Vancouver’s Finest: MICHELIN Guide 2025 selection revealed

Michelin is pleased to announce the 2025 restaurant selection for the MICHELIN Guide Vancouver. The new selection boasts two new One MICHELIN Star restaurants, a new Bib Gourmand and two new recommended restaurants. Additionally, four Special Awards were announced during the invite-only ceremony. 

Sumibiyaki Arashi and Sushi Hyun both joined the exclusive list of MICHELIN-Starred restaurants in North America as both restaurants were awarded on stage at the Commodore Ballroom. In addition, the city’s Guide boasts a new Bib Gourmand, Good Thief, bringing the selections total to 15. The full selection, including Recommended eateries, totals 76 restaurants with 22 cuisine types represented. 

Here are the new One MICHELIN Star restaurants and the new Bib Gourmand, with Inspector notes from each (Inspectors’ comments in full on the MICHELIN Guide website and mobile app): 

One MICHELIN Star 

Sumibiyaki Arashi (Japanese cuisine) 

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 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 (Japanese/Sushi cuisine) 

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. 

Bib Gourmand 

The MICHELIN Guide Inspectors identified one new restaurant to award the Bib Gourmand designation, which recognizes eateries for great food at a great value. 

Good Thief (Vietnamese cuisine) 

Described as the rebellious younger sibling to next-door Anh and Chi (Bib Gourmand), this lively bar and restaurant offers a more freewheeling, inventive take on Vietnamese cuisine, matched with equally inspired cocktails. The compact menu comprises small plates ideal as bar snacks, like juicy binchotan-grilled skewers, or impeccably fried, crunchy frog legs anointed with torn mint and a seductive sweet-tangy sauce glaze, as well as more substantial plates like humble garlic noodles enhanced with morsels of Dungeness crab. The excitement continues into dessert, as in a layered mousse cake featuring banana, peanut and Thai chili, paired with coconut sorbet and fish sauce caramel. Whatever you do, don’t miss out on the brilliant drinks—many of which can be made spirit-free. 

MICHELIN Special Awards 

In addition to the Bib Gourmand and Stars, the Guide announced four Special Awards: 

Hotels 

The restaurants join the MICHELIN Guide selection of hotels, which features the most unique and exciting places to stay in Vancouver and throughout the world.     

Each hotel in the selection has been chosen by MICHELIN Guide experts for its extraordinary style, service and personality — with options for all budgets — and each can be booked directly through the MICHELIN Guide website and app. The selection for Vancouver features the city’s most spectacular hotels, including a symbol of Hollywood glamour, the Rosewood Hotel Georgia (Two MICHELIN Keys), boutique properties such as the Wedgewood (One MICHELIN Key) and standouts from our “Plus” collection like the Opus located in the hip neighborhood of Yaletown. 

The MICHELIN Guide is a benchmark in gastronomy. Now it’s setting a new standard for hotels. Visit the MICHELIN Guide website, or download the free app for iOS and Android, to discover every restaurant in the selection and book an unforgettable hotel. 

The 2025 MICHELIN Guide Vancouver selection: 

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