Winners announced for 18th annual Best of Richmond

The time has come to reveal the winners of Richmond's best businesses as voted by community members.

The 18th annual Best of Richmond, held by the Richmond News, serves as the voice of the public voting for businesses in more than 90 categories, including best senior home, best landscaper, best barber shop and more. 

This year, approximately 5,000 online votes were submitted, with participants voting in at least 15 categories for their ballots to count.

A 40-page magazine is available in print and online, featuring the winners list and businesses thanking the public for their support.

To see the virtual magazine, click here.

Here is the list of the top three winners in each category:

Food and beverages

Best Bakery

1. COBS Bread
2. The Sweet Spot
3. Diplomat Bakery 

Best BBQ

1. Hog Shack Cook House
2. HK BBQ Master
3. Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ

Best Breakfast

1. Eggspectation
2. Cora Breakfast and Lunch
3. Toast To Coast 

Best Brewery

1. Britannia Brewing Steveston
2. Fuggles Beer Co.
3. The Canadian Brewhouse

Best Butcher

1. Seafair Gourmet Meats
2. Amron's Gourmet Meats
3. Windsor Meats (Herringers)

Best Chinese

1. Bamboo Express
2. Tsim Chai Noodle Restaurant
3. Dinesty Dumpling House

Best Chinese Bakery

1. The Boss Bakery
2. Saint Germain Bakery
3. Kam Do Bakery

Best Chinese BBQ

1. HK BBQ Master
2. Parker Place Aberdeen Fresh Meat & BBQ
3. Cantonese BBQ

Best Dim Sum

1. Continental Seafood Restaurant
2. Fisherman's Terrace Seafood Restaurant
3. Empire Seafood Restaurant

Best Family Restaurant

1. McDonald’s
2. Pizza Factory
3. White Spot

Best Fine Dine

1. Baan Lao Fine Thai Cuisine
2. Chop Steakhouse & Bar
3. Steveston Seafood House

Best Fish N Chips

1. Pajo's Fish and Chips
2. Dave's Fish & Chips
3. Garry Point Fish ‘N’ Chips

Best Food Court

4. CF Richmond Centre
5. Aberdeen Centre
6. Lansdowne Centre

Best Greek + Mediterranean

1. Kisamos Taverna
2. OPA! of Greece
3. Lamajoun 

Best Hotel Restaurant

1. Chop Steakhouse & Bar
2. Harold’s Kitchen & Bar
3. 75 West Coast Grill

Best Indian

1. Ginger Indian Cuisine
2. Ember Kitchen
3. Best Bite Indian Cuisine

Best Japanese

1. Ora Sushi
2. Ichiro Japanese Restaurant
3. Gami Sushi

Best Korean

1. Mr. Bro Korean Bistro & Izakaya
2. Daan Korean Cuisine
3. SURA Korean BBQ

Best Late Night Eats

1. Pizza Factory
2. No.9 Restaurant
3. A&W

Best Liquor Store

1. O'Hare's GastroPub
2. Lansdowne Liquor World
3. Liquor Town

Best Mexican Food

1. Little Mexico Cantina
2. Taco Luis
3. Hugo's Churros & Tacos

Best Middle Eastern Restaurant

1. Anar Persian Cuisine
2. Lavash Seaside Grill
3. Shawarma 2 Go Grill

Best New Restaurant (Under two years)

1. GoodCo Bars
2. Gordon Ramsay Steak
3. Shawarma 2 Go Grill

Best Filipino

1. Little Ongpin Restaurant
2. Kumare Restaurant & Bakery
3. Tindahan Grocery

Best Pizza

1. Steveston Pizza Co.
2. Moncton Pizzeria
3. Roundtable Pizza Garden City

Best Pub

1. O'Hare's GastroPub
2. The Pioneer’s Pub
3. Flying Beaver Bar & Grill

Best Restaurant (Overall)

