I live in Vancouver and you did a great job highlighting some of the gems of the city. Great video, looking forward to the next one when you come back. ❤
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! Appreciate that from someone that lives in Vancouver
@makumontogomeri
4 ай бұрын
Not sure how this channel popped up on my recommended. I’m a random guy that worked close to Crystal Mall for years. As soon as your vid started I was like -- please show Shanghai Dimsum House. And you did!!! That mall food court was my go to for a pay day treat every other week. Tried nearly everything there but SDH is the one. Honestly. Subbed immediately. Best mall ever. Got my education in tasty food there.
@HiDidYouEatYet
4 ай бұрын
@@makumontogomeri Appreciate it! Thanks for watching
@makumontogomeri
4 ай бұрын
@@HiDidYouEatYet you should come back up on a mission. There’s so much more here to be shown. Seriously.
@TaraZsun
5 ай бұрын
I live near the crystal mall and could not be happier lol I love that place.
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
We were joking that we would just stay at the adjoining Hilton next time we were there lmao
@makumontogomeri
4 ай бұрын
Love the love for Crystal Mall! Best mall. Best food.
@makumontogomeri
4 ай бұрын
This video makes me feel so lucky to live here and know most of these spots. We are truly blessed by the food gods here.
@blazingasn
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for coming to Vancouver - you really picked some great spots that I enjoy myself!
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Appreciate that!
@maggiekming
Күн бұрын
Oh congrats on having a kid! I just found your tiktok and im so happy i found this video- ill be there at the end of the month. Thanks for all your great content 🙂↕️
@Msannimali
5 ай бұрын
Born and raised in Vancouver and you picked out some amazing places! There’s more you haven’t covered so we’ll wait to see where you go when you come back next!
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! Send over some spots I needa check out
@samsonxp
5 ай бұрын
thanks for coming to our city! As a local, I saw so many new places to check out. I'm glad you enjoyed your visit!
@brycegieschen3208
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for highlighting our city! I'm pretty impressed at the restaurants you selected - all renowned options! Cheers from Vancity
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Appreciate that! Thanks for watching!
@lindsayder
5 ай бұрын
Recommend coming in the summer and going to the richmond night market. For sure richmond is where the chinese food is at! Also recommend kissa tanto, go fish or pajos in steveston for fish and chips (gotta try the salmon), japadog -- go to the storefront on robson for the shoyu fries, dinesty for xlb, shanghai river for peking duck, fishermans terrace or continental seafood for dim sum, ongba for vietnamese, joe fortes happy hour for the seafood tower. I lived in the bay for a few years and wish we had the taquerias here like in the mission.
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the list! Definitely will check out more next time
@Akumagits
5 ай бұрын
great overview of the dining possibilities in vancouver. great variety in choices. glad you enjoyed our city
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@simply.k3573
5 ай бұрын
I'm a Vancouverite and I'm quite impressed with the list of restaurants you recommended, since it was your first trip to Vancouver. If you're returning to Vancouver, you should check out 'Bun Cha Ca Hoang Yen' Vietnamese Restaurant on Victoria Street. Gotta try the deep fried fish with vermicelli in soup 😋
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
I always do my due diligence before a trip to make sure I got the right spots to check out! Thanks for watching, I’ll definitely bookmark that for next time
@RC30018
5 ай бұрын
I swear Victoria Drive and Kingsway has the best Vietnamese restaurants in the lower mainland I don't think anything can beat those places in that area.
@makumontogomeri
4 ай бұрын
@@RC30018 Victoria is steadily turning into food paradise. Lucky to live about 8 blocks away
@Kogobean
4 ай бұрын
i don't drive into vancouver often, the traffic is terrible, but this makes me want to take the bus and the skytrain to it for a day to just walk around and check places out.
@PP-js1qx
5 ай бұрын
the actual “Chinatown “it's around the airport city call “Richmond” ,the massive 80% to 90%Chinese population 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤ you gonna be impressed … 😂
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Yup we spent a whole day in Richmond too! It really was impressive seeing all the different Chinese and other Asian establishments everywhere
@PP-js1qx
2 ай бұрын
@@cosmicwoman no one asked ur opinion ...
@doublestrokeroll
5 ай бұрын
If you're a tourist going to Vancouver it's important to know that Chinatown in Vancouver isn't really much of a Chinatown anymore. It's still worth a visit as it's one of the oldest areas in the city and still is pretty cool but also be aware that it is a poor neighborhood. One of the poorest in Canada, so you're going to see lots of homeless people, and general poverty. It can be a bit of a shocking sight. Still though, the area has a lot of character and there are still some really cool shops along with the Sun Yat Sen garden which is well worth a visit. Decades ago the "Chinatown" moved out into other areas. In a way there really isn't a "Chinatown" per se but just areas where more Chinese people tend to live. Richmond being the main one. Burnaby as well as mentioned in the vid. Chinese people have been a part of the fabric of Vancouver for so long all the best Chinese restaurants and shops are just all over the place and there isn't really some kind like touristy neon sign type area that is recognizable as a Chinatown where everything is. So you just have to research and explore.
