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B.C. restaurant Baan Lao wins best in North America award for 2026

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The Canadian Press. (2026, October 15). B.C. restaurant Baan Lao wins best in North America award for 2026. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-restaurant-baan-lao-wins-best-in-north-america-award-for-2026/article_e9fef9ac-2e1e-591b-bd30-76d1e35409c2.html

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Baan Lao Fine Thai Cuisine, a restaurant located in Richmond, B.C., won the award for North America's Best Restaurant at the World Culinary Awards on October 15, 2026. This is the first time a Canadian establishment has received this honor. The restaurant was chosen from a pool of 22 nominees from Canada and 18 from the United States.

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A Richmond, B.C., restaurant has been named the best in North America by a global hospitality and culinary industries group, in a first for a Canadian establishment. asserted

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Baan Lao Fine Thai Cuisine has been named North America’s Best Restaurant by the World Culinary Awards, topping a group of 22 Canadian nominees and 18 in the United States. asserted

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B.C. restaurant Baan Lao wins best in North America award for 2026

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