Edge Yuandian Tea is a new tea and juice bar which opened last November by West Broadway and Oak.

Edge Yuandian Tea Menu

Edge Yuandian specializes in Fresh Fruit Teas and they have some unique fresh tea offerings.

On the menu are Fresh Fruit Tea (like Fresh Citrus, Golden Orange, Tropical Pineapple), Tea Milk Floats (like Rose Oolong, Lychee Black), Tofu Tea (like Mango Tofu, Young Coconut Tofu), Fresh Milk (like Matcha and Mango), Slush (like Blueberry and Avocado Mango), Fresh Tea (like Jasmine Green and Marble Black) and House Specials (like Crazy Mango and Mojito Tea). The drinks are around $5 – $7.

They also offer a few extras like Cheese Milk Floats, Tea Jelly, Coconut Milk, Boba and so forth.

They also have a blackboard menu with special features like Puppy Love, Raspberry Noel, Peach Strawberry, Pink Lady and so forth. Edge Yuandian Tea also offers Black Sugar Pearl Milk after 2 pm.

Drinks at Edge Yuandian Tea are customizable for sugar level and ice level with a few exceptions.

Cloud Installation

A unique aspect of Edge Yuandian Tea to enhance customer experience is their Insta-worthy cloud installation that is perfect for photos.

Disclosure: I was invited for a media tasting. All drinks were complimentary.

What I Tried

To start, I had their Signature Fresh Fruit Tea ($7) which had a good balance of sweetness and tart citrus flavours. The drink was nicely rereshing nad had slices of kiwi, orange, watermelon and pineapple. This drink certainly emanates tropical vibes. I would recommend it.

I also tried a few of their special features, Puppy Love ($6.25) and Raspberry Noel ($5.75). These drinks had more of a berry flavour to them.

Edge Yuandian Tea
Address: 106-950 W Broadway, Vancouver
Instagram: @edgeyuandian

Resto-cafe DALINA has just opened their second location at 992 West Broadway, just a short distance away from Vancouver General Hospital in the Fairview neighbourhood. I was recently invited to their media grand opening. Here’s a look at what you can expect.

Dalina Menu

Both the original DALINA location in Chinatown and their second location feature grab-and-go meals and snack-packs, with dozens of freshly prepared meals including salads, sandwiches, wraps, and pastries, on offer. All dishes are created by DALINA Executive Chef Simona Bonelli, who brings her blend of healthy, innovative, and authentic fare to this takeaway menu. Most menu items will run between $10 to $15 (aside from baked goods) and will come in compostable packaging.

While DALINA is known for being a coffee hot spot, they also have Superfood Smoothies and Hoochy Booch Kombucha on tap.

Their baked goods selection includes in-house prepared items as well as items from other suppliers like Dipped Doughnut Co.

DALINA INTERIOR

The new 900 square foot Broadway location has seating for 35 and features white tile, white oak, concrete, stainless steel, and marble. Round globe lighting fixtures and tall marble standing tables are a nod to European cafes, while the worn leather benches are perfect for those looking to settle in.

WHAT TO EAT

On a separatge visit, I enjoyed their Vegan Cinnamon Bun ($4.25), Chocolate Croissant ($4.15), Breakfast Bacon Roll ($7.95) and Beetroot Latte.

The Vegan Cinnamon Bun was absolutely delicious and was made of organic coconut milk, organic plant based butter, vegan cream cheese and organic cane sugar. The Breakfast Bacon Roll was also excellent and made of bacon, egg, cheddar, sundried tomato, sriracha mayo, sprouts, seeds in a croissant roll. The Chocolate Croissant was on point being butter and flaky with a good amount of dark chocolate. I also enjoyed my Superfood Beetroot Latte which was not too sweet and had earthy flavours.

Broadway DALINA is open Monday to Friday 6:30 am to 6:30 pm and Weekends 7 pm to 5 pm.

DALINA
992 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC
www.dalina.ca