced apple core in Bavarian cream mousse and sip on a Georgia peach cocktail with peach schnapps, southern comfort, and pineapple juice as you soak in the skyline view of Vancouver. Indoor dining can be enjoyed with a 50-foot aquarium or beside an open kitchen to watch the magic happen. A scattering of fireplaces for warmer days and two-storey high windows to let in light makes a welcoming and laid-back ambience. The dockside patio is stunning, with private tables and plush elegant seating facing the boardwalk, perfect for celebrating by the ocean on warmer days.
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For boat-to-table cuisine with panoramic park views – don’t miss PIER 7 restaurant + bar – ‘Shipyard Square’ in North Vancouver
Featuring fresh boat-to-table West Coast seafood, this North Vancouver gem serves up elevated handcrafted cuisine with style and care over a panoramic view of downtown Vancouver. For its two-level heated patio right on the water, PIER 7 restaurant + bar – ‘Shipyard Square’ North Vancouver deserves a place among the best restaurants with a view in Vancouver. Warm up with a starter seafood chowder cup, where dill and smoked bacon join premium seafood in a creamy base and share an order of the PIER 7 broiled oyster trio with hot truffle and duxelle butter under a parmesan crust. If seafood isn’t singing your song try the grass-fed tenderloin with yukon mashed potatoes under a red wine demi glaze. Swing by for brunch for a bayside benny featuring cage-free eggs and butter poached lobster and savour the moment with a slice of key lime pie with toasted coconuts in a graham crust as you rejuvenate with a PIER 7 stolichnaya vodka and soda topped with bellini slush. An espresso martini can hit the mark as you sink back under soaring glass windows across an expansive blue harbour. Catch the fresh ocean air from a patio table that’s almost on top of the water as you appreciate the day.
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For MICHELIN-recognized flame-seared sushi – book at Miku Restaurant in Coal Harbour
MICHELIN recommended Miku Restaurant is a can’t-miss spot on any seafood tour of Vancouver. Step into sleek, sparkling clean Japanese elegance as you enter the domain of executive chef Kazuhiro Hayashi and appreciate flamed sushi with unconventional house-crafted sauces. Go for the multi-course meal of the chef’s finest and freshest local catch and explore a stellar menu featuring lobster ceviche with tobiko and seafood platters overflowing with oysters and sashimi. Bite into juicy flavour with the aburi flamed Japanese wagyu steak, or order the surf and turf roll with sous-vide lobster and an AAA sterling silver chuck flat with truffled sauce. Contrast your flavours through the sweetness of a caramelized banana with white chocolate apricot mousse and cinnamon apricot sorbet and wash it all down with the kabuki cocktail made with Cointreau and honey as you relax on a patio deck directly on the water.
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For fabulous views in a revolving restaurant – visit Top of Vancouver Revolving Restaurant in Downtown
Float over the city and dine on eclectic international cuisine 553 feet in the sky as you reach Top of Vancouver Revolving Restaurant, a famous spot that keeps piling on the awards and accolades. Sourcing sustainable seafood and top-quality meat and poultry, the internationally-inspired menu features West Coast flavours in a dining room that makes full rotations once every hour. Warm up with a bowl of classic creamy chowder, or have a refreshing lobster avocado salad with a de-shelled half lobster in white balsamic lemon basil vinaigrette. An order of king crabster provides Atlantic lobster with king crab legs for a high-end taste of the ocean, or enjoy tender roasted jerk chicken breast with a house spice rub and apple fennel slaw. Stuffed salmon takes a steamed steelhead salmon filet and fills it with crab, shrimp and roasted red pepper beurre blanc for a journey through oceany goodness. Soak in the highest fine dining view in the city with a slice of red velvet cake with cream cheese icing. Celebrate friendship and great times with a Top of Vancouver sunset cocktail with vodka, raspberry sour puss, and pineapple juice. With windows angled down to give diners an outstanding perspective, Top of Vancouver Revolving Restaurant is hands down one of the best restaurants with a view in Downtown Vancouver.
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For one of the best French restaurants in Vancouver with a view – don’t miss Provence Marinaside in Yaletown
This hotspot by False Creek Marina serves up incredible southern French fare made from seasonal produce and the highest quality ingredients. Provence Marinaside Yaletown offers a luxurious dockside patio and gourmet French cuisine that will keep you coming back for more. Share a starter of herb-crusted goat cheese with a balsamic reduction and beurre blanc, or bite into freshness with the seared Hokkaido scallops on a blue crab and leek salad. Get cozy with a bowl of mamie Suzanne’s fish soup with gruyère et la rouille. Be daring with an order of frog legs in tomato velouté, or give the escargot provençal a try. Plant-based diners will enjoy the vegan panisse cakes with artichoke hearts, root vegetables, and a garlic confit spread. Bask in buttery goodness with the sauteed wild prawns provençal with tomato and brandy butter sauce over zucchini spaghetti. Ask your server for the perfect French wine pairing from a list of over 100 wines, or sip on a French spritz cocktail with cap corse blanc and lemon. Enjoy three different sorbet flavours and a palmier cookie with the les trois sorbets aux fruits for dessert. Sunnier days are best enjoyed on the ocean-facing patio, where diners can sink into plush furniture as they observe the boats in the marina, while cooler days can be enjoyed from a luxurious dining room with floor-to-ceiling windows for a perfect marina view any day of the year.
