After plenty of buzz last month for the inaugural Toronto Michelin Guide, the world famous dining recommendation source has officially arrived in Vancouver.

While there are a few establishments surprisingly left out Star-wise (L'abattoir anyone?), eight notable eateries have earned one Star, 12 others awarded with a Bib Gourmand ranking and 20 listed as "recommended" by Michelin Guide.

“Our teams of inspectors genuinely savored their dining experiences in Vancouver,” said Gwendal Poullennec, international director of the Michelin Guides in tonight's announcement. “They were very impressed with the city’s gastronomic dynamism. The selection—from Stars to Bib Gourmands to the Recommended spots—are all appealing in their own authentic DNA, and very diverse offers.”

While not everyone may agree with how they are (or aren't) listed, and there definitely less Stars handed out than even I expected, based on my time spent dining in Vancouver over the years this guide overall is fairly comprehensive and definitely showcases the diversity of food that the dynamic city is regularly celebrated for.

Here are all of the restaurants recognized at some level in the first-ever Vancouver Michelin Guide:

One Michelin Star Vancouver restaurants

AnnaLena

Barbara

Burdock & Co (pictured above, photo by Janis Nicolay)

iDen & QuanJuDe Beijing Duck House

Kissa Tanto

Masayoshi

Published on Main

St. Lawrence

Bib Gourmand Vancouver restaurants

(Note: this is not a star rating. It is a designation which recognizes great food at a "good value" meaning places where people can have “two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for less than $60.”)

Anh and Chi

Chupito

Fable Kitchen

Fiorino, Italian Street Food

Kin Kao Song

Little Bird Dim Sum + Craft Beer

Lunch Lady

Nightshade

Oca Pastificio

Phnom Penh (pictured above)

Say Mercy!

Vij’s

Recommended Restaurants

In addition to Michelin Stars and Bib Gourmand designations, the Michelin Guide has also put out a list of "Recommended" eateries.

¿CóMO? Taperia

acquafarina Italian

Arike

Ask for Luigi

bacaro

Bacchus

Bar Gobo

Bar Susu

Bonjour Vietnam

Botanist (pictured above)

Café Medina

Carlino

Chang'An

Chef's Choice Chinese Cuisine

Cioppino's

Delara

Dynasty Seafood

Elephant

Fanny Bay Oyster Bar

Hawksworth Restaurant

Homer St. Cafe

L'Abattoir

Lobby Lounge & RawBar

Maenam

Miku 

Nammos Estiatorio

Neptune Palace Seafood Restaurant

New Mandarin Seafood Restaurant

Nightingale

Ophelía Mexican

Osteria Savio Volpe

per se Social Corner

PiDGiN

Riley's Fish & Steak

Sushi Bar Maumi

The Acorn

The Mackenzie Room

Torafuku

Ubuntu Canteen

Yuwa