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 cost up to $65 or so, plus taxes and tips, and extra for wine pairings.

Some of the many restaurants that participate most years 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. This year there were also special dinner theatre events including Murder is a Drag and The Legend of the Gastown Gold.

The festival celebrated its 23rd year in 2025 and ran from January 22nd until February 9th. Next year’s festival will likely be around the same time, though exact dates are to be confirmed. Continue reading below to learn about some of the many restaurants that participated in the festival in 2025.

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

Vancouver’s Winter Restaurant Festival

The 2025 Dine Out Vancouver Festival took place from January 22nd until February 9th. The festival features various events including dinners, tours and Street Food City 13. Of course, there are also special menus available at restaurants across the Lower Mainland. Prices for three-course meals range between about $35 and $65 each. A few places offer specials as low as $20 too.

Some of the best restaurants that participated in the 2025 festival are listed below.

Note: Exact details may have varied and were subject to change.

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TIP: February 14th was after the Dine Out Vancouver Festival ended. See our article about Vancouver Restaurants on Valentine’s Day for special dining opportunities on that special date.

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

Murder-Mystery Dinner Theatre Shows

First, before describing offers at different restaurants this year, here are details about a couple of games presented by Vancouver Mysteries during the 2025 Dine Out Vancouver Festival. Murder Is a Drag: Rhinestones Are Forever is a murder mystery show with a wedding reception theme at Water Street Café. There’s also The Legend of the Gastown Gold. It’s an indoor mystery game at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Vancouver Downtown Suites. Both experiences include food and drinks.

Downtown Vancouver Restaurants

Below is a list of Vancouver restaurants that participated in the 2025 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 2025 it offered a bottomless brunch for $55, as well as a two-course lunch for $35 and a four-course dinner for $65.
Five Sails – this fancy restaurant at the Pan Pacific Hotel at Canada Place had a $65 three-course menu in 2025. It included tuna tartare or cauliflower velouté to start. For your main course you could choose between filet mignon, seared steelhead trout or a mushroom-based dish. For dessert, there was a lemon panna cotta 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. Its 2025 lunch and dinner menus cost $65. The two mains on offer were souvlaki and lamb chops.
P2B Bistro & Bar – a really nice casual place at the Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront at 1133 West Hastings Street. The restaurant had lunch and dinner menus for $49 each. They included short ribs, ling cod or mushroom pasta for entrées. The P2B Bistro meals also came with either a salad or seafood chowder plus red velvet or chocolate decadence cake for dessert.
Showcase Restaurant & Bar – a restaurant at the Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel at 1120 West Hastings Street. It offered a $49 dinner menu with a choice between two appetizers, three 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. Its dinner menu in 2025 was a fabulous deal for just $38. It included your choice of kale & quinoa salad or chicken corn chowder as appetizers. Dessert was banana pudding. You could also choose between smoked beef cheek, fried chicken steak, or butternut squash gnocchi 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 2025 the three-course lunch menu at the H Tasting Lounge cost $40. There was also a three-course dinner menu for $55. Both menus included chocolate cake for dessert, as well as one of two appetizers and one of three or four entrées.
Prestons Restaurant and Lounge – at 1177 West Pender Street at the Coast Coal Harbour Vancouver Hotel, this casual restaurant offered a $50 dinner special in 2025. Mains included steamed cod, lemongrass chicken ballotine and szechuan smoked tofu.

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 2025 it offered a special dinner menu for $55 during the festival. Main options included chicken parmesan, butternut squash risotto and more.
Hendricks – an urban cocktail lounge and restaurant at the Hilton Vancouver Downtown at 433 Robson Street. Its Dine Out Vancouver Festival special was a $55 three-course dinner. Entrée options were short rib, chicken cordon blue and zucchini pasta.
Honey Salt – farm-to-table food at the JW Marriott Parq Vancouver at 39 Smithe Street. The restaurant offered a $36 lunch menu with options like grilled chicken cobb salad, a burger and more. There was also a three-course dinner for $48 with a choice of chicken parmesan, grilled salmon, beef bourguignon and more.
Provence Marinaside – at 1177 Marinaside Crescent in Yaletown facing False Creek. The lunch and dinner menu special this year cost $49 and included a choice of seafood bouillabaisse, mushroom ravioli, or confit duck leg. 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 2025 it offered a $55 dinner menu with options like bolognese and carrot risotto.

