60 VANMAG.COM MAY 2017
Two things are true: for an
oceanfront city, Vancouver
doesn’t have nearly enough
seafood restaurants...but
the ones we do have are
amazing. To wit, Blue Water
Cafe, which has owned this
category since 2008, again
tops the judges’ ballots for
its blend of consistency and
creativity, typifi ed by chef
Frank Pabst’s continual
pushing of the seafood
boundaries with his use of
limpets and jellyfi sh. But hot
on its heels is Silver winner
Ancora, led by chef Ricardo
Valverde, who blends his
native Peruvian cuisine and
Japanese infl uences with
local B.C. ingredients to
great eff ect. Taking Bronze
is the elegant Boulevard,
with its ever-present seafood
towers and oysters galore.Best
Seafood
Blue Water Cafe
1095 Hamilton St.
bluewatercafe.net
Ancora
1600 Howe St.
ancoradining.com
Boulevard Kitchen and Oyster Bar
845 Burrard St.
boulevardvancouver.ca
HONOUR ABLE MENTIONS
Go Fish, Tojo’s2
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from a culinary mindset, quality
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