These picks focus on a la carte rooms with wine lists in Willingdon Heights, Burnaby, and Deer Lake.
Portobello Restaurant Burnaby in Willingdon Heights serves authentic Southern Italian fine dining with a wine list. Chef/owner Pino Milano cooks with the freshest local ingredients in an intimate a la carte room.
Atlas Steak + Fish in Burnaby pairs modern steakhouse and seafood cooking with a wine list and tableside service. The menu centres on premium aged Canadian and USDA Prime steaks alongside fresh seafood.
Hart House Restaurant in Deer Lake offers an extensive wine list and craft cocktails alongside a la carte dining. The restaurant occupies a historic Tudor manor by the lake and serves West Coast cooking inspired by Mediterranean flavours.
Metrotown, Willingdon Heights, and Burnaby Heights each have a sharp specialty. These picks lean toward noodles, pizza, and Thai dishes.
Korea Noodle House in Metrotown is a Seoul-style Korean noodle house built around pork-bone kalguksu and chewy hand-cut noodles. It is a casual, compact room with an a la carte format.
Sopra Sotto Pizzeria in Willingdon Heights is an independent Italian wood-fired pizzeria with an a la carte format and a wine list. Chef Enrico cooks here. The name refers to the above-and-below heat of pizza baking.
Siam Le Bien Thai Cuisine in Burnaby Heights serves craft cocktails and zero-proof drinks in a compact restaurant and bar. The a la carte menu includes wok-cooked Thai food, Green Curry, Pad Thai, and Stuffed Chicken Wings.
Metrotown, Willingdon Heights, and Brentwood are the main dining clusters in our guide. Metrotown has 5 venues, including Korea Noodle House, Shanghai Dimsum House, Yummy Bao (Bao Hao Chi), and Time & Place. These serve Korean noodles, Shanghai dim sum, Chinese buns and dumplings, and Western and Asian fusion dishes respectively.
Burnaby has 23 restaurants in the guide, plus one bar and one bakery. The restaurant list includes Portobello Restaurant Burnaby in Willingdon Heights, Atlas Steak + Fish in Burnaby, Hart House Restaurant in Deer Lake, and Time & Place in Metrotown.
Portobello Restaurant Burnaby, Atlas Steak + Fish, La Forchetta, Time & Place, and Cineplex VIP Cinemas Brentwood all have wine lists. Hart House Restaurant has an extensive wine list, and Sopra Sotto Pizzeria also has a wine list.
Korea Noodle House in Metrotown, Yummy Bao (Bao Hao Chi) in Metrotown, and Sopra Sotto Pizzeria in Willingdon Heights serve noodles, bao and dumplings, and wood-fired pizza respectively. Korea Noodle House serves pork-bone kalguksu with chewy hand-cut noodles. Yummy Bao makes hand-wrapped buns and dumplings in view of guests. Sopra Sotto also serves in-house fresh pastas.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
Burnaby
Selected entries from the current guide for Burnaby.
Burnaby, Canada
Atlas Steak + Fish on Dominion Street in Burnaby occupies the upper end of Burnaby's dinner-out market, where the format centres on prime cuts and fresh seafood in a setting calibrated for the kind of evening that calls for a reservation. For those moving through the Brentwood corridor or the broader Burnaby dining scene, it represents the steak-and-fish house format at its most deliberate.
Burnaby, Canada
Birdies sits along Lougheed Highway in Burnaby's commercial corridor, a neighbourhood where casual dining and big-box convenience coexist in roughly equal measure. With limited published data available, the venue occupies the kind of mid-city address that rewards locals who know where to look rather than visitors following a trail of press coverage. Check current hours and availability directly before visiting.
Burnaby, Canada
Cineplex VIP Cinemas Brentwood brings premium cinema to Burnaby's Lougheed corridor, offering reserved seating and an in-theatre food and drink service that repositions the multiplex experience closer to a hospitality venue than a conventional movie house. The format reflects a broader shift in Canadian exhibition toward licensed, lounge-style auditoriums where the concession stand becomes a curated menu.
Burnaby, Canada
Claudio's Ristorante occupies a ground-floor suite on Skyline Drive in Burnaby's north slope, positioning itself within a neighbourhood that has gradually filled with restaurants serving the Brentwood corridor. The address places it in a mixed-use development context typical of Burnaby's newer commercial pockets, where Italian-leaning dining rooms have carved out consistent local followings.
Burnaby, Canada
Desi Turka Indian Cuisine on 6th Street brings the layered spice traditions of the subcontinent to Burnaby's east side dining circuit. The kitchen draws on both North Indian and regional cooking conventions, serving a neighbourhood that has few dedicated Indian restaurants at this address. For those working through Burnaby's broader dining options, it occupies a distinct slot in the local mix.
