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The Georgia Straight Golden Plate awards for best in Vancouver have been announced. There were many Commercial Drive establishments that won or placed highly and they are mentioned below. The full set of winners can be found at: https://www.straight.com/food/27th-annual-golden-plates-awards-tasty-results-are-in
- Bar Corso — #2 Cocktail bar
- Dolce Amore — #1 Gelato
- DownLow Chicken Shack — #1 Fried Chicken and #2 Comfort Food
- Fish Counter — #3 fish restaurant
- Harambe Ethiopian — #1 African
- Havana — #1 Caribbean, #2 Latin American, and #2 overall on the Drive
- Kin Kao — #2 Thai
- Kishimoto — #2 Sushi and #3 Japanese
- Kulinarya — #1 Filipino
- La Grotta del Fromaggio — #1 Deli
- Liberty Wines — #3 wine store
- Livia — #3 Brunch
- Lunch Lady — #1 overall on the Drive
- Memphis Blues BBQ — #1 barbecue
- Merci Beaucoup Cafe — #1 Hidden Gem
- Mexcaleria — #1 Mexican and #3 overall on the Drive
- Mom’s The Word — Best bartender: Caitlin Docking
- Rosemary Rocksalt — #2 Bagel
- Sol y Limon — #3 Tacos
- Sopra Sotto — #2 Pizza
- Sula — #3 Indian
Congratulations to all those who placed above, and to all those other wonderful eating places on the Drive that we all love even without awards.
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