Are you looking for a new Vancouver restaurant to try? Or want to know what will be opening up soon?
Well, you’re in the right place as we’ve compiled an ongoing list of the new and coming soon Metro Vancouver restaurants below:
New Vancouver Restaurants That Opened Recently:
☕ AeroPress champion couple opens a Mount Pleasant cafe after 2 years of pop-ups – Hiyori Coffee just soft opened with around nine single origins on the menu.
🌭 Richmond’s Korean hot dog shop reopens – Chung Chun returns near Richmond Centre, two years after a Tesla wrecked it.
🍜 Oretachi Curry’s team soft-opens a tonkotsu ramen sister shop – Namba Curry just soft opened on Kingsway, built around tonkotsu broth blended with their signature Osaka curry.
🥐 Low-sugar Asian bakery hits Union Square with a second location – Unique Bakery, known for low-sugar, low-oil naturally fermented buns, opened its Union Square Shopping Centre spot this past weekend.
🥢 New Chinese rice roll stall lands at Parker Place food court – Yummy Rice Roll quietly opened in Richmond’s Parker Place, taking over the unit that lost its rice roll spot last year.
🥩 New Uyghur spot with hand-pulled Lanzhou beef noodles quietly opens on Kingsway – Kroren just opened in Fortune Lamb’s old Kingsway unit, with noodles pulled fresh in house.
🍱 $14.99 Asian combo stall with massive portions opens at Empire Centre – Happy Bowl Kitchen is now serving beside One Cafe at Richmond’s Empire Centre food court, with lunches sized for two meals.
🍕 Vancouver Island pizza chain lands on Robson Street – LOCAL Pizza just opened a new West End outpost serving by-the-slice options.
🥣 A new Chinese Chaoshan meatball noodle shop just quietly opened in Steveston – Uncle Noodle serves handmade beef, pork, and fish balls from a family recipe dating back to 1954.
☕ Popular HK-style cafe stall just soft opened at Crystal Mall in Burnaby – The One Cafe stall at Crystal Mall is the chain’s first location outside its Richmond food court strongholds.
🍦 A tiny new Vietnamese coffee and gelato shop just quietly opened in Richmond – At Daydreamers, you can add a scoop of gelato to any drink for just $4.
☕ A new Chinese coffee shop with fruit americanos opened on Aberdeen Square’s second floor – Magpie Coffee is tucked above Aberdeen Square in Richmond, serving fruit-infused americanos from $5.99.
🥙 A massive Canadian shawarma chain just opened in downtown Vancouver – Tahini’s, the 74-location chain, quietly opened at 488 W Pender and stays open until 3AM.
🥢 Richmond’s popular Taiwanese restaurant soft opens a stunning Coquitlam location – Memory Corner just opened on North Road with red lanterns, an indoor fish pond, and 20-minute waits.
🍥 A popular Japanese ramen chain quietly opened its first food court stall – Kinton Ramen is now serving at Waterfront Centre in Downtown Vancouver, the chain’s first food court concept.
🥭 The viral mango drink shop replacing MACU soft opens in Richmond – Alfa Tea opens at Union Square on May 2 with 300 free mini glass mugs, after massive lines at its Burnaby launch.
🥖 A bánh mì and Vietnamese coffee kiosk just opened a second downtown outpost – Nami Vietnamese quietly opened in Coal Harbour with bánh mì from $13 and Vietnamese milk foam lattes.
🌶️ Richmond’s popular Szechuan spot just moved to the famous food street – Ban Bu Xian quietly closed its Union Square unit after 4 years and relocated to a new Alexandra Road space.
🍜 A new Hong Kong cart noodle stall just quietly opened inside Pacific Plaza – Chow Noodles brings a build-your-own HK cart noodle setup with English translations to the Richmond food court.
🍰 Longtime HK-style cafe expands to Richmond – Cafe Gloucester just soft opened its Alexandra Road location on April 21 and the room has been packed every day since.
🍜 Thai rice mill bar lands on Main Street – Rongsi just opened in the old Mojo Cantina unit with a late-night happy hour.
