My Shanti, Vancouver

MY SHANTI, Surrey, British Columbia

Chef: Vikram Vij
Website: myshanti.com. Cuisine: Indian
Telephone: 640-560-4416. Twitter: @Vijs_MyShanti
2015 Rank: 35 (new entry)
Price Range: $12.50-$24 for entrees
You Must Order: Hydrabadi chicken biryani ($23) and Peruvian/Indian shrimp and fish ceviche ($3.25 per shot).
Need to Know … from Vacay.ca’s Michelle Hopkins: “It's an electric menu that is a departure from Vij's other restaurants. The menu spans various districts of India — from Mumbai to Goa. As one who loves Indian cuisine, the flavours here just burst in your mouth. It's a great place to be adventurous … the spices, flavours and combinations are simply tantalizing.”

Peter Neal of Neal Bros. says: “LOVED Vikram's latest restaurant — Bollywood feel inside and out but with a relaxed tempo. Chef is using local organic meats, poultry and sustainable fish to narrate a pan-Indian love affair with his homeland’s cuisine. As usual he takes a thoughtful approach to local and value wines to accompany his food. I ate here twice this year and was in heaven each time.”

Vacay.ca and Top Restaurants In Canada Founder Adrian Brijbassi says: “Vikram Vij calls My Shanti, ‘My baby.’ It is the embodiment of the Indian restaurant he has always wanted to have. Vij's pleased the crowd, My Shanti pleases the Amritsar-born chef's desire to showcase cuisine truer to his motherland. My Shanti has dishes that give you a culinary tour of India unlike any other restaurant in Canada.”

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