Street Auntie aperitivo house
1039 Granville St V6Z 1L4 Vancouver, BC, Canada

But there’s reason for her confidence. The food is very good, full of surprises and some clever fun [Yuyina] works with her chef torquing traditional recipes into creative contemporary dishes and gives street food a complete makeover. Hot off the press! Thank you so much Mia for all the kind words in today’s The Vancouver Sun and The Province. We’re honoured. You can find the review in print or view the digital copy online

Next stop: under the sea We’ll be featuring a new Ocean Auntie menu from Jan 13 - Jan 19! You loved the shrimp salad with Yunnan pickled papaya from our holiday menu so much, so we’re bringing it back for our upcoming Ocean Auntie experience. Book now on Tock!

I had my birthday dinner with my husband here . Both of us were impressed by the food presentation and the creative menu! Great dining experience, if you are looking for something different, definitely should try !

We’re back and our new Butcher Auntie tasting menu launches today! Featured on both the lunch and dinner menus is our crispy fish skin with duck egg yolk dish, a favourite among diners when it made its debut last month. Book now through Tock! We do take same day reservation if the time slot is available on Tock, it means we have a table ready for you and your guest. (: @magmei)

What’s in a name? The quality and depth of flavour of XO sauce is apparent in its name. XO is actually a Hong Kong shorthand for high-quality, prestige, and luxury. Think about the price of fresh shrimp and scallops, and taking all of that luscious seafood, drying it, and then making it into a jar of sauce. A small jar of XO sauce is big in umami flavour. So why did we name ours XO XO sauce? We increased (more than doubled!) the amount of dried shrimp, scallops, ham, freshly chopped chillies, and fried garlic in our take on XO to pack even more flavour into each jar. XO XO also symbolizes all the love and care we put into our sauces. We now sell our house-made XO XO! $38 for 1 jar and $100 for 3 jars.

Mark your calendars we return form our staff break on January 6 and will be introducing our new Butcher Auntie menu. Our Butcher Auntie lunch and dinner menus feature dishes like our version of sweet and sour pork with Yunnan buckwheat stick and crispy fish skin with duck egg yolk. We’re taking reservations now on Tock (: @dennispang)

Don’t let the aperitivo in the name fool you; this is about precision-made Yunan street food. Owner and co-chef Yuyina Zhang adopted it from the street and remade it into refined and exciting dining in a cool theatric space. // What a great way to start the new year! Thank you The Province & The Vancouver Sun for the kind words and for including us in this roundup of ‘favourite eats of the past year!’ Swipe over to see the print edition too. We can’t wait to share what we have planned for 2021. FULL ARTICLE: https://vancouversun.com//plenty-of-good-new-restaurants-o [Please note that we’ll be closed Jan 3 - 5 for staff holiday and will return Jan 6 to start our new Butcher Auntie menu]

Happy New Year! ! We’re saying hello to the new year with our holiday celebration menu today (last day!). We can’t think of a better way to celebrate the arrival of the new year than with dim sum, steamed black cod with house pickled duo peppers, 72-hours braised abalone, the largest fortune cookie cake, and our favourite Yunnan flavours. We’re so excited to show you what Street Auntie has planned for 2021!

We can’t wait to celebrate New Year’s Eve with you today! We have limited tables available for our holiday lunch and dinner menus (swipe over to take a look!) and would love to have you join us! Pre-book via our website or on Tock

In Chinese culture, long noodles are often eaten on birthdays, in the new year, and on special occasions to symbolize longevity. We included our Street Auntie fried noodles in our holiday-at-home package to send all the best wishes to you and your loved ones this holiday season. Our holidays-at-home experiences for one ($98), two ($198), and four people ($398) are available until Jan 2. You can pre-order now on Tock/our website

We're open on NYE! Thank you for including us, Dished Vancouver!

If you’re heading in to dine at downtown Vancouver’s newest culinary destination, Street Auntie Aperitivo House, buckle up a meal here is an immersive journey. Thank you Dished Vancouver for including us on your list of ‘Vancouver's best new restaurants of 2020.’ We’re so grateful and in great company. See the article here: https://dailyhive.com//best-new-restaurants-vancouver-2020 We’re currently serving our holiday celebration menus - lunch, dinner, and takeout. Our festive menus are available until the beginning of January. We’ll also be open on NYE and NY day before we close from Jan 3 - 5. Reserve now on Tock!

Continue the holiday celebrations with our 72 hours slow-braised abalone! We’re offering our special abalone on both our dine-in holiday celebration dinner menu and our take-home feasts for 1, 2, or 4 people. Both festive menus are available until the beginning of January. We’ll also be open on NYE and NY day. Reserve now on @tockhq!

