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OPENING WITHIN THE MONTH or so
Vegas Donuts — 4775 Hastings Street, Burnaby –Opening October 1 — instagram @vegasdonuts
Kavita — 250 West 3rd Avenue –Opening early October– instagram @restaurant.kavita (NOTE: owned by @chefttushar )
Uchu Cevicheria and Raw Bar — 158 E Pender — Opening October — instagram @uchurestaurant (notes: coming to us from the team behind Suyo @chefricardovalverde and others)
Doe Coffee – 1308 Adanac Street, suite 103 –Opening October — instagram @doecoffeeroasters
Charm Thai Eatery –3293 West 4th Ave — Opening November 1 –Instagram @charm.yvr (NOTE: coming to us by @zabbite.yvr
OPENING SOON
Jacks Chowder — Bental Centre –Opening Fall — instagram @jackschowder
Lao Cai Chinese Cuisine –13986 Cambie Rd. Unit 213, Richmond — Opening Fall — instagram @laocai_chinese_cuisine
John 3:16 Malaysian Delights– 5152 Kingsway, Burnaby — Opening Fall — instagram @john316mydelights
Krispy Kreme Donuts –519 W Broadway — Opening Fall — instagram @krispykremecan
Cockney Kings Fish & Chips — 4360 Main Street –Opening Fall — Instagram @cockneykings
Dante Sandwich –1110 Commercial Drive –Opening Fall –Instagram @dantesandwichyvr
Old Durbar Nepalese and Indian Restaurant — 147 E Broadway — Opening Fall
Yar Cafe — 1128 W Broadway — Opening Fall — instagram @yarcafeart
SLO Coffee –629 Granville Street — Opening Fall — instagram @slocoffee_
Sud Soi Thai Restaurant — 1641 Commercial Drive — Opening Fall – instagram @sudsoivancouver
Touk –1152 Alberni Street — –Opening December — instagram @toukyvr (NOTE: Owned by @chanthyyen )
Acuyo – 1140 Alberni Street –Opening Fall — instagram @acuyorestaurant
Miso Taco — 1080 W Pender — Opening Fall — instagram @misotacoco
Sal y Limon — 3614 E. Hastings –Opening tba– instagram @salylimonvan
Mad Hatter Bistro –3602 E. Hastings –Opening tba
Belli Pizza — 1733 Commercial Drive — Opening Fall — instagram @belli.pizza
Cha Tra Mue –736 W. Broadway — Opening Fall — instagram @chatramue.vancouver
Crunchiamo — Foodtruck — Opening Spring 2026– instagram @crunchiamo (NOTE: Owned by Chef @selim_dahmane )
Kam Wai — 2285 E Hastings St –Opening September
Napoletana Pizza — 1210 Robson — Opening September — instagram @napoletanapizza_yvr
Max’s to Go — 4151 Hazelbridge Way, Richmond –Opening September — instagram @maxsvancouver
Mortadella — 915 Main Street –Opening September– instagram @mortadella915
Nightingale– 1305 Arbutus Street (at Kitsilano Beach) — Opening Winter — instagram @nightingalerest
2025 Cafe –4919 Kingsway, Burnaby — Opening Fall — instagram @2025_cafe_steamed_rice_roll
Huabaogang Roast Chicken – Unit 1830 – 8338 Capstan Way, Richmond — Opening tba
C Market Coffee –5185 Main Street – Opening Winter — instagram @cmarket_coffee
La Taqueria –601 West Hastings –Opening tba — instagram @lataqueria
Bouquet Cafe — 1482 Robson Street — Opening Fall — instagram @bouquetcafe.ca
Peninsula Seafood Chinese Restaurant –Oakridge Park-650 W. 41st -Opening Spring 2026
A & W –Oakridge Park-650 W. 41st -Opening Spring 2026
Yang’s Dumpling — 8460 Alexandra Road #165, Richmond — Opening Fall — instagram @yangs.dumpling
Cachito Mio – 4462 West 10th Ave –Opening tba – instagram @cachitomioyvr
Gigi’s –downtown Vancouver–Opening late 2026 (notes: owned by Glowbal Restaurant Group)
