8 New & Closing Vancouver Food Spots

Hey there,

Welcome to the July 7th edition of Noms Mag weekly run-down!

We're here to keep you in the know on all the latest happenings in the Metro Vancouver food scene. Whether it's new restaurants opening, beloved spots closing their doors, or mouthwatering events to attend, we've got you covered.

So buckle up and let's dive in to get filled in for this weekend!

✍️WEEKEND WEATHER FORECAST

🍹VANCOUVER SUMMER SIPS FEST

60+ Festival Drinks. 30+ Vendors.

Sipping on a nice refreshing cold beverage is the next best thing to beating the summer heat. Well for the Summer Sips Festival, you'll find over 30 vendors throughout Vancouver, Burnaby, and Richmond offering something that will definitely quench your thirst!

From Timbertrain's Pineapple Express to Trafiq's Cannon Ball Tropical to Boba Run's Melona Soda Float to Paragon Tea Room's Thai Iced Tea Oat...you'll stay cool for sure!

Like the Ice Cream Fest, some drinks will be only available in the first half of the festival! So grab your food buddies and make plans NOWWW

🌟 NEW & COMING SOON & GOODBYES

1. 🗽 NYC's acclaimed 'The Halal Guys' quietly soft opens in Downtown Vancouver - their grand opening is slated for mid July with multiple food giveaways an prizes to be won.

2.🍩 Legendary Lee's Donuts opening new Gastown store - bringing iconic Honey Dip closer to you!

3.🍲 Big Way Hot Pot soft opens late-night Richmond outpost - a feast of hot pot variety with sleek Chinese culture vibes and free iced green tea happy hour.

4.🦐 Shaking things up on Robson - New seafood spot 'Seafood Shake' offers customizable marinated seafood cups.

5.🇯🇵 Online Japanese grocer coming to Richmond - Spotted Fukuya Foods launching its first retail store in Richmond's Pacific Plaza soon.

6.🍇 Brazilian açaí chain finally here - OAKBERRY opens first of five Vancouver locations on West Broadway this weekend.

7.🍣 Farewell to Vancouver's cherished sushi spot - Hikari Cafe on Granville Street closes after 9 years.

8.🌱 Chinatown says goodbye to Kokomo - The popular plant-based eatery will relocate to East Vancouver soon.

👉 Check out 10 more new restaurants that have opened here.

👉 Or check out 10 more restaurants that have closed recently here.

⚡️ QUICK FOOD NEWS

1. 🍷 Beloved Bar Susu rebirths as pop-up at Novella Coffee Bar post-fire incident. Launching July 7th 5PM - Late.

2🍦 Plant-based Innocent Ice Cream opening Hastings-Sunrise location after successful Kickstarter campaign.

3.🎂 Chance Cafe celebrates 6 years - Offering free beverages for anyone that brings their Chance Reusable Bbt cups and free birthday cake on July 6-7.

👀 ADD TO YOUR NOMS LIST

🍦 Lebanese ice cream from Le Parfait

🍚 Rice rolls and HK Milk Tea on Ice from Yin Ji Cheng Fan

🍛 Green Curry from Bai Bua Thai Cuisine

🍦 Sunburst Parfait from Ki Cafe

🍹 Honey Salted Cream Coffee from Hem377

🍳 Salmon Tartare from Don

🍦 VANCOUVER ICE CREAM FESTIVAL

30+ Festival Flavours. 15+ Vendors.

From BETA5's Coconut Pandan Ice Cream Cake to Passione Gelato's Yuzu Honey Dream to Glenburn Soda Fountain's Generation Sundae Series...there's no doubt several items at the Ice Cream Festival that you and your friends will be swooned by!

🗓️ EVENTS THAT MATTER

1.🇭🇰 [EVENT] HK Street Food & Flavours @ Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden Community Days (July 9) - celebrating HK street food with vendors serving up curry fish balls, HK Milk Tea Gelato, Cantonese desserts and more; @ Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Gardens; FREE for BC residents with ID

2.🎊 [PARTY] Khatsalano Street Party (July 8 ) - Street party with live music, food, beer garden, vendors, and entertainment; between Burrard & MacDonald; 11AM - 9PM; FREE entry

3.🎉 [FESTIVAL] 15th Carnaval Del Sol (July 8 - 9) - biggest Latin American outdoor fest; 300+ performers, family and kids plaza, food vendors, arts and market vendors; @ David Lam Park; Ticketed Event

4.🍞 [POP UP] my love at first bite x Lansdowne macaron pop up (July 8 & 9) - 1PM - 5PM @ Lansdowne Centre Food Court

5.🍡 [MARKET] Richmond Night Market (Apr. 28 - Oct 8) - the return of the most popular night market in Canada.

6.⚓️ [MARKET] Shipyards Night Market (May 12 - Sep 15th Fridays) - artisan vendors, food trucks, beer garden, live entertainment; Free admission.

That's all for now! Stay cool and have a delicious and exciting weekend!

-Jason