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2026

Bar Supernova

Get Ready For Supernova: A New Cocktail Bar Headed for Chinatown
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Violeté

Violeté Set To Open on Commercial Drive with Spanish-Italian Menu
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Amber

Amber: A Gastown Listening Lounge Built Around Sound
Anticipated: May 2026

Maria Celeste

Maria Celeste Brings Portuguese Tasca Cooking to Fraser Street
Anticipated: Summer 2026

Touski

“Touski” Set To Open In Chinatown With a Day-to-Night Shift Built Into the Room
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Little Spoon Ice Cream

Little Spoon Ice Cream Is Opening on West Broadway This Spring
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2025

Osteria Otto

Inside Osteria Otto Italian-Inspired Listening Bar Opening Soon in Mount Pleasant
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Lumache

Why We’re Excited About Lumache, Victoria’s Upcoming Restaurant Rooted in Slow Food
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Jeju Vancouver

“Jeju” Korean Restaurant Set to Open on Broadway This November
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Giusti

New Italian Restaurant ‘Giusti’ to Open in Mount Pleasant Later This October
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Slo Coffee (Downtown)

Slo Coffee Opening New Location at Pacific Centre in Downtown Vancouver
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Touk

Touk Opens Soon on Alberni Street: A Contemporary Cambodian Bistro from Chef Chanthy Yen
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Mortadella

Mortadella is Set to Revive the 915 Main Street Space This Summer
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Kavita

Much Anticipated ‘Kavita’ is Set to Open in Mount Pleasant Next Week
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Uchu Cevichería & Raw Bar

Inside Uchu Peruvian Cevicheria Coming to Vancouver’s Chinatown
Anticipated: Late Summer / Early Fall 2025

Chez Céline

New Restaurant Chez Céline is Bringing Honest French-Canadian Cooking to Fraserhood
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Nemesis (Tricity Pavilion)

Nemesis and Kitchen Table Restaurants are Expanding to Coquitlam
Anticipated: Spring 2025

Neate Donuts (Oceanic Plaza)

Neate Donuts to Officially Open Downtown Vancouver Shop in May 2025
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Gigi’s

Nemesis and Kitchen Table Restaurants are Expanding to Coquitlam
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Chupito 2.0

Chupito Returns: The Low-Key Back Alley Bar is Reopening in Mount Pleasant Tomorrow!
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Nomo Nomo

Nomo Nomo Aiming to Bring Izakaya Energy to Commercial Drive This Summer
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Peya

Peya is Bringing French-Indian Brasserie Energy to Hastings Sunrise
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Rumble Fish

Rumble Fish is Bringing Thoughtful Seafood to Hastings-Sunrise This March
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Angela Pastificio

New “Angela Pastificio” Softly Opens Doors On Powell Street This Week
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Sainam

Chef Angus An is Bringing ‘Sainam’ to the West End, Beginning June 13th
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Nero Tondo

Nero Tondo Opens Doors on Powell Street Today!
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