Aburi Market — 609 Granville Street –Opening Fall– instagram @AburiMarket (notes: replacing the Meinhardt Fine Foods market that had been at that location)
Boardwalk Burgers –2603 Renfrew –Opening tba — instagram @boardwalkcanada
Cream Pony – 2190 Main Street — Opening Fall — instagram @creampony
Chau Cafe — Lonsdale Quay Market, 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver –Opening Fall — instagram @chaucafe1978
Miraas Restaurant — 1615 Lonsdale, North Vancouver — Opening Fall –instagram @miraas.restaurant
Angus T — River District — Opening Fall — instagram @angustbakery
Angus T — SW Marine Drive –Opening Fall — instagram @angustbakery
Tahini’s — 200 Esplanade West, North Vancouver –Opening tba
Trees Organic Coffee & Cheesecake –Capstan Station, Richmond – Opening tba — instagram Instagram: @treescoffee
Big Mama’s & Papa’s Pizzeria –2655 Arbutus — Opening tba — instagram @bigmamasnpapas
Big Way Hot Pot – 20202 66 Ave, Langley –Opening tba– instagram @bigway.hotpot
Peaked Pies — 732 W Broadway -Opening Fall- instagram @peakedpies
% Arabaica Coffee –CF Richmond Centre — 6551 No. 3 Road, Richmond –Opening tba — instagram @arabica.ca
TBA (Japanese brunch) –800 W Pender –Opening tba
% Arabica –650 W. 41st Ave (Oakridge Park) –Opening 2026 –instagram @arabica.ca
Olivier’s Bakery –859 Hornby Street –Opening tba — instagram @oliviersbreads
Aureliana — 156 W. Hastings –Opening tba– instagram @aureliana.ca
Macao Imperial Tea — 2231 Granville Street –Opening tba
TBA (pizza) –841 Denman Street –Opening tba
Rice and Noodle – 950 Granville Street –Opening tba
Pizza Garden – 950 Granville Street –Opening tba
Parsley Berlin Style Doner-Kebab – 950 Granville Street –Opening tba
Nomad Coffee –2143 Yew Street –Opening tba
50s Burgers and Shakes – 210-3791 Bayview Street, Richmond –Opening tba
Trees Cheesecake + Organic Coffee —- Oakridge Park Skytrain Station- Opening Spring 2026 – Instagram: @treescoffee
Purebread Bakeshop and Cafe –5955 University Boulevard –Opening Fall— instagram @purebread_canada
Saijo Handroll — 2036 West 4th Avenue –Opening tba– instagram @saijohandroll
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop –4190 Lougheed Highway, Burnaby –Opening tba — instagram @brooklyndumplingshop
Takenaka – Lonsdale Quay Market, North Van — Opening tba– instagram @takenaka_yvr
Le Coq Frit- Lonsdale Quay Market, North Van — Opening tba- instagram @lecoqfrit_vancouver
The Mainstay: A Market Bar – Lonsdale Quay Market, North Van — Opening tba
Time Out Market Food Hall –Oakridge Park-650 W. 41st -Opening Spring 2026 — instagram @timeoutmarketvancouver
Heritage Asian Eatery –Lonsdale Quay Market, North Van –Opening tba — instagram @eatheritage
Dos Bros — 2838 E Hastings St — Opening tba
NOW OPEN
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop — 488 Robson Street — instagram @brooklyndumplingvancouver
Blue Coast — 3670 Vanness Ave — instagram @bluecoast_cuisine_yvr
Lee’s Donuts — Tsawwassen Mills — Tsawwassen — instagram @leesdonuts.ca
Liberty Kitchen — 1378 Main Street, North Vancouver — instagram @eatliberty
The Skript Kitchen — 234 West 3rd Avenue – instagram @the_skript_kitchen
Shawarma 2 Go Grill – 8751 No 1 Rd #5, Richmond — instagram @shawarma2gogrill
