The Dine Out Vancouver Festival is Canada’s biggest restaurant festival where hundreds of restaurants put on special three-course menus at great prices.

Some of the region’s Best Restaurants participate, and full set meals range from just $20 to $65 or so, plus taxes and tips, and extra for wine pairings.

Some of the many restaurants participating this year include the H2 Kitchen + Bar and H Tasting Lounge at the Westin Bayshore Hotel. There is also the P2B Bistro & Bar at the Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront and Tutto Italian in Yaletown, plus North Shore restaurants like Pier 7 and The Lobby. There are hundreds of other great places too!

In 2024 the festival celebrates its 22nd year and runs from January 17th until February 4th. Continue reading below for lists of participating restaurants.

Below you’ll find information about participating restaurants in the following areas:

Vancouver’s Winter Restaurant Festival

The 2024 Dine Out Vancouver Festival takes place from January 17th until February 4th. It features various events including seminars, tours and Street Food City 12. Of course, there are also special menus available at restaurants across the Lower Mainland. Prices for three-course meals this year cost up to $65 each.

Some of the best restaurants participating in the 2024 festival (and are great to check out any time of the year) are listed below.

Note: Exact details may vary and are subject to change.

Other articles of interest also include the following:

Window Table at the H2 Kitchen and Bar — H2 Kitchen & Bar

Downtown Vancouver Restaurants

Below is a list of Vancouver restaurants participating in the 2024 festival in a number of neighbourhoods including Coal Harbour, Yaletown, Granville Island, Gastown, Vancouver parks and other parts of the city.

Restaurants Near the Vancouver Convention Centre

The following restaurants are near Canada Place and the Vancouver Convention Centre.

ARC Restaurant – urban artisan food at the Fairmont Waterfront, located at 900 Canada Place. In 2024 they offer a bottomless brunch for $49, as well as a three-course lunch for $35 and a four-course dinner for $55.
Five Sails – this fancy restaurant at the Pan Pacific Hotel at Canada Place has a $65 3-course menu in 2024. It includes scallop carpaccio or leek & potato soup to start. For your main you can choose between filet mignon, king salmon and mushroom polenta. For dessert, there is a lemon tart or chocolate gateau cake.
Hydra Estiatorio – a Mediterranean-themed restaurant in the EXchange Hotel Vancouver, located at 475 Howe Street. It features Greek cuisine and a large cocktail bar. Their 2024 dinner menu costs $59. Mains include braised chicken, prawn souvlaki and lamb chops.
P2B Bistro & Bar – a really nice casual place at the Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront at 1133 West Hastings Street. The restaurant has lunch and dinner offers that include cedar smoked salmon, grilled flat iron steak or mushroom ravioli for entrées. The P2B Bistro meals also come with either a salad or seafood chowder plus lemon tart or chocolate decadence cake for dessert.
Showcase Restaurant & Bar – a restaurant at the Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel at 1120 West Hastings Street. They offer a $49 dinner menu with a choice between two appetizers, two entrées and two desserts.

Other Restaurants in Coal Harbour

The following restaurants are also on or near the Coal Harbour waterfront.

H2 Kitchen + Bar – a terrific restaurant at the Westin Bayshore Hotel. Their dinner menu in 2024 is fabulous deal for just $35. It includes your choice of kale & radicchio salad or chicken corn chowder as appetizers, and banana pudding or sticky toffee pudding for dessert. You can also choose between slow smoked beef brisket, cajun shrimp & grits, or mushroom mac for entrées. (Click H2 Kitchen + Bar to see our article about this restaurant.)
H Tasting Lounge – this restaurant is also at the Westin Bayshore Hotel. Whereas the H2 Kitchen + Bar specializes more in meat, this place specializes in seafood. In 2024 the 3-course lunch menu at the H Tasting Lounge costs $40. Entrées include your choice of steak frites, seafood ‘nduja pasta, or roasted cauliflower steak. Appetizers are steamed pork & shrimp siu mai or harvest squash salad. For dessert there is a delicious calamansi tart.
Prestons Restaurant and Lounge – at 1177 West Pender Street at the Coast Coal Harbour Vancouver Hotel, this casual restaurant offers a $50 dinner special in 2024. Mains include duck breast, veal gnocchi and squash korma curry.

Restaurants in Yaletown

The following places are either in or not far from Yaletown.

