Van Mag Announces New Neighbourhoods Finalists

Vancouver Magazine just announced the finalists for its upcoming 25th Annual Restaurant Awards 'Best of Neighbourhood' categories. With some big names missing from the list, it looks like these awards will be causing feathers to be ruffled across the city for some time.
Vancouver Magazine Editor-in-Chief John Burns:

For the past 25 years, Vancouver Magazine has been cataloguing the city's finest rooms and creating a definitive compendium of all that is delicious, masterful, and of the moment. The addition of Best of Neighbourhood awards reflects our judges' view that for many people, location matters a great deal when deciding where to dine.

Finalists in the remaining 42 categories won't be revealed until the gala, to be held at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel on April 22nd. Eater will be attending and bringing you all the news as it happens.

Best Yaletown
Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar, Cioppino's Mediterranean Grill & Enoteca, The Flying Pig, Homer St. Café and Bar, La Pentola della Quercia
Best West End
Forage, Hokkaido Ramen Santouka, Kingyo, Nook, Tavola
Best Downtown
Cactus Club Coal Harbour; Hawksworth; The Mexican, Antojitos y Cantina; Tableau Bar Bistro; Yew Seafood & Bar
Best Gastown & Chinatown
Bao Bei Chinese Brasserie, Campagnolo, Phnom Penh, Pidgin, The Union
Best West Side
Maenam, La Quercia, Vij's, West, Zest
Best East Side
Campagnolo Roma, Chicha, Les Faux Bourgeois, The Red Wagon, Via Tevere
Best Richmond
Dinesty Chinese, Gudrun, Hoi Tong Seafood, Spicy Vegetarian Cuisine, Top Shanghai Cuisine
Best North Shore
Blue Eyed Marys, Canyon, Chef Hung Taiwanese Beef Noodle, Gusto di Quattro, La Régalade
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