A Granville Island donut shop has quietly opened at Burnaby’s Metropolis at Metrotown, without a word on its website.
Lee’s Donuts opened in early November in the old Stuffies Pastries unit, just steps from the food court.
You’ll find it next to the TELUS store.
We spotted the yellow “Lee’s Donuts Since 1979” sign going up in late October.
Back then, the folding gate was down and the counter inside was bare.
About a week later, it was open.
At first, there was no announcement on its website or social media.
Now Lee’s has confirmed on Instagram that the Metrotown shop is a pop-up, and it’s only here until January 31.
That makes it Lee’s first spot in South Burnaby, even if only for a few months.
Until now, the closest one was at The Amazing Brentwood in North Burnaby.
The unit itself was home to Stuffies Pastries from October 2021 until it quietly closed in mid August, taking its bear and fish shaped custard pastries with it.
It isn’t Lee’s first pop-up at the mall, either.
It ran a three-day pop-up at Metrotown before, with the clothing brand PLENTY.
The shop goes back to 1979, when Alan and Betty-Ann Lee opened a counter inside Granville Island Public Market.
The Lee family ran it for over four decades.
In 2018, a group of local Vancouver entrepreneurs took the reins, and the brand says its donuts are still made by hand, fresh every day.
Expect the classic honey dips the brand is known for, alongside its seasonal flavours.
It looks like Metrotown won’t be the last quiet one, either.
Lee’s signs are now up on Main Street in Vancouver, and that shop isn’t on the website yet.
Lee’s is marking the pop-up with a grand opening on November 14 at 10 a.m., giving away 300 free donuts to the first 300 guests while supplies last.
Its mascot, Johnny Glaze, will be there to celebrate too.
Until January 31, anyone doing a Metrotown run can grab a box on the way past the food court.
Lee’s joins other recent Burnaby openings like Kinton Ramen at City of Lougheed, Greyhound Tavern across from The Amazing Brentwood and Toppings InfiniTEA at Crystal Mall.
Address
Metropolis at Metrotown, 4700 Kingsway, Burnaby (old Stuffies Pastries unit, near the food court)