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
We’re probably seeing this type of phenomenon in every major metro area with Chinatowns. As the generations grow older and more affluent populations are migrating over, we’re seeing a ton of other heavy Asian communities developing outside of the original Chinatowns. In the East Bay, there’s an area in Livermore that has a newer growing Asian community. In SF, Richmond/Sunset have been around for a bit too. In LA, they have the SGV, which has hella Chinese food and businesses east of the actual Chinatown. And I think the most famous one in the US is Flushing, which is now considered the biggest Chinatown in the world, even though NYCs Chinatown itself is still very large and busy. Out of all of these places I’ve visited, Richmond and Flushing have been the most eye opening ones to me, legit made me feel like I was in China lol
@doublestrokeroll
5 ай бұрын
@@HiDidYouEatYet Yeah for sure. I would hope it's a good sign of more integration with cultures mixing, and multicultural neighborhoods just being normal.
@ggavin9934
5 ай бұрын
Sun Fresh bau's is the best. The rice rolls are freaking fresh and tasty.
@winromeo
Ай бұрын
Great video! Definitely come back in a different season, our Chinatown is always changing and more bars and restaurants popping up. These are great picks but there are so much more. Hope you’ll be able to and do a 2.0 version. : )
@HiDidYouEatYet
Ай бұрын
Would love to come back! Lemme know any recs if you have any
@jlife9092
5 ай бұрын
2 things that stood out: 1. Yours wife's beautifully manicured nails in that gorgeous shade of baby pink 2. That tailored made pivoted rolling pin for the dumpling skins PS: If you think with the wee bairn's arrival you would still have a personal life, you have another think coming lol
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
lol thanks for noticing the nails!
@johnhancock4303
5 ай бұрын
You sure that was his wife? 😂
@penguinobsession
5 ай бұрын
Excellent video! The food scene in Vancouver is amazing and I also love visiting Crystal mall when I visit the Burnaby area! Since you enjoyed Ask for Luigi, I would recommend Osteria Savio Volpe and Cioppino's for next time.
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
We had Osteria Savio Volpe on our list too! But unfortunately couldn’t get a reservation while we were there. Thanks for watching!
@cdnsilverdaddy
5 ай бұрын
All way too salty
@luf4rall
4 ай бұрын
Best HK style food in the world.
@weilixu1
4 ай бұрын
I just came back from Vancouver and wish I saw your video before so I can hit up some of these spots 😫
@terenceada9140
5 ай бұрын
Great video. I miss Vancouver, that pasta looks fantastic. Cheers!
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@grapograc
5 ай бұрын
I live Downtown Vancouver and I'm SERIOUSLY impressed with how well you selected your spots! Like bro, did you have local help?? Cause you hit all the right spots, even down to the finer spots like Annalena and Ask For Luigi, which you probably got from the Michelin guide, but going to Crystal Mall foodcourt and Richmond, which has lie a thousand amazing restaurants, was a good move. I'm interested in how you research for different locations you visit, since I can say from personal experience you nailed this one.
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
A mix of everything! Had some help from a local, the wife did some research herself, some other friends who've visited before in the past, plus just some random stumbling around as well. I think the perfect food itinerary for a trip is having some of the really known local spots planned, but also allowing time for yourself to discover things too when you're in certain areas of town
@makumontogomeri
4 ай бұрын
Had the same question. Like, you found Shanghai Dimsum House. I miss it so much. Might go tomorrow and fill up.
@SteveRocco
5 ай бұрын
Great vlog and new places to visit! I usually head over to Richmond for Chinese grub.
