This is the spot for the writing on the wall, it is about the soon to open restaurants, cafes, bakeries, food trucks, pubs, breweries and such or have already opened. Bookmark this page and visit often. The Blackboard is updated often, know of any establishments that have opened which are not listed, email your tips to: Richard@VancouverFoodster.com
OPENING WITHIN THE MONTH or so
Nomo Nomo –1268 Commercial Drive — Opening mid-April –instagram @nomonomo (notes: coming to us by Chef Benedict Lim who is also involved in The Lunch Lady)
DTF by Din Tai Fung — 1132 Alberni Street –Opening April 24– instagram @dintaifungcanada
Chocolats Favoris -14 Water Street – Opening May 3 — instagram @chocolatsfavoris_bc
OPENING SOON
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)
TBA — Main Street –Opening May
Cowdog Coffee –1927 West 4th Ave –Opening mid-May — @cowdog.coffee (notes: coming to us by Joe Lee and his life and business partner Ryan Leenstra)
Lee’s Donuts — Tsawwassen Mills — Tsawwassen — Opening Summer– instagram @leesdonuts.ca
Myth Dessert & Patisserie — 8100 Ackroyd Rd #155, Richmond — Opening Spring
Deer One Hot Pot — #120 Unit — 8119 Park Rd, Richmond –Opening Spring
Boardwalk Burgers –2603 Renfrew –Opening Spring
Estratto Coffee — 336 W Pender –Opening May — instagram @estrattocoffee
Cream Pony – 2190 Main Street — Opening Summer — instagram @creampony
Rumble Fish — 2296 E Hastings St — Opening late Spring — instagram @rumblefishyvr
Chau Cafe — Lonsdale Quay Market, 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver –Opening Summer — instagram @chaucafe1978
Liberty Kitchen — 1378 Main Street, North Vancouver — Opening Summer — instagram @eatliberty
Pizza Rubato Napoletana — 1090 West Pender Street — Opening Summer — instagram @pizzarubato
Autostrada — Brittannia Beach –Opening Summer — instagram @autostradaosteria
Nomonomo — 1268 Commercial Drive — Opening Summer — instagram @nomonomo
Miraas Restaurant — North Vancouver — Opening Spring –instagram @miraas.restaurant
Cofu Vegan Sushi –488 Gore –Opening Spring — instagram @cofu_chinatown
Macu Tea — 5971 West Blvd — Opening Spring – instagram @macutea_kerrisdale
Angus T — River District — Opening Summer — instagram @angustbakery
Angus T — SW Marine Drive –Opening Fall — instagram @angustbakery
Lee’s Donuts — Coquitlam Centre — 2929 Barnet Highway, Coquitlam — Opening Spring — instagram @leesdonuts.ca
Sud Cafe — 1082 Cardero Street — Opening Spring — insagram @_sud_cafe_ (Notes: owned by Luc Duval (he also owns Petrichor Social) and Thibault Nicaise)
Little Pieces — #128 8531 Alexandra Rd, Richmond –Opening Spring
Tahini’s — 200 Esplanade West, North Vancouver –Opening Spring
Stone Korean BBQ — 310-3778 Grand Promenade, Burnaby –Opening Spring
Plus 84 Vietnamese Bistro – 1682 Robson — Opening Spring
Sainam — 1235 Davie — Opening Spring — instagram @sainamrestaurant
Crema Ice Cream — 418 Willingdon, Burnaby –Opening Spring — instagram @cremaicecream
Diba — 1795 Pendrell St — Opening Spring — instagram @diba.ancouver
Ciclo Espresso & Focaccia –401 West Georgia — Opening tba– instagram @cicloespressovan
Trees Organic Coffee & Cheesecake –Capstan Station, Richmond – Opening Spring — instagram Instagram: @treescoffee
Big Mama’s & Papa’s Pizzeria –2655 Arbutus — Opening March — instagram @bigmamasnpapas
Big Way Hot Pot – 20202 66 Ave, Langley –Opening March– instagram @bigway.hotpot
Analog Coffee –776 Kingsway — Opening Summer — instagram @analogcoffee.ca
Big Star Sandwich — 802 W Broadway — Opening April– instagram @bigstarsandwich
Peaked Pies — 732 W Broadway -Opening May – instagram @peakedpies
Comal by Chef Rodrigo De Quevedo @chef_mr_g –1140 Alberni Street –Opening tba
Yunqueen Rice noodles –1482 Robson Street — Opening tba
Provisions — 2296 W 4th Ave — opening Spring (notes: Owned by Top Table Restaurants)
The New Riviera Cafe –617 Stamp’s Landing –Opening Spring
Plaisir Sucre — 955 Nicola — Opening April– instagram @PlaisirSucreVancouver
% Arabaica Coffee –CF Richmond Centre — 6551 No. 3 Road, Richmond –Opening tba — instagram @arabica.ca
TBA (Japanese brunch) –800 W Pender –Opening tba
Tapatios Mexican Grocery — 86 West Broadway -Opening May
