Vegan
International
Beer/Wine
Delivery
Take-out
Asian
Fusion
Gluten-free
Canadian

A premium-casual, all-vegan restaurant/bar located in the city's historic Chinatown. Dishes may include dan dan noodles, kimchi burger, steak frites, and pork gyoza. Brunch every Sat-Sun. Open Mon-Thu 11:30am-10:00pm, Fri 11:30am-11:00pm, Sat 10:30am-11:00pm, Sun 10:30am-10:00pm.


Featured Review

EmeraldCityVeganEats

Points +551

Vegan
17 Mar 2025

Eclectic, unique menu with clean ingredients!

What's better than driving to Canada for the day, I'll tell you .. driving to Canada to eat vegan food. Ok ok, what's better than driving to Canada to eat vegan food, I'll tell you .. driving to Canada to eat vegan food while meeting new vegan friends! 🙌

We decided to meet up at Mila Plant-Based, 100% vegan restaurant in the downtown area sort of right in-between Downtown Eastside, Science World, and Gastown. The restaurant has a lovely, quaint ambiance, feels very welcoming upon entering. The bathroom was .. well, posh! I don't normally make a point to comment on bathroom decor, while average in size, I felt like I was being upgraded to First Class lol. Ok, moving right along .. lol

They have two menus, a Weekend Brunch Menu and, for all other hours, a Lunch/Dinner Menu, ..we ordered from the Weekend Brunch Menu. I had the Bibimbap Bowl - rice bowl with Yo Egg, mushroom bacon, kimchi, tempura yam, cucumber, carrot, gochujang sauce. This bowl had many layers of unique flavors all married perfectly in every exquisite bite, I say this very sincerely! My wife ordered the Pina Colada Pancakes - pancakes, toasted coconut syrup, cashews, cocktail cherries, rum-candied pineapple, mint. Each bite easily lived up to the the decadence displayed in the included image.

We absolutely have to find our way back to Mila to try their Lunch/Dinner menu as it includes some amazing sounding options such as, Feta Stuffed Date - date, feta, pistachio, olive oil, maldon salt, ABURI LOX OSHI - carrot lox, aburi sauce, shiso, serrano, 6 pieces, Tuna Crispy Rice - watermelon akami tuna, sushi rice, lime kewpie mayo, green onion, sesame seeds, 3 pieces, and much more.

Our servers were super friendly and very attentive. We're planning a trip in the coming "days" and our server happened to be from the same area that we're ultimately heading at that time and was able to provide us with some tips and IG influencers to follow, very cool!
We had quite a few options to choose from regarding where to meet for brunch, with every option sounding wonderful in their own way. Ultimately, we decided on Mila because of their unique, fresh and inspiring sounding dishes and yeah, they did not disappoint.

Thanks so much for dropping by and reading this review. Do yourself a favor and extend the same courtesy to Mila by ... dropping by .. and enjoying some amazing tasty food. 🙌

Pros: eclectic menu, food has amazing flavor, food has clean ingredients

samdman

24 Mar 2025

104 Reviews

First Review by cgreaves

koocybba

Points +32

Vegan
15 Sep 2025

Best vegan food in Vancouver

Unbelievable food. The flavours were out of this world, couldn’t recommend enough. Such a hidden gem 💖

JeffVG100

Points +92

Vegan
12 Sep 2025

Not to be missed

Wonderful experience. Delicious food. Great team. Shoutouts to our server Nadia and Jeremy (GM) who provide excellent service. We will be sure to dine here whenever we are in Vancouver.

Pros: Quality of the food, Quality of the people (service), Quality of the atmosphere

Cons: No issues. Great experience.

BoiledKale

Points +409

Non Veg
08 Sep 2025

Mila? Who even is ya?

Heard a lot of hype with this place and checked it out. I just went once, but I personally don’t think it lived up to the talk.

Some notes:
-complementary focaccia was crazy salty
-sparkling water was flat

The menu also didn’t seem consistent. We went on their 5th birthday so they brought back dishes that customers liked on the menu. What didn’t make sense to me was that this customer-favorite menu was mostly Italian dishes (arancini, arrabiata, etc.) but their modern menu is mostly East Asian inspired (Japanese, Chinese, Korean). What the heck happened? Why the toggle? It makes me a little suspicious. Who even is Mila?

Updated from previous review on 2025-09-06

Cons: What kind of food is it?

Leo27

Points +1865

Vegan
07 Sep 2025

Very very nice!

Gorgeous interior, top menu and kind waitress. I took the granola and BLT sandwich and both tasted great. I highly recommend!

Carrie-AnnBurns

Points +650

Vegan
06 Sep 2025

I used to love Mila but the food isn’t as tasty anymore

Mila used to be my favourite vegan restaurant but the food I find isn’t as good as it used to be. I went awhile ago and ordered their curry potatoes, and mushroom & sausage tagliatelle dish and wasn’t super happy about the food experience anymore

I wasn’t too fond of the mushroom & sausage tagliatelle dish. The flavour just wasn’t for me. I was disappointed about this order but did my best to eat as much of it I could. The curry potatoes were decent enough (just too much like seaweed) and I did finish them but the food here used to be phenomenal. Not sure what happened. I do like that they switch up their menu often, but then sometimes your favourites also disappear.