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 that participaed in Dine Out Vancouver in 2025 are listed below.

Dockside Restaurant – a casual fine dining establishment at 1253 Johnston Street at the Granville Island Hotel. Its three-course dinner menu cost $45 in 2025. Main options included salmon, steak frites and squash risotto. (Note: This restaurant participates in the Ocean Wise Seafood program.)
The Keg – the steakhouse had a fancy $55 dinner menu in 2025 which included roasted salmon, blackened chicken and prime rib entrée options. Appetizers were Caesar salad, lobster bisque or an iceberg wedge. For dessert you had a choice of cheesecake, Spanish coffee 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. Its dinner menu for the festival cost $59, with a main choice of lobster, a seafood hot pot or a mix of seafood and red meat.

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

Restaurants Near Gastown

Top of Vancouver – a famous place in Gastown at the Harbour Centre at 555 West Hastings Street. $65 dinner menu items here included a choice of cajun chicken breast, mushroom ravioli and 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. Its Dine Out Vancouver Festival dinner menu cost $49.

Restaurants In Vancouver Parks

Seasons in the Park – the fancy restaurant at the top of Queen Elizabeth Park had $55 lunch and dinner options in 2025 that included a choice of steelhead salmon, 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. Its dinner deal cost $33 and included one of three appetizers and one of three mains. Dessert was cinnamon sugar donut holes with chocolate sauce and raspberry dip. (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 that participated in the 2025 festival included the following:

Cactus Club Cafe – locations of this popular chain restaurant had three-course dinners for $45. Entrée choices included things like steak frites, creole chicken, Thai red curry and other items.
The Keg – the steakhouse’s locations at Alberni Street, Dunsmuir, Yaletown and Granville Island offered $55 dinner menus in 2025. Entrée options included French onion sirloin, prime rib and oven roasted salmon.
Tap & Barrel – this restaurant has waterfront locations in both Olympic Village and Coal Harbour. Both offered great three-course specials. The lunch menu cost $32.50 and the dinner special was $45. Entrée options included chicken korma or seafood spaghettini for lunch and creole sirloin or a Mediterranean power bowl for dinner.

Other Downtown Vancouver Restaurants

Other great downtown Vancouver restaurants that participated in the 2025 festival included the following:

Mosaic Bar & Grille – in 2025 the main restaurant at the Hyatt Hotel had two-course lunch menus for $34. Entrée options included prawn linguini, chicken salad and a burger.
Alouette Bistro – a highly-rated restaurant at the Executive Hotel Le Soleil, located at 567 Hornby Street. The French bistro offered a $49 lunch and dinner menu in 2025 that included dishes like beef bourginon, lentil salad, chocolate mousse and more.
Café One – West Coast dishes at 1000 Burrard Street in the Sheraton Wall Centre Vancouver. It offered $38 lunch and $49 dinner specials in 2025. Mains included salmon or chicken tagliatelle for lunch and duck breast, sablefish or pasta for dinner.
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 was a $65 dinner menu with six different entrées to choose from.
Diva at the Met – located at 645 Howe Street in the Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver, this restaurant had a three-course lunch and dinner for $50. One possible combination was tuna tartare, red wine braised beef cheek and a milk chocolate tart.

Street Food City

In addition to deals at restaurants, Street Food City is a Dine Out Vancouver Festival event involving food trucks. From January 24th to 26th in 2025, a number of food trucks were in the North Plaza outside the Vancouver Art Gallery. See our article about Street Food City for details.

