Best brunch in Vancouver

Top spots in Vancouver

• Granville Island

  Food & Drink

  False Creek

  Public market, craft breweries and harbourfront buskers.

Top brunch spots in Vancouver

12 locals' picks — neighbourhoods, price tiers and what to order.

• Jam Cafe

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  Downtown

  The city's most famous brunch lineup.

  Order: Red velvet pancakes

• Medina Cafe

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  Downtown

  Belgian-Moroccan brunch landmark.

  Order: Liège waffles with lavender chocolate

• OEB Breakfast Co.

  $$$

  Yaletown

  Patio over False Creek, premium eggs benny.

  Order: Soul in a Bowl

• The Dunbar

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  Dunbar

  Neighborhood diner, locals' favourite.

  Order: Lemon ricotta pancakes

• Forage

  $$$

  West End

  Farm-to-table brunch inside the Listel.

  Order: Ocean Wise smoked salmon scramble

• Nelson the Seagull

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  Gastown

  Indie bakery-café, slow-pour coffee.

  Order: Avocado toast & sourdough

• Yolks

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  Strathcona

  All-day breakfast counter, no fuss.

  Order: Bennies on house biscuits

• Bufala

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  Kerrisdale

  Pizza-for-brunch crowd-pleaser.

  Order: Brunch pizza

• Sophie's Cosmic Cafe

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  Kitsilano

  Kitschy 80s diner, Kits weekend ritual.

  Order: Cosmic French toast

• Tractor Everyday Healthy Foods

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  Kitsilano

  Counter-service, plant-forward brunch.

  Order: Power bowls + frittata

• Beaucoup Bakery

  $

  South Granville

  Pastry-first, grab and go to Granville Island.

  Order: Almond croissant

• Tableau Bar Bistro

  $$$

  Coal Harbour

  French bistro brunch in Loden Hotel.

  Order: Croque madame

Where to eat

• Vij's

  $$$

  Modern Indian · Cambie

  Vikram Vij — no reservations, worth the wait.

• Kissa Tanto

  $$$

  Japanese-Italian · Chinatown

  1960s Tokyo jazz club, hardest reso in town.

• Phnom Penh

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  Cambodian-Vietnamese · Chinatown

  Famous butter beef + chicken wings.

• Joe Fortes

  $$$

  Seafood · West End

  Roof patio, oysters and the classic Caesar.