Chinese Food Restaurants in Vancouver, BC

Chinese Food Restaurants in Vancouver, BC
Hiking and playing around Vancouver, British Columbia can work up an appetite.If you're looking for Chinese food to refuel, you couldn't be in a better place. Vancouver has a long history of Chinese immigration, beginning in the 1800's. Since then, many people of Chines descent have settled in British Columbia and brought with them recipes and traditions making Vancouver a hot spot for some of the best Chinese food outside of China.

San Sui Wah Seafood

A Vancouver staple since the 1980's, San Sui takes embraces its closeness to the sea and abundance of fresh seafood for its classic Chinese dishes. Live seafood tanks line the walls housing, lobster, prawns, scallops, Alaskan King crabs and more. Every once in a while the boats catch a rare Halibut or Potato Eel than make sits way to San Sui's menu. The house specialty is the spice rubbed Roasted Squab, a delicacy in Asian culture that has captured the taste buds of Vancouver's residents. San Sui Wah is open for lunch and dinner daily.

San Sui Wah Seafood Restaurant
3888 Main Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V5V 3N9
(604) 872-8822
sunsuiwah.com

The Imperial Chinese Restaurant

This Vancouver Chinese restaurant sits amidst the luxury hotels and tourist attractions of downtown. The Imperial Chinese offers Cantonese cuisine prepared by Hong Kong-trained chefs in an elegant, fine dining environment. The Imperial prides itself on classics like shark fin soup, Peking Duck and homemade dim sum. Fresh lobster, crab and scallops from the Imperial's live tanks. Keep an eye out for visiting celebrities. The Imperial Chinese is open 365 days a year for lunch and dinner.

The Imperial Chinese Restaurant
355 Burrard St.
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 268
(604) 688-8191
imperialrest.com

The Pink Pearl

Getting to the Pink Pearl can be a trek. If you're asking if it's worth it, ask the locals and visitors that have been doing it for thirty years. You will hear a resounding "yes!", especially if you're a fan of dim sum. This Vancouver Chinese institution uses fresh caught seafood and local ingredients to produce traditional Szechuan and Cantonese fare. The Pink Pearl opens daily at 9:00 a.m. for a dim sum brunch and stays open through dinner.

The Pink Pearl
1132 E. Hastings St.
Vancouver, British Columbia V6A 1S2
(604) 253.4316
pinkpearl.com

Hot Delivery

If you're beat from a long day of sight seeing, why not order in? Hot Delivery will bring fresh steaming takeout straight to your door free of charge. Grab any one of their stir-fries or fried rice dishes. Combination and family platters are available. Check out the on-line menu.

Hot Delivery
3002 Cambie St.
Vancouver, British Columbia V57 2V9
(604) 879-5292
hotdelivery.ca

Article Written By Anne Marie Bailey

Based in Southern California, Anne Marie Bailey has been a freelance writer since 2008. She has been published in "EAT Magazine" and is a regular contributor to Trails.com and eHow. Bailey holds a Bachelor of Arts in cultural anthropology from the University of Colorado.

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