Crab Hot Lau — 2993 Granville Street — instagram @crabhotlau.vancouver
Sud Cafe — 1082 Cardero Street —- insagram @_sud_cafe_ (Notes: owned by Luc Duval (he also owns Petrichor Social) and Thibault Nicaise)
Nomonomo –1268 Commercial Drive — –instagram @nomonomo (notes: coming to us by Chef Benedict Lim who is also involved in The Lunch Lady)
U Town Hot Pot – 8328 Capstan Wy #1136, Richmond
Oui Patisserie — 7920 River Rd #110, Richmond — instagram @oui.pate
Yumqueen Rice Noodles — 1460 Robson St
Pho 37 — 1818 Commercial Drive
D Spot Dessert Cafe — 11686 Steveston Hwy, Unit 7000, Richmond — instagram @dspotcafe
Jeon Modern Korean Restaurant – 1160 Davie — instagram @jeonyvr
Trees Cheesecake + Organic Coffee –Unit 160 – 4112 Lougheed Hwy, Burnaby -Instagram: @treescoffee
Namiya Sushi –1333 W. Broadway, unit 160
Chai Samosa by Roys – Unite 643 Tsawwassen Mills, 5000 Canoe Pass Wy, Tsawwassen — instagram @chaisamosabyroys
Fluffle Cafe — 9780 Cambie Rd. #130, Richmond — instagram @fluffle_cafe
Onda – 1610 Salt St (Olympic Village) — instagram @ondayvr (NOTE: coming to us by @casereccio_foods )
Thai Chili Wasabi — 1073 West Broadway — instagram @thai.chiliwasabi
Mr. Poutin — 1187 Denman Street — @Mr.Poutin
D Spot Dessert Cafe — 8555-120th Street, Unit 1, Delta — instagram @dspotcafe
Autostrada — Brittannia Beach — instagram @autostradaosteria
Laderach –Richmond Centre -6551 Number 3 Rd #1430, Richmond- instagram @laderach_na
Pokey Okey –6386 No 3 Rd, Richmond — instagram @pokeyokeyyvr
Oishinoya — 6386 No. 3 Rd, Richmond — instagram @oishinoyacanada
Nonburi Cafe — 6386 No. 3 Rd, Richmond
Ellipsis — 1540 W. 2nd Ave, Unit 205 —— instagram @ellipsis.ca
Caspian Flame — 1521 W. Broadway — @caspianflame1
Bangkok Bistro –1193 Davie Street — instagram @bangkokbistro.yvr
HongPhat — 8291 Ackroyd Rd, Suite 100, Richmond
Murmur –235 E Broadway — instagram @murmurs.and.things
Per Se Social Corner — 1055 West Hastings Street — instagram @persesocialcorner
Ciclo Espresso & Cocteles — Cordova & Bute St — instagram @cicloespressovan
Shoom (relocating) –5763 Victoria Drive — instagram @shoomtime
Crab Hot Lau — 2192 Western Parkway (near UBC) — instagram @crabhotlau.vancouver
Nonna’s Cucina — 932 Brunette Ave, Coquitlam — instagram @nonnascucinayvr
BC Momo –678 Seymour Street — instagram @bcmomo678
Con Amore Cafe – Fort Langley — instagram @conamorecafe
Daan Go Cake Lab – 1450 W 7th Ave — instagram @daango.yvr
Handson Steak and Frites Restaurant –847 Denman Street — instagram @handsonyvr (NOTES: owned by Chef Kyle Lee @kabebesj )
Hanoi Drip Vietnamese Coffee — 691 E. Broadway — instagram @Hanoi Drip
Analog Coffee –776 Kingsway — — instagram @analogcoffee.ca
Just Another — 127 W 5th Ave — instagram @wearejustanother
Noople Noodle & Dumpling House — #7 – 3003 Kingsway, Burnaby — instagram @nooplehouse
The Sweet Spot Bakery — 110 – 12000 1st Ave, Richmond — instagram @thesweetspotbakery.ca
Tapatios Mexican Grocery — 86 West Broadway
Nook — 1133 Melville Street — instagram @nookrestaurant
A:Sum –104 – 20353 64 Ave, Langley — instagram @asumlangley
AbracaShaba Focacciaria – 22346 Dewdney Trunk Rd, Maple Ridge — instagram @abracashaba_focacceria
Sal y Limon — 6196 Fraser Street – instagram @salylimonvan
Fiorino— Lonsdale Quay Market, 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver — instagram @fiorino_isf