1. Steveston Seafood House
2. Chop Steakhouse & Bar
3. The Keg Steak House  

Best Seafood Restaurant

1. Steveston Seafood Restaurant
2. The Blue Canoe Waterfront Restaurant
3. The Captain’s Boil

Best Specialty Food

1. Outpost Mini Donut Company
2. Steveston’s Best of British
3. D-Original Sausage Haus

Best Thai

1. Thai Kitchen
2. Baan Lao Fine Thai Cuisine
3. Thai Box Restaurant

Best Vietnamese

1. Pho 37
2. Baoguette Vietnamese Bistro
3. Pho Khang

Best Winery

1. Country Vines Winery
2. LuLu Island Winery
3. Sanduz Estate Wines

Shops and services

Best Seniors At Home Care

1. Angels There For You Homecare
2. Just Like Family Home Care
3. Home Instead

Best Auto Body Repair Shop

1. West-Rich Auto Services
2. South Seas Autobody
3. Southarm Auto Service

Best Appliance Store

1. Trail Appliances
2. Midland Appliance
3. Coast Appliance

Best Auto Services/Mechanic

1. Auto Wizard Mechanical Services
2. Richmond Motorworks
3. Carma Automotive Services

Best Barber Shop

1. Steveston Barbers
2. Terra Nova Barber
3. Fade Me Barbershop

Best Canadian (owned & operated) business

1. Thunderbolt Sign
2. Canadian Tire
3. Pizza Factory Steveston

Best Car Dealer (New)

