2010 Best Restaurants Award Winners
Best of the Best
Central
1 Bouchon’s Bistro
1 RauDZ Regional Table
2 Old Vine’s Restaurant
2 Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen
3 Gasthaus on the Lake (Peachland)
North
1 Intermezzo Restaurant
2 The Eclectic Med Restaurant
3 The Brown Derby Café (Armstrong)
3 The Italian Kitchen Company
South
1 Victoria Rd Deli & Bistro
(Summerland)
2 Amante Bistro
2 Zias Stonehouse Restaurant
(Summerland)
Chef
Central
1 Ricardo Scebba
(Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen)
2 Rod Butters
(RauDZ Regional Table)
3 Dominique Couton
(Bouchon’s Bistro)
North
1 Neil Todd
(The Brown Derby Café)
2 Chris Davy
(Intermezzo Restaurant)
3 Craig Bell (Hungry Jacks)
South
1 Darin Paterson
(Bogner’s of Penticton)
2 Aaron Flynn
(Sage & Vines Bistro)
3 Roger Gillespie
(Victoria Rd Deli & Bistro)
Place for a Dinner Date
Central
1 Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen
2 Bouchon’s Bistro
3 Cabana Bar & Grille
North
1 Intermezzo Restaurant
2 Bamboo Beach Fusion Grille
3 The Phoenix & Lounge
South
1 The Hooded Merganser
2 Amante Bistro
2 Theo’s Restaurant Ltd.
3 Victoria Rd Deli & Bistro
(Summerland)
Steak
Central
1 The Keg Steakhouse & Bar
2 Ric’s Grill
3 19 Okanagan Grill + Bar
3 Sal’s Prime Steakhouse
North
1 The Phoenix & Lounge
2 The Eclectic Med Restaurant
3 The Cattlemen’s Club
Restaurant
South
1 Black Iron Grill & Steakhouse
2 Bogner’s of Penticton
2 Sage & Vines Bistro
Seafood
Central
1 Christophers Steak &
Seafood Restaurant
1 Codfathers
2 Joey’s Only Seafood
Restaurant
3 RauDZ Regional Table
North
1 Anchor Inn Neighbourhood
Pub (Armstrong)
2 C–Lovers Fish & Chips
3 Fisherman Direct Seafoods
(Enderby)
South
1 Buy The Sea Seafood Market
2 Cozy Bay Seafood Café (Summerland)
2 Salty’s Beach House
Place for a Cup of Tea
Central
1 Chai Baba Tea House
2 Dragons Lair Specialty Teas
(West Kelowna)
3 Bean Scene Coffee House
North
1 Bean to Cup Coffee
House & Roasters
2 Bean Scene Coffee House
3 Mimi’s Tea Room & Café (Enderby)
3 The Brown Derby Café (Armstrong)
South
1 Time For Tea
2 Fibonacci Roastery & Café
3 Good Omens (Summerland)
Vegetarian
Central
1 Dawett Fine Indian Cuisine
2 Lake Tai Restaurant
3 The Bohemian Café &
Catering Co.