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 that participated in the Dine Out Vancouver Festival in North Vancouver and West Vancouver in 2025 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. Its 2025 Dine Out Vancouver Festival lunch and dinner menu cost $48 and included a choice of coq au vin or lentils and roasted sweet potato.
Bravo Cucina Ristorante – a North Vancouver Italian restaurant at 1209 Lonsdale Avenue (so halfway up the hill). In 2025 it had a lunch menu for $35 and a dinner menu for $49.
Fishworks – a highly-rated fish and seafood restaurant at 91 Lonsdale Avenue (so right by Lonsdale Quay and the Shipyards). Its $50 three-course dinner menu included one of three appetizers, one of three mains and one of three desserts. (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. Its special dinner menu cost $49 during the festival. Visit pierseven.ca for the restaurant’s website.
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. In 2025 it offered three-course lunch and dinner menus for $45. Visit lobbyrestaurant.ca for the restaurant’s website.

Click North Shore Dining Festival Restaurants for a list of other North Shore restaurants that participated in the festival in 2025.

West Vancouver Restaurants

Village Taphouse – a popular pub at 900 Main Street at the Park Royal Shopping Centre. Dinner cost $35 in 2025. Your entrée choices included a mushroom pizza, chicken tacos, burgers and more. The meal also came 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 that participated in the 2025 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 2025 menu cost $55 and included chowder or salad, along with a choice of filet béarnaise, mushroom and truffle risotto, 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). It had a $40 lunch menu and a $55 dinner menu. Both included salad, a choice of various pasta, pizza or meat main dish options, and a tiramisu dessert.
Burnaby Mountain Restaurant – located at 7600 Halifax Street, this restaurant offered a five-course dinner for $48. The experience began with soup and salad, followed by a palate cleanser, one of five entrées and a dessert.
Hart House – at 6664 Deer Lake Avenue at Deer Lake Park. Lunch at this heritage building cost $38 in 2025, whereas dinner cost $58. (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. See our article about The Bite of Burnaby to learn about this municipality’s own restaurant festival which happens later in the spring,

Maple Ridge Restaurants

The two Maple Ridge restaurants below participated in the 2025 festival.

Ban Chok Dee – an award-winning restaurant that specializes in Thai cuisine located at 20395 Lougheed Highway #400. Its dinner cost $45 and included wontons, chicken and more.
The Keg Steakhouse – the popular chain restaurant at 20640 Dewdney Trunk Road offered a $55 three-course dinner menu in 2025. Entrée choices included oven roasted salmon, prime rib, French onion sirloin and more.

Striploin Steak Dinner at Big Feast Bistro

Best Restaurants in New Westminster

Popular New Westminster restaurants that participated in the 2025 festival are the following:

El Santo – an upscale Mexican place at 680 Columbia Street. In 2025 it had a three-course lunch for $25 and a three-course dinner for $55. The lunch menu was fixed but the dinner came with a variety of options.
Gino’s – an affordably-priced place that serves Italian and other Mediterranean dishes at 431 East Columbia Street. Its three-course lunch and dinner in 2025 cost $30 and featured an appetizer, a choice of chicken souvlaki, prawn souvlaki, roast lamb or chicken parmesan, plus a dessert.

Best Restaurants in Richmond

Great 2025 Dine Out Vancouver Restaurants in Richmond included 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. Its $28 lunch and dinner menus were available for dine-in and take-out. Entrée options included fish & chips, chicken parmesan and pork chops.
The Keg Steakhouse – the 11151 No. 5 Road location of this popular chain restaurant had three-course dinners for $55. 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 other items are also exceptional.

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

Best Restaurants in Surrey

2025 Dine Out Vancouver Festival restaurants in Surrey included the following:

Afghan Kitchen – a highly-rated restaurant at 16120 24th Avenue in Central Surrey near the Morgan Crossing shopping centre. The three-course lunch and dinner specials here were $35.
The Keg – the popular steakhouse has Surrey locations at 15180 32nd Avenue Diversion and 7948 120th Street. Both were offering $55 dinner specials. French onion sirloin (8 oz.) and prime rib (10 oz.) were 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.

Click Dine Out Vancouver Restaurants with a View for a list of special places to check out.

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

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