Goldie’s Donuts — 20328 86 Ave, Langley — instagram @goldies.yvr
Yum Yai Thai Food — 3755 Main Street — instagram @yumyaithaifood
Dope Bakehouse — 650 Mountain Hwy, North Vancouver — instagram @dope.bakehouse (notes: coming to us from the same team that owns Nemesis Coffee)
Sai Plant Deli — 422 Richards Street — instagram @sai_plant_deli
Forecast Coffee — 2703 E Hastings — instagram @forecastcoffee.ca
Crema Ice Cream — 418 Willingdon, Burnaby — instagram @cremaicecream
Cofu Vegan Sushi –488 Gore — instagram @cofu_chinatown
Krave Kulture Yogurt — Lonsdale Quay Market, 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver — instagram @kravekultureyogurt
Burger Zoghali — 1072 Denman Street — instagram @burgerzoghali.vancouver (notes: this is their 2nd location, the other is in North Van, owned by the same owner as Akbar Joohjeh)
Rumble Fish — 2296 E Hastings St — instagram @rumblefishyvr
Diba — 1795 Pendrell St — instagram @diba.vancouver
Trees Cheesecake + Organic Coffee –2607 Renfrew Street – Instagram: @treescoffee
Chen —4280 Hastings St, Burnaby — instagram @chen_yvr
Nin Nin Ramen House — 660 Abbott St. — instagram @ninninramen
Plus 84 Vietnamese Bistro – 1682 Robson — instagram @plus84_vnbistro
Stone Korean BBQ — 310-3778 Grand Promenade, Burnaby –instagram @stonekoreanbbqhouse
Benzo Cafe — 4429 Hastings Street, Burnaby — instagram @benzocafe
Bento Cafe — 1822 W 1st Ave — instagram @bentocafeyvr
La Chuoi Cuisine -2780 Kingsway — instagram @lachuoi_cuisine
Gigi’s by Ask for Luigi — 2968 Christmas Way, Coquitlam — instagram @iheartgigis
Dolce Amore — 6011 Hastings Street, Burnaby – instagram @thegelatomafia
Jinmi Juga — 854 Denman Street — instagram @jinmijuga
Hellcrust Pizza –8197 Main Street- instagram @hellcrustpizza
Mikannshabu — 5555 Gilbert Rd, Richmond — instagram @mikannshabu
Polar Bear Sweet House – 6060 Blundell Rd #115 , Richmond — instagram @polarbear.sweet
Red Wasabi – 437 Davie Street — instagram @redwasabi_yvr
Halina Modern Filipino Kitchen & Bar — 2439 E. Hastings — instagram @halina.yvr
Night Owl Kitchen + Bar — 19640 64 Ave, Langley — instagram @nightowllangley
JOJO POT West Van — 1373 Marine Dr, West Vancouver –instagram @jojo_pot_
Kobo Ice Cream — 2541 Main Street — instagram @koboicecream
Lima Cafe –4329 Dawson Street, Burnaby — instagram @limacafe_homebc
Dulcey -858 Hamilton Street — instagram @dulcey.ca
The Fish Counter – Edgemont Village — instagram @thefishcountervancouver
Taco Loma –2652 Main Street — instagram @taco.loma
Sainam — 1235 Davie — instagram @sainamrestaurant
Gake — 3605 West 4th Avenue —instagram @gakesushi
8Corners Tea Room — 1010 Hamilton Street — instagram @8cornerstearoom
123 Dough — 1010 Hamilton Street — instagram @123dough.ca
Nemesis Coffee — 2968 Christmas Way, Coquitlam — instagram @nemesis.coffee
Moodbe – 381 E Broadway — instagram @moodbecafe
Juicy Joe’s Burgers — 2004 W 4th Avenue — instagram @juicy_joes
Lucia –(new concept by Chef Zachary Steele) — 3124 Main Street — instagram @luciaonmain
Jinmi – 782 Cambie St — instagram @jinmibychefj
Osteria al Centro — 3075 Slocan St — instagram @osteria_al_centro
Folietta — 1480 Nanaimo — instagram @foliettayvr
Hot Spot Buffet — 3340 Kingsway, unit 240 — instagram @grill_hotpot
