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Every Restaurant That’s Been Announced for Time Out Market Vancouver So Far

The first six confirmed vendors have been revealed for the forthcoming Time Out Market Vancouver—with more to come.

By Stacey McLachlan /

The news that Time Out Market would be coming to Vancouver first broke in 2022—and we’ve been hungrily waiting for updates ever since.

Time Out magazine’s high-end food courts are foodie destinations in major cities all over the world (Lisbon, Osaka, London, et cetera), so we’ve spent the last three years speculating wildly about which local culinary stars would wind up running stalls at the highly anticipated Oakridge outpost.

While we have to continue to wait for the doors to open in spring 2026, news of the culinary lineup is finally out there in the world. Today, Time Out Market Vancouver announced the first six restaurants and chefs who will be joining the roster next year.

Eighteen kitchens, one dessert counter and one coffee counter are planned in total, along with three bars, event spaces and 1,000 or so seats. This will be the second Time Out Market in Canada; the first is in Montreal.

As expected, it’s an extremely talented crew who will be setting up shop in the 50,000-square-foot Vancouver market. Here’s who has been confirmed:

Every Restaurant and Chef That Have Been Announced for Time Out Market Vancouver So Far

Feenie’s at Time Out Market Vancouver (Chef Rob Feenie)

Le Crocodile exec chef (and four-time winner of Iron Chef Canada) Rob Feenie will be serving up gourmet burgers, including a signature Time Out Market Burger featuring house-ground wagyu and gruyere.

Mee Bar (Chef Chanthy Yen)

As if the winner of Top Chef Canada 2024 wasn’t busy enough prepping for his upcoming restaurant opening (Touk), Chef Chanthy Yen is now also committed to bringing a Cambodian concept to Time Out Market Vancouver: think charcoal grilled meats, Cambodian chicken wings, curries and rice noodle bowls.

Photo: Nora Hamade

MaKaam (Chef Nutcha Phanthoupheng)

The chef-owner behind Richmond’s Baan Lao is having quite the year: her high-end Thai restaurant was recognized for the second year as Canada’s Best Restaurant by the World Culinary Awards. She’ll be adapting to the more casual setting with a laid-back menu for MaKaam, but expect an extreme attention to detail all the same.

DownLow Chicken

You’ll find DL’s legendary crispy fried chicken and chicken sandwiches, courtesy of founders Doug Stephen (pictured above) and Lindsey Mann, among the offerings at the future Time Out Market.

 

Executive chef Benedict Lim. Photo: Sue-lee Wright

Lunch Lady

The beloved Commercial Drive Vietnamese spot Lunch Lady will join the cast at Time Out Market, too, bringing its most popular menu items to a new Oakridge audience. As with the East Van spot, this location will be inspired by and in collaboration with the late Vietnamese culinary legend Chef Nguyen Thi Thanh, with the support of co-owners Michael Tran, Victoria Tran and Benedict Lim.

Photo: Marcee Rae

Barnacle by Bar Bravo

Fraserhood darling (and Best Seafood winner in our 2025 Restaurant Awards) Bar Bravo will be introducing a new casual concept at Time Out Market Vancouver, featuring seasonal, fresh seafood with bold, punchy flavours (and oysters! so many oysters!) from Chef Jonah Joffe.

In the coming months, expect more announcements from the Oakridge team about additional restaurants being added to what will most certainly be a dining destination—we’ll update here as we learn more! Subscribe to our newsletter or follow along on social media to make sure you don’t miss any of the delicious news.

 

 

Stacey McLachlan

Stacey McLachlan

Stacey is the editor-in-chief of Vancouver magazine, and a senior editor for our sister mag, Western Living. She's also the author of Vanmag's monthly Know It All column—if you've got a question or wildly unsubstantiated rumour about our city, she wants to get to the bottom of it: [email protected]