The Vancouver restaurants you need to head to before they close their doors soon
This year has been off to a tough start with restaurant closures, as many spots have announced that they have or are planning to close their doors in the near future.
And with all the restaurant closures, you’ll want to make sure you visit your favourite spots one last time before they close for good.
Here’s your list of restaurants to stop by one last time before they leave the Vancouver dining scene.
Cartems Donuts
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Cartems shared the news on its social channels and website with an emotional note thanking all its supporters for over a decade of delicious operations.
Widely known as one of the best donut makers in town, Cartems serves up tasty takes on classic flavours and carved out a space of its own with unique offerings like the London Fog, Honey Parmesan, and Smoked Maple Walnut donuts.
The donut makers’ final day of operation will be February 14.
Address: 2190 Main Street, Vancouver
Address: 91 Golden Drive, Coquitlam
Paragon Tea Room — Cambie Street
Paragon Tea Room announced on Instagram that it will be closing its Cambie Village location, with plans to relocate in Vancouver. The tea room said the reason for the closure is because the landlord is preparing to make way for a new development.
“While we understand the nature of change, it’s hard to say goodbye to this space that has been home to so many great moments shared over tea,” said Paragon.
Paragon will continue to operate its locations in YVR Airport and its new location at 4328 No. 3 Road in Richmond, which opened in September 2024. Its final day at its Vancouver spot will be February 28.
Address: 3361 Cambie Street, Vancouver
Townhall Langley
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Located at 19640 64th Avenue, the 15-year-old restaurant and bar will close its doors by the end of February.
“We’ve made the bittersweet decision to sell the location, and while it’s the end of an era for us, we’re excited to see what the new owners have in store when they take over in March,” shared Townhall on Instagram.
As for a reason for the closure, Townhall shared that “business has been tough, and after 15 years, we felt it was time to sell and let someone else bring in something new to the neighbourhood.”
Address: 19640 64th Avenue, Langley
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Punk Rock Pastries
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Punk Rock Pastries’s owner, Hollie Fraser, shared a video on Instagram with the news that the bakery will be closing up shop.
“As you’ve probably been seeing, there’s been a lot of places shutting down this year. Unfortunately, this will be Punk Rock Pastries’ last year,” Fraser said.
Address: 5548 Hastings Street, Burnaby
Liberte Cafe and Restaurant
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Liberte Cafe and Restaurant took to Instagram to announce that it will close its doors at the end of February.
“After many wonderful years of serving you, the landlord has decided to increase our rent exorbitantly, and we will not renew our lease due to the unfair rent increase,” said the restaurant. “Since our government has no limitations on excessive rent increases, we ask that our loyal community continue to support local long-standing family businesses as a way of community action and awareness of the injustices when landlords prioritize capital over community.”
Address: 3670 Vanness Avenue, Vancouver