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For a heated oceanfront rooftop patio – visit LIFT Bar Grill View in Coal Harbour
With a view of Stanley Park from a rooftop patio on the ocean, this Coal Harbour hotspot serves up the flavours of the northwest from a base of quality and freshness. LIFT Bar Grill View is a must-see spot on any dining tour of Vancouver. Presented by executive chef Chris Andraza, floor to ceiling windows bathe the dining room in light as diners relax by the fireplace in soft and inviting seating. Smoked sablefish, salmon gravlax, and poached red prawns feature on the chilled seafood platter for a shareable starter harnessing the freshness of the ocean. Pop by for brunch and try the Coal Harbour breakfast with bratwurst sausage and ham, or have the steak and eggs with two fried eggs on a grilled sirloin steak under red wine sauce. A green Thai coconut curry offers a plant-based entree bursting with complex flavours, while the sablefish with wild mushrooms and potato pave is seasoned to perfection. Add on a side of lobster tail and enjoy a cold glass of red truck lager or a Cuban cigar cocktail with Havana club anejo rum and mezcal. Stop by LIFT Bar Grill View today for a rooftop oceanside dining experience and the incredible tastes of the Pacific Northwest.
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For one of the best beachside restaurants in Vancouver loved by locals – visit Hook Restaurant in the West End
Locally owned and serving up an amazing selection of craft beer, Hook Restaurant is one of the best beachside restaurants with a view in Vancouver. Step inside this English Bay beach hotspot as you soak in a sunlit dining room or grab a table on the beachside patio. Hook Restaurant serves sustainable local seafood transformed into incredible creative cuisine. Highlights from the menu include the beet salad featuring goat cheese and oranges, white wine mussels and clams with house-made focaccia, soft shell crab BLT with bacon and avocado and a creamy lobster mac and cheese with panko bread crumbs and Atlantic lobster. From the raw bar, try the ahi tuna tartare with jalapenos, mango, and ponzu. Creative cocktails include the oyster shooter with a freshly shucked oyster, clamato, and a choice of tequila or vodka. A northpaw lager on draft is a refreshing delight as you inhale the ocean-fresh air wafting across English Bay beach.
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For elegant dining on a hill overlooking the city – book a table at The Salmon House in West Vancouver
This hilltop hotspot serves up fresh seafood under towering windows with an incredible view of Vancouver. Presented by executive chef Mario Fortin, The Salmon House offers diners a seafood feast in a dining room decorated with the art of the West Coast First Nations people. Make sure to try the fresh local oysters in a house maple shallot mignonette, the smoked wild BC salmon with a grilled lemon vinaigrette over chives and tobiko roe, the lemon parsley pesto crusted wild salmon with potatoes and the stellar baked cheesecake ravioli with vanilla gelato. Vegetarians will enjoy the fennel potato gnocchi with spinach and wild mushrooms, and the little ones are not forgotten with a special kids menu featuring chicken fingers or BBQ wild salmon. Savour a glass of B.C. wine from an award-winning wine list as you kick back under a canopy of Canadian wood, inhaling the flavours and aromas of freshly grilled seafood.
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For one of the best brunch restaurants with a view around Vancouver – check out Uli’s Restaurant in White Rock
Serving up creative international cuisine since 1986, this White Rock gem offers amazing waterfront views from a rooftop patio and dining room under the tutelage of chef Jennie Silk. With an eclectic bistro-style menu made from farm-to-table quality B.C. ingredients, Uli’s Restaurant in White Rock is one of the best view restaurants around Vancouver. Experience something new in the bison carpaccio with free-range bison meat, and embrace seaside freshness as you bite into a crab cake with pacific rockfish and bay shrimp in a red pepper aioli. Uli’s paella serves up Spain’s national dish in a classic style, while the neptune schnitzel puts hollandaise on bay shrimp with a choice of mashed potatoes or spaetzle. Pop by for a breezy brunch on a rooftop patio covered in plant life and have the cured salmon benedict with lemon chive aioli. Reward yourself with a slice of butter-toasted almond financier cake. When you’re in the White Rock area, stop by Uli’s for incredible cuisine from fine fresh ingredients by the beach.
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Starring stunning waterfront patios over mountains and ocean, Vancouver is a top-tier city for incredible sights and delightful cuisine. Local Canadian freshness, sustainable seafood, and international inspiration melt together in a perfect combination of flavour and stunning sunset views. From Michelin-recommended destinations to buzzy local favourites, Vancouver has the right spot for your next culinary experience with a jaw-dropping view. Featuring quality local freshness, the best restaurants with a view in Vancouver are ready for your next dining adventure.
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