Chinese Restaurant Awards Announces Top 30 Longlist
The List Was Decided On By 18 Judges, Who Spent Months Dining At Chinese Restaurants Across Metro Vancouver
The 15th Annual Chinese Restaurant Awards is thrilled to announce its Top 30 longlist winners. A panel of 18 judges was tasked with dining across Metro Vancouver to seek out some of the best and most exciting Chinese culinary experiences they have enjoyed in recent memory. Their selections span not only dine-in Chinese restaurants, but also Taiwanese cuisine, food court stalls, Cantonese BBQ eateries, dessert shops, and café-style venues.
“Our Top 30 longlist this year truly showcases the rich diversity of Chinese and Taiwanese cuisine in Metro Vancouver,” explains Lee Man, judging panel chair, Chinese Restaurant Awards. “From Cantonese, Jiangnan, Northern Chinese, to Hunan, and Sichuan, our 2024 list reflects the culinary trends and vibrant dining scene in our region. We are lucky to have so many incredible choices.”
15th Annual Chinese Restaurant Awards Top 30 Longlist
A.Bento – Taiwanese cuisine, Vancouver
Bamboo Grove Restaurant – Cantonese cuisine, Richmond
Cha Kee, Hong Kong-style cafe, Richmond
Chang’An Restaurant, Northern Chinese cuisine, Vancouver
Chef Tony Chinese Restaurant, Cantonese cuisine, Richmond
Chef’s Choice Chinese Cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, Vancouver
Chinatown BBQ, Cantonese BBQ, Vancouver
Dynasty Seafood Restaurant, Cantonese cuisine, Vancouver
Geng Shi Ji, Hunan cuisine, Richmond
Golden Paramount Seafood Restaurant, Cantonese cuisine, Richmond
Hei Hei Rice Roll, casual Chinese, Richmond
iDen & Quanjude, Northern Chinese cuisine, Vancouver
Landmark Hotpot House, hotpot, Vancouver
Lao Cai Chinese Cuisine, Xi’an cuisine, West Vancouver
Max Noodle House, noodle and congee, Richmond
Memory Corner, Taiwanese cuisine, Richmond
Mott 32, contemporary Chinese, Vancouver
Neptune Palace Seafood Restaurant, Cantonese cuisine, Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey
Osmanthus Chinese Fusion Restaurant, Jiangnan cuisine, Richmond
Rice Holic, Taiwanese cuisine, Richmond
Sea Harbour Restaurant, Cantonese cuisine, Richmond
Seaport City Seafood Restaurant, Cantonese cuisine, Vancouver
Suhang Restaurant, Shanghainese cuisine, Richmond
Sun Sui Wah Seafood Restaurant, Cantonese cuisine, Vancouver and Richmond
Tasty BBQ and Beer Bar, Sichuan cuisine, Vancouver and Richmond
That Year China Restaurant, Sichuan cuisine, Richmond
The Dolar Shop Hot Pot, hotpot, Burnaby and Richmond
The Fish Man, Sichuan cuisine and seafood, Richmond
The Jade Seafood Restaurant, Cantonese cuisine, Richmond
Yuan’s Garden Restaurant, Shanghainese and Nanjing cuisines, Richmond
The Chinese Restaurant Awards’ team of judges consists of 18 individuals, including professional food critics and frequent diners, who all come from a variety of industries, such as media, creative, film production, law, medicine, and hospitality. They are all given full independence in selecting and voting for their favourite establishments.
“Careful thought is always put into the process of selecting our judges, where we aim to include a panel that not only knows and loves Chinese and Taiwanese cuisines but also has a deep understanding of where to find the best in Metro Vancouver,” says Rae Kung, managing director, Chinese Restaurant Awards. “It is also equally important for our judges to represent a range of backgrounds, to bring more voices and diverse perspectives to the table.”
In addition to Man, notable judges include: Brendon Matthews; former Globe & Mail food critic Alexandra Gill; Bernice Chan, Vancouver correspondent of South China Morning Post; Ben Lu, producer of award-winning TV series Blood and Water; and Emily Lin, VP of Vancouver Wine School.
The Chinese Restaurant Awards will announce its Top 15 shortlist winners, named the Elite 15 Awards, on November 5, 2024 at an awards ceremony at The Vancouver Club. Special awards, such as Critics’ Choice Signature Dish Awards, Best New Restaurant of the Year, Master Chef of the Year, Dim Sum Chef of the Year, Rising Star Chef of the Year, and Elite Service Crew Member of the Year will also be presented on this date.
On November 18, 2024, the Chinese Restaurant Awards will host its DINING by the Awards 2024 event at Chang’An Restaurant. Tickets can now be purchased online.
For more information about the 15th Annual Chinese Restaurant Awards, please visit www.chineserestaurantawards.com.
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About Chinese Restaurant Awards
Founded in 2008, Chinese Restaurant Awards is the longest running Chinese culinary awards event in the world. The Awards are rooted in two challenging yet humble goals; raise public awareness for quality Chinese cuisine throughout Metro Vancouver and create a platform for cross-cultural culinary exchange. The team behind the Chinese Restaurant Awards consist of food, media and marketing professionals who are Chinese food enthusiasts, with a passion for promoting regional Chinese cuisine in North America. Over the years, the team has achieved many milestones through several culinary events and campaigns such as the Chinese Master Chefs Gold Medal Dinner in 2014, East Meets West: Paris x Vancouver 2016, DINING by the Awards 2019, Chinese Restaurant Awards Scholarship and the highly popular social influential culinary tourism campaign #Taste city series in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou and Taipei from 2017 to 2019.
Chinese Restaurants Awards 2024 is generously supported by Destination Vancouver, DoorDash, St. Paul’s Foundation, Alumni UBC, The Dalmore, FRÄNK by Enrich Developments, Hamadaya Japanese Sauces, Olympic Distributors, GoCanada.com, Clos du Soleil, Fresh Ideas Start Here, Hook and Herd, Wingtat Game Bird Packers, Golden Eagle Sablefish, Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, and Vancouver Community College.
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