{"id":830444,"date":"2026-07-28T02:11:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T02:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/830444\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T02:11:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T02:11:22","slug":"much-loved-vancouver-based-doughnut-shop-to-expand-to-victoria-daily-hive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/830444\/","title":{"rendered":"Much-loved Vancouver-based doughnut shop to expand to Victoria | Daily Hive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lee\u2019s Donuts is expanding outside of Metro Vancouver with a new outpost coming to Victoria soon.<\/p>\n<p>Following the news of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/lees-donuts-expansion-vancouver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">major expansion plans<\/a> from the brand, Lee\u2019s will be opening in Victoria\u2019s historic Old Town district, marking the first-ever Vancouver Island location for the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a major milestone for Lee\u2019s Donuts,\u201d said Allan Bacani, owner of Lee\u2019s Donuts.<br \/>\u201cWe\u2019ve wanted to come to Victoria for a long time, and we\u2019re excited to finally make it<br \/>happen. Lee\u2019s Donuts has always been about simple, classic donuts and creating places<br \/>that feel connected to the community. We can\u2019t wait to become part of the Victoria<br \/>community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This new location will be serving all of its popular doughnuts, including its signature Honey Dip alongside its classic yeast and cake donuts made fresh daily.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is about introducing Lee\u2019s Donuts to a new community while staying true to<br \/>everything people have loved about the brand since 1979,\u201d added Bacani. \u201cVictoria has an<br \/>incredible food culture and a real appreciation for local businesses with history. It feels like<br \/>a natural next step for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For those unaware, Lee\u2019s has been serving the Vancouver community since 1979, using the original recipes from founders Alan and Betty-Ann Lee.<\/p>\n<p>Lee\u2019s has even received approval from Hollywood celebrities like Vancouver\u2019s Seth Rogen during numerous Netflix shows like <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/lees-donuts-chang-rogen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dinner Time Live with David Chang<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/david-chang-vancouver-breakfast-lunch-dinner-netflix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Breakfast, Lunch &amp; Dinner<\/a>.\u00a0Even Canadian comedian\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/ivan-decker-recommendations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ivan Decker<\/a> shouted out the donut shop and said it was \u201cincredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An exact opening date for the new location has yet to be announced.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leesdonuts.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Still hungry? Discover <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dishedvancouver\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dished Vancouver on TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lee\u2019s Donuts is expanding outside of Metro Vancouver with a new outpost coming to Victoria soon. Following the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":830445,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194298],"tags":[49,48,55],"class_list":["post-830444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-vancouver","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-vancouver"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/830444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=830444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/830444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/830445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=830444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=830444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=830444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}