To get our collective appetites primed for the awards in April, Vancouver Magazine has served up a smorgasbord of solid intel: The finalists in each category.

Food fans know that with the spring comes the annual Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards. Revealed online and in a special issue of the magazine, Vancouver's dining scene is celebrated each year and the critics' favourites are crowned victorious in several categories spanning cuisines and neighbourhoods.

To get our collective appetites primed for the awards in April, Vancouver Magazine has served up a smorgasbord of solid intel: The finalists in each category. From Best Bar to Best West Coast, and from Whistler to Richmond (and all the delicious Vancouver neighbourhoods in between), the categories cover a lot of tasty territory.

This is only the second year Van Mag has given the public--or anyone!--a shortlist of finalists for the coveted awards. Last year they published an alphabetical list of all the finalists, but for 2018 the publications has opted to get even more specific and give us the finalists by category.

While Vancouver Magazine is set to announce the winners at their ceremony and party on April 16, get a head start on picking your favourites from their just-released list of finalists.

Vancouver Magazine’s 2018 Restaurant Awards Finalists:

BEST BAR

Campagnolo Upstairs

Grapes and Soda

The Narrow

The Shameful Tiki Room

Uva

BEST BRUNCH

Au Comptoir

Belgard Kitchen

Burdock and Co.

Café Medina

Merchant’s Workshop

BEST CHAIN

Cactus Club Cafe

JOEY

Nuba

Tacofino

The Flying Pig

BEST CHINESE

Dynasty Seafood

Golden Paramount

Hoitong Chinese Seafood

Jade Seafood

Yue Delicacy

BEST DESIGN

Botanist

Fayuca

La Glace Ice Cream

La Tacqueria (Hornby Location)

St. Lawrence

BEST DIM SUM

Kirin (Richmond)

Dynasty Seafood

Golden Paramount

Red Star Seafood (Granville)

Yue Delicacy

BEST FRENCH

Au Comptoir

Bacchus

L’Abattoir

Le Crocodile

St. Lawrence

BEST INDIAN

Apna Chaat House

My Shanti

Rangoli

Sachdeva Sweets

Swad

BEST ITALIAN

Ask for Luigi

Cinara

CinCin

Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill

Savio Volpe

BEST JAPANESE

Dosanko

Kishimoto

Masayoshi

Sushi Bar Maumi

Tetsu Sushi Bar

BEST LATIN

Cacao

El Santo

Fayuca

Los Cuervos

Molli Café

BEST NEW RESTAURANT

Botanist

Fayuca

Mak N Ming

St. Lawrence

Yuwa Japanese Cuisine

BEST OKANAGAN

Front Street Brassarie

Miradoro

Old Vines

Raudz

Waterfront Wines

BEST PAN-ASIAN

Fat Mao Noodles

Kissa Tanto

Laksa King

Longtail Kitchen

Torafuku

BEST PATISSERIE

Beaucoup Bakery

Chez Christophe Chocolate Patisserie

Temper Chocolate and Pastry

Thierry

Thomas Haas

BEST PIZZA

Bufala

Corduroy Pie Co.

Nicli Antica Pizzeria

Pizzeria Farina

Via Tevere

BEST RAMEN

Hokkaido Ramen Santouka

Marutama Ra-men

Motomachi Shokudo

Ramen Danbo

The Ramenman

BEST SEAFOOD

Ancora

Blue Water Café

Boulevard Kitchen and Oyster Bar

Landmark Hot Pot House

Oddfish

BEST STEAKHOUSE

Black and Blue

Gotham

Hy’s

Joe Fortes

The Roof

BEST THAI

Jitlada

Kin Kao

Maenam

Sawasdee Thai

Sen Pad Thai

BEST UPSCALE

Boulevard Kitchen and Oyster Bar

CinCin

Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill

Hawksworth

The Pear Tree

BEST VICTORIA

Agrius

Chorizo and Co.

Fishhook

Part and Parcel

Pizzeria Prima Strada

BEST VIETNAMESE

Bánh Mì Très Bon

Bun Cha Ca Hoang Yen

Chau Veggie

Hái Phong

Mr. Red Café

BEST WEST COAST

Bows x Arrows

Burdock and Co.

Forage

Mak N Ming

Royal Dinette

BEST WHISTLER

Alta Bistro

Araxi

Bar Oso

Bearfoot Bistro

The Grill Room

Best Neighbourhood Spots: The Nominees

CHINATOWN

Bao Bei

Campagnolo Upstairs

Fat Mao Noodles

Jade Seafood

Pizzeria Farina

DOWNTOWN

Café Medina

Cinara

Heritage Asian Eatery

Royal Dinette

Tableau Bar Bistro

EAST SIDE

Bistro Wagon Rouge

Bows x Arrows

Burdock and Co.

Kishimoto

Merchant’s Workshop

GASTOWN

Belgard Kitchen

La Mezcaleria

The Mackenzie Room

Tuc Craft Kitchen

Wildebeest

BEST NORTH SHORE

Feast

Maru Korean Bistro

Swad

Terroir Kitchen

Zen Japanese

RICHMOND

Britannia Brewing Company

Cocoru

Gudrun Tasting Room

Lido

Nine Dishes

WEST END

Amici Miei

Damso

Kingyo

Marutama

Nook

WEST SIDE

Au Comptoir

Bufala

Grapes and Soda

L’Ufficio

Oddfish

YALETOWN

Bistro Sakana

Homer Street Café and Bar

House Special

Provence Marinaside

WildTale