Why did you choose to open a restaurant during a pandemic? Many guests have asked owner Yuyina Why did you choose to open a restaurant during a pandemic? and she always says, I don’t know what else to do if I’m not in the food industry. While people cannot travel, I want to share international flavours based on my memories from food travels of the past. We turn one month old today! Thank you for all the support during our first month, we are so grateful to be able to help you celebrate this holiday season. We’re open all December long and will be serving our holiday celebration menu to dine-in guests. Take-home feasts are available until Jan 2 through email and Tock orders. Happy holidays!

It’s not too late to place your Holiday-at-Home order with us!We’re offering festive take-home experiences for one ($98), two ($198), and four people ($398) and they include: 72-hour slow braised abalone Chinese BBQ pork and Char-Siu Hainanese chicken with house made spicy sour sauce Yunnan shrimp salad with pickled papaya ... Seasonal veggies with house made sesame dressing The fortune cookie cake House assorted sweet treats (ginger truffle/ VanCity lollipop/ fortune cookies) Send us an email at hello[at]streetauntie[dot]com to place your order. A friendly reminder that we’re open Christmas Eve and Christmas Day! See more

What is that sound coming from the kitchen? Chef Stephen is making the Street Calamari for our Holiday Celebration lunch tasting menu! Our Holiday Celebration lunch and dinner menus launch today! We look forward to celebrating with you!

This is day two of our 72-hour slow braised abalone that will be served with tender pork belly as part of our Holiday Celebration tasting menu starting tomorrow! Today is the last day of our Dim Sum Auntie menu and we’ll be fully embracing the holiday spirit from Dec 23 - Jan 1 with our holiday tasting menus. We’ll also be open on Christmas Eve and Day to celebrate with you. We have limited seats left for our Holiday Celebration menus reserve now on Tock!

XO XO, Street Auntie Last minute gift idea from the Street Auntie team! We’re offering $46 gift boxes (20% off if you order 3+ boxes) filled with our house-made goodies and treats from some of our favourite suppliers: Jar of our house-made XO XO sauce (What makes our XO XO sauce so special? Chef Stephen tripled the ingredients in the the sauce scallops, shrimps, hams, freshly chopped chilli, and deep fried garlic galore!) Pu-er Tou Cha (7yrs vintage) tea gift bag fr...om our friends @tealeavesco Jasmine floral tea gift bag from @tealeavesco Our hand-dipped and decorated fortune cookies to bring new year fortune to your loved ones Weed lollipops (the take-home spin of our VanCity Special dessert) Street Auntie’s signature gift box wrapped in style Send us an email at hello[at]streetauntie[dot]com to place your holiday order!

Tomorrow is the last day to enjoy your Dim Sum Auntie menu before we make the switch over to our Holiday Celebration Tasting menus on Dec 23! Featured on our Dim Sum Auntie dinner menu is steamed black cod with duo house-pickled pepper, which is our take on the traditional Hunan dish . Instead of using tilapia or other fish common for this dish, we use black cod for its velvety texture and buttery flavour which contrasts nicely against the bright and spicy house-pickled peppers.

A meal should always end on a sweet note For our special Street Auntie holiday at home package, our kitchen team has created an assortment of treats to celebrate the season fortune cookie cake with an edible fortune, hand-dipped and decorated fortune cookies, and a portable version of our VanCity special dessert. Send us an email at hello[at]streetauntie[dot]com to place your holiday order!

One of the many courses from our festive Street Auntie holiday at home feast Yunnan shrimp salad with pickled papaya. We’re taking pre-orders for our holiday at home feast packages (for 1, 2 or 4 people) that are available for all of December. Email us to place yours!

In the making tiny little treasures for our dim sum basket. We’re serving our Dim Sum Auntie menu until Dec 22. We’re taking reservations now on Tock

Calling all dim sum lovers! From Dec 17 - 22, we’ll be serving our Dim Sum Auntie menu which features dishes like our dim sum basket, golden seafood ball with wasabi orange, steamed black cod, and street fried noodles with house xo sauce. We rotate our menus weekly, with each menu highlighting a different aspect of Yunnan food culture. Swipe over to see this week’s lunch and dinner dim sum menus. We’re taking reservations now on Tock!

