Elite 30 CANADA 2025
Canada’s first independent list celebrating Chinese gastronomy.
The Chinese Restaurant Awards proudly announce the Top 50 Honourees for the inaugural Elite 30 Canada Awards, marking a historic expansion that celebrates the excellence and evolution of Chinese dining across the country. From classic Cantonese dim sum and refined banquet traditions to modern Chinese, Taiwanese, and Sichuan interpretations, the list highlights the remarkable diversity shaping Canada’s Chinese culinary landscape.
Curated by the newly established Canada Taste Advisors Panel — food critics and frequent diners who know the best of the cuisines and where to find them, the selection honours outstanding restaurants and the talents behind their signature dishes. More than an announcement, the Top 50 Honourees invite diners to explore, taste, and experience the richness of Chinese gastronomy across Canada. The final ranked Elite 30 will be unveiled at the 16th Annual Chinese Restaurant Awards Ceremony at the Vancouver Club on October 29, 2025.
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listed in alphabetic order
A.BENTO — Vancouver
Taiwanese
aKin — Toronto
Modern Asian
Bamboo Grove Restaurant — Richmond
Cantonese
Ban Bu Xian — Vancouver & Richmond
Sichuan
Car’s Dessert — Richmond
Hong Kong Style Dessert
Casa Victoria Fine Dining and Banquet — Markham
Cantonese
Cha Kee — Richmond
Hong Kong Style Cafe Food
Chang’ An — Vancouver
Shaanxi / Northern Chinese
Chengdu Street Food — Richmond & Toronto
Sichuan
Chinatown BBQ — Vancouver
Cantonese BBQ
Din Tai Fung — Vancouver
Taiwanese / Shanghainese Dim Sum
Dynasty Seafood Restaurant — Vancouver
Cantonese Seafood
Fishman Lobster Clubhouse Restaurant — Scarborough
Cantonese Seafood
Flavourful House — Richmond Hill
Cantonese
Geng Shi Ji — Richmond
Hunan
Gols Lanzhou Noodle — Manitoba / Ontario / Quebec
Lanzhou Noodle House
Gongfu Bao — Ottawa
Hong Kong Style & Taiwanese
Golden Paramount Seafood Restaurant — Richmond
Cantonese / Shunde
HK BBQ Master — Richmond
Cantonese BBQ
iDen & Quan Ju De Beijing Duck House — Vancouver
Peking Duck / Northern Chinese
Jiangnan Wok — Richmond
Jiangnan
Jumbo Lobster Restaurant — Richmond Hill
Cantonese Seafood
Kalvin’s Szechuan Restaurant — Vancouver
Taiwanese / Sichuan
Lai Wah Heen — Toronto
Contemporary Cantonese
Landmark Hotpot House — Richmond
Hong Kong Style Hotpot
Lanxuan Restaurant — Richmond
Cantonese
Long’s Noodle — Richmond
Shanghainese
Loon Fong Hotpot — Richmond Hill
Hong Kong Style Hotpot
Master Beef Hot Pot — Calgary
Hotpot / Alberta Beef Specialty
Max Noodle House — Richmond
Cantonese Noodles & Congee
May Yan Seafood Restaurant — Scarborough
Cantonese
Memory Corner — Richmond
Taiwanese
Mimi Chinese — Toronto
Modern Chinese
Miss Qu Barbecue & Restaurant — Markham / Scarborough
Chongqing Jianghu
Mott 32 — Vancouver & Toronto
Peking Duck / Modern Chinese
Nian Yi Kuai Zi — Markham / Scarborough
Sichuan
Nouilles de Lan Zhou — Montreal
Lanzhou Beef Noodles
Oncle Lee Kǎo — Montreal
Chinese
Osmanthus Chinese Fusion Restaurant — Richmond
Shanghainese
R&D — Toronto
Modern Canadian Asian
Sang-Ji Fried Bao — Toronto & North York
Shanghainese
Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant — Richmond
Cantonese
Tai Er Suancai & Fish — Richmond
Sichuan
Takumi BBQ — Ottawa
Dongbei BBQ
The Fish Man — Richmond
Sichuan / Cantonese Seafood
The Jade Seafood Restaurant — Richmond
Cantonese
Uno Beef Noodle — Richmond
Taiwanese
Wonton Hut — Markham
Cantonese Noodle House
Xi’An Flavour — Richmond
Shaanxi / Xi’an
Yu Seafood — Richmond Hill & Yorkdale
Cantonese
Five-spice Duck Platter
— Oncle Lee Kǎo, Montreal —