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Richmond was pretty wild! So much Chinese food. If I go back I’ll probably stay over there instead of downtown
@ropro9817
5 ай бұрын
Great video, Victor! ❤
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Thank you! 😃
@MrRyrywakaka
2 ай бұрын
You hit most of the must eats, good job
@SeaToSkyImages
5 ай бұрын
Great video! It's not everyday that you see Sunfresh featured on a YT food vlog. By me and my wife's standards, they serve the best baozi in the city. Hell, it's better than most baozi I get when I go back to Taiwan. As you said, so juicy. Another Chinatown staple for cha chaan teng is Maxim's. Sure, Richmond has a ton more, and they may even be better, but I've yet to find one that makes better french toast. The coconut butter in the middle puts it over the edge. Poor Chinatown has kinda got the shit kicked out of it over the years, but the heart is still there. So many lovely people live and work in that neighbourhood. I always go there to eat, and support the community. I'm really happy to see you did too. As for recommendations: For stellar cha chaan teng in Richmond, you can't beat Lido and Double Double. Lido is your standard HK diner, but with amazing pineapple buns and radish cakes. Double Double has the best radish cakes I've ever had. I don't know what they do to them, but it's like deep fried savoury ice cream. I'm sure HK BBQ Master in Richmond was on your list, and it's worth the trip. The pork is usually the most popular order, but for me, it's all about the soy chicken. It's insanely juicy and flavourful. I prefer it to the pork. Yaohan Center in Richmond has my favourite noodle dish. Ajea Noodle sells dry Chongqing-style spicy noodles, and they're phenomenal. I used to live in Shanghai, and frequent a Chengdu noodle house run by an acclaimed Sichuan chef, and the ones at Ajea compete with those. I'd recommend venturing out to East Vancouver next time. Kingsway, Fraser St and Victoria Drive have a lot of good food. Crab Hot Lau on Kingsway serves North Vietnamese crab Hot Pot, and it's amazing. Thanks for the video, man. I enjoyed it.
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the in depth recs! Will def check out next time I come back. Appreciate you for watching
@watericed777
5 ай бұрын
Oh by the way, many of the Asian restaurant have Fantuan ordering option for take out. Perhaps more so relevant if you live in Canada - if you use your Koho card you get a bonus 6% cashback on all Fantuan transactions with the 1.5% on food. You basically get about 7.5% discount on all takeout orders lol. This on top of the special deals only on the Fantuan app. (Thought of this when seeing the Fantuan sticker at the entrance of your first stop) Also, ask for Luigi is definitely one of the best pastas in Vancouver. If you’re looking to complement it with trying pizza next time you can consider via tevere which is near the area or Lombardo’s. Both in grandview-woodland neighbourhood which is kind of like little Italy. Pizza Farina is ran by the same people as ask for Luigi if I remembered correctly. They have great pizzas too.
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the recs! Appreciate it
@luvpinkhellokitty
5 ай бұрын
Great reviews!!! Wow! So cool to know Toisan is spoken in Vancouver!!
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
I only heard it in that bakery but def was cool to learn that too!
@bmak6
5 ай бұрын
@@HiDidYouEatYet Like the states, vancouver's original population of chinese were toisan and zhongsan. However theres been a lot less around lately as most just started teaching their kids cantonese.
@HarrySKeith
5 ай бұрын
I miss Vancity! Great vid sir, best of luck being a new Dad.
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@coachgirl82
5 ай бұрын
Hope you guys had a good trip here in Vancouver :)
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Thanks, we did!
@sarahsu4886
4 ай бұрын
awesome video, as a vancourite I haven't been to half the food places you both went too. I really gotta check them out!
@winstonwinston3487
5 ай бұрын
I’m not sure how long you have been editing videos , but you seem like a seasoned pro . I’m from Vancouver and crystal mall is the best Asian food court in B.C.
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Appreciate that! I’ve dabbled with video editing since high school but this is the first real video project I’ve ever done. I consume a lot of food video content and have a lot of friends that do video production so was able to get some helpful tips. Thanks for watching!
@loudmouthnewyorker2803
5 ай бұрын
That char-siu looked like huge slices of Canadian bacon!
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Real good stuff
@MsPinkFrosted
5 ай бұрын
One of my favorite things about being born and raised here is our multiculturism. It weaves such a beautiful life. We have so many different cultures to celebrate and enjoy here. There are equal opportunities for every ethnicity!
@miaa7097
3 ай бұрын
Im lucky to live on the West Coast. Food is incredible
@sharonthegreat5264
5 ай бұрын
I’m so homesick. Vancouver is the best town on earth.
@walkyoooo44o4oo4o
5 ай бұрын
Nice video man. I wanna take a trip there
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Great trip for an extended weekend!
@AHMEDCALITV
3 ай бұрын
I Live in Vancouver, Enjoy the Food Scene
@mattnarayan6147
5 ай бұрын
It's no secret that the best Chinese Food outside of China is in Vancouver. A lot of my Chinese side of the family say it's even better than at home. Hope you get to try more and more the next trip here. :)
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! Definitely will be returning in the future
@unknownphate
5 ай бұрын
great choices while you were here! Chinatown has taken a hard hit with the opioid epidemic and a lot of business have closed or moved to Richmond unfortunately. Next time you come, visit my partners aunts restaurant in Richmond, Wo Fung and have the chicken wings, you will not be disappointed :)
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! I'll definitely bookmark for next time.
@thefoodranger
5 ай бұрын
Looks so tasty!!!
