For a top end choice, Lumiere or Bishop's would be my choice. Note that you can go to Feenie's, immediately next door to Lumiere and is Lumiere chef-proprietor's casual off-shoot, for a lot less money but the food comes from the same kitchen. At Feenies, I had one of the best apple tarte tatins in Vancouver here; the calamari sandwich is awesome. Both restaurants offer complimentary valet parking which is a nice touch. Elixir in the Opus Hotel and Diva at the Met at the Metropolitan are supposed to be very good -- I have not yet been so I cannot vouch for them.

Bishops cooks mainly with all organic ingredients and is very special. John Bishop, former chef for Umberto Menghi, is owner-host, and a very gracious host at that.

For Japanese cuisine, Tojo's or Chiyoda, are two of the best. Us local Japanese-Canadians find Tojo's way overpriced and our family would prefer Chiyoda instead. Hapa Izakaya or Guu (with Garlic/Otokomae) are excellent "izakaya" restaurants -- a new craze in Vancouver featuring Japanese "pub" food. Gyoza King is cheap and fun also.

For Indian food, Vij's is probably the best, but Maurya is pretty good too. For Thai food, I prefer SalaThai or Simply Thai, instead. The Roasted duck curry at Simply Thai was almost as good as the one I had at Spice Market in the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok!!

Memphis Blues for barbecue -- no reservations, but large portions of good bbq for very reasonable prices. Highly recommended.

Hope this helps!!