3 The Fixx Café
North
1 2P’s Health
Kitchen Restaurant
2 The Brown Derby Café (Armstrong)
South
1 Dream Café
2 Wheat Grass Café
Tapas/Appies
Central
1 The Rotten Grape Wine & Tapas Bar
2 Waterfront Restaurant & Wine Bar
3 Joey Kelowna
3 Kelly O’Bryan’s
Neighbourhood Restaurant
North
1 Intermezzo Restaurant
2 Earl’s Restaurant & Lounge
3 Squires Four Public House
South
1 The Vanilla Pod Restaurant
(Summerland)
2 Local Lounge • Grille
(Summerland)
3 Victoria Rd Deli & Bistro
(Summerland)
3 VooDoo’s
Asian Fusion
Central
1 Mekong Restaurant
2 Mon Thong Thai Restaurant
2 Sai Gon Restaurant
3 Bai Thong Thai Food Restaurant
North
1 Temptasian Restaurant & Bar
2 Bamboo Beach Fusion Grille
3 Boa-Thong Thai Restaurant
3 Golden Crown Restaurant
South
1 Lee’s Overseas Delights
2 Saigon on Main Restaurant
Japanese
Central
1 O-Zeki Japanese Restaurant
2 Momo Sushi
3 Yamato Japanese Cuisine
North
1 Mahoroba Japanese Restaurant
2 Bento & Sushi
3 Edo Japan
South
1 Isshin Japanese Deli
2 Lee’s Overseas Delights
3 Ginza Japanese Restaurant
3 Tokyo Japanese Restaurant
Takeout
Central
1 Boston Pizza
2 Jimmy Ho’s Takeout Express
2 Wok Inn Restaurant
3 Mad Mango Café
North
1 Wok Box
2 Apple Lane
2 The Great Wall Restaurant
South
1 Burger 55
2 Lee’s Overseas Delights
3 Murray’s Pizza
Italian
Central
1 Mamma Rosa Authentic
Italian Restaurant
2 La Bussola
3 Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen
North
1 The Italian Kitchen Company
2 Tita’s Italian Bistro
3 Intermezzo Restaurant
South
1 Villa Rosa
Ristorante Italiano
2 La Casa Ouzeria Restaurant
3 Pasta Factory
Greek
Central
1 Yamas Taverna
2 The Greek House
Restaurant (Lake Country)
3 Olympia Pizza & Greek Taverna
North
1 Papa’s Greek Taverna (Armstrong)
2 Minos Greek House (Salmon Arm)
South
1 Theo’s Restaurant Ltd.
2 La Casa Ouzeria Restaurant
European (French, German, etc.)
Central
1 Bouchon’s Bistro
2 Gasthaus on the Lake
(Peachland)
