Seafood Restaurants Vancouver Locals Love for Fresh Fish

Classics meet contemporary at Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar, infusing artistically plated West Coast cuisine with European charm. Whether you’re after light fare from the raw bar or something more substantial, the menu has you covered, from sashimi and oysters to octopus, scallops, and seafood linguine.

• Cuisine: Contemporary seafood
• Vibe: Dark wood-panelled room, marble bar, statement lighting
• What to eat: Seared Hokkaido Scallops with chorizo, saffron rice and manila clams

Travel without leaving Vancouver with a visit to COAST Restaurant, where you can imagine you’re visiting New England (crab cakes and chowder), Japan (sushi, nigiri, sashimi platter) or Europe (Tuna Niçoise, Ricotta Gnocchi Primavera).

• Cuisine: Seafood
• Vibe: Modern, anchored by a dramatic circular bar
• What to eat: West Coast crab cake with dungeness & rock crab, herb mayo, cucumber and dill

Self-described as a “restaurant and marine pub,” Cardero’s is located right on the water in Coal Harbour. The approachable menu has something for everyone, but the seafood is the star of the show! Local music daily from 3–6 p.m. and 8–11 p.m.

• Cuisine: Upscale casual, seafood and comfort food
• Vibe: Classy yet approachable waterfront dining
• What to eat: Fresh BC halibut when in season. Otherwise, their signature cedar plank salmon.

Named for Vancouver’s first official lifeguard, Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House is a comfortable, welcoming spot in the heart of downtown Vancouver serving more than 50 kinds of fresh fish. Celebrate with oysters and wine by the fire in the rooftop garden or take your time over a business lunch in the mahogany-walled wine room.

• Cuisine: Seafood and steakhouse
• Vibe: Comfortable, classy, old world spot with soaring ceilings, a sweeping staircase and live piano music.
• What to eat: Joe’s Fresh Seafood Cioppino with jumbo prawn, scallops, calamari, clams, mussels, fresh fish, tomato broth and grilled bread.

Founded by Chef Ricardo Valverde of the acclaimed SUYO, UCHU Cevicheria & Raw Bar shares seafood with Peruvian flair in the heart of Vancouver’s Chinatown. Celebrating coastal cevicheria culture with Japanese and Chinese influences, the menu features ceviche and tiraditos (similar to sashimi) alongside plenty of creative snacks and mains.

• Cuisine: Peruvian seafood
• Vibe: Brick walls, cascading plants, and a long marble bar
• What to eat: Pulpo Anticuchero al Pastor: Grilled octopus skewers served with purple corn tortillas, olive sauce and grilled pineapple

Named for the Greek goddess of the moon, Selene Aegean Bistro feels like a Mediterranean enclave in Hastings Sunrise, with whitewashed walls, artistically plated dishes and an olive tree growing up through the room. It’s not a seafood restaurant exclusively, but seafood forward, with a menu featuring fish, prawns, mussels, octopus, and more.

• Cuisine: Aegean (Greek and Turkish)
• Vibe: Upscale minimalist: poured concrete floors, rattan lighting, soaring white ceilings
• What to eat: Prawn hilopites with preserved lemon and pepper butter, oven dried tomatoes and brown butter crumb

Named for Japan’s legendary female pearl divers, Ama Raw Bar is a cocktail lounge and raw bar. The immersive space features a glowing orange bar, bioluminescence-inspired light installation and a lightbox display of a blue-washed diver.

• Cuisine: Speakeasy cocktail bar
• Vibe: Moody, minimalist and modern, with Blade Runner 2049–inspired interiors
• What to eat: Rigatoni with hokkaido uni and tobiko

Thoughtful, creative, welcoming. Uniting neighbourhood bar and fine dining restaurant, Michelin-recommended Bar Bravo was awarded Vancouver Magazine’s “Best New Restaurant” when they opened in 2024, and has been earning hearts and rave reviews ever since.

• Cuisine: Seafood-forward cocktail & wine bar
• Vibe: Stylish, warm, and inviting European-style bar with friendly service
• What to eat: Tofino King Salmon with ginger, tamari, maple, cucumber and avocado

Blue Water Cafe has been a mainstay on lists of great seafood restaurants in Vancouver since it opened in 2001. Enjoy chilled seafood, sushi, seafood towers, classic mains and more paired with a glass of something from their award-winning wine program.

• Cuisine: Seafood
• Vibe: Classic fine dining
• What to eat: Haida Gwaii sablefish marinated in soy and sake, glazed with shiro miso and served with baby bok choy

Founded in the 1980s by three local farmers, Michelin-recommended Fanny Bay Oyster Bar & Shellfish Market serves their own sustainably farmed shellfish raised in the Baynes and Desolation Sound. Stop by for an excellent happy hour (2–6 p.m. daily), with great prices on oysters, ceviche, lobster roll and more.

• Cuisine: Seafood
• Vibe: Industrial space with live seafood tanks, freezers, nautical decor and a bar.
• What to eat: Geoduck sashimi served with wasabi and soy

A cheerful, unpretentious spot for a variety of seafood dishes, The Vancouver Fish Company is located at the entrance to Granville Island. Everything from fish and chips to the family to a “Surf ‘N’ Turf” platter with a AAA Tomahawk steak, snow crab legs, a whole lobster, and much more. Enjoy the sunshine on their waterfront patio.

• Cuisine: Seafood
• Vibe: Casual and family friendly
• What to eat: Halibut and chips, if in season, or branch out and try the maple walnut prawns

Part of the Sequoia Company group of restaurants (Cardero’s, Seasons in the Park, Teahouse in Stanley Park), The Sandbar serves Ocean Wise sustainable seafood in the heart of Granville Island. Get a spot by the windows for great views over False Creek.

• Cuisine: Seafood
• Vibe: Upscale casual with nautical decor
• What to eat: Alderwood grilled sablefish with miso soy–marinated cod, garlic herb rice and market vegetables.