Located in the Shipyards District, the Pier 7 Restaurant + Bar is a North Vancouver restaurant that specializes in seafood and beautiful waterfront views.
Pier 7 is a great place for lunch, dinner, brunch and drinks, especially on the patio on warm sunny days. The restaurant serves excellent food and has some of the best views in the region. It’s located at 25 Wallace Mews in the heart of the Shipyards in North Vancouver.
Restaurants related to the Pier 7 include The Lobby (also in North Vancouver’s Shipyards District), Tutto (which is a great Italian place in Yaletown), and the P2B Bistro (which is at the Pinnacle Harbourfront Hotel in downtown Vancouver). All of them are very good!
To learn about the Pier 7 Restaurant, either continue reading or visit the official pierseven.ca website.
Pier 7 Restaurant + Bar in North Vancouver
Pier 7 is an upscale seafood restaurant and bar situated right on the North Shore waterfront. Although the restaurant is in a stand-alone building, Pier 7 is related to the Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier and The Lobby Restaurant which are on the other side of Shipbuilders’ Square just a 60-second walk away. In fact, the hotel and both restaurants are owned by the same local company.
The Pier 7 restaurant offers stunning views of Vancouver’s skyline from the Shipyards District. When we visited for lunch recently, we sat at a corner table inside, facing south towards downtown Vancouver. Tall windows provide natural light and scenery. Our table was flooded with sun!
While eating, we had an unobstructed view of the ocean, Vancouver’s downtown skyscrapers, seaplanes landing every few minutes and the majestic cruiser liners berthed at Canada Place across from the North Shore.
Pier 7 also has a very popular covered outdoor patio that’s heated during cooler times of the year. In the summer, there is live music on three or so evenings per week. The restaurant also has seating upstairs for even more beautiful views. Dining upstairs, though, is open only from 6:00 pm onwards
For the restaurant’s official website visit pierseven.ca.
Location and Hours
Pier 7 Restaurant + Bar is located at 25 Wallace Mews in North Vancouver. It’s in the heart of the city’s cultural and entertainment district. The restaurant is right by Shipbuilders’ Square, the Burrard Drydock Pier, and Shipyard Commons. It’s also just steps away from the Pinnacle at the Pier Hotel.
The restaurant typically opens at 11:30 am on weekdays and at 10:30 am on weekends. It remains open until late, especially in the summer, sometimes only closing at around midnight.
In the photo below, the Pier 7 Restaurant is the building at the top of the dock facility just to the left of the yellow shipbuilding crane. As you can probably tell, the views from the restaurant are amazing.
Menu Descriptions
Pier 7 specializes in seafood, but the restaurant also offers all sorts of other dishes along with a fully stocked bar. Short descriptions of each menu are below.
Brunch, Lunch and Dinner
Brunch at Pier 7 is available on weekends and holidays. It runs from 10:30 am until 2:00 pm. There are breakfast classics like seafood benedict dishes, waffles, pancakes and more. Also available are things like breakfast poutine and steak.
Pier 7 has one menu for both the afternoon and evening. There are several starters and sharing plates, including clams, mussels and seafood chowder. Various salads are offered as well. There are beef, salmon and chicken burgers served with seasoned fries. Other main dishes include blackened salmon with grilled prawns, steak with lobster, fish and chips, and more.
Items we’ve had and loved in the past include mussels which came in a delicious white wine sauce. They were really good! We’ve had tiger prawns as a starter, served on a bed of ice, a wedge of lemon, and a dipping cocktail sauce. That too was really nice. We’ve had the burrata (cheese) appetizer, which was amazing. As well, we’ve really enjoyed the blackened salmon and prawns.
More recently, on a newer menu, we had the poke bowl, chicken burger, truffle steak and steelhead salmon. All were exceptional, as was the chocolate lava cake and tiramisu. Everything we’ve had at Pier 7 has always been excellent.
To see the full menus, click Weekend Brunch or the Lunch and Dinner menus.
Three Course and Happy Hour Menus
As of October, 2024, there is a special three-course menu available throughout the day at Pier 7. It costs $55 and allows guests to choose one of three starters, one of three entrées and one of two desserts. Appetizers include a choice of seafood chowder, prawn cocktail or greens salad. Main courses are blackened chicken, truffle steak or steelhead salmon. For dessert you can have New York cheesecake or tiramisu. For what you get, it’s a good deal.
Happy Hour also runs daily from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Select starters, mains and drinks are on special between these times.
Desserts and Drinks
The Pier 7 dessert menu features cheesecake, ice cream, Tiramisu, key lime pie, chocolate lava cake and more. Our party had the chocolate lava cake, Tiramisu and New York style cheesecake, and all were divine! Click Dessert at Pier 7 to check out the full menu.
There are also plenty of red and white wines available by glass or by bottle. The restaurant offers both cocktails and mocktails, plus special signature drinks like Pier 7 Soda, Summer Sunset, Peach Tequila Sour and more. One of us enjoyed a deliciously chilled espresso martini. Various beers and ciders are also available.
To see the full selection of beverages, click Pier 7 Wine or check out the restaurant’s general Drinks Menu.
To learn more and to book your table, click Pier 7 Restaurant.
Restaurant Video
For an idea of what to expect at Pier 7, check out the video below. We recorded it in August of 2023. As you can see, the waterfront views are stunning. The food was also delicious!
Other Information
For more information about the restaurant, visit the official Pier 7 website.
Hotels and restaurants related to Pier 7 include the following (all of which we have been to and can recommend):
- Pinnacle Hotel Vancouver Harbourfront (in downtown Vancouver)
- The Pinnacle Hotel Whistler
- Pinnacle at the Pier Hotel (in North Vancouver’s Shipyards District)
- Tutto Italian Restaurant (in Vancouver’s Yaletown District)
- P2B Bistro (a West Coast-style restaurant near the Vancouver Convention Centre)
- The Lobby Restaurant (at the Shipyards in North Vancouver)
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