Five facts about our Street Calamari from Owner Yuyina and Chef Stephen : We don’t use any batter on the calamari so you can enjoy the real texture of the calamari tentacles We marinate the calamari for 24 hours with our house blend of spices before we fry it The calamari is fried twice, which produces a super crispy exterior while keeping the interior very juicy It is served with lime which adds great brightness to the dish... We serve the calamari on custom-printed paper with our logo - the red stool - which is reminiscent of the plastic red stools of street vendors in Yunnan Today is the last day to enjoy our street calamari on the Yunnan Auntie menu before we switch over to the new Dim Sum Auntie menu.

Thanks for including us, Dished Vancouver!

How to enjoy Street Auntie at home: Head over to our website and click on ‘RESERVATIONS’ Click on the ‘Take Out Boxes’ option Choose time of pickup Select your choice for the Main Course and any add-ons... Visit us to pickup and enjoy! Our special three-course takeout boxes - seasonal appetizer box, dim sum trio box, choice of daily rice or noodles with dessert - are $28/set. Like our five different dine-in menus, the dishes on the takeout menu are ever-changing. We also offer delivery through SkipTheDishes Uber Eats DoorDash Fantuan!

Enjoy Street Auntie for the holidays... at home! We’re offering holidays-at-home experiences for one ($98), two ($198), and four people ($398)! Scroll over to see some of the dishes: 72-hour slow braised abalone Chinese BBQ pork and Char-Siu Hainanese chicken with house made spicy sour sauce ... Shrimp salad with pickled papaya Seasonal veggies with house made sesame dressing The fortune cookie cake House assorted sweet treats (ginger truffle/ VanCity lollipop/ fortune cookies) Send us an email at hello[at]streetauntie[dot]com to place your order.

This holiday season, we’re celebrating with all your favourite dishes from our recent Ocean Auntie, Butcher Auntie, Yunnan Auntie, Dim Sum Auntie menus as well as a very special abalone dish. We’re now accepting reservations for our dine-in holiday celebration dinner tasting menu on our website and we’re looking forward to hosting you! Swipe over to see the full holiday menu (For those who wish to celebrate the holidays in their homes, stay tuned for our holiday take-home feast!)

We asked owner Yuyina why she decided to feature sweet and sour pork, a dish often regarded as a westernised Cantonese dish, on this week’s Butcher Auntie menu. Yuyina shares the inspiration behind our sweet and sour pork and what ingredient is added to make the dish so special: The first time I tried sweet and sour pork was not in China. It was when I went on a trip to America when I was 13 old and tried sweet and sour pork at a Chinese restaurant inside a food court. It... was so confusing to me because it definitely did not taste Chinese. I thought to myself, how can I create a similar dish that is more reflective of the flavours I grew up eating? I did a lot of research to understand the construction of this dish, and it made me think: I’m a Mandarin Chinese living in a western world, and seeing how west and east meet so harmoniously, I’m going to create my own version of sweet and sour pork by adding Yunnan buckwheat stick to create the most unique texture and marry these flavours. It is not just a dish, but a reflection of cultures I grew up in. See more

We have updated dining hours! To allow our guests to fully enjoy the Street Auntie experience, we’re now offering a 90-minutes dining experience (previously 60 minutes) to guests who arrive promptly for their reservation. Our booking system will allow guests to select their dining time and enjoy their meal at a more leisurely pace. We look forward to hosting you! (: RICK CHUNG)

Thanks for including us in your New Noshes column, VITA Daily!

Thank you for this wonderful piece about our restaurant, MONTECRISTO Magazine!

, or Shanghai noodles with green onion dressing, is a humble dish but delectable dish. We’re serving it as the fifth course of this week’s Butcher Auntie menu, right before our dessert courses.

Today is the first day of our Butcher Auntie menu at Street Auntie! If you are not familiar with the Street Auntie menu concept, here is what you need to know: BEFORE YOUR STREET AUNTIE EXPERIENCE: - Our menu rotates weekly see our Stories to take a peek at the upcoming menus! - Our ever-changing Vegetarian Menu will always be available for our vegetarian friends... - You must prebook your Street Auntie experience and booking are made through @tockhq ON THE DAY OF YOUR STREET AUNTIE EXPERIENCE: - Enjoy a series of courses from our weekly set menu during your one-hour reservation (please do not be late!). If you still have room for more - and time in your reservation - let us know and our chefs would be happy to send out another course or two

For those who would like to enjoy Street Auntie at home, we offer special three-course takeout boxes with dessert for $28. Like our five different dine-in menus, the dishes on the takeout menu is ever-changing and reflect the food we grew up eating in Yunnan. Each three-course takeout set includes: a seasonal appetizer box, a dim sum trio box, a choice of daily rice or noodles, and a small dessert. Takeout boxes can be ordered through Tock.