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@dorsia4167
5 ай бұрын
Vancouver ❤ 🇨🇦
@slam5
5 ай бұрын
the alternate Chinatown is in Richmond. the Chinese restaurants there are world class.
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Richmond is insane, will probably stay there next time I visit
@lemonpower.
5 ай бұрын
lol i got recommended this video. welcome to our city should've tried the butter beef from phnom penh tho
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
lol really wanted to but pregnant wife couldn’t have it!
@justinogen
5 ай бұрын
I’m sitting at the table to the right of your camera at Phnom Penh 😂
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
lmao small world, thanks for watching
@alexchainey.
5 ай бұрын
Great food yes, but crazy prices too!
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Expensive everywhere now!
@sunnybunny50
5 ай бұрын
next time you come, you should def try out miku!
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Nice, thanks for watching!
@martincristobal2019
5 ай бұрын
Explore Richmond City at Vancouver airport!!! Most Asian city in North America. Go to Surrey or Northeast Calgary(Alberta) for North Indian.
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
We spent a whole day in Richmond actually! Didn’t really highlight it much in the video but was pretty crazy seeing everything there
@martincristobal2019
5 ай бұрын
@@HiDidYouEatYet ahh I see. Well great video, its easy to watch and I like the fact that you weren’t hyper like some others I have watched.. I can only take those kind of vloggers in small doses.
@wnose
5 ай бұрын
1:35 Hate to say it, but the Chinatown in Vancouver is a shadow of itself. In the 1980s, the government decided to position the homeless shelters 2 blocks away, and since then the area has just gone downhill. The community were housed in old housing stock, so younger generations migrated out to the surburbs. Without fresh blood, the shops gradually declined and went away. The pandemic was one of the final nails in the coffin. Now you're more likely to see cafes, tattoo parlors, weed shops and skateboard shops in the "Chinatown".
@tubulartuber
5 ай бұрын
Victor love your content, would be great to turn the music down a bit (10%?) to hear your narration better
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Will double check the audio in the next one!
@Jo-bt3xr
5 ай бұрын
The bay is San francisco bay?
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Yup, I'm from the SF Bay Area.
@limegpt
5 ай бұрын
How was it compared to Chinese food in the bay?
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Vancouvers Chinatown itself isn’t that big, but if you venture over to Richmond or places like Crystal Mall in Burnaby, you’re gonna find a lot more in a very dense area and the stuff I tried was all pretty good, especially the one I highlighted in the video. Overall, there’s a lot more and easier to find, don’t think there’s anything like these Chinese food courts in the Bay with that much options
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
There’s small random Chinese food courts scattered around the Bay but not to this extent
@MeowjinBoo
5 ай бұрын
im sad motonobu got a star. the system really screws over locals in the area who eat at this joints as i can't even get a seat there or phnom penh anymore.
@LarryNg-mx8qz
3 ай бұрын
our Chinatown is quiet... too many homeless and druggies... best is in Richmond
@milk14528
5 ай бұрын
Come to toronto
@HiDidYouEatYet
5 ай бұрын
Haven’t been back in Toronto in almost a decade, def need a trip back there
@charlottesvlogs43
5 ай бұрын
Go to Richmond
@luccac6247
5 ай бұрын
More to the Vancouver food scene than Asian food. Every KZitemr goes directly to this cuisine first and foremost and I shake my head all the time. Now before I get the racist card , privilege card, racist remarks and every other derogatory 💩thrown my way I’ll inform you that I’ve been thoroughly educated in the culinary world. Hold certifications in numerous parts of the hospitality world and spent 20 plus years of life in this field. I’ve been to other parts of the world and been shown, cooked, eaten various ethnic cuisines. More to the world than meets the eye. I encourage you to visit other parts of the lower mainland and explore the restaurant scenes next time you come here .
@grapograc
5 ай бұрын
As a foodie Vancouverite I think he hit a great variety and nailed the highlights. How would you recommend designing his trip instead? He hit up AnnaLena and Ask For Luigi which are great choices, especially AnnaLena which is undeniable. Of course we have great Indian food as well, that could be the area he missed out on. But as a traveller, he would be crazy not to experience our Asian food scene (he hit Chinese, Camobian/Viet, Japanese). I know for us, we're spoiled with it lol. I dunno about you, but usually when I travel, I'm very hesitant ordering Asian, just because of the standard I'm used to here in Vancouver. And if we are fair and unbiased, then I think we can say Vancouver is actually pretty lacking in many other cuisines. It's a huge annoyance of mine, outside of a few key cuisines, restaurants tend to "Vancouverize" everything. For example, I would never recommend some from Cali even give as much as a glimpse at our Mexican food. Our Italian is "okay" outside of a few spots. But I'd be curious to hear your opinion as someone who "spent 20 years of life in this field".
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