3 Wood Fire Bakery
North
1 The Eclectic Med
Restaurant
3 Café Continental
South
1 Bogner’s of Penticton
2 Il Vecchio Delicatessen
Mexican/Southwest
Central
1 Hector’s Casa
2 DJ’s Restaurant
3 Memphis Blues BBQ House
3 Taco Del Mar
North
1 Little Tex Restaurants
2 Los Huesos
3 Taco Del Mar
South
1 The Vallarta Grill
Romantic Dining
Central
1 Eldorado Dining Room
2 Old Vine’s Restaurant
2 Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen
3 The Vintage Dining Room
3 The Yellow House Restaurant
North
1 ORA Restaurant Lounge
2 The Italian Kitchen Company
3 Intermezzo Restaurant
South
1 Theo’s Restaurant Ltd.
2 Bogner’s of Penticton
3 The Hooded Merganse
Breakfast
Central
1 The Jammery
2 The Bohemian Café & Catering Co.
3 De Dutch Pannekoek House
3 Pepperpot Grill
North
1 The Brown Derby Café (Armstrong)
2 Denny’s Restaurant
3 Hungry Jacks (Enderby)
South
1 Good Omens (Summerland)
2 The Hooded Merganser
3 Shades on Main Family Restaurant
Sunday Brunch
Central
1 Eldorado Dining Room
2 The Vintage Dining Room
3 The Grand Bay Café
3 The Jammery
North
1 Range at Predator Ridge
2 The Pantry Restaurant
3 Friesen’s Country Tyme Gardens
Buffet
Central
1 Eldorado Dining Room
2 Mama Panda Buffet
3 Yamas Taverna
North
1 Range at Predator Ridge
2 Kiki Gardens Restaurant
3 Branches Café
South
1 China Palace
2 Beijing Restaurant
Dessert
Central
1 RauDZ Regional Table
2 Bouchon’s Bistro
2 Moxie’s Classic Grill
3 Milestones Grill & Bar
North
1 ORA Restaurant Lounge
2 The Brown Derby Café (Armstrong)
3 Intermezzo Restaurant
South
1 Blue Icing Dessert Bar
1 The Sweet Tooth (Summerland)
2 Amante Bistro
Family Restaurant
Central
1 White Spot Restaurant
2 Boston Pizza
3 Red Robin
North
1 Earl’s Restaurant & Lounge
2 The Brown Derby Café (Armstrong)
2 The Pantry Restaurant
3 White Spot Restaurant
South
1 Boston Pizza
1 Mykonos Pizza &
Spaghettie House
2 Shades on Main
Family Restaurant
Sports Bar
Central
1 Boomers Sports Bar & Grill
1 Sturgeon Hall Restaurant
2 Dakotas Sports Bar & Grill
2 Tonics Pub
3 Rusty’s Steakhouse &
Sports Lounge
North
1 The Roster Sports Club Bar & Grill
2 Kal Sports Bar
3 Monashee’s Bar & Grill
South
1 The Barley Mill Brew Pub & Bistro
2 Barking Parrot
Soup
Central
1 The Greenroom
2 The Old Bike Shop Café
3 The Bread Company
North
1 The Brown Derby Café (Armstrong)
2 Earl’s Restaurant & Lounge
3 Little Tex Restaurants
3 The Sprouted Fig
South
1 Victoria Rd Deli & Bistro
(Summerland)
2 The Bench Market
2 Wheat Grass Café
Caterer
Central
1 Deli City Café &
Catering/ Bunches Bistro
2 The Bohemian Café & Catering Co.
2 The Ridge Restaurant (managed
by Okanagans Finest Foods)
3 Details Catering
North
1 Gumtree Catering
2 The Other Company Catering
(Armstrong)
3 Gourmet to Go
South
1 Joy Road Catering
2 Black Iron Grill & Steakhouse
Decor/Ambiance/Atmosphere
Central
1 Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen
2 The Rotten Grape
Wine & Tapas Bar
3 Cactus Club Café
North
1 Intermezzo Restaurant
2 The Brown Derby Café (Armstrong)
3 Bamboo Beach Fusion Grille
South
1 The Hooded Merganser
1 Zias Stonehouse Restaurant
(Summerland)
2 Amante Bistro
3 Victoria Rd Deli & Bistro
(Summerland)
