{"id":249736,"date":"2025-10-30T08:59:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T08:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/249736\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T08:59:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T08:59:11","slug":"longtime-vancouver-chinatown-restaurant-closed-after-lease-terminated-by-city-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/249736\/","title":{"rendered":"Longtime Vancouver Chinatown restaurant closed after lease terminated by city &#8211; BC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A well-known Chinatown restaurant has closed and the City of Vancouver said it terminated its lease.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761814748_447_70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Floata Seafood Restaurant, located at 180 Keefer St., has been a staple in the community for more than three decades and was a popular spot for hosting weddings and banquets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat space provides an incredibly important role in our city, and particularly in Chinatown,\u201d Sarah Kirby-Yung, Deputy Mayor of Vancouver and city councillor told Global News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been host to innumerable cultural occasions, weddings, banquets; it\u2019s a community gathering space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, she said that while the city will always make its best efforts to work with existing partners, they may not, over time, have the ability to continue to meet certain obligations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll just say, generally speaking, over time, there is a need to upgrade and renovate spaces, but it\u2019s also about the viability and desire of a restaurant partner to carry on after 30 years,\u201d Kirby-Yung added.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761814749_279_national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>She would not disclose specifics about the lease or what the city was asking the restaurant to improve.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Project Muralize revitalizes Chinatown'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WEB_6P_PROJECT_MURALIZE-PKG.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:46<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProject Muralize revitalizes Chinatown\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Kirby-Yung said this is an opportunity to revitalize the space and continue to support large-scale community events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think, noteworthy to say that it\u2019s the largest Asian venue, sort of restaurant-style facility that\u2019s operating, I think, in Western Canada,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a huge need for it. The only other \u2026 space in the city that can accommodate crowds that large \u2026 would be going to hotel ballrooms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11500061\/lotto-max-jackpot-ticket-sold-ontario-october-28\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761814750_201_20230628140636-649c7deb38278d1212f760d3jpeg.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t$40M Lotto Max jackpot ticket sold in Ontario for 6th time this year\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11500054\/hurricane-melissa-jamaica-destruction-video-photos\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761814751_105_CP175230939.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tHurricane Melissa: Jamaica wakes up to destruction as storm pummels Cuba\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kirby-Yung said the city hopes for a good outcome and another operator in that space that can continue to serve those needs for the community.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Eng, president of the Vancouver Chinatown BIA, said the news of the closure came as a shock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt may have been coming; there have been some rumblings in the background, but when it actually does happen, you know, this is a place where the community had gathered, banquets for 30-some-odd years,\u201d he told Global News.<\/p>\n<p>Eng said he hopes the city will find another operator, pointing out it is the largest Chinese restaurant in the city and the only one capable of holding 1,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>Kirby-Yung doesn\u2019t disagree.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe city\u2019s put a lot of effort into revitalizing Chinatown altogether,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve done a lot as a council in terms of supporting legacy businesses, investing in public safety, supporting cultural events. And you can see that energy coming back to Chinatown. A lot of the businesses are thriving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said she is excited to see what is going to come next.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Money<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A well-known Chinatown restaurant has closed and the City of Vancouver said it terminated its lease. 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