Updated from previous review on 2025-09-06

Pros: New menu options fairly frequently , Fully vegan, Fancy

Cons: Favourite food dishes disappear off the menu, Expensive, Not satisfied by taste in recent years

Maria_Nomas

Points +357

Vegan
06 Sep 2025

Mila mi amor

I wish I had more days in Vancouver to try their brunch.
We went there twice and we loved it!
The first time we shared the steak frites and the miso carbonada which were both mind blowing!
Second day my husband had the Dan Dan noddles (super spicy 🌶️ ) and I ordered the mushroom Sausage Tagliatelle, both very generously served and with amazing flavor!
Service is very friendly and food is served quickly. Don’t skip dessert, the coconut mango ice cream and the peanut butter cup pie were also amazingly delicious!

Updated from previous review on 2025-09-06

SusannaLea

Points +259

Vegan
05 Sep 2025

Great, creative food

The Miso carbonara and yakitori chicken was so great! My fiancé had the Dan Dan Noodles and while they would have been too spicy for me, he liked them a lot.
If we had been in Vancouver longer, we would have gone there again.

e.percival

Points +703

Vegan
03 Sep 2025

Highly recommend dinner

We started with two sharing plates, including pork gyozas and the tempura and Japenese pickle plate. The gyoza were lovely and soft with a vibrant sauce and the tempura were brilliantly crispy. For mains, we enjoyed the miso carbonara and yakitori chicken, mushroom and sausage tagliatelle, smash burger, edamame salad and katsu baos. The chicken was really tasty and meaty. The baos were soft and had plenty of sauce. The flavours of each dish were amazing and well thought through. The interior was lovely and modern, and the staff were kind, very helpful and attentive. It was a lovely experience and highly recommended.

calutz

Points +17

Vegan
13 Aug 2025

Incredible!

Vegan and gluten free dinner was incredibly delicious. A beautiful atmosphere and attentive service. Highly recommended!

Pros: Vegan and gluten free options, They understand Celiac, Delicious and inspiring food

MichelleHA

Points +209

Vegan
07 Aug 2025

Yum!

Wonderful plant based restaurant

dontbedaft

Points +730

Vegan
19 Jul 2025

Classy and imaginative

Ate here with my daughter. Food was excellent. Staff were friendly. My only real gripe was that, even though it was not too busy, all customers were seated very closely together and as our table was in the middle, people regularly brushing past us(one of the tables had small children and were up and down a bit). I would just speak up about this when being seated next visit if the same thing happened. It was excellent and i would like to explore the menu further

Pros: Well curated menu, Friendly service, Pleasant ambience

Cons: Music a little too loud, Seated at a high-traffic area

AlexandraLeaMeier

Points +129

Vegan
19 Jul 2025

Amazing menu, fantastic food!

Must visit in Vancouver. It was hard to choose with so many options. And the have a kids Menu, too. The staff is really nice. We had the bao buns (amazing!) and several other dishes to share. Every single one was so tasty.

Updated from previous review on 2025-07-19

Pros: 100% vegan, Fantastic food, Friendly staff

wiYaickA7!-!3ox

Points +51

Vegan
13 Jul 2025

Fantastic food

Get the bao buns, we got three pates to share and all where fantastic but the bao buns where the standout

DavidCovin

Points +13

Mostly Veg
12 Jul 2025

Great expérience!

Friendly staff, 100% vegan menu. They were happy to help us pick menu items with minimal oil. Everything was delicious.

janna33

Points +164

Vegan
05 Jul 2025

Sushi deliciousness

I loved the shushi I ordered. It was wonderful! Great service clearly marked GF

Pros: Flavor, Options, Atmosphere

Cons: Neighborhood, Price a bit high

leakim

Points +741

Vegan
02 Jul 2025

Fun little place!

I was really excited to try this place out. The menu looked spectacular and it delivered.

Arrived late afternoon in time for happy hour during a weekday. The place was not busy and service was quick. Ordered the Akami Tuna Tostada, Yakitori Chicken, Aburi Lox Oshi, and Tuna Crispy Rice along with some zero proof drinks.

Overall presentation was delightful. Small plates that deliver on taste that actually fill you up. My favorite was the Aburi Lox Oshi; it was quite rich and decadent.

Nice vibe to the place with some booth seating, tables/chairs, and high table/chairs with lots of light.

cookm

Points +122

Vegetarian
30 Jun 2025

Nice, friendly, but the directions given by Happy Cow are incorrect!

Interesting appetizer plates. One was way too salty for me. Nice upscale atmosphere. Be sure to go to Keefer STREET, and not Keefer PLACE, which the Happy Cow directions incorrectly sent us to.

Cons: Location, Expensive, Salty

gingerplummy

Points +3021

Vegan
23 Jun 2025

Plant-based fusion delight

We had katsu bao & okomomiyaki roll with interesting ingredients & creative fusion concept. Both tasted amazing! 🤩 Having said that, please be prepared to pay high prices for a tiny portion of food. This reminds me of Japan, where you feel you seem to always wish to have more food to satisfy your hunger!

