This is my personal checklist of the winners in The Georgia Straight Golden Plates Awards 2024 and 2025: Best by Cuisine. I did not include categories I don't particularly like (e.g. alcoholic beverages).
African
⬜ Axum Restaurant (2024)
⬜ Harambe (2024, 2025)
☑️ Simba’s Grill (2024, 2025)
⬜ Kilimanjaro Snack House (2025)
Caribbean
⬜ Baby Dhal Roti Shop (2024)
⬜ Calabash (2024, 2025)
⬜ Havana (2024)
⬜ The Lion's Den Cafe (2025)
⬜ The Patty Shop (2025)
Chinese
⬜ Bao Bei (2024, 2025)
⬜ Dinasty Dumpling House (2025)
⬜ Dynasty Seafood Restaurant (2024)
⬜ Mott 32 (2025)
☑️ Peaceful Restaurant (2024)
Filipino
☑️ Goldilocks (2024)
☑️ Hapag Ihaw-Ihaw (2025)
☑️ Jollibee (2024)
☑️ Kulinarya Filipino Eatery (2024, 2025)
☑️ Max's Restaurant (2025)
French
⬜ Le Crocodile (2024, 2025)
⬜ Les Faux Bourgeois (2024, 2025)
⬜ St. Lawrence (2024, 2025)
Greek
☑️ The Greek (2024, 2025)
⬜ Loula’s Taverna (2025)
⬜ Mnimes Restaurant & Bar (2024)
⬜ Nammos Estiatorio (2024, 2025)
Indian
⬜ Sula (2024, 2025)
⬜ Tasty Indian Bistro (2024, 2025)
⬜ Vij’s (2024, 2025)
Indigenous
☑️ Salmon n’ Bannock (2024, 2025)
⬜ Mr. Bannock (2024)
⬜ Tawnshi (2025)
⬜ Tradish’s The Ancestor Cafe (2024, 2025)
Italian
⬜ Ask for Luigi (2025)
⬜ Giardino Restaurant (2024)
⬜ Magari by Oca (2025)
⬜ Savio Volpe (2024, 2025)
⬜ Pepino’s Spaghetti House (2024)
Japanese
⬜ Kishimoto (2024)
⬜ Miku (2024, 2025)
⬜ Minami (2024, 2025)
⬜ Oku Izakaya (2025)
Korean
⬜ Kook Korean BBQ (2024)
⬜ Kosoo (2024)
⬜ Nui (2025)
⬜ Sooda Korean BBQ (2025)
☑️ Sura Korean Royal Cuisine (2025)
⬜ Zoomak Korean Tavern (2024)
Latin American
⬜ Cuchillo (2025)
⬜ Havana (2024, 2025)
⬜ Ophelia (2024)
⬜ Suyo (2024, 2025)
Malaysian
⬜ Banana Leaf (2024, 2025)
☑️ Hawker's Delight Deli (2024, 2025)
☑️ John 3:16 (2025)
⬜ Potluck Hawker Eatery (2024)
Mediterranean
⬜ Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill & Enoteca (2024)
⬜ Hydra Estiatorio Mediterranean & Bar (2024)
⬜ Minerva's (2025)
⬜ Nuba (2024, 2025)
⬜ Selene Aegean Bistro (2025)
Mexican
⬜ Chancho (2025)
⬜ La Mezcaleria (2024, 2025)
☑️ La Taqueria (2024)
⬜ Ophelia (2024, 2025)
Middle Eastern
⬜ East is East (2024)
⬜ Nuba (2024, 2025)
⬜ Superbaba (2025)
⬜ Zarak (2024, 2025)
Pacific Northwest
⬜ Botanist (2025)
⬜ Dovetail (2025)
⬜ Forage (2024)
⬜ Published on Main (2024, 2025)
⬜ Water St. Cafe (2024)
Persian
⬜ Cazba Restaurant (2024, 2025)
⬜ Delara (2024, 2025)
⬜ Sahel (2025)
⬜ Zeitoon Restaurant (2024)
Spanish
⬜ Bodega on Main (2024, 2025)
⬜ Como Taperia (2024, 2025)
⬜ Cuchillo (2025)
⬜ España Restaurant (2024)
Thai
⬜ Baan Lao
⬜ Kin Kao (2024, 2025)
⬜ Maenam (2024, 2025)
⬜ Sawasdee Thai Restaurant (2024)
Vietnamese
⬜ Anh and Chi (2024, 2025)
⬜ DD Mau Chinatown (2024)
⬜ Hai Phong (2025)
⬜ Lunch Lady (2024, 2025)