"Hector Laguna's modern-Canadian room in the Fairmont Pacific Rim, Michelin-listed with a Pacific Northwest larder — book it to close a deal."
Botanist occupies the second floor of the Fairmont Pacific Rim in Coal Harbour, a few steps from the Vancouver waterfront. It runs as four connected spaces: a Cocktail Lab and Bar, a plant-filled Garden room, the Dining Room and a TASCHEN Library. It is recommended in the Michelin Guide Vancouver, has appeared on Canada's 100 Best, and sits on the World's 50 Best Discovery list. For the wider city, see our Vancouver dining guide.
Executive chef Hector Laguna cooks a modern Canadian menu rooted in the Pacific Northwest, sourcing wild local seafood and produce from the Fraser Valley. The plates the kitchen is known for include oven-roasted halibut with spring vegetables and a crab emulsion, an herb-crusted lamb rack, and a hand-cut tagliatelle finished with a wild-mushroom ragout. Mains land in the mid-C$40s, putting a full dinner with wine around C$90 to C$140 a head. The Botanist Bar took the Exceptional Cocktails Award at the inaugural Michelin Guide Vancouver in 2022, and the drinks program is worth arriving early for. For the global field, see our fine-dining guide and our Vancouver picks for closing a deal.
The dining room is bright and plant-filled by day and warmer at night, with a glass-roofed garden room that is the seat to request. Lighting is soft in the evening, the sound level holds at an easy hum thanks to generous spacing, and the layout gives most tables room to talk business without leaning in. Dress is smart. Across the dining room, garden and bar it seats around a hundred, and the pacing is unhurried. Arrive early for a cocktail in the bar.
Book Botanist to close a deal because the room is built for it: generous table spacing, a calm sound level and a setting that signals seriousness without theatre. The Pacific Northwest menu gives a visiting guest something to talk about, and the bar's award-winning cocktails make an easy start before the table. Reserve the garden room or a window seat, and let the sommelier pair the meal. See our close-a-deal guide for more.
Not for a budget dinner. With mains in the mid-C$40s and a full evening landing well over C$100 a head, Botanist is a considered outlay rather than a casual drop-in.
Yes, for one of the city's best hotel dining rooms. Botanist sits on the second floor of the Fairmont Pacific Rim under chef Hector Laguna, cooking modern Canadian food from a Pacific Northwest larder. It is Michelin-recommended and has appeared on Canada's 100 Best. Mains land in the mid-C$40s, so a full dinner runs higher, but the cooking and the award-winning bar back it up.
Reserve through OpenTable or the Fairmont Pacific Rim. The glass-roofed garden room and window tables go first, so book about a week ahead for weekend dinner and request your preferred space. The bar takes walk-ins and is a strong option on its own. For a special evening, note the occasion when you reserve so the floor can plan.
Look to the Pacific Northwest plates: oven-roasted halibut with crab emulsion, the herb-crusted lamb rack, and the hand-cut tagliatelle with wild-mushroom ragout. Start with a cocktail in the Botanist Bar, which won a Michelin award in Vancouver's first guide. Take the sommelier's pairing if you are settling in for the full menu.
Yes. Generous spacing, a calm room and a setting that signals seriousness make it a strong business table, and the Pacific Northwest menu gives a guest something to discuss. Book the garden room or a window seat and start with a cocktail in the bar. See our close-a-deal guide for more Vancouver rooms.
Book on OpenTable or through the Fairmont Pacific Rim. The garden room and window tables go first, so reserve about a week ahead for weekend dinner.
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Botanist represents Vancouver on our guide to the world's best hotel restaurants, for Hector Laguna's Pacific Northwest cooking at the Fairmont Pacific Rim.
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