Family-owned Korean pastry shop and cafe opens new downtown Vancouver location
With the recent closures of Cartems and Mochido, we were worried that there would be a donut-shaped hole in the Vancouver food scene. Thankfully, while we wait for Cream Pony to open in the former space of Cartems on Main Street, a fan-favourite Korean donut shop has expanded with a second location in downtown Vancouver.
Signs for Unni Pastries have popped up at 1207 Hamilton St., Vancouver, which was the former location of Grab N Go.
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Unni Pastries first got its start operating out of Commissary Connect, fulfilling online orders and deliveries before opening its first brick-and-mortar at 1773 Robson St. This marks the second location for the donut purveyor.
“Our parents used to have a Korean bakery for 15 years starting in 1999, and we closed down,” owner Esther Lee, who operates Unni with her husband, previously told Dished during the opening of its first brick-and-mortar.
“We both worked in that bakery and graduated VCC Bakery and pastry arts.”
The duo also operate Dip and Sip, a local charcuterie company.
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The spot is best known for its special Korean pastries, including donuts, scones, tarts, loaves, and cakes.
Unni Pastries
Address: 1207 Hamilton St., Vancouver
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