Frankie’s Italian – Southern Italian cuisine at the Georgian Court Hotel at 765 Beatty Street. In 2024 they offer a special lunch menu for $28 during the festival. It includes one of two mains and one of two desserts. Their dinner special costs $50 and includes three courses. Options are lobster ravioli, short rib, panna cotta and more.
Hendricks – an urban cocktail lounge and restaurant at the Hilton Vancouver Downtown at 433 Robson Street. Their Dine Out Vancouver Festival special is a $50 three-course dinner. Entrée options are short rib, salmon and pasta.
Honey Salt – farm-to-table food at the JW Marriott Parq Vancouver at 39 Smithe Street. The restaurant offers a $39 lunch menu with options like poke, savoury pie, a burger and more. There’s also a three-course dinner for $56 with a choice of shrimp linguini, risotto or bolognaise.
Provence Marinaside – at 1177 Marinaside Crescent in Yaletown facing False Creek. The lunch and dinner menu special this year costs $59 and includes a choice of seafood bouillabaisse, mushroom ravioli, or beef tenderloin (at an extra cost). Seafood at Provence is verified with the Ocean Wise Seafood program.
Tutto Restaurant – a very nice Italian place at 901 Homer Street in Yaletown. In 2024 they offer a $65 lunch and dinner menu with options like cioppino and chicken piccata.

Click The City of VANCOUVER‘s Best Restaurants for more great places to eat at any time of the year.

Restaurants On Granville Island

Granville Island-based restaurants participating in 2024 are listed below.

Dockside Restaurant – a casual fine dining establishment at 1253 Johnston Street at the Granville Island Hotel. Their three-course dinner menu costs $50 in 2024. Main options include steelhead salmon, maitake mushroom, filet mignon and chicken marsala. (Note: This restaurant participates in the Ocean Wise Seafood program.)
The Keg – the steakhouse has a fancy $65 dinner menu this year which includes steak and prime rib entrée options. Appetizers are Caesar salad, lobster bisque or an iceberg wedge. For dessert you have a choice of cheesecake or Billy Miner pie (which is made of ice cream, chocolate, hot fudge, caramel and almonds).
Vancouver Fish Co. – at 1517 Anderson Street near the entrance to Granville Island, this seafood restaurant has a prime location and gets okay reviews. Their dinner menu for the festival costs $54, with a main choice of duck tagliatelle, Nova Scotia lobster or a mix of seafood and red meat.

For a more comprehensive list of places to eat in this neighbourhood, including others that participate in the festival, see our article about Granville Island Restaurants.

Restaurants Near Gastown

Top of Vancouver – a world-famous place in Gastown at the Harbour Centre at 555 West Hastings Street. $65 dinner menu items here include a choice of filet mignon, mushroom ravioli, cajun chicken breast, or a couple other options.
Stock & Supply – located in the Delta Hotels by Marriott Vancouver Downtown Suites hotel at 550 West Hastings Street. The restaurant is proud to use local ingredients. Their Dine Out Vancouver Festival menu costs $45 and also comes with optional wine pairings.

Restaurants In Vancouver Parks

Seasons in the Park – the fancy restaurant at the top of Queen Elizabeth Park has $55 lunch and dinner options in 2024 that include a choice of seafood stew, duck confit or a pasta entrée. (TIP: If going for lunch, and if it’s a nice day, be sure to check out the park while you’re there.) The restaurant also serves a variety of Ocean Wise Seafood.
Stanley Park Brewing – the relatively new restaurant is located near the pitch and putt and tennis courts in Stanley Park. Their lunch and dinner deal costs $35 and includes a prawn cocktail or pork dumpling appetizer along with the choice of a fish sandwich, confit chicken or an eggplant lasagna. Dessert is either fried cheesecake or an ice cream sandwich. (TIP: Be sure to explore Stanley Park if the weather permits. Walking or biking along the Seawall is always a treat.) The place also participates in the Ocean Wise Seafood program.

Chain Restaurants with Multiple Vancouver Locations

Other great downtown Vancouver restaurants participating in the 2024 festival include the following:

Cactus Club Cafe – locations of this popular chain restaurant have three-course dinners for $45. Entrée choices include things like an 8 oz. steak, creole chicken, Thai green curry and other items.
The Keg – the steakhouse’s locations at Alberni Street, Dunsmuir, Yaletown and Granville Island offer $65 dinner menus in 2024. Entrée options include sirloin oscar, filet mignon and prime rib.
Moxies – upscale but casual dining at Sandman Hotels at both 1160 Davie Street and 180 West Georgia Street. Their 2024 Dine Out Vancouver Festival dinner menu costs $50 each. One possible combination of dishes is tuna sushi, chipotle mango chicken and key lime pie.
Tap & Barrel – this restaurant has waterfront locations in both Olympic Village and Coal Harbour. Both offer great three-course specials. The lunch menu costs $29 and the dinner special is $45. Entrée options include pizzas and burgers for lunch and steak frites or forager chicken for dinner.

