{"id":"vegan-restaurants-vancouver-2026","name":"Best Vegan Restaurants in Vancouver","category":"Vegan Restaurants","location":{"city":"Vancouver","province":"British Columbia","country":"Canada"},"canonical_url":"https://bests.ca/best/vegan-restaurants/in/vancouver","publication_type":"algorithmic","methodology_version":"vegan-restaurants-v4","evidence_cutoff_at":"2026-08-21T12:00:00.000Z","published_at":"2026-08-21T12:00:00.000Z","maximum_positions":3,"positions_published":3,"positions":[{"rank":1,"entity":"Folke","entity_type":"Organization","descriptor":"Vegan restaurant at 2585 West Broadway","best_for":"Seasonal vegetable-led sharing plates and tasting menus","why_it_ranks":"Folke leads for one exact dining room, an explicitly vegan seasonal menu, focused vegetable work and direct reservation and contact paths. Awards and media recognition are unscored. Confirm today's tasting scope, alcohol ingredients, nuts, soy, gluten, accessibility and VCH record.","decision_notes":["Exact West Broadway room","Seasonal all-vegan menu","Direct reservations"],"profile_url":"https://bests.ca/best/vegan-restaurants/in/vancouver/profile/folke-vancouver","verification_url":"https://bests.ca/verify/vegan-restaurants-vancouver-2026/folke-vancouver","bests_score":null,"confidence":null,"proof_index":null,"consensus":null},{"rank":2,"entity":"Viet Family — The Vegan House","entity_type":"Organization","descriptor":"Vegan Vietnamese restaurant at 1414 Commercial Drive","best_for":"Vietnamese vegan dishes in a reservable family-operated room","why_it_ranks":"Viet Family ranks second for an exact current address, an explicitly vegan Vietnamese menu and direct reservations, catering and contact. Its former address is excluded. Confirm broths, mock-meat ingredients, soy, sesame, peanuts, gluten, accessibility and VCH record.","decision_notes":["Current address resolved","Vegan Vietnamese format","Former address excluded"],"profile_url":"https://bests.ca/best/vegan-restaurants/in/vancouver/profile/viet-family-vegan-house-vancouver","verification_url":"https://bests.ca/verify/vegan-restaurants-vancouver-2026/viet-family-vegan-house-vancouver","bests_score":null,"confidence":null,"proof_index":null,"consensus":null},{"rank":3,"entity":"To Live For Bakery & Café","entity_type":"Organization","descriptor":"Vegan bakery café at 1508 Nanaimo Street","best_for":"Vegan pastries, cakes, coffee and a daytime café visit","why_it_ranks":"To Live For earns third for a dedicated vegan bakery café, clear dairy- and egg-free production and direct cake, catering and contact paths. Wholesale accounts are excluded. Confirm nuts, soy, wheat, shared production, savoury availability, accessibility and VCH record.","decision_notes":["Exact bakery café","Dairy- and egg-free production","Wholesale evidence excluded"],"profile_url":"https://bests.ca/best/vegan-restaurants/in/vancouver/profile/to-live-for-bakery-cafe-vancouver","verification_url":"https://bests.ca/verify/vegan-restaurants-vancouver-2026/to-live-for-bakery-cafe-vancouver","bests_score":null,"confidence":null,"proof_index":null,"consensus":null}],"interpretation":"Null metrics have not been published. A Bests list may contain fewer than three positions when the evidence gate does not support another entry."}