🍗 Korean fried chicken joint quietly opens in Steveston – Korean Hot Chicken took over the former Win Win Chick-N unit on 1st Avenue with 8 flavours to try.
🍰 A TINY all-tiramisu shop hits Kingsway – Tiramisu Republic just opened in a 500 sq ft Burnaby storefront with six rotating flavours made in-house daily.
🍦 Sunshine Coast ice cream favourite opens a permanent Vancouver shop – Little Spoons Ice Cream just soft opened its first permanent city location on West Broadway in Kitsilano.
🥣 A Chinese congee spot slides into Admiralty Centre – Mui Hung Kee Foods just soft opened in Richmond’s food court with a big menu.
🧋 Anticipated tea brand to hit Richmond – Molly Tea opens its first BC location at Union Square
🥣 Luxury yogurt shop opens in Richmond – Yogurie soft opens on Buswell Street, serving $22 cold-brew Greek yogurt bowls with premium fruit.
🧋 New fruit tea brand replaces MACU – Alfa Tea Concept is taking over three former MACU locations, debuting a “Day Tea, Night Bar” flagship downtown.
🐙 Unique takoyaki spot hits City Square – Takogun offers creative toppings like tamago egg salad and creamy mayo mentaiko.
🍜 Richmond’s viral $10 noodle spot opens – Dao Field is now serving affordable, authentic Hunan-style rice noodles across from Richmond Public Market.
🥟 New AYCE dim sum spot opens – Neptune Corner launches in Surrey, offering unlimited dim sum, hot pot, and skewers starting at $23.80.
🍕 Shipyards District gets Roman-style pizza – Provisions Italiana is now open inside North Vancouver’s Seaside Hotel.
🔥 Nando’s returns to Kerrisdale – After a two-year fire hiatus, the PERi-PERi chicken favorite is back at a new location.
☕️ Trees Coffee opens at King Edward Village – The Vancouver staple brings its famous cheesecake and organic coffee to a stunning new Kingsway location.
New Vancouver Restaurants Opening Soon:
🍫 A famous Swiss chocolatier takes its first downtown Vancouver spot – Läderach is replacing the Pacific Centre Nespresso unit, with signage promising a Fall 2026 opening.
🥟 A dim sum and indoor golf simulator bar spotted opening in Richmond – Dimsum Caddy is taking over the old Shark Club beside Sandman Signature, serving elevated dim sum and cocktails this June.
🥐 A new 24/7 bakery and cafe is coming to downtown Vancouver – Bloom is taking over the just-closed 20-year Blenz at the corner of Robson and Seymour.
🛒 A massive 38,000 sq ft grocery store is coming to Burnaby’s new masterplanned community – Thrifty Foods will anchor Brentwood Block as the chain’s first Burnaby store and the project’s first confirmed retail name.
🍲 A Sichuan duck braise private kitchen is opening a Richmond storefront – Lao Lao is bringing its popular braises to Union Square this summer after years on Fantuan.
🍜 Family-run Vietnamese eatery leaves the West End for Coquitlam after 10 years – Ông Bà is moving to a bigger space at Henderson Place after a decade on Denman Street.
🍔 Xi’an Chinese hamburger stall sets up at Empire Centre – Meeting in Chang’an just took over a unit at Richmond’s Empire Centre food court, with the buildout 90 percent complete.
🌮 Mexican brunch and bakery is moving into Chinatown’s notorious corner unit – Loreto is taking over the former La Cerveceria corner on Union Street, with renovations already underway.
🥣 Another HK-style BBQ and congee stall lands at Pacific Plaza – CK Tea C has signage up at Richmond’s Pacific Plaza food court, taking over the 15-year Taikoo Yummy Food unit.
🧋 A 50-year-old Toronto juice and bubble tea chain lands at Lansdowne Centre – Freshly Squeezed just took over the former My Coffee unit inside Richmon
🍓 Kerrisdale’s old Chatime unit gets a new acai bowl tenant – Oakberry is moving into the former Chatime spot, adding another Vancouver location for the fast-growing acai bowl chain.