Burnaby, Canada
Fraser Park Restaurant sits on Byrne Road in Burnaby's south slope, operating as a neighbourhood dining room at some remove from the city's louder dining corridors. With limited published data available, the restaurant occupies a quieter tier of the local scene, worth investigating for those tracking Burnaby's broader restaurant map beyond the Brentwood and Metrotown anchors.
Burnaby, Canada
The kitchen has long drawn on seasonal and regional sourcing principles that connect the plate to the Pacific Northwest landscape surrounding it. Book ahead: the heritage property draws steady demand from both local and Vancouver-based diners.
Burnaby, Canada
JOEY Burnaby sits in the Brentwood neighbourhood at 1899 Rosser Ave, operating as part of the JOEY Restaurant Group's polished casual dining chain across Canada. The format targets a broad mid-market crowd with a wide-ranging menu and a bar program designed for group dining. It occupies a tier between fast-casual and full-service restaurants that has expanded significantly across Metro Vancouver in the past decade.
Burnaby, Canada
La Forchetta sits on Hastings Street in Burnaby's Willingdon Heights neighbourhood, occupying a stretch of the city that rewards those willing to look beyond the Brentwood corridor. Italian in orientation, the restaurant represents the kind of neighbourhood dining anchor that suburban Vancouver has historically underserved, familiar enough to draw regulars, considered enough to hold attention across multiple visits.
Burnaby, Canada
Little Billy's on Hastings Street sits within Burnaby's broader dining corridor, where neighbourhood restaurants occupy a different register than the city's polished commercial strips. With sparse public data and no formal awards profile, it belongs to a tier of local spots that run on regulars and word of mouth rather than critical attention. The address places it squarely in the East Burnaby stretch between Vancouver and the SFU corridor.
Burnaby, Canada
On Hastings Street in Burnaby's Willingdon Heights corridor, Portobello Restaurant occupies a neighbourhood dining position that sits between the area's casual chains and its more destination-driven addresses. The kitchen leans into hearty, approachable cooking in a room that reads as a local regular's first choice rather than a special-occasion detour. Planning a visit is direct from central Burnaby or East Vancouver.
Burnaby, Canada
Siam Le Bien Thai Cuisine is a good $$ Burnaby Heights pick for casual Thai staples, especially if the plan is lunch, dinner, or a low-pressure meal with drinks. Go for Pad Thai, Green Curry, Stuffed Chicken Wings, Crispy Spring Rolls, or Crispy Pork Belly; skip it for large groups, private dining, or tasting-menu expectations.
Burnaby, Canada
Sopra Sotto Pizzeria operates on Hastings Street in North Burnaby, bringing an independent, craft-focused pizza format to a neighbourhood corridor that sits outside Vancouver's main dining spotlight. The name references the above-and-below heat dynamic of serious pizza baking, signalling technical intent within a casual, neighbourhood-first setting. For residents of North Burnaby, it fills a specific gap in the local Italian dining offer.
Burnaby, Canada
The Rec Room Brentwood is Burnaby's large-format entertainment venue at Brentwood Town Centre, combining arcade games, bowling, live entertainment zones, and casual dining under one roof. It sits in a category of its own among Burnaby's leisure options, pitched at groups and families rather than the fine-dining crowd. Plan ahead: walk-in availability at peak times is limited, and the space operates at scale.
Burnaby, Canada
Time & Place operates as the dining room inside the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown in Burnaby, BC, positioning itself within the mid-tier hotel restaurant category that serves both in-house guests and the surrounding Metrotown commercial district.
Burnaby, Canada
Yummy Bao (Bao Hao Chi) is worth it for a quick Crystal Mall bao and dumpling stop, especially if value and visible open-kitchen prep matter more than ambience. Order around the xiao long bao, pork buns, beef buns, and wonton soup; skip it for private dining, larger groups, or a polished sit-down meal.
Burnaby, Canada
Book this for a focused Korean noodle meal near Metrotown, especially if pork-bone kalguksu is the target. It is a casual, compact, high-demand room that works better for solo diners or pairs than groups, with the strongest value in the signature noodle bowl and a shareable side rather than a drawn-out meal.
Burnaby
Selected entries from the current guide for Burnaby.
No venues found.
Burnaby
Selected entries from the current guide for Burnaby.
Burnaby, Canada
Green Leaf Sushi in Burnaby occupies a Cameron Street address that places it squarely in the city's working neighbourhood dining circuit, away from Vancouver's polished sushi corridors. The kitchen draws on the Japanese tradition of counter-focused precision, and the drink offering rounds out a format that appeals to regulars more than destination tourists. A practical, grounded option in a city that rewards those who look past the obvious choices.
Burnaby
Selected entries from the current guide for Burnaby.
No venues found.
Continue exploring
