Diners' Choice: Innovative restaurants in Okanagan / Wine Country

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Updated March 05, 2025

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Born to Shake

5.0

5 (54)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Cocktail Bar

Kelowna

About the restaurant

Experience beautiful, carefully-crafted cocktails when you visit Born to Shake. Pull up a stool at our bar to enjoy great vibes and an energetic night out, or hide away in our cozy mezzanine for a perfectly intimate date night. Enjoy cocktails made with the very products we craft in-house, and stay for the tapas style food menu featuring local makers & growers from the Okanagan Valley.

Contact us for private cocktail classes, parties, and events.

19+ only after 5pm.

Top review

Taylor

Dined on Feb 23, 2025

Great music choices. Delicious options. Amazing cocktails! Makes a great date night. The staff were super welcoming and hardworking.

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Experience

In-Person Cocktail Class (8-14 Guests)

Home Block at CedarCreek Estate Winery

4.8

4.8 (2869)

CAN$51 and over

Winery

Kelowna

About the restaurant

At Home Block Restaurant, we embrace the bounty of the Okanagan while our name pays homage to the Home Block Vineyard which surrounds us. Our building is crafted from fieldstone and 100-year-old reclaimed barn wood and our cuisine draws on those elemental roots. We integrate natural cooking methods like our wood-fired grill fueled by timber from local orchards and seasoned barrel staves. The result is honest, confident, and approachable food that unites flawlessly with CedarCreek wine.

Top review

OpenTable Diner

Dined 7 days ago

Excellent food, service, and atmosphere. Highly recommend.

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Popular dish

Sticky Toffee Pudding

Popular dish

Italian Burrata

Experience

2 Course Wine Paired Experience

BLOCK ONE Restaurant at 50th Parallel Winery

4.8

4.8 (2459)

CAN$51 and over

Winery

Kelowna

About the restaurant

The name BLOCK ONE represents the first vineyard planted in 2009 and is very special to
Proprietors Sheri-Lee and Curtis. “It taught us to be farmers; to be ONE with the land. There are things we will never experience again. That vineyard block represents the past – the starting point, getting our
hands dirty, all the ‘firsts’ of our business”. BLOCK ONE represents the future as this vineyard block now produces some of the estate’s finest fruit for our international award-winning wines. You will be amazed by the outdoor seating area of the restaurant. Seating is covered by an engineering wonder in a one-of-a-kind cantilever that is already drawing attention in the world's architectural community. The restaurant moves to an equally impressive indoor space during inclement days and in the winter months.

All groups of 6 and larger are subject to an auto-gratuity of 20%.

Top review

TetianaVIP

Dined 2 days ago

It's a good place for food and vine experence! Very recomended

Salt & Brick - Kelowna

4.8

4.8 (803)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Contemporary Canadian

Kelowna

About the restaurant

Salt & Brick is truly Kelowna’s most unique culinary experience!

Salt & Brick features a Fresh Sheet Menu with well-thought-out share/small plates created daily by our talented chefs. Our one-of-a-kind food is combined with unique wines carefully curated by our team.

All reservations will have 1 hour and 45 minutes to enjoy their dining experience.

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Marilee

Dined 1 day ago

Excellent service! Fabulous food! Absolutely wonderful! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Gather

4.8

4.8 (934)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Contemporary Italian

Kelowna

About the restaurant

At Gather, we curate intimate dining experiences. Our tables are designed for small groups, with many cozy settings. We offer reservations for up to groups of six. For larger parties we do offer one large table that accommodates up to 10 guest for our “TASTE OF GATHER” experience. Please contact paulo@coccarogroup.com for our “TASTE OF GATHER”.

Gather is a neighbourhood Korean & Italian restaurant, located at the base of the Innovation Center, that draws from both owners Chef Sung Ji Park and Luigi Coccaro’s heritage. Gather draws from both of Chef Sung Ji Park and Luigi Coccaro’s family connection as well, and was designed as a place where family, friends and colleagues are able to gather around a table, to share in a true culinary experience. The menu features a variety of small, medium and large plates that lends to sharing, as is customary in both Korean and Italian culture.

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OpenTable Diner

Dined 3 days ago

Fantastic food and service. Portion sizes were larger than expected, worth the menu price!

Kin & Folk Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (176)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Contemporary Asian

Penticton / Naramata

About the restaurant

Our Why:
Some of our fondest memories are those created with family and friends (Kin & Folk) surrounded by delicious food while celebrating any occasion worth getting together. Kin & Folk, a refined neighborhood restaurant is focused on bringing its community together to connect, celebrate and indulge.

Our Food
Driven by his heritage, chef has created a menu with asian flavours at its core. He draws inspiration from global cuisines, contemporary techniques, fresh ingredients and local producers to create a truly unique experience.

Our Cocktails
Our drink menu features a list of carefully crafted and exciting cocktails that are influenced by the classics with a cheeky spin! Each cocktail uses a combination of traditional, unique, local and fresh ingredients meant to intrigue and delight, sip after sip.