Other Downtown Vancouver Restaurants

Other great downtown Vancouver restaurants participating in the 2024 festival include the following:

Notch8 Restaurant – an upscale place at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver at 900 West Georgia Street. Their special $59 three-course dinner menu features a choice of duck confit or roasted ling cod with optional wine pairings.
Mosaic Bar & Grille – in 2024 the main restaurant at the Hyatt Hotel has three-course lunch menus for $32 and dinners for $60. Depending on the time of day you go, some of the entrée options you can choose among include prawn linguini, butter chicken, scallops, and beef tenderloin.
Alouette Bistro – a highly-rated restaurant at the Executive Hotel Le Soleil, located at 567 Hornby Street. The French bistro offers a $54 menu in 2024 including dishes like beef tartar, trout almondine and more.
Café One – West Coast dishes at 1000 Burrard Street in the Sheraton Wall Centre Vancouver. They offer $34 lunch and $43 dinner specials in 2024. Mains include spinach and ricotta gnocchi, ling cod, a pulled pork sandwich and more.
Carlino – an Italian restaurant with a BC influence at the Shangri-La Hotel. Located at 1115 Alberni Street, the restaurant’s Dine Out Vancouver special is a $65 dinner menu with saffron risotto or gnocchetti.
Diva at the Met – located at 645 Howe Street in the Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver, this restaurant has a three-course lunch for $40. One possible combination is salad, seared lingcod and tiramisu. The same menu is available for dinner, but for $55.
Unwind – a social restaurant and lounge at the Holiday Inn Vancouver at 1110 Howe Street. Their 2024 special is a $39.50 dinner with a choice of beef wellington, seafood, cheese pierogis and more.

Street Food City

In addition to deals at restaurants, Street Food City is a Dine Out Vancouver Festival event involving food trucks. From January 21st until the 28th in 2024, a number of food trucks are in the North Plaza outside the Vancouver Art Gallery. For details see our article about Street Food City.

Click Downtown Festival Restaurants for a more complete list of Dine Out Vancouver Festival restaurants in the downtown core, Coal Harbour, Gastown, Yaletown, English Bay and Robson Street.

Street Food City at VAG Plaza — Street Food City (on a busy weekend)

Best North Shore Restaurants

Some of the best restaurants participating in the Dine Out Vancouver Festival in North Vancouver and West Vancouver in 2024 are listed below.

North Vancouver Restaurants

Arm’s Reach Bistro – at 4390 Gallant Avenue in Deep Cove, this place offers great food in a beautiful part of town. Their 2024 Dine Out Vancouver Festival lunch and dinner menu costs $42 and includes a choice of duck confit or linguine cauliflower.
Bravo Cucina Ristorante – a North Vancouver Italian restaurant at 1209 Lonsdale Avenue (so halfway up the hill). In 2024 they have a dinner menu for $49. Entrée options include stuffed chicken breast, braised lamb shank and mushroom risotto.
Fishworks – a highly-rated fish and seafood restaurant at 91 Lonsdale Avenue (so right by Lonsdale Quay and the Shipyards). Their $48 three-course dinner menu includes a choice of Pacific lingcod, Egmont sturgeon or seafood soup. (Note: This restaurant participates in the Ocean Wise Seafood program.)
Pier 7 Restaurant + Bar – a restaurant with exceptional seafood and waterfront views at 25 Wallace Mews in the heart of the Shipyards. For the restaurant’s website, visit pierseven.ca.
The Lobby Restaurant – a very nice restaurant at the Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier at the bottom of Lonsdale Avenue at 138 Victory Ship Way. For the restaurant’s website visit lobbyrestaurant.ca.

For a list of other North Shore restaurants participating in the festival, click North Shore Dining Festival Restaurants.

West Vancouver Restaurants

Village Taphouse – a popular pub at 900 Main Street at the Park Royal Shopping Centre. Dinner costs $35 in 2024. Your entrée choices include a mushroom pizza, chicken tacos, burgers and more. The meal also comes with your choice of Korean chicken, brussel sprouts or sierra salad, plus a banana ice cream dish or brownie for dessert. This restaurant also participates in the Ocean Wise Seafood program.

Click NORTH VANCOUVER‘s Best Restaurants or WEST VANCOUVER‘s Best Restaurants for more great North Shore places to eat.

