The MICHELIN Guide announced the latest awards for Vancouver and there is big news, with two new One-Starred restaurants joining the ranks. Now, Vancouver has 12 MICHELIN-Starred restaurants, offering everything from creative fusion cooking to classic Chinese, French and more.
Learn more about the two new One Stars, and see the full list, below.
New One Stars
Sumibiyaki Arashi
Cuisine: Japanese
With this understated 14-seat Mount Pleasant counter, Chef Pete Ho has ushered in a new gold standard of yakitori to Vancouver. The multicourse omakase spans dishes like red crab chawanmushi with yuzu, or crispy, delicately fried tofu accented with sweet soy, but the centerpiece of the menu is meticulously prepared skewers of chicken grilled over binchotan coals. Combining specially sourced heritage breed birds, skillful butchery, masterful seasoning (including with a special tare maintained over decades) and brilliant use of the grill, the results are uncomplicated yet profound. From impeccably cooked crisp-skinned breast and thigh to less conventional cuts like chicken “oysters” and heart, each piece is revelatory—no wonder it’s the most hotly in-demand reservation in town.
Sushi Hyun
Cuisine: Japanese
An unremarkable exterior belies the lavish omakase that awaits diners once they step inside Chef Juhyun Lee’s sophisticated oasis. Japanese luxury pervades every element of the meal, from exquisite seafood and hand-made ceramics to the silken, subtly fragrant hinoki counter (crafted from a tree more than two centuries old). Subtlety goes hand in hand with indulgence in Chef Lee’s meticulous preparations, with spectacular ingredient quality allowed to take the spotlight, from perfectly tempered edomae-style nigiri to a comforting rice dish of fried karei flounder, a nod to his Korean background. Effortlessly attentive, unobtrusive service and a thoughtful collection of wines and sakes, selected by Chef Hyun himself, provide an additional layer of comfort and refinement.
All of Vancouver's Stars 2025
AnnaLenaCuisine: Contemporary
Barbara
Cuisine: Contemporary
Burdock & Co
Cuisine: Contemporary
iDen & QuanJuDe Beijing Duck House
Cuisine: Chinese
Kissa Tanto
Cuisine: Fusion
Masayoshi
Cuisine: Japanese
Okeya Kyujiro
Cuisine: Japanese
Published on Main
Cuisine: Contemporary
St. Lawrence
Cuisine: French
Sumibiyaki Arashi
Cuisine: Japanese
Sushi Hyun
Cuisine: Japanese
Sushi Masuda
Cuisine: Japanese
Hero image: Conrad Brown / Sumibiyaki Arashi
Thumb image: SUSHI HYUN OMAKASE / Sushi Hyun
