The Chinese Restaurant Awards have just released their Elite 30 Canada Awards, and a Vancouver restaurant has been listed as the number one in all of Canada.
Earlier this month, the Chinese Restaurant Awards shared its list of 50 Honourees, most of which were comprised of restaurants from Vancouver or Richmond (a whopping 31 of the 50). From that list, the awards have revealed its ranked Elite 30 Canada Awards, naming Mott 32 as number one.
Technically, the award names both of Mott 32’s Toronto and Vancouver locations as number one, meaning we share the victory with Toronto.
“This year, we wanted the Awards to give diners a fuller picture of Chinese dining across Canada,” said Rae Kung, CEO of the Chinese Restaurant Awards. “The Elite 30 recognizes the restaurants, regional cuisines, and dishes worth discovering across the country.”
The Elite 30 Canada is selected by the Canada Taste Advisors Panel, a group of 21 members chaired by founding judge Lee Man. The list also includes Taste Advisor-recommended dishes at every restaurant, helping folks figure out what to order.
The full Elite 30 Canada Awards include:
Mott 32 — Vancouver and Toronto｜Modern Chinese & Dim Sum
Flavourful House — Richmond Hill｜Cantonese
Dynasty Seafood Restaurant — Vancouver｜Cantonese, Dim Sum
Jumbo Lobster Restaurant — Richmond Hill ｜Cantonese Seafood
Landmark Hotpot House — Vancouver｜Hong Kong-Style Hotpot
Bamboo Grove — Richmond｜Cantonese
Chang’An Restaurant — Vancouver｜Shaanxi/Xi’an
aKin — Toronto｜Modern Asian, Tasting Menu
Sea Harbour Restaurant — Richmond｜Cantonese and Dim Sum
The Fish Man — Richmond｜Sichuan/Cantonese Seafood
Lai Wah Heen — Toronto｜Contemporary Cantonese/Dim Sum
iDen & Quan Ju De Beijing Duck House — Vancouver | Northern Chinese/Peking Duck
Fishman Lobster Clubhouse — Scarborough｜Cantonese Seafood
Mimi Chinese — Toronto | Modern Chinese
Jiangnan Wok — Richmond｜Jiangnan/Huaiyang
Golden Paramount Seafood Restaurant — Richmond ｜ Cantonese/ Shunde and Dim Sum
Nian Yi Kuai Zi — Markham and Scarborough｜Sichuan
Din Tai Fung — Vancouver｜Taiwanese/Shanghainese Dim Sum
Sunnys Chinese — Toronto | Modern Chinese
R&D — Toronto｜Modern Canadian Asian
Long’s Noodle — Richmond｜Shanghainese
Lanxuan Restaurant — Richmond ｜ Cantonese and Dim Sum
Oncle Lee Kăo — Montreal｜Modern Chinese
Miss Qu Barbecue & Restaurant — Scarborough and Richmond Hill｜Sichuan/Chongqing Jianghu BBQ
Loon Fong Hot Pot — Richmond and Richmond Hill｜Hong Kong-Style Hotpot
Master Beef Hot Pot — Calgary | Hot Pot (Alberta beef specialty)
Max Noodle House — Richmond | Cantonese Noodles & Congee
Yuan’s Garden Restaurant — Richmond | Shanghainese/Nanjinese/Huaiyang
Kingwell Roasted BBQ — Calgary｜Cantonese BBQ
HK BBQ Master — Richmond｜Cantonese BBQ
In addition to the Elite 30 Canada Awards, there are also individual award recipients. This includes the Dim Sum Chef of the Year, which was awarded to Wu Zhen Jun of Mott 32 in Vancouver.
Additionally, there is the Premier Visionary Award of the Year, which recognizes an individual whose contribution, leadership, innovation, or strategic vision has driven meaningful change in Chinese dining and has inspired the next generation of industry leaders. This award was given to Lee Man, who is the founding judge of the Chinese Restaurant Awards.
Dim Sum Chef of the Year 2026: Wu Zhen Jun (Mott 32 Vancouver)
The full list of Individual Award Recipients includes:
Premier Visionary Award of the Year: Lee Man — founding judge of the Chinese Restaurant Awards
Rising Star Chef of the Year: Braden Chong — Mimi Chinese and Sunnys Chinese, Toronto
Dim Sum Chef of the Year: Wu Zhen Jun — Mott 32, Vancouver
Master Chef of the Year: Franky Yeung — Jumbo Lobster Restaurant and Fishman Lobster Clubhouse, Richmond Hill and Scarborough, Ont.
If that wasn’t enough award excitement for you, the Chinese Restaurant Awards also shared its Signature Dish Awards, which were previously exclusive to Vancouver before being broadened across Canada this year.
Sliced Fatty Beef Rice Roll from Hei Hei Rice Roll in Richmond (Chinese Restaurant Awards)
The dishes include:
Braised Pork Hock — Kalvin’s Szechuan Restaurant, Vancouver, B.C.
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall with Bird’s Nest — Day&Night Angus Beef · King Crab, Scarborough, Ont.
Claypot Rice à l’Orange — Belle Isle, Toronto, Ont.
Deep Fried Chicken Wing with Sour Plum — Landmark Hotpot House, Vancouver, B.C.
Ginger Fried Beef — Silver Dragon, Calgary, Alta.
Lobster Mountain — Jumbo Lobster Restaurant & Fishman Lobster Clubhouse, Richmond Hill & Scarborough, Ont.
Pork Ball and Pork Tripe Ball Rice Noodles — Uncle, Richmond, B.C.
Roast Suckling Pig (made to order) — Chinatown BBQ, Vancouver, B.C.
Sablefish with Pickled Greens — Rockies & River Restaurant, Calgary, Alta.
Garlic Sichuan ChilQuébecec Lobster — Oncle Lee Kǎo, Montreal, Qué.
Sliced Fatty Beef Rice Roll — Hei Hei Rice Roll, Richmond, B.C
Sweet & Sour Pork with Pineapple — Sanbo Chinese Restaurant, Richmond, B.C.
“Together, the 2026 results offer a snapshot of the depth and diversity of Chinese and Taiwanese dining in Canada,” said Kung.
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