The result is dishes like dumplings spiked with a generous marbling of uni, an elevated har gow with avocado and large fresh pieces of scallop or a hulking sui mai topped with a morel. The sample food is excellentalthough it always is at a media previewbut there's good signs here. Thank you Vancouver Magazine for joining us last week and for the kind words about our dishes and emphasis on high end ingredients on all our menus!

Thank you for joining us, Dished Vancouver!

Having your Street Auntie experience at the chef’s counter is in our opinion the best way to enjoy it. The reason why we built our restaurant around the chef’s counter is because we want you to feel like you’re sitting right in front of the street aunties in Yunnan while they prepare your food for you right before your eyes. We want you to see your dim sum basket getting prepared, hear the sounds of the woks, and smell the infusion of fresh scallions and oil for the final savoury course of (Shanghai noodles with green onion dressing) all at the counter

HOW TO BOOK YOUR STREET AUNTIE EXPERIENCE: Head over to our website and click on the ‘reservations’ button (or search ‘Street Auntie’ on Tock) Choose the date and time you would like to visit: lunch, dinner, or dim sum brunch Confirm details and prepay for your dining experience Arrive at Street Auntie and enjoy as many dishes as you like in the 60 minute time frame (don't be shy to ask for more dishes!)

Dim sum is literally translated to mean touch the heart and that’s how we like to begin your experience at Street Auntie. To start, guests are presented with a special dim sum plate consisting of our signature sea urchin dumpling, scallop avocado har gau (shrimp dumpling), and morel siu mai. For our vegetarian friends Chef has prepared a special assortment of vegetarian siu mai, dumplings, and spring rolls. We hope these small bites touch your heart and transport you to the province of Yunnan.

Many of the dishes on our five unique menus require several days of preparation. For our abalone dish, Chef starts the braising process three days before it’s served to yield the most tender abalone. We require guests to book in advance on Tock so our team is able to create dishes like this for you. Thank you for all your support and excitement we can’t wait to open our doors for you tomorrow.

We’re extremely proud to offer five different Street Auntie experiences Ocean Auntie, Butcher Auntie, Yunnan Auntie, Dim Sum Auntie, and Vegetarian Auntie. Each Street Auntie experience showcases dishes unique to that specific menu, but there is one item that is available across all four menus (except for the Vegetarian menu). The sea urchin dumpling is an item we’re extremely proud to serve to all our guests as a starter. This golden dumpling marries traditional dumpling pleating techniques and our appreciation for fresh, local ingredients.

Write a caption... Yunnan province is said to have "as much flowering plant diversity as the rest of the Northern Hemisphere put together. The province contains snow-capped mountains and true tropical environments, thus supporting an unusually full spectrum of species and vegetation types. When you step into our restaurant space, the first thing you will see is this tapestry wallpaper, filled with imagery of diverse plant and bird life. We hope it helps transport you to Yunnan, where you will continue the rest of your culinary journey with us. [Bookings for lunch and dinner are open on Tock and we can’t wait for you to share the flavours of Yunnan with you]

As we get closer to our opening on Nov 25, we would like to share our health and safety protocols with you: guests are asked to use hand sanitizer upon entry each guest will have their temperature checked upon entry plexi glass has been installed between the chefs and guests at the chef’s counter plexi glass has been installed between groups of diners at the chef’s counter... customer divider has been placed between the chef’s counter seats and the dining table all surfaces within the restaurant will be sanitized thoroughly between each use high touch points are frequently sanitized contact tracing for all guests according to the new health order, we require all employees and guests to wear a mask when at the restaurant (this includes: when entering the restaurant to be seated, picking up food for takeout, walking to the washroom, leaving the restaurant) [Booking for lunch and dinner are open on Tock and we can’t wait for you to share the flavours of Yunnan with you]

What’s in a name? Drawing inspiration from her childhood experiences growing up in Yunnan Province, China, where street-food vendors are commonly referred to by a term of respect and affection known as ‘Street Aunties’, Owner Yuyina Zhang designed the Street Auntie experience around five different menus, each reflecting an important part of food culture in Yunnan Ocean Auntie, Butcher Auntie, Yunnan Auntie, Dim Sum Auntie, and Vegetarian Auntie. Street Aunties in Yunnan are synonymous with warmth, hospitality, and most importantly, great food, and we hope to bring you that experience to you in Vancouver.

Welcome to Street Auntie, where we’ll transport you to the Chinese province of Yunnan our birthplace and where we learned to love food, and create dishes that reflect the diversity in both our people and ingredients. Take a seat on our red stool, symbolic of our gathering place, where neighbours, families and friends would come together in the spirit of hospitality. Please join us.

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