Catch These 10 Spot Prawn Dishes at Your Favourite Vancouver Restaurants in 2026

We wait for these few weeks in May and June every year—and now it’s go time. The short-lived season of the delicate and delicious spot prawn is upon us, and some Vancouver restaurants have special dishes, ready whenever you are. Reserve your spot today, while these special prawns are still around in 2026.

 

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Vancouver Restaurants with Spot Prawn Specials in 2026

1. Fanny Bay Oyster Bar & Shellfish Market

Fanny Bay Oyster Bar & Shellfish Market has a trio of special spot prawn offerings. Enjoy spot prawn sashimi served at the bar for $9 per piece, with the option to have the head fried for an additional $1, grilled spot prawns served with chimichurri sauce or take home some fresh spot prawns from the shellfish market at $34 per pound.

2. Glowbal Restaurant

Glowbal Restaurant has a special lunch feature on for the season, with a chilled spot prawn salad or radiatori pasta made with the delectable prawn. At dinner, choose from menu offerings like spot prawns and clams, or the Hokkaido scallop crudo with B.C. spot prawns, finished with yuzu kosho dressing, ikura and nori crisp.

3. Nightingale

Nightingale is serving half-pound, head-on spot prawns, grilled and finished with chili flakes, parsley and charred lemon. Straight to the point, this dish lets the shellfish flavour sing, using spot prawns delivered fresh daily.

4. Coast Restaurant

Coast is featuring several spot prawn dishes to celebrate the season. For raw dishes, there’s a live spot prawn sashimi or a spot prawn stack with mango and avocado. Try the spot prawn toast with avocado and tomato relish or spot prawn ceviche with bloody Mary gazpacho and lemon verbena oil. The spot prawn risotto with sautéed prawn bisque and bottarga sounds lovely, too.

5. Como Taperia

Spanish restaurant Como Taperia in Mount Pleasant is serving its spot prawns with farro, morcilla, green garlic and tarragon.

6. Desi Indian Lounge

Eastern flavours meet West Coast ingredients in a delectable dish. Desi Indian Lounge celebrates the season with a spot prawn moilee curry served with lemon rice and Malabar paratha.

7. Italian Kitchen

 

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Italian Kitchen has a variety of seasonal offerings, but it’s the spot prawns and B.C. sea urchin tagliolini with house-made squid ink pasta, garlic, chillies, sea urchin cream and green onion oil that does it for me. For sharing, one pound of grilled spot prawns with salsa verde and grilled lemon, plus a bottle of wine for $79, should do the job.

8. Riley’s Fish & Steak

Riley’s is going with a classic scampi, but this time made with spot prawns in garlic confit, white wine and shallot butter. From the appetizer menu, choose the spot prawns and scallop tartare on toasted brioche with citrus and tarragon aioli. The spot prawns spaghettini made with prawn bisque, spring peas, pea tendrils and chili crunch also sounds like a fabulous main.

9. Black & Blue

Black and Blue captures its steakhouse vibe in its special spot prawn dishes. Enjoy the spot prawns and bone marrow crostini, or entrées like a spot prawn risotto with peas, zucchini and Calabrian chili.

10. ARC Restaurant

The Fairmont Waterfront’s ARC Restaurant is kicking off a new series on May 28 called Led by a Love of Spot Prawns. The dinner includes a five-course menu featuring locally sourced spot prawns, rooftop garden ingredients and table-side storytelling from executive chef Harris Sakalis.

Watch for special dinners at ARC throughout June, including locally foraged morel mushrooms, asparagus, spring lamb and Pacific Northwest halibut. Count me in.