Have You Tried This Trio of Recently Opened Restos?

Places in Vancouver to try next: a new Italian spot, a coffee-and-cocktail room and a mysterious supper club in Mount Pleasant.

1. Pasta Party

Sometimes the most simple of ingredients make for the most memorable dishes, and Giusti’s elevated simplicity is proof of that. Rustic share plates (like four different types of bruschetta, including an unmissable whipped ricotta and beet sott’olio) will have you reconsidering what you think you know about cuisine from the boot-shaped country, boosted by vegetable-forward starters and delicate handmade pastas. giustivancouver.com

Opened October 2025 | 209 E 6th Ave.

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2. Word Has It

Behind an unassuming blue door with a menu scribbled on it, this mysterious Mount Pleasant spot serves up breakfast, along with a lunch that features rotating sandwiches (like Welsh rarebit and niçoise). On weekends, Murmur expands its offerings to three- or five-course prix fixe dinners (like a Sunday chicken roast). murmursandthings.com

Opened July 2025 | 235 E Broadway

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3. Taking Pause

A pause before (or after) the day is the concept behind Ellipsis, a coffee bar that transforms into a cocktail spot come afternoon. Located in the late Canadian architect Arthur Erickson’s Waterfall Building, the spot’s design stuns but so, too, does the fare—including peach burrata, roasted heirloom tomatoes and shareable pastas. ellipsis.ca

Opened August 2025 | 205–1540 W 2nd Ave.

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