Updated from previous review on 2025-06-22

victoria.thierry

Points +49

Vegetarian
06 Jun 2025

Delicious & Creative

Watermelon “tuna” was a delight. Very friendly staff food overall delicious.

Pros: Menu choice was varied, Nice atmosphere

franzi02

Points +262

Vegan
31 May 2025

Very good food

Although pricey, it's worth every cent. Delicious food and great service.

danbrenneman

Points +37

Vegan
14 May 2025

Delicious, friendly, and upscale

We visited during Happy Hour and were blown away by the service and flavours. We had the Katsu Bao, Aburi Lox Oshi (my favourite — just so good), Crab Onigiri, Tuna Crispy Rice (my partner’s favourite), and Yakitori Chicken. It’s a bit on the pricier end but you will not be disappointed. Not only was the food outstanding, the service was incredible. We were given a free drink and our server was charming, noting down other vegan restaurants in Vancouver we should check out during our stay.

Pros: Friendly, knowledgable service, Aburi Lox Oshi, a must try dish

GARYANTHONYWILLIAMS

Points +141

Vegan
04 May 2025

Good lunch!

Went simple with the curry. No rice. It was very nice.

Pros: Atmosphere, Tasty food, Friendly service

samdman

Points +57

Vegan
24 Mar 2025

Plant based sushi, yes please!!

The sushi was delicious and we very much enjoyed everything we had. Would highly recommend them to anyone that goes to Vancouver.

samdman

24 Mar 2025

…and our kid highly recommends the smashed potatoes.

EmeraldCityVeganEats

Points +551

Vegan
17 Mar 2025

Eclectic, unique menu with clean ingredients!

What's better than driving to Canada for the day, I'll tell you .. driving to Canada to eat vegan food. Ok ok, what's better than driving to Canada to eat vegan food, I'll tell you .. driving to Canada to eat vegan food while meeting new vegan friends! 🙌

We decided to meet up at Mila Plant-Based, 100% vegan restaurant in the downtown area sort of right in-between Downtown Eastside, Science World, and Gastown. The restaurant has a lovely, quaint ambiance, feels very welcoming upon entering. The bathroom was .. well, posh! I don't normally make a point to comment on bathroom decor, while average in size, I felt like I was being upgraded to First Class lol. Ok, moving right along .. lol

They have two menus, a Weekend Brunch Menu and, for all other hours, a Lunch/Dinner Menu, ..we ordered from the Weekend Brunch Menu. I had the Bibimbap Bowl - rice bowl with Yo Egg, mushroom bacon, kimchi, tempura yam, cucumber, carrot, gochujang sauce. This bowl had many layers of unique flavors all married perfectly in every exquisite bite, I say this very sincerely! My wife ordered the Pina Colada Pancakes - pancakes, toasted coconut syrup, cashews, cocktail cherries, rum-candied pineapple, mint. Each bite easily lived up to the the decadence displayed in the included image.

We absolutely have to find our way back to Mila to try their Lunch/Dinner menu as it includes some amazing sounding options such as, Feta Stuffed Date - date, feta, pistachio, olive oil, maldon salt, ABURI LOX OSHI - carrot lox, aburi sauce, shiso, serrano, 6 pieces, Tuna Crispy Rice - watermelon akami tuna, sushi rice, lime kewpie mayo, green onion, sesame seeds, 3 pieces, and much more.

Our servers were super friendly and very attentive. We're planning a trip in the coming "days" and our server happened to be from the same area that we're ultimately heading at that time and was able to provide us with some tips and IG influencers to follow, very cool!
We had quite a few options to choose from regarding where to meet for brunch, with every option sounding wonderful in their own way. Ultimately, we decided on Mila because of their unique, fresh and inspiring sounding dishes and yeah, they did not disappoint.

Thanks so much for dropping by and reading this review. Do yourself a favor and extend the same courtesy to Mila by ... dropping by .. and enjoying some amazing tasty food. 🙌

Pros: eclectic menu, food has amazing flavor, food has clean ingredients

samdman

24 Mar 2025

tberts

Points +114

Vegan
06 Mar 2025

Insanely good food & cocktails

Best classy vegan food I’ve had in a long time. Amazing GF options, delicious cocktails, and super friendly & helpful staff. They gave us a list of their top plant-based restaurants in the city.

srivegan12

Points +77

Vegan
02 Mar 2025

Fantastic food and classy ambience

This place was excellent. We loved the vibe which was perfect for a dinner date. The service staff were so lovely and friendly. They were quick, helpful, and smiling. We ordered two starters and two mains, and enjoyed all of them. Definite must visit for a vegan/vegetarian in Vancouver

Vegan_hiker

Points +670

Vegan
22 Feb 2025

Not bad

We ordered with Uber ~ food was not bad, needed more sauce but good flavours. Price was really good. My only complaint was the single tiny date for $4, it was kinda salty and small. Would skip that next time

Pros: Good price , Fast , Smashed potatoes- yumm

Cons: Desserts are pricey , Kinda dry, needs more sauce




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