Fogo de Chão, the internationally-renowned restaurant from Brazil that allows guests to make culinary discoveries at every turn, announced that its exclusive Canadian partner has signed a lease agreement to open the first Canadian Fogo de Chão restaurant in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, at The Post, QuadReal Property Group’s revitalization of the historic Canada Post building, at 658 Homer Street.
This announcement comes on the heels of a successful 2022 for the Fogo de Chão brand in addition to a strong start to 2023 with 12 new domestic and international leases already signed. The new location in Vancouver is in partnership with Debut Development Group, a leading developer, owner and operator of high-end restaurants, hotels, resorts, and entertainment venues worldwide, committed to bringing at least ten Fogo locations to Canada over the next ten years. The Fogo Vancouver restaurant is aiming to open its doors to the public in the Spring of 2024.
The new location — representing 7,778 square feet of the project’s 185,000 square foot retail component — will showcase Fogo’s recent brand transformation with enhanced design and innovation platforms in a warm, timeless and approachable setting that complements British Columbia while honoring Fogo’s Southern Brazilian heritage.
At the new restaurant guests can dine at an open-air churrasco bar while watching gaucho chefs display the culinary art of churrasco as they butcher, prepare and grill cuts of protein over an open flame.
New and engaging social gathering spaces are layered throughout both Bar Fogo and the dining room to further enhance the guest experience and ambiance by providing inviting, conversational areas to linger and enjoy.
Dry-aged meat lockers for in-house aging will display indulgent cuts such as a 32 oz. long bone Tomahawk Ribeye, aged for a minimum of 42 days for rich flavor.
Fogo de Chão at The Post will be Canada’s West Coast flagship nestled among a variety of experience-oriented retail, ranging from large corporations to grocery stores, fitness clubs and convenient food and beverage options.
Occupying a full city block, The Post is poised to become the new social hub, spanning over one million square feet of state-of-the-art office space in two new towers rising to 21 and 22 stories, making it the largest office tower in downtown Vancouver.
Fogo de Chão Canada also plans to open a restaurant in Toronto in early 2024 with location details to come in the near future.
Avi Behar and Greg Rabin at The Behar Group Realty Inc. represent Fogo de Chão Canada in its real estate expansion across Canada, and they are delighted to have been involved in the first Canadian deal at The Post in Vancouver.
For more information, visit https://fogo.com/.