☕ Fast-growing coffee chain snags another Kingsway corner unit – Trees Coffee is taking over a corner unit at the recently completed REN rental tower on Joyce and Kingsway in East Vancouver.
🥟 Chongqing noodles and seafood potstickers headed to Aberdeen Square – Spice & Sea has signage up in the plaza next to Richmond’s Aberdeen Square, pointing to an upcoming opening.
🍜 Hong Kong ramen chain quietly joins West End’s ramen alley – Betsutenjin has signage up at the former Noodle Arts unit on Robson Street for what’ll be its Canadian debut.
🧋 Taiwanese mango drink chain returning to Burnaby after March closures – MACU Tea has new signage up on North Road, confirming a comeback after all three locations shut down earlier this year.
🍜 Vancouver’s top Japanese ramen chain finally hits Main Street – New signage is up for Ramen Danbo on Main Street, marking a fourth Vancouver location for the chain known for long daily lineups.
🍞 A popular HK-style cafe is quietly opening a pineapple bun bakery in Richmond – One Cafe is building a new shop called One Bolo at Empire Centre, just steps from its existing food court stall.
🧋 A popular Taiwanese bubble tea chain is relocating to the Cambie corridor – CoCo is moving near Langara, growing the corridor’s already dense bubble tea cluster.
🥖 Vancouver’s popular croissant bakery is opening a new West End location – Angus T is taking over the former Matchstick Coffee unit on Davie Street, marking its fourth location.
🥐 Vancouver’s popular artisanal bakery cafe is expanding to North Vancouver – Coming Soon signs for Small Victory are up across the bridge, marking the bakery’s first North Shore location.
🥐 A New West sister-run cafe is quietly expanding to East Vancouver – Coasters Coffee is taking over a corner unit at E 29th and Rupert Street.
☕ The ‘King of Karak’ chai chain just locked down a second Vancouver location – Chaiiwala is adding a Downtown spot along Granville Street next to KFC.
🍩 Vancouver’s iconic donut shop is opening across from Langara College – Lee’s Donuts just confirmed its newest expansion, landing directly across from the campus.
🍵 Beloved matcha pop-up announces a permanent shop – Emeri, the viral rotating matcha bar, is opening on Main Street in Mount Pleasant this summer after sampling nearly 300 matchas.
🍕 Vancouver pizzeria chain expands to North Van – Ignite Pizzeria announced a 5th location at 101 Lonsdale Avenue in the Beasley Block, opening spring 2026.
☕ New coffee bar opens across from Oakridge – Sphere Coffee Bar fills a gap in the neighbourhood cafe scene this May.
🍜 Beloved French-Vietnamese cafe reveals noodle bar – Linh Noodle Bar is coming soon to the former Bacaro space in Vancouver House.
🐑Happy Lamb takes over Food Street – Replacing the stalled Bellwether project, Happy Lamb is opening a new “Hot Pot & Grill” concept in Richmond.
☕️ Local coffee chain takes over former Starbucks –Pallet Coffee is opening its 8th cafe near Olympic Village station this June.
🥗 Montreal’s cult-favourite salad chain coming – Mandy’s Gourmet Salads is opening two locations in Kitsilano and Coal Harbour.
🦞 Seafood boil chain heads to Burnaby – Captain’s Boil is bringing its messy, hands-on bags to the new Gilmore Place development.
🥗 Popular salad chain headed to South Flats – Field and Social is opening its 5th location on Great Northern Way this spring.
🧋 Major Chinese bubble tea chain hits BC – TeaByDo is opening its first BC location in Richmond’s Union Square Shopping Centre.
🇬🇷 New yogurt concept taking over Yaletown – Meros House of Yogurt brings wellness-focused Greek yogurt bowls to the former Unni Pastries space.
🥚 Famous LA egg chain to hit Vancouver – Eggslut is bringing its cult-favorite egg sandwiches to the city in summer 2026.
🛒 Legendary drug store spot gets new life – 88 Supermarket is replacing the 40-year-old London Drugs on Kingsway with Southeast Asian specialties.
