Vij's

Vij’s on Cambie St. is a 10-minute drive from downtown, and while it’s a bit far from Vancouver’s more popular areas, it is on the way to the city’s biggest comedy club, Yuk Yuk’s. This Indian restaurant has been around since the ’90s and it has a great rooftop patio open in the summer. Get things like their famous lamb popsicles, pork spoon, or mango kulfi to share if you’re with a group, but know they also do single servings of most appetizers and half orders of their curries if you’re solo or with one other person. They take reservations, but you usually shouldn’t have too much trouble finding a table if you walk in—though if you can’t get seated right away, have a cocktail in their lounge while you wait.