Ice Cream/Gelato/Frozen Yogurt
Central
1 Moo-Lics
2 Dairy Queen
3 Marble Slab Creamery
North
1 Marble Slab Creamery
2 Dairy Queen
3 The Garden Ice Cream Parlour
South
1 Tickleberry’s (Okanagan Falls)
2 The Sweet Tooth (Summerland)
3 Osoyoos Gelato (Osoyoos)
Service
Central
1 Bouchon’s Bistro
1 RauDZ Regional Table
2 Earl’s On Top
2 The Vintage Dining Room
3 Joey Kelowna
North
1 Intermezzo Restaurant
2 Bamboo Beach Fusion Grille
3 The Italian Kitchen Company
South
1 Good Omens (Summerland)
2 Theo’s Restaurant Ltd.
3 Bogner’s of Penticton
Salad
Central
1 Joey Kelowna
2 The Chopped Leaf
3 The Greenroom
North
1 Little Tex Restaurants
2 Hungry Jacks (Enderby)
2 Intermezzo Restaurant
3 The Brown Derby Café (Armstrong)
South
1 Dream Café
2 Victoria Rd Deli & Bistro
(Summerland)
3 The Sweet Tooth (Summerland)
Lunch Spot
Central
1 The Fixx Café
1 Wood Fire Bakery
2 The Greenroom
3 Ric’s Grill
North
1 The Brown Derby Café (Armstrong)
2 Earl’s Restaurant & Lounge
3 Little Tex Restaurants
South
1 Good Omens (Summerland)
2 Earl’s Restaurant & Lounge
3 Burger 55
Pizza
Central
1 Bordello’s Italian Pizzeria
2 Boston Pizza
3 Murray’s Pizza & Pasta
(West Kelowna)
3 Papito’s Pizza
North
1 J J’s Pizza Plus (Armstrong)
1 Jim’s Place
2 Panago Pizza
3 Uncle Dave’s Pizzeria
3 Vern’s Pizza
South
1 Mykonos Pizza &
Spaghettie House
2 Kettle Valley Station Pub
3 Prima Pizza (Summerland)
Burger
1 White Spot Restaurant
2 Fatbuger
3 Gorgeous Georges
Gourmet Burgers
3 Red Robin
3 Sturgeon Hall Restaurant
North
1 Earl’s Restaurant & Lounge
1 Long John’s Pub
(Silver Star — seasonal)
2 Hungry Jack’s (Enderby)
3 The Roster Sports Club Bar & Grill
South
1 Burger 55
2 White Spot Restaurant
3 VooDoo’s
Veggie Burger
Central
1 The Fixx Café
2 Milestones Grill & Bar
3 Sturgeon Hall Restaurant
3 White Spot Restaurant
North
1 Hungry Jacks (Enderby)
2 The Brown Derby Café
(Armstrong)
3 White Spot Restaurant
South
1 Burger 55
2 Dream Café
Sandwich/Wrap/Panini
Central
1 The Pita Pit
2 The Greenroom
3 Wrap Zone
North
1 The Brown Derby Café
(Armstrong)
2 Bean to Cup Coffee
House & Roasters
3 Café Continental
South
1 Good Omens (Summerland)
2 Il Vecchio Delicatessen
3 The Bench Market
3 Wheat Grass Café
French Fries
Central
1 Bouchon’s Bistro
2 New York Fries
3 Shady Rest British Fish & Chips
North
1 C–Lovers Fish & Chips
2 Fisherman Direct Seafoods
(Enderby)
3 Earl’s Restaurant & Lounge
South
1 Jeffer’s Fryzz
2 Burger 55
3 Victoria Rd Deli & Bistro
(Summerland)
Place to Buy Fruits/Vegetables
Central
1 Quality Greens Farm Market
2 Kelowna Farmers’
and Crafters’ Market
3 Choices Markets
3 Farmer’s Fruit & Produce
(Winfield)
North
1 Quality Greens Farm Market
2 Swan Lake Nurseryland
Fruit Market & Garden Centre
3 Askew’s Foods
South
1 Quality Greens Farm Market
2 Penticton Farmers’ Market
Coffee House
Central
1 Bean Scene Coffee House
2 Starbucks Coffee Co.
3 Blenz
North
1 Bean Scene Coffee House
2 Talkin’ Donkey
3 The Brown Derby Café (Armstrong)
South
1 Good Omens (Summerland)
2 Fibonacci Roastery & Café
Fish & Chips
Central
1 Shady Rest British Fish & Chips
2 Hooked on Seafood
2 Lord Chumley’s Fish & Chips
3 C–Lovers Fish & Chips
North
1 C–Lovers Fish & Chips
2 Joey’s Only Seafood Restaurant
3 Fisherman Direct Seafoods