🥣 ‘King of Rice Noodle Rolls’ heading to Burnaby – Yin Ji Chang Fen is taking over the former Green Basil Thai space on Kingsway.
🔥 New boil-and-sizzle spot for Aberdeen – Taoke is replacing the former Chef Hung unit, offering a hot pot and grill concept.
🥣 New rice roll stall for Richmond – Yummy Rice Roll is filling the vacant spot at Parker Place with stone-milled Cantonese staples.
🍦 Froyo comeback at Richmond Centre – Yogen Fruz to open new location with fresh offerings.
🍜 World’s largest mazesoba chain opens in Richmond – Kokoro Mazesoba reveals second outpost at CF Richmond Centre.
🍜 Popular ramen chain heads to Richmond – Japanese chain Horin Ramen opening its first Richmond location.
🍦 Global ice cream chain arriving at Lansdowne – Baskin Robbins to open at Lansdowne Centre even though redevelopment buzz.
🍖 Vancouver scores authentic Cantonese BBQ spot – Richmond’s BBQ & Co is opening soon on Cambie Street.
💜 World’s top acai brand landing in Richmond – Oakberry to open its first location beside Capstan Station soon.
🍜 Popular Vietnamese eatery relocating to Coquitlam – Ong Ba is expanding to Henderson Place, bringing traditional dishes with a modern twist.
🍰Breka Bakery to debut in Richmond – Richmond Centre to welcomes its first Breka location, which will open 24/7.
🌶 Big Way Hot Pot to expand with third Robson spot – Filling demand with another location on Robson Street.
🍽 “Social Canteen” to open in Metrotown area – New foodie market concept to open but details remain scarce.
🍜 World’s largest udon chain heads to Richmond – Marugame Udon is set to open at CF Richmond Centre.
🔥 Michelin faves heading to Oakridge – Lunch Lady and DL Chicken among first Oakridge food hall vendors.
🥙 Mediterranean chain set to open in Vancouver – Tahini’s brings its signature shawarma to Renfrew Street soon.
☕️ Charming bakery cafe brewing excitement in Richmond – Pocorit to offer pastries, coffee, and specialty drinks come spring 2026.
✨ Top Chef-Led Asian Brasserie arrives at YVR – Lucky Lily, by Chef Nicole Gomes, opens 2026 post-security.
🌿 Zero-waste cafe expands – NOMAD Espresso Bar & Bakery to join new Harry Jerome Community Centre in 2026.
🔥 Drake-backed hot chicken spot lands in Vancouver – Dave’s Hot Chicken to open its first location on Granville Street Q1 2026.
🎶 Cozy listening lounge opening in Gastown – Amber Kissa debuts with music, food, and vibes this fall.
🇬🇧 UK dessert chain to debut in West End – Heavenly Desserts is joining the Landmark on Robson lineup.
🧋 Pikachu-themed bubble tea shop set to debut in Richmond – Pika Herb & Tea Co. promises herbal, health-focused drinks.
🫖 UK Tea Chain lands in Vancouver – Chaiiwala of London to open its first Robson Street location.
🛒 Kitsilano market expands with new shop – Be Fresh is opening its second location on Alma Street.
☕️ Surrey welcomes 24/7 cafe bakery – Breka Bakery & Café is opening soon at King George Hub.
🔥 Hot new addition to Surrey – Big Way Hot Pot spotted opening at King George Hub, their first in Surrey.
🍵 Toronto’s viral Matcha Matcha expanding west – Popular matcha cafe set sights on Vancouver, location TBD.
🍔Boardwalk Burgers to debut in Vancouver – Classic American burger & fries chain is seting up next along Renfrew.
🍚 Popular Hei Hei Rice Roll opens at Crystal Mall – Fans rejoice! Burnaby gets Richmond’s beloved rice roll spot.
That rounds up our list of restaurants opening their doors, or getting ready to open.
We hope you try a few, or all of them, and enjoy safe and memorable meals. If you’re looking for the best food in Vancouver, peek our lists so you won’t be disappointed.