Modern Mexican at Cantina Norte

Canada's first proper mezcaleria on The Drive, where house-pressed tortillas and small-batch mezcal flights have an excellent working relationship.

Michelin-listed Main Street kitchen where Peru meets Tokyo and Canton: alpaca tartare, arroz con pato, and a pisco bar that hums until close.

Oaxacan tacos, ceviche and margaritas that actually taste of lime, on a patio at White Rock's quieter East Beach end.

A Kits patio institution since 1994, where BC's biggest tequila list and mango margaritas handle the conversation.

The Chupito team turned a pop up into a permanent cantina on Seymour Street, cocktail led, loud in the way you want a Tuesday to be.

A Mexican inspired kitchen on Union Street that takes brunch and dinner equally seriously, so it fits whichever end of the day you pick.

A stylish two-level Moody Centre taqueria, globally-inspired tacos and a rotating list of BC craft beer.

A Top Chef alum runs the griddle at this pastel 1950s room on Pemberton, where the coin-tiled floor was laid by hand and the milkshakes are still spun to order.

The North Shore's only certified Neapolitan oven, hot enough to blister a margherita in about ninety seconds.

The plant-filled Main Street room that makes a first date feel like it's going well before a word is spoken.

Butter chicken poutine, paneer tacos and spiced cocktails in Surrey's slickest Indian lounge, open until 3am.

Ethiopian stews by hand, a live Friday band, and the kind of injera-sharing that requires getting very comfortable very quickly.

Vikram Vij's legendary modern Indian room, where the wine-marinated lamb popsicles have been redefining romance since the '90s.

Doors at 7am, a glass roof over the Fraser, and thirteen kinds of eggs benedict at the only Dutch breakfast room in the region.