Standout Vancouver dishes that defined June
From fried chicken and foie to Dungeness crab, six eats that anchored the month's dining scene.
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June in Vancouver dining was dominated by a mix of bold new arrivals and seasonal celebrations. Here are six standouts that defined the month's eating.
Bam Bam's Tarragon Fried Chicken Sandwich earned praise for crisp execution and layered flavor—tarragon ranch, pickle apple, fennel, and green garlic. Pair it with a Cherry Pie Matcha and you've got a complete lunch.
Song by Kin Kao's Lod Chong, a traditional Thai dessert, became a breakout hit: creamy coconut milk, house-made pandan strings, coconut granita, young coconut, corn, and taro in one bowl.
Spot prawns hit their seasonal peak, and Richmond's Fisherman's Table captured the moment as part of Steveston's Spot Prawns and Seafood Celebration—an event that brought five local restaurants into focus on a single product at peak freshness.
C|Prime's Murgella Burrata left diners reaching for spoons: spring pea purée paired with fresh burrata, all sorts of green and alive.
Chez Céline on Fraser Street turned Dungeness crab into luxury with a Spring Greens Raviolo topped with a runny egg yolk that broke into the sauce at first bite.
Minami's Aburi Iwate A5 Wagyu Steak arrived with miso mustard, endive confit, celeriac purée, yuzu kosho, and Suntory whisky veal jus—a cut of meat that commands attention and got it.