Best Restaurants in Burnaby

Some of the best restaurants participating in the 2024 Vancouver Dine Out Festival in Burnaby are the following:

Atlas Steak + Fish – a restaurant at 4331 Dominion Street (near the Trans-Canada Highway and Willingdon). Its 2024 menu costs $49 and includes chowder or salad, along with a choice of filet béarnaise, smoked chicken breast or ahi tuna, as well as one of two desserts.
Baci Ristorante – an Italian place at 3728 East Hastings Street (near Boundary). They have a $50 lunch and dinner menu. Both include salad, a choice of various pasta or meat main dish options, and a tiramisu dessert.
Burnaby Mountain Restaurant – located at 7600 Halifax Street, this restaurant offers two different three-course brunch menus in 2024. One costs $25 and includes peach bruschetta, salmon avocado toast, French toast and more. The other brunch costs $35 with options such as lobster hash, steak with eggs and more.
Hart House – at 6664 Deer Lake Avenue at Deer Lake Park. Dinner at this heritage building costs $58 in 2024 and features a choice of steelhead, duck leg, or braised lentils. (TIP: If the weather is good, before dinner, go for a walk around Deer Lake. The restaurant is in a beautiful area.) (Note: This restaurant participates in the Ocean Wise Seafood program.)

Click BURNABY‘s Best Restaurants for a list of other places to eat in this city, including venues not participating in the festival every year. To learn about this municipality’s own restaurant festival which happens later in the spring, see our article about The Bite of Burnaby.

Maple Ridge Restaurants

The two Maple Ridge restaurants below are participating in the 2024 festival.

Ban Chok Dee – an award-winning restaurant that specializes in Thai cuisine located at 20395 Lougheed Highway #400. Their dinner costs $45 and includes spring rolls, stir-fry and more.
The Keg Steakhouse – the popular chain restaurant at 20640 Dewdney Trunk Road offers a $65 three-course dinner menu this year. Entrée choices include sirloin steak, prime rib or filet mignon.

Striploin Steak Dinner at Big Feast Bistro

Best Restaurants in New Westminster

Popular New Westminster restaurants participating in the 2024 festival are the following:

El Santo – an upscale Mexican place at 680 Columbia Street. 2024 menu entrées include wagyu steak, chile relleno and risotto. For dessert there’s a choice between churros and ice cream. The three-course dinner deal costs $50.
Gino’s – an affordably-priced place that serves Italian and other Mediterranean dishes at 431 East Columbia Street. Their three-course lunch and dinner in 2024 costs $30 and features an appetizer, a choice of chicken souvlaki, roast lamb, pizza, prawn souvlaki or lasagna & meatballs, plus a dessert.

Best Restaurants in Richmond

Great 2024 Dine Out Vancouver Restaurants in Richmond include the following:

Flying Beaver – a bar and grill-style restaurant located at the Harbour Air seaplane terminal on the Fraser River at 4760 Inglis Drive. Their $27.50 lunch and dinner menus are available for dine-in and take-out. Entrée options include haddock, pork chops or sirloin steak.
The Keg Steakhouse – the 11151 No. 5 Road location of this popular chain restaurant has three-course dinners for $65. The place is located near SilverCity Riverport Cinemas and not far from the International Buddhist Temple. Our favourite option is the prime rib, but the steaks are also exceptional.

Click RICHMOND‘s Best Restaurants for more dining venues any time of the year.

Best Restaurants in Surrey

2024 Dine Out Vancouver Festival restaurants in Surrey include the following:

Afghan Kitchen – a highly-rated restaurant at 16120 24th Avenue in Central Surrey near the Morgan Crossing shopping centre. The three-course dinner specials here are $50. One of the entrée options is chicken kebab.
The Keg – the popular steakhouse has Surrey locations at 15180 32nd Avenue Diversion and 7948 120th Street. Both are offering $65 dinner specials. Sirloin oscar (8 oz.) and prime rib (14 oz.) are both on the menu.

Additional Information

If you are in town in late January or the first weekend in February in a typical year, then you’ll definitely want to know about the Dine Out Vancouver Festival. There is no better time to enjoy all the culinary talent that Vancouver has to offer. Plus, this is also a great time of year to stay in the region. Not only are there exceptional restaurant deals, but some hotels participate too, offering attractive packages at reduced rates.

The weather is far from its best in January, but the festival’s restaurant and hotel specials make up for that.

Click Dine Out Vancouver Festival for the event’s official website to learn more. On the site you can search for restaurants by region and learn about some of the festival’s other special events.

For a list of special places to check out, click Dine Out Vancouver Restaurants with a View.

To see how restaurants like the Keg, Milestones, Cactus Club, Earls and other similar places compare, see our article about Vancouver Premium-Casual Chain Restaurants.

For other best places to eat and drink throughout the Lower Mainland, including those not participating in the Dine Out Vancouver Festival, check out the following: