🍜 Vancouver's Best Cantonese Restaurants | Honest Reviews
After eating my way through Vancouver's Cantonese food scene, here's my no-BS guide to the best (and not-so-best) spots! Some will blow your mind, others... well, you've been warned 👇 🏆 TOP PICKS (Must-Try!) 1️⃣ Kirin Seafood Restaurant 👍 Order: Black gold lava buns (better than China!), abalone sauce goose feet, tofu skin rolls 👎 Skip: Shrimp dumplings (not fresh), congee (too bland) 💁 Service: 12% min tip, handsome big-eyed waiter gives great recs! 💬 Verdict: Vancouver's Cantonese gold standard—beats most Beijing spots! 2️⃣ Hei Hei Rice Roll (My Fave!) 🥢 Rice noodle rolls: silkier than 90% of Guangdong (but sauce is too sweet) 🍮 Double-layer milk pudding: MELTS IN YOUR MOUTH—top-tier even in China! 3️⃣ Lucky Seafood Restaurant 🥟 Siu Mai: Fresh, bouncy, perfectly seasoned—would impress any Hong Konger! 🛒 Dim sum carts: Only had this twice in my life... both in North America 😭 4️⃣ Shun Fung Super Bistro (Shunde Cuisine) 🐔 Shunde-style poached chicken: Crispy skin + tender meat 🐮 Bamboo shoot beef brisket stew: Fall-apart tender ⚠️ Cash/debit only, slower than a sloth... 🆗 Decent But Not Perfect 5️⃣ HK BBQ Master 🍖 Char siu = too fatty, soy sauce chicken = meh 💰 Post-tax prices = crazy cheap though! 6️⃣ Delfine Restaurant 🦆 Roast duck noodle soup: Broth lacks depth, duck's too greasy 🍨 Dessert Specialists 7️⃣ Sweet Memory Dessert 🖤 Black sesame soup: Authentic stone-ground... but 2 bowls = instant regret 🥚 Ginkgo tofu skin dessert: Light & soothing 8️⃣ Kam Do Bakery 🍍 Pineapple bun: Nostalgic AF! (But c'mon—it's hard to mess this up) 💡 Final Thoughts Vancouver's Cantonese food DESTROYS Beijing's—especially in Richmond! Even picky Guangdong folks would approve. #VancouverEats #CantoneseFood #DimSumLover
