⭐️ 10+ New & Closing: Mello Opens New Cute Location

Gooooodmorning there!

Here’s your Aug 14th local guide to what’s new, what’s gone, and what to do this week across Vancouver, Burnaby, and Richmond.

This week in 30 seconds
🥟 Fresh Drops: the newest openings
💔 Heartbreaks: the spots that said goodbye
💸 Deals Desk: discounts worth actually leaving the house for
📌 The Bulletin Board: your event plans

👀 FRESH DROPS

Spots opened or are opening soon

🍩 Top Korean donut shop opens its two-level Robson cafe - Mello soft opened August 11 with Seoul-style mezzanine seating.

🧋 Jasmine tea brand spotted at Richmond Centre - Molly Tea is opening the mall's fourth bubble tea shop.

☕ Two sisters with zero restaurant experience opened a downtown cafe - Unscripted Coffee is at 455 Granville with a customer-voted menu.

🍳 Popular Hong Kong cafe opens a second stall steps away - One Cafe took Crystal Mall's old Kingspark Good Food unit August 8.

🍜 A 300-location noodle chain picks Richmond for its Canada debut - Mr. Noodle Chen is taking the old Pepper Lunch unit.

🥞 BC's first crunchy crepe shop is getting a Greektown room - The Crepe Spot is taking 3141 W Broadway.

🍗 Filipino fried chicken chain is adding 16 BC locations - Jollibee goes from four to 20 over five years.

🌶️ New Chongqing noodle shop opens in 'Diabetes Plaza' - Chuan Noodle House took the old Grandma Liu Hotpot unit August 3.

🥟 A 50,000 sq ft Oakridge grocery just set its date - Safeway Oakridge Park opens August 27 with three live seafood tanks.

🦀 A Vietnamese kitchen and bar took the old La Chuoi unit - Viethaus runs cha com rice cakes, duck bao, and frog legs.

🥣 New Wuhan noodle stall lands in Parker Place - Jing Noodle House took the old Jiang Jiang stall, running mala beef noodles.

🍦 Homesickness led to a botanical gelato cart's first stall - Lava Lunis Gelateria runs Junction Public Market August 14 to September 9.

👉 See more Fresh Drops here.

🪦 GRAVEYARD

Spots that closed or are closing soon

🍳 Longtime Main Street diner is closing after 10 years - Fable Diner blames lease terms and the delayed Broadway subway.

🍵 Richmond's herbal tea shop shut down after one hard-fought year - Meet Herb is closing as owner Ziki Li leaves Canada.

🍜 A 15 year Richmond pho restaurant served its final bowls - Pho Hoa + Jazen Tea closed in Connaught Plaza July 26.

🥢 Eight Richmond restaurants closed this summer - our closures roundup runs from a 15 year Pho Hoa to a kids ball pit sushi belt.

👉 See all recent Heartbreaks here.

💰 DEALS DESK

Money-saving food deals

🍗 $19.90 All-You-Can-Eat Chicken at Chicken Box - Unlimited fried chicken for $19.90; available weekdays from 11:30AM–6PM during summer break

🥩 Free Wagyu Just for Bringing Your Plushie to Hot Pot - Get a FREE Wagyu plate when you bring any plushie, dine in, post a photo on social media, and tag Liuyishou Hotpot; available throughout August at Richmond & Burnaby locations

🗓️ THE BULLETIN BOARD

Our curated events calendar

🧄 [FESTIVAL] Richmond Garlic Festival (August 15) - family-friendly celebration of sustainable agriculture, local food, and all things garlic; @ 2771 Westminster Hwy, Richmond; TICKETED

🍡 [FESTIVAL] BC Dumpling Festival (Aug 15) - dumplings, cultural performances, family activities, artisans, and community vendors; @ Coquitlam Town Centre Park; 11am - 8pm; FREE

🍷 [EVENT] GranVino Wine Walk (August 15) - wine tasting and boutique shopping along South Granville; @ South Granville, Vancouver; TICKETED

🎨 [POP UP] Richmond Art Market (Aug 14 - 16) - three-day market featuring 40+ local artists, makers, art, and design; @ Lipont Place, Richmond; FREE

✈️ [EVENT] Chilliwack Flight Fest Airshow (Aug 16) - free airshow with aircraft displays, performers, and barnstorming experiences; @ Chilliwack Airport, 46206 Airport Road; 11 AM - 4 PM; FREE

🎵 [MARKET] Shipyards Night Market (May 15 - September 11) - free weekly summer event featuring live music, food trucks, and a makers marketplace; @ 19 Wallace Mews, North Vancouver; FREE

🎪 [MARKET] Richmond Night Market (April 24 - Sept 20) - it’s that time again! The Night Market is back with more than 100 food booths to try!

🗓️ Check out more events happening in Metro Vancouver here.