Avocado Bay [West End] is Canada’s first “all-avocado eatery” and “guacamole house,” located at 1184 Denman Street, focusing on all bites made with avocado, sweet or savoury, and Mexican-inspired eats with a healthy twist. [DailyHive]
Brazillian Roots Food Truck [Mount Pleasant] run by Beiju Foods and can be found near Vancouver City Hall. [Vancouver Foodster]
Buckets Ice Cream [Mount Pleasant] specializes in liquid nitrogen ice cream and is located at 3330 Main Street [DailyHive]
Chatime [Oakridge] is one of the fastest growing bubble tea franchise, and has opened their 8th location in the Lower Mainland at 6365 Cambie Street [Vancouver Foodster]
FlipSide Desserts [Joyce] has opened doors at 5538 Joyce Street, serving Filipino inspired ice-cream and desserts [Vancouver Foodster]
Handworks Coffee Studio [Burnaby] is at 7705 6th Street, Burnaby. Previously at Bansho Cafe, owners Mas and Yuriko are originally from Japan and have been living in Canada since 2002. [Vancouver Foodster]
Ignite Pizzeria [Mount Pleasant] has opened doors at 2588 Main Street at 10th Avenue. The shop will seat 50 people inside, with an additional 10 on the patio. [Straight]
Innocent Ice Cream [Riley Park] is located at 4895 Main Street, serving gluten-free cookie ice cream sandwich flights [DailyHive]
Lucha Verde [West End] has taken the space at 1326 Davie Street from former Lolita and presenting as a casual cocktail-forward Veg-Mex restaurant with 38 seats including 11 seats by the bar. [Scout]
Marutama Ramen [Stadium District] has opened their 2nd location at 270 Robson Street, serving chicken stock based ramen bowls, with the addition of gyoza [Straight]
Oddfish [Kitsilano] has opened doors at 1889 W 1st Ave, as a casual seafood-centric spot with the focus of “simple, approachable, fresh seafood”. [Straight]
Papparoti [Coquitlam] has opened a 2,000 square-foot test kitchen in Coquitlam at 100 – 1196 Pinetree Way. Besides its signature coffee buns, patrons can expect a signature flatbread on the menu. [DailyHive]
S + L Kitchen [Surrey] has opened its third location at 16051 24 Ave, Surrey. The 6,000-square-foot space seats 217 people plus a patio that seats 64 people. MasterChef Canada winner David Jorge and Top Chef Canada winner Matthew Stowe, who are both from Surrey, designed the menu. [Straight]
JRG Corporate Chef David Jorge (MasterChef Canada winner) and Director of Culinary Operations winner Matthew Stowe (Top Chef Canada winner) will design the menu at the new South Surrey S+L. (Photo: JRG)
St. Lawrence [Downtown Eastside] is located at 269 Powell Street, serving Quebec inspired cuisine in the 1500 sqft space. [Vancouver Foodster]
The Ellis [Kitsilano] has opened doors at 2204 York Avenue, in the heart of Kitsilano, with their vision of cozy European tap house featuring Pacific Northwest comfort food and crafted drinks. [Vancouver Foodster]
The Hide Lounge [Downtown] is located at Bentall Tower IV at 1055 Dunsmuir Street, in the Bentall Centre Athletic Club (BCAC). They are open 12 pm to 10 pm, Monday – Friday for lunch and dinner service. The Hide Lounge features a full liquor license and is available for hire for parties of 20-30 people on the weekend. [Vancouver Foodster]
The Praguery Food Truck [Olympic Village] is a Czech dessert truck travelling around Vancouver, and offering signature Trdelnik (Chimney Cakes) and Prague Cones [DailyHive]
The Rise Eatery [South Granville] is at 3121 Granville Street. Chef Dan Leung and Wanda Lai, are the co-owners of this restaurant serving globally-inspired dishes. The husband-and-wife duo also run Danz Gourmet, a catering business that they started in 2003. [Staight]
Stuffies Pastries [North Vancouver] is located at 1561 Oxford Street, North Vancouver, bringing a very successful South Korean pastry concept to Vancouver – a traditional delicious animal-shaped waffle-like pastry with various filling, and presentation. [Vancouver Foodster]
Varadero Cuban Cafe [Commercial Drive] has opened doors at 2767 Commercial Drive, serving authentic Cuban cuisine in the heart of neighbourhood. [Vancouver Foodster]
