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A casual Greek taverna a block off the boardwalk, doing souvlaki, roast lamb, calamari and platters meant for sharing. It has been a Steveston fixture for years and is the neighborhood default for an unfussy family dinner with a glass of wine.
Steveston in February is a different village from Steveston in July. The summer version is the boardwalk crowd, the queue for fish and chips and the coaches at the cannery. The rest of the year it is mostly people who live nearby, eating dinner somewhere they do not have to think about. Kisamos Greek Taverna belongs to that second version of the place.
Greek food suits the way this end of Richmond eats. Plates come out meant for sharing, the table fills in the middle rather than in front of each person, and nobody has to perform an opinion about any of it. That is the appeal of a taverna as a category. It is warm, it is loud enough that a child making noise goes unnoticed, and a glass of wine is part of the arrangement rather than an occasion.
Moncton Street is the village's main run, a block in from the water, with the boardwalk and Fisherman's Wharf just south of it. Parking in Steveston is street spots and small lots, and it gets genuinely tight on a warm weekend afternoon. The better plan is an evening once the day visitors have cleared out, or a winter weeknight when the village belongs to the neighborhood again and the walk down from the residential grid takes five minutes in the dark and costs nothing.
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A takeout-first pizzeria on Moncton Street known for going well past pepperoni, with seafood, steak and truffle pies at prices to match. Thin crust, made to order, and a short menu of classics if you'd rather not spend big. Expect a wait on weekends.
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A counter-service Chaoshan noodle shop that opened on Moncton Street in 2026, serving hand-pounded beef and pork balls in clear broth with rice noodles, white pepper and celery. A plain wooden room better suited to twos and threes than groups.
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A Steveston institution since 1985, Pajo's serves fish and chips from a float at the bottom of the wharf ramp. Order at the window, then eat at picnic tables over the water while the fishing boats unload. Casual, outdoors, and dogs are welcome.
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The cafe inside the 1895 Steveston Hotel serves a straightforward breakfast until early afternoon - eggs, bacon, hash browns and coffee. Unpretentious, cheap, and a genuine piece of village history that predates every patio on the waterfront.
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A compact ramen shop on Bayview serving rich broth bowls, gyoza and rice sets. It closes Mondays and splits the day into separate lunch and dinner services, so check the hours before you walk over. Lines build fast on cold, wet afternoons.
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