(Enderby)
South
1 Cozy Bay Seafood Café
(Summerland)
2 Jeffer’s Fryzz
3 Buy The Sea Seafood Market
Pub
Central
1 Tonics Pub
2 Sturgeon Hall Restaurant
3 Brandts Creek Neighbourhood Pub
3 Doc Willoughby’s Downtown Pub
3 Gasthaus on the Lake
(Peachland)
North
1 Sir Winstons Neighbourhood Pub
2 Blue Heron Waterfront
Pub & Restaurant
3 Squires Four Public House
South
1 Kettle Valley Station Pub
2 The Barley Mill Brew Pub & Bistro
3 Peacock’s Perch Neighbourhood
Pub (Summerland)
Late Night Bite After 10 PM
Central
1 Boston Pizza
2 Cactus Club Café
3 Denny’s Restaurant
3 Kelly O’Bryan’s
Neighbourhood Restaurant
North
1 Boston Pizza
2 Checkers Bar & Grill
3 Denny’s Restaurant
3 Earl’s Restaurant & Lounge
South
1 Denny’s Restaurant
2 Boston Pizza
3 Kettle Valley Station Pub
Casual Restaurant/
Bistro
Central
1 Cactus Club Café
2 Joey Kelowna
3 Moxie’s Classic Grill
3 The Fixx Café
North
1 Earl’s Restaurant & Lounge
2 Hungry Jacks (Enderby)
3 The Brown Derby Café (Armstrong)
South
1 Good Omens (Summerland)
2 White Spot Restaurant
3 Dream Café
3 Sage & Vines Bistro
Natural Food Store
1 Nature’s Fare Natural Foods
2 Choices Markets
3 Abaco Health
3 Quality Greens Farm Market
North
1 Nature’s Fare Natural Foods
2 Simply Delicious
3 Anna’s Vitamins Plus
3 Lifestyle Natural Foods
South
1 Whole Foods Market
2 Nature’s Fare Natural Foods
2 Summerland Food Emporium
Wine List
Central
1 RauDZ Regional Table
2 Ricardo’s Mediterranean Kitchen
3 La Bussola
3 Wild Apple
North
1 ORA Restaurant Lounge
1 The Italian Kitchen Company
2 Tita’s Italian Bistro
3 Earl’s Restaurant & Lounge
South
1 The Hooded Merganser
2 Local Lounge • Grille
(Summerland)
3 Victoria Rd Deli & Bistro
(Summerland)
Winery Restaurant
Central
1 Grapevine Restaurant
(Gray Monk Estate Winery)
2 Old Vine’s Restaurant
(Quails Gate Estate Winery)
3 Summerhill Sunset Bistro
(Summerhill Pyramid Winery)
South
1 The Patio at Lake Breeze
(Lake Breeze Estate Winery)
2 The Sonora Room Restaurant
(Burrowing Owl Estate Winery)
Local White
ValleyWide
1 Pinot Gris (Wild Goose Vineyards)
2 Pinot Gris
(Gray Monk Estate Winery)
3 2008 Viognier (La Frenz Winery)
Local Red
ValleyWide
1 2006 Merlot
(Burrowing Owl Estate Winery)
2 2006 Reserve Cabernet Franc
(Hester Creek Estate Winery)
3 Latitude 50
(Gray Monk Estate Winery)
Specialty Meat Shop
Central
1 T–Bones Fresh Meal Market
2 Illichmann’s Gourmet Foods
3 L&D Meats & Deli
North
1 Vernon Butcher Shop &
Catering Services
2 Helmut’s Sausage Kitchen
3 Grillers Meats & Eats
South
1 Tony’s Meats & Deli Ltd.
2 A & K Grimm Sausage Ltd.
3 T–Bones Fresh Meal Market
Bakery
Valleywide
1 Tripke Bakery
2 Bliss Bakery Bistro (Peachland)
2 Okanagan Grocery Artisan Breads
3 Matterhorn Bakery
(West Kelowna)
North
1 Sweet Caroline’s Bakery
2 Country Bakery (Armstrong)
3 Okanagan Bake House
South
1 Blue Icing Dessert Bar
1 Cobs Bread
2 Renaissance Bakery
2 The Cake Box Bakery (Summerland)
Cocktails
1 RauDZ Regional Table
2 Joey Kelowna
3 Cabana Bar & Grille
3 Cactus Club Café
3 Eldorado Dining Room
North
1 Earl’s Restaurant & Lounge
2 The Phoenix & Lounge
3 ORA Restaurant Lounge
South
1 Barking Parrot
2 Local Lounge • Grille
(Summerland)
3 The Hooded Merganser
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