Top review

NikkiB

Dined 3 days ago

Always delicious, great service and love the bustlin ambiance!

Bernie's

4.7

4.7 (430)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Fusion / Eclectic

Kelowna

About the restaurant

Bernie’s Kitchen | Bar| Cinema is a boutique theatre experience in downtown Kelowna, BC. Our screen plays a mix of retro and new(ish)-release films, and yes, you can enjoy them with some top-notch food and drink!

We’re excited to bring the movies back to Bernard Ave., but we also love a great meal. The first floor and mezzanine at Bernie’s are where you’ll find artisan cocktails, one-of-a-kind wines, local craft beer, and truly tasty dishes. Our dinner menu is a uniquely Justin Best creation, with influences from all over the Spanish diaspora and beyond.

Head up one more flight of stairs from the restaurant to find a cinema like no other. Comfortable and stylish seating, food and beverage options outside the concession norm (don’t worry, we’ve got the classics too), and of course, motion pictures that are sure to entertain!

Visit us at Bernie’s on Bernard for an unparalleled experience in the Okanagan. We’ll see you at the movies.

Top review

JaniceVIP

Dined 2 days ago

Fantastic evening! Incredible food and service! Definitely will go back

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The Bear, The Fish, The Root & The Berry

4.7

4.7 (1110)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Canadian

Osoyoos

About the restaurant

Modern Vineyard Cuisine inspired by our Indigenous roots. We proudly sit on the traditional land of the Syilx People of the Okanagan Nation. Our inspiration for the name of our new signature restaurant comes from a chaptik story passed down through the generations of our First Nations people of the Okanagan.
The Syilx People of the Okanagan Nation approach to food is based on the creation stories of their culture and we’ve taken their stories as the inspiration for the name of our restaurant: “The Bear, The Fish, The Root & The Berry,” based on the story of the Four Food Chiefs.
The Four Food Chiefs are central: Skimxist Black Bear (chief of animals, representing self-sacrifice, leadership, giving), Ntytikxw Chinook Salmon (water creatures, perseverance, hard work), Speetlum Bitterroot (plants below the round, relationships to the land) and Seeya Saskatoon Berry (plants above ground, growth, strength, community) are legendary and the elements of indigenous cuisine.

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Mark

Dined 6 days ago

Have eaten here a number of times in the past 5 years and they are certainly consistent. Good food and very good service. Menu items are creative but not over the top, and portions are generous. In winter it is a small space as the majority of their seating is on a huge patio which is obviously weather dependent. Many reviewers have mentioned pricing to which I would say this: first it's consistent with any resort hotel with the associated costs and obligations of operating in one. Second, there are perhaps four restaurants in Osoyoos that could be classified as fine dining and the Bear's pricing is fairly comparable. However, unlike two others the Bear is open every day, year round. BTW I don't work for the hotel - I just wanted to defend a favorite spot that I believe gets some unfair criticism!

Skinny Duke's Glorious Emporium

4.7

4.7 (784)

CAN$30 and under

Fusion / Eclectic

Kelowna

About the restaurant

The space will transport you to the most righteous shindig there ever was, but the eclectic menu and world-class cocktails are in a decade-defying universe of their own. Nostalgic inspiration mingles with forward-thinking dining.

We look forward to welcoming you with rockin’ tunes and good times.

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Ashley

Dined 3 days ago

Great atmosphere, service was excellent, everyone loved their food. Very neat spot, lots of vintage items to enjoy. We sat in the living room and the bar- both were great. Will return.

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Experience

Duke's After Dark - Late Night Happy Hour

BNA Brewing Vernon

4.4

4.4 (43)

CAN$30 and under

Contemporary Canadian

Vernon

About the restaurant

BNA Brewing is excited to open its doors in Vernon, bringing a blend of delicious eats, craft beers, and a lively vibe to the historic Finning building! Walk into a cool, modern space that features a hint of its industrial past.

Enjoy beloved classics from our Kelowna menu such as Steamed Pork Buns and Spicy Dan Dan Noodles, along with Vernon exclusives like Dirty Fries and Chili Apple Pork Chop.

More than just a place to eat and drink, BNA Brewing is a great spot to relax with friends, bowl a few games, or play in the arcade.

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AllisonVIP

Dined 5 days ago

Great food and service. We sat at a smaller table for two away from the open aera. It is a bit loud with the bowling alley right above you but it wasn't too bad. The menu looks great, it was hard to choose something because so much looked good. I had the Caesar salad and it was excellent, made with real dressing they prepare. My friend had the smash burger, which was also good. The cheesecake is a real new york style thick and rich cheesecake, I'm sure they make it in the back. It was delicious! Overall, the vibe in here was great, there were people from kids to elderly in there, which was nice to see. The bowling looked fantastic. This is such a great addition to Vernon.

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