Tacos and Craft Beer at Taps and Tacos

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.

Dark brick, low light and west-coast Mexican cooking in Edgemont Village, run by the children of the cafe that stood 100 metres away.

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.

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.

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

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

One of Vancouver's highest-rated Indian spots on The Drive, where street-food snacks flow into proper cocktails and a room that hums.

The Vietnamese street food that made Anthony Bourdain misty on television now has a permanent home on The Drive.

Robson St Korean with tabletop grills, banchan aplenty, and the universal icebreaker of shouting 'is that done yet?'

Surrey's street-suya cult favourite turned proper lounge, where fire-grilled yaji spice and smoky party jollof make every date feel like a party.

Run by the actual Fanny Bay farm, this is Vancouver's only tide-to-table oyster bar, and the marble counter is yours.

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