King Taps — Lonsdale Quay Market, North Van — instagram @kingtaps
Provisions — 2296 W 4th Ave — (notes: Owned by Top Table Restaurants) — instagram @provisionskitsilano
Chez Celine Restaurant – 4298 Fraser Street – – instagram @chezcelinerestaurant
Bae Side False Creek –601 Stamps Landing — instagram @baesideco
Big Star Sandwich — 802 W Broadway — instagram @bigstarsandwich
La Pache Pizzeria — 1539 W. Broadway
Yuan Soy Food –2800 E 1st Ave (Unit 104) — instagram @yuansoyfood
Sedap Plus Malaysian Cuisine — 2975 Cambie Street
Perfecto Cafe — 200 W. Esplanade, North Van – instagram @perfectocafe.ca
Myth Dessert & Patisserie — 8100 Ackroyd Rd #155, Richmond
Unni Pastries Yaletown– 1207 Hamilton Street — instagram @unnipastries
Ciclo Espresso & Focaccia –401 West Georgia — instagram @cicloespressovan
Deer One Hot Pot — #120 Unit — 8119 Park Rd, Richmond
Lao Shan Dong — 6386 No. 3 Road #185, Richmond
Little Pieces — #128 8531 Alexandra Rd, Richmond — instagram @eatlittlepisces
Neate Donuts — 1066 W. Hastings — instagram @neatedonuts
Lee’s Donuts — Coquitlam Centre — 2929 Barnet Highway, Coquitlam — instagram @leesdonuts.ca
Macu Tea — 5971 West Blvd – instagram @macutea_kerrisdale
Golden Smell Mee Restaurant –142 E Pender –instagram @goldensmellmee
Cowdog Coffee –1927 West 4th Ave — @cowdog.coffee (notes: coming to us by Joe Lee and his life and business partner Ryan Leenstra)
Angela Pastificio –1869 Powell — instagram @angelapastificio
Estratto Coffee — 336 W Pender — instagram @estrattocoffee
Chocolats Favoris -14 Water Street — instagram @chocolatsfavoris_bc
Mercado Mexican Market and Panaderia — 2447 E. Hastings — instagram @mercadopanaderia
DTF by Din Tai Fung — 1132 Alberni Street — instagram @dintaifungcanada
Mon Paris Patisserie — 1731 Manitoba St — instagram @monparis.ca
Erbil Restaurant — 1861 Commercial Drive — instagram @erbilrestaurant2025
Cafe Marie — 425 Dunsmiur Street — instagram @cafe.marie.vancouver
Bar Asra — 1480 West 11th Ave — instagram @barasrayvr (notes: co-owned by renowned chefs Kanwardeep Ahluwalia and Baldeep Singh)
Da Tang BBQ — Suite 50 – 8100 Ackroyd Road, Richmond
L’aromas Southlands – 6388 Market Avenue Unit 104, Delta – instagram @laromas2015
Kioku Cafe — 120-888 Carnarvon Street, New Westminster — instagram @kioku_kitchen
Kawartha Dairy – 109 Church Street, Brittannia Beach –instagram @kawartha_dairy
Lee’s Donuts –Amazing Brentwood, Burnaby– instagram @leesdonuts.ca
Rollzzy — 2247 Commercial Drive — instagram @rollzzycanada
Twisted Indian Fusion — 69 Kingsway
Sio Bread — 958 Main Street — instagram @sio_bread
The Green –2261 E Hastings — instagram @thegreen_vancouver (Daniel Cha and Rudy Jo, Co-owners)
Gina’s — 227 E. Pender Street — instagram @houseofginas (Valeria Velazquez – owner)
Lee’s Donuts –Lower Lonsdale, North Van – instagram @leesdonuts.ca
Small Victory — 1089 Marinaside Cres — instagram @sv_bakery
Taco Bell – 950 Granville Street
Fresh Solo Pasta — 1088 Denman
June–3305 Cambie Street —instagram @juneoncambie
Myra Bread Bakery — 3917 Main Street (the window at Hero’s Welcome) — instagram @myra_bread_bakery (notes: Friday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or until sold out.)
Datang Hot Pot — 8140 Leslie Rd, Richmond
Updated September 27, 2025 by Richard Wolak