Juicy Joe’s Burgers — 2004 W 4th Avenue –Opening tba– instagram @juicy_joes
Mercado Mexican Market and Panaderia — 2447 E. Hastings –Opening tba- instagram @mercadopanaderia
% Arabica –650 W. 41st Ave (Oakridge Park) –Opening Summer –instagram @arabica.ca
Olivier’s Bakery –859 Hornby Street –Opening tba — instagram @oliviersbreads
Aureliana — 156 W. Hastings –Opening Spring– instagram @aureliana.ca
Gauche Cafe and Bistro — 938 Commercial Drive –Opening Spring
The Fish Counter – Edgemont Village — Opening tba– instagram @thefishcountervancouver
Dolce Amore — 6011 Hastings Street, Burnaby –Opening tba- instagram @thegelatomafia
JJ Bean Donuteria — 1066 W. Hastings –Opening tba
Mad Hatter Bistro –3602 E. Hastings –Opening tba
Sal y Limon — 3614 E. Hastings –Opening tba– instagram @salylimonvan
The Skript Kitchen — 234 West 3rd Avenue –Opening Spring– instagram @the_skript_kitchen
Namiya Sushi –1333 W. Broadway, unit 160 — Opening tba
Le Pache Pizzeria — 1539 W. Broadway –Opening tba
Perfecto Cafe — 200 W. Esplanade, North Van –Opening tba– instagram @perfectocafe.ca
Macao Imperial Tea — 2231 Granville Street –Opening tba
TBA (pizza) –841 Denman Street –Opening tba
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop — 488 Robson Street –Opening May — instagram @brooklyndumplingshop
Rice and Noodle – 950 Granville Street –Opening Spring
Pizza Garden – 950 Granville Street –Opening Spring
Parsley Berlin Style Doner-Kebab – 950 Granville Street –Opening Spring
Dos Bros — 2838 E Hastings St –Opening January
Nomad Coffee –2143 Yew Street –Opening tba
50s Burgers and Shakes – 210-3791 Bayview Street, Richmond –Opening tba
La Taqueria –601 West Hastings –Opening Spring — instagram @lataqueria
Trees Cheesecake + Organic Coffee —- Oakridge Park Skytrain Station- Opening Summer – Instagram: @treescoffee
Fiorino— Lonsdale Quay Market, 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver –Opening Spring — instagram @fiorino_isf
Purebread Bakeshop and Cafe –5955 University Boulevard –Opening September — instagram @purebread_canada
Saijo Handroll — 2036 West 4th Avenue –Opening Summer– instagram @saijohandroll
Nightingale — 1131 Mainland –Opening tba– instagram @nightingalerest
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop –4190 Lougheed Highway, Burnaby –Opening tba — instagram @brooklyndumplingshop
D Spot Dessert Cafe — 8555-120th Street, Unit 1, Delta –Opening tba — instagram @dspotcafe
Hellcrust Pizza –8197 Main Street–Opening tba- instagram @hellcrustpizza
Nook — 1133 Melville Street –Opening tba– instagram @nookrestaurant
Per Se Social Corner — 1055 West Hastings Street –Opening tba– instagram @persesocialcorner
King Taps — Lonsdale Quay Market, North Van — Opening tba- instagram @kingtaps
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
Ciclo Espresso & Cocteles — Cordova & Bute St –Opening tba– instagram @cicloespressovan
Krave Kulture Yogurt — Lonsdale Quay Market, 123 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver –Opening tba — instagram @kravekultureyogurt
Mountain Teahouse –#120 – 1751 Savage Road, Richmond –Opening tba
Time Out Market Food Hall –Oakridge Park-650 W. 41st -Opening Summer — instagram @timeoutmarketvancouver
Heritage Asian Eatery –Lonsdale Quay Market, North Van –Opening tba — instagram @eatheritage
NOW OPEN
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
Twisted Indian Fusion — 69 Kingsway
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
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
Chao Mami Express — 80-678 Dunsmuir Street — instagram @chaomamiexpress
Omnitsky Kosher — 3435 – 3445 Fraser Street
Oldhand Coffee — 20528 Fraser Hwy, Langley — instagram @oldhandcofee
Jerusalem Shawarma — 560 Robson
Peya –2101 E Hastings — instagram @peyayvr
Zenbu Aburi –4000 No. 3 Rd, unit 135, Richmond — instagram @tracy820124 (owner)
Dosa n Chutney — 4890 Victoria Drive — instagram @dosa.n.chutney
TheVenti Coffee — unit 105 – 6011 No. 3 Rd, Richmond
Chez Nous Bakery & Coffee –1262 Homer Street — instagram @cheznous.bakery
Twisted Indian Wraps — 3690 E. Hastings — instagram @twistedindianhastings
Central Burrard — 555 Burrard Street — instagram @centraltaps
Sweet 7 –1131 – 8328 Capstan Way, Richmond — instagram @sweet7ca
