Vancouver · Cuisine
Thai
Kitsilano’s refined Thai flagship, Commercial Drive’s Kin Kao original, and Mount Pleasant’s Michelin Bib Gourmand Song.
Vancouver Thai dining ranges from strip-mall comfort to chef-driven rooms that import aromatics and cook pastes in-house. Michelin’s Vancouver list treats Maenam as a regional standard-bearer and awards Song (by Kin Kao) a Bib Gourmand for bold, value-forward cooking. Commercial Drive’s Kin Kao (2015) is the sister root: a tighter authentic-Thai comfort menu from the same team, with craft-beer history on the Drive. Spice levels are real; ask if you need dial-down heat.
Focus areas: Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant / East Van, Commercial Drive
Restaurants
Maenam
$$$Kitsilano
Kitsilano Thai flagship from chef Angus An since 2009; Michelin-recommended, long Vancouver Magazine Best Thai run.
Kin Kao
$$Commercial Drive
Commercial Drive Thai comfort from chef Tang Phoonchai since 2015; the original room behind Song’s Bib Gourmand story.
Song (by Kin Kao)
$$Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Thai with natural wine; Michelin Bib Gourmand every year since Vancouver’s first guide.