1. Applewood Nissan Richmond
2. Richmond Honda
3. Dueck Richmond

Best Carpet Cleaners

1. Mister P Carpet Cleaning
2. Cleanworks Carpet & Upholstery Care
3. Safeway Seafair

Best Community Organization

1. Regional Animal Protection Society
2. Richmond Multicultural Community Services
3. Touchstone Family Association

Best Day Care / Preschool

1. Rothewood Academy
2. Treehouse Early Learning Centre
3. City Centre Community Centre

Best Doggy Daycare

1. The Woofer Walkers Dog Daycare
2. Playful Pups Doggy Daycare
3. Pathfinder Pet Care & Dog Ranch

Best Dog Trainer

1. Daisy Dog Training
2. Pooch Positive Dog Training
3. Shelley Smith Dog Training Services

Best Drug Store

1. London Drugs
2. Shoppers Drug Mart
3. HealthPlus Pharmacy

Best (Independent) Fashion Store

1. Jet-lag Travel Fashion Boutique
2. Bellissima/Serena West
3. Stepin' Out

Best Florist

1. Touch Of Class Florists
2. Forget Me Not Floral Design
3. Safeway Seafair

Best Furniture Store

1. Leon’s
2. The Brick
3. The Spotted Frog

Best Financial Institution

1. TD Canada Trust
2. RBC Royal Bank
3. Vancity

Best Financial Planner

1. Richard Nash - IG Wealth Management
2. Michele Reid
3. Edward Jones

Best Garden Centre

1. Prickly Pear Garden Centre
2. Wong's Greenhouse & Nursery
3. Bob’s Garden

Best Gift Shop

1. Shop Makers
2. Regional Animal Protection Society Thrift Stores
3. NIKAIDO

Best Grocery Store

1. Save-On-Foods
2. FreshCo
3. Safeway Seafair

Best Gym/Fitness Center

1. True Conditioning
2. Russel Sean Fitness
3. Richmond Olympic Oval

Best Hair Salon

1. Ask Hair Studio
2. Design Tech Hair Studio
3. Lenny's Beauty Parlour

Best Health/Vitamin Store

1. 12 Baskets 
2. Popeye's Supplements
3. Alive Health Centre

Best Home Cleaning Services

1. Cleany Richmond
2. Go2Girl
3. Sassy Sisters Clean Team

Best Hotel

1. Fairmont Vancouver Airport
2. Vancouver Airport Marriott Hotel
3. River Rock Casino Resort

Best Insurance Agency

1. Harris Insurance Services
2. Johnston Meier Insurance
3. Central Agencies Ltd.

Best Interior Designer

1. Sandra Flora Home Design
2. The Spotted Frog
3. Michael’s

Best IT Provider

1. CRDS Group
2. MicroAge Richmond
3. Canada Computers

Best Jeweller

1. Prestige Jewellery
2. Juvelisto Design
3. Ragnar Jewellers

Best Landscaper

1. Green Bamboo Landscaping
2. A Plus Lawn and Garden
3. Get Growing Landscaping

Best Law Firm

1. Cohen Buchan Edwards
2. Campbell Froh May & Rice 
3. Pryke Lambert Leathley Russell

Best Mortgage Professional

1. Michael Friedman
2. Gordon Pipkey
3. Mark Sevilla

Best Moving & Storage

1. Canstar Restorations
2. Salmon's Moving & Storage
3. Let’s Get Moving

Best Neighbourhood Shopping Centre

1. Seafair Shopping Centre
2. Blundell Centre
3. Garden City Shopping Centre

Best Notary Public

1. Tammy Morin-Nakashima
2. R. Martyn Westerman
3. Alena Harelik

Best Pet Groomer

1. Christine's Grooming Studio
2. Doggy Six Grooming & Pet Services
3. Sweet Paws Dog Grooming Services

Best (Independent) Pet Store

1. Companion Pet Foods & Supplies
2. Bodega Pets Foods and Supply
3. Faithfull Friends Pet Food & Supplies

Best Plumber

1. Zee's Plumbing
2. Steveston Plumbing
3. AB-Tech Plumbing

Best Private School

1. Richmond Christian School
2. Chaoyin Bilingual School
3. Richmond Jewish Day School

Best Property Management

1. Dorset Realty
2. S.D. Woodman
3. New Life Management

Best Realtor

1. Shafik Lada
2. Patti Martin
3. Sean Lawson

Best Real Estate Team

1. Dinnell Real Estate Group
2. Patti Martin Real Estate Group
3. Steveston Real Estate

Best Seniors Home

1. Maple Residences
2. Gilmore Gardens
3. Wisteria Place

Best Shopping Mall

1. Richmond Centre
2. Aberdeen Centre
3. Lansdowne Centre

Best Tutor Services

1. UCMAS
2. Scholars of Richmond
3. Mathnasium

Best Veterinarian

1. Seafair Animal Clinic
2. RAPS Animal Hospital
3. Little Paws Animal Clinic

Health and fitness

Best Dance Studio

1. Defy Gravity Dance Company
2. Richmond Academy of Dance
3. Danceability Studio

Best Dance Teacher

1. Rishell O’Brien
2. Stephanie Sy
3. Kyryl Dudchenko

Best Dentist

1. Dr. Michele Nielsen Steveston Smiles
2. Dr. Kieth Dinglasan Blundell Dental
3. Dr. James Cadigan Seacoast Dental Centre  

Best Denturist

1. Sonia Raeisi Richmond Denture Clinic
2. Edison Lopez Smile Zone Denture
3. Susan Leung - West Coast Denture

Best Eye Doctor / Specialist

1. Eye Station Optical
2. Vision Plus
3. FYI Doctors

Best Golf Course

1. Richmond Golf & Country Club
2. Mylora Golf Club
3. Quilchena Golf & Country Club

Best Hearing Clinic

1. Connect Hearing
2. Excellent Hearing
3. Central Hearing

Best Martial Arts Studio

1. Advantage Jiu Jitsu
2. Josiah Kicks Academy
3. Paragon Martial Arts

Best Naturopath

1. Dr. Romi Fung
2. Pangaea Clinic of Naturopathic Medicine
3. TeamWell Health

Best Physiotherapy Clinic

1. Richmond Blundell Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic
2. Launch Rehab
3. Empower Physiotherapy

Best Spa/Facial

1. Tao Day Spa
2. Reign Medispa
3. Limitless Laser

Best Yoga Studio

1. True Yoga
2. 8th Element Yoga
3. Oxygen Yoga & Fitness

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