Banju — 827 Bute Street — instagram @banju_2024_
Chau Cafe — 5052 Victoria Drive — instagram @chaucafe1978
Pot O’Yogurt — 8368 Capstan Way, Richmond — instagram @potoyogurt
Superbolt Tea –1849 W. 1st Ave — instagram @superbolt.tea
Big Way Hot Pot – 2329 West Mall– instagram @bigway.hotpot
Jay Nok Modern Thai –127 W. 2nd Ave -– instagram @jaynokthai
Pressato –386 Robson Street — instagram @pressato.yvr
Stackhouse Steak Sandwich –1102 Davie Street — Instagram @stackhouse_steaksandwich
Don’t Tell Nonna — 20504 Fraser Highway, Langley – Instagram @donttellnonna
Cantina di Luigi — 213 E. Georgia Street — instagram @cantinadiluigivan
Nemesis Coffee Pavilion — 13380 102A Ave, Surrey– instagram @nemesis.coffee
Pho Anh Vu — 4751 Garden City Rd., Richmond
El Compa — 1889 Powell Street — instagram @elcompayvr
Sumibiyaki Arashi –363 E Broadway –instagram @sumibiyaki_arashi
Wings Tap + Social –580 West Pender – instagram @wingstapsocial
Jack’s Spot Cafe — 3615 Kingsway — insagram @jacks__spot
Super Thai Hot Pot — 3329 Kingsway — instagram @superthaihotpot
Holi Donuts — 626 Seymour St — instagram @holidoughnuts
Chicha San Chen — 6342 Cambie Street — instagram @chichasanchen.cambie
Folietta –1480 Nanaimo Street — instagram @foliettayvr
Hello Nori –731 Main Street (Park Royal), West Vancouver — instagram @hellonori
Flour Dance Bakery — 8300 Capstan Wy Unit 1038, Richmond — instagram @flourdancebakery
Pho in Love — 1725 Davie Street — instagram @phoinlove
Yummy BBQ Restaurant — 4720 Mcclelland Rd #1830, Richmond — instagram @yummybbqrestaurant
Old Xian’s Food — 4008 Cambie Street -instagram @oldxiansfood
Nero Tondo –1879 Powell Street- instagram @nerotondoyvr
Damaskino Shawarma — 835 Denman St — instagram @damaskino_shawarma
Chickpea Trailer — Georgia Street (between Howe and Hornby)
Saiko Sushi –1086 W Broadway
Hooray Cafe and Coffee Lab – 6450 Roberts St #100, Burnaby — instagram @hooray_coffee_lab
Desi Indian Lounge –1355 Hornby Street — instagram @desilounge.yvr
Steamworks North Shore Taphouse and Restaurant —126 E 21st Street, North Vancouver — instagram @steamworksnorthshore
Holi Donuts — 626 Seymour St. — instagram @holidoughnuts
Gordon Ramsay Steak — 8811 River Rd, Richmond — instagram @gordonramsaysteak
Brioche Ristorante (relocated) –103 Columbia Street — instagram @briochegastown
Desserts Artisanaux –2675 Kingsway — instagram @desserts_artisanaux
Cafe Episode — 2891 Grandview Hwy — instagram @cafepisode
Asur Kitchen — 1746 Marine Drive, West Vancouver —- instagram @asurkitchen
Napoletana Pizza — 3875 Fraser St — instagram @napoletanapizza_yvr
Las Tortas –4328 Main Street — instagram @lastortascambie
Big Way Hot Pot – 1479 Robson Street — instagram @bigway.hotpot
Paris Baguette –1150 Alberni Street — instagram @paris.baguette.canada
Green Leaf Sushi — 5737 Battison Street — instagram @greenleafsushi
Those Indian Guys — 1881 152 Street, Surrey — instagram @those_indian_guys
Paris Baguette –311 North Rd, Coquitlam — instagram @paris.baguette.canada
Niwa — 1875 Powell Street — instagram @restaurantniwa
Panino Mio –4092 Hastings Street, Burnaby — instagram @paninomio_lgdf
Goodnine Korean Bbq — 8291 Alexandra Rd, Richmond — instagram @goodninebbq
The Sequel — 1575 West Georgia Street — instagram @thesequel.ca
The Rec Room — 855 Granville Street
Tona Bakery and Cafe — 4321 Dunbar Street — instagram @tona.chocolates
Los Tapas Tacos -210 Keefer — instagram @lossapostacos
Casa de Nata — 415 Abbott St — instagram @casadenata_
Andonis — 1193 Granville — instagram @andonisvancouver
Coffee Villain — 175 3rd St W #109, North Vancouver — instagram @villaincoffee
Aidans Cafe –805 West Broadway #111 — instagram @aidanscafe
Chai Samosa –(Unit 643) 5000 Canoe Pass Way, Tsawwassen — instagram @chaisamosabyroy
Fuwa Fuwa Dessert Cafe –1510 Robson Street — instagram @fuwafuwapancakes
Dante Italian Sandwich — 360 Robson St. — instagram @dantesandwichyvr
AM Cafe –2528 Guelph Street, Vancouver — instagram @amcafeltd
Steve’s Poke Bar — 1055 Canada Place– instagram @stevespokebar
Odd Burger – 2821 Main Street — instagram @oddburgerfastfood
Palms Beach House — 12233 Beecher Street, Surrey — instagram @palmsbeachhouseltd
Updated April 24, 2025 by Richard Wolak