Restaurants

Have You Checked Out These 3 New Vancouver Restaurants Yet?

A trio of new rooms worth exploring: Dovetail, Kapow and Sula.

By Alyssa Hirose /

1. Golden State

Dovetail restaurant dishes

The aim of Yaletown’s new Dovetail restaurant is to transport you from soggy Vancouver to sunny California (drinks like the verdita-rita, made with Casamigos Blanco tequila, triple sec, verdita, agave and lime do the trick). But that doesn’t mean it’s not cozy: the menu offerings skew toward comfort food, from pasta to ribeyes to bang bang shrimp.

Opened November 2023 | 1079 Mainland St.

2. Wheel Deal

Kapow food truck burgers

A fresh smashburger spot has rolled up to Electric Bicycle Brewing. The Kapow food truck serves six onomatopoeic burgs (the Boom has jalapeno jack cheese and chipotle sauce; the vegan Wham contains a breaded sweet potato patty) plus sides like tater tots and potato salad. Electric Bicycle’s Sports pilsner feels like an apt add-on to your mononymous meal.

Opened December 2023 | 20 E 4th Ave.

3. Since You’ve Been Naan

Sula dishes

Vanmag Restaurant Award Best Indian finalist Sula has established a faithful following in East Van (locations on Main Street and Commercial are always buzzing), and now a new neighbourhood is getting curried away: Sula Davie has arrived.

Opened February 2024 | 1708 Davie St.

Alyssa Hirose

Alyssa Hirose

Alyssa Hirose is a Vancouver-based writer, editor, illustrator and comic artist. Her work has been featured in Vancouver magazine, Western Living, BCBusiness, Avenue, Serviette, Geist, BCLiving, Nuvo, Montecristo, The Georgia Straight and more. Her beats are food, travel, arts and culture, style, interior design and anything dog-related. She publishes a daily